The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 05, 1969 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 05, 1969 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-1

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: V James
Attendance:: 51,952
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Oct 18, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2613 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1237 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2882 (of 5721)
Total:: 4122 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: WLWWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Dave Hilley (42)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: WWDDWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Willie Morgan (12)
George Best (52)
Willie Morgan (63)

Penalties Missed:
Joe Baker (2)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Hill
2	D	Peter Hindley
3	D	John Winfield
4	M	Henry Newton
5	D	Terry Hennessey
6	M	Paul Richardson
7	F	Barry Lyons
8	F	Jim Baxter
9	F	Joe Baker
10	F	John Barnwell
11	F	Dave Hilley (42)
Subs
12	F	Colin Hall

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alex Stepney
2	D	John Fitzpatrick
3	D	Nobby Stiles
4	D	Pat Crerand
5	D	Steve James
6	M	David Sadler
7	M	Willie Morgan
8	M	Brian Kidd
9	M	John Aston Jnr
10	F	Denis Law
11	F	George Best
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Apr 05, 1969)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	2-3	Burnley
Leeds United	1-0	Manchester City
Liverpool	1-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	West Ham United
Southampton	3-2	Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City	2-1	Ipswich Town
Sunderland	0-0	Arsenal
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Everton

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form
1	Leeds United	35	23	10	2	59	24	15	3	0	37	9	8	7	2	22	15	2.45833	56	WWWWDD
2	Liverpool	34	22	7	5	55	21	14	3	1	31	10	8	4	4	24	11	2.61905	51	WLDWWD
3	Arsenal	34	19	10	5	46	19	11	6	2	27	9	8	4	3	19	10	2.42105	48	LWWWDD
4	Everton	33	18	10	5	66	29	12	3	2	38	9	6	7	3	28	20	2.27586	46	WWDDLW
5	Chelsea	37	17	9	11	65	47	9	7	2	34	19	8	2	9	31	28	1.38298	43	WWWLWD
6	West Ham United	35	13	14	8	62	42	10	6	2	46	20	3	8	6	16	22	1.47619	40	WWLWDL
7	Tottenham Hotspur	36	11	16	9	53	45	8	8	3	36	21	3	8	6	17	24	1.17778	38	DWLDLW
8	Southampton	37	13	12	12	45	43	10	5	3	30	18	3	7	9	15	25	1.04651	38	LWLDWD
9	Manchester United	37	12	12	13	48	46	10	5	3	30	15	2	7	10	18	31	1.04348	36	WWDDWW
10	Ipswich Town	36	13	9	14	52	51	8	3	7	28	25	5	6	7	24	26	1.01961	35	DWDWDW
11	Burnley	36	13	9	14	47	69	10	6	2	32	21	3	3	12	15	48	.68116	35	WWLDLD
12	Newcastle United	34	11	12	11	44	44	8	6	2	25	16	3	6	9	19	28	1.00000	34	LWDWWD
13	Manchester City	34	12	9	13	59	45	10	5	2	45	19	2	4	11	14	26	1.31111	33	WLWLWW
14	Sheffield Wednesday	33	10	12	11	34	39	7	6	3	23	19	3	6	8	11	20	.87179	32	LLWLLD
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	9	14	12	35	45	6	9	3	22	19	3	5	9	13	26	.77778	32	DWDLLD
16	West Bromwich Albion	34	11	8	15	45	58	7	4	3	25	17	4	4	12	20	41	.77586	30	LLWDLL
17	Nottingham Forest	35	8	12	15	40	48	5	6	7	15	18	3	6	8	25	30	.83333	28	WLWWWL
18	Stoke City	35	8	12	15	35	51	8	5	4	20	19	0	7	11	15	32	.68627	28	LDDWDL
19	Sunderland	36	9	10	17	38	63	9	4	5	26	18	0	6	12	12	45	.60317	28	LLLLDL
20	Coventry City	37	9	8	20	42	58	7	4	7	29	20	2	4	13	13	38	.72414	26	DWDLWL
21	Leicester City	33	6	10	17	28	56	6	6	4	22	20	0	4	13	6	36	.50000	22	DWDLLL
22	Queens Park Rangers	38	3	9	26	34	89	3	7	10	18	32	0	2	16	16	57	.38202	15	LLLLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Leeds United	36	24	10	2	60	24	16	3	0	38	9	8	7	2	22	15	2.50000	58	WWWDDW	1-0
	2	Liverpool	35	23	7	5	56	21	15	3	1	32	10	8	4	4	24	11	2.66667	53	LDWWDW	1-0
	3	Arsenal	35	19	11	5	46	19	11	6	2	27	9	8	5	3	19	10	2.42105	49	WWWDDD	0-0
	4	Everton	34	18	11	5	67	30	12	3	2	38	9	6	8	3	29	21	2.23333	47	WDDLWD	1-1
	5	Chelsea	38	17	9	12	67	50	9	7	3	36	22	8	2	9	31	28	1.34000	43	WWLWDL	2-3
	6	West Ham United	36	13	15	8	63	43	10	6	2	46	20	3	9	6	17	23	1.46512	41	WLWDLD	1-1
1	7	Southampton	38	14	12	12	48	45	11	5	3	33	20	3	7	9	15	25	1.06667	40	WLDWDW	3-2
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	36	11	16	9	53	45	8	8	3	36	21	3	8	6	17	24	1.17778	38	DWLDLW
	9	Manchester United	38	13	12	13	51	47	11	5	3	33	16	2	7	10	18	31	1.08511	38	WDDWWW	3-1
1	10	Burnley	37	14	9	14	50	71	10	6	2	32	21	4	3	12	18	50	.70423	37	WLDLDW	3-2
1	11	Ipswich Town	37	13	9	15	53	53	8	3	7	28	25	5	6	8	25	28	1.00000	35	WDWDWL	1-2
	12	Newcastle United	34	11	12	11	44	44	8	6	2	25	16	3	6	9	19	28	1.00000	34	LWDWWD
	13	Manchester City	35	12	9	14	59	46	10	5	2	45	19	2	4	12	14	27	1.28261	33	LWLWWL	0-1
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	34	10	13	11	35	40	7	7	3	24	20	3	6	8	11	20	.87500	33	LWLLDD	1-1
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	9	14	13	35	46	6	9	3	22	19	3	5	10	13	27	.76087	32	WDLLDL	0-1
	16	West Bromwich Albion	35	11	9	15	46	59	7	5	3	26	18	4	4	12	20	41	.77966	31	LWDLLD	1-1
1	17	Stoke City	36	9	12	15	37	52	9	5	4	22	20	0	7	11	15	32	.71154	30	DDWDLW	2-1
1	18	Sunderland	37	9	11	17	38	63	9	5	5	26	18	0	6	12	12	45	.60317	29	LLLDLD	0-0
2	19	Nottingham Forest	36	8	12	16	41	51	5	6	7	15	18	3	6	9	26	33	.80392	28	LWWWLL	1-3
	20	Coventry City	37	9	8	20	42	58	7	4	7	29	20	2	4	13	13	38	.72414	26	DWDLWL
	21	Leicester City	33	6	10	17	28	56	6	6	4	22	20	0	4	13	6	36	.50000	22	DWDLLL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	39	3	9	27	36	92	3	7	10	18	32	0	2	17	18	60	.39130	15	LLLLLL	2-3