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

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

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: V James
Attendance:: 51,952
League Week:: 36 of 42
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 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1237 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2882 (of 5824)
Total:: 4125 (of 7629)
Played:: 57 years, 4 months, 16 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Dave Hilley (42')

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

Goal Scorers
Willie Morgan (12')
George Best (52')
Willie Morgan (63')

Penalties Missed:
Joe Baker (2')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alan Hill
2	D	24	Peter Hindley
3	D	26	John Winfield
4	M	25	Henry Newton
5	D	26	Terry Hennessey
6	M	19	Paul Richardson
7	F	24	Barry Lyons
8	F	29	Jim Baxter
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	30	John Barnwell
11	F	30	Dave Hilley (42')
Subs
12	F	21	Colin Hall

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Alan Hill	3		5	1
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	223	4	5	1
3	D	26	John Winfield	216	4	5	1
4	M	25	Henry Newton	247	11	5	1
5	D	26	Terry Hennessey	157	6	5	1
6	M	19	Paul Richardson	15	1	12	2
7	F	24	Barry Lyons	113	20	5	1
8	F	29	Jim Baxter	43	3	5	1
9	F	28	Joe Baker	130	50	25	4
10	F	30	John Barnwell	180	24	5	1
11	F	30	Dave Hilley (42')	37	6	5	1
Subs
12	F	21	Colin Hall	21	2	5	1

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 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Leeds United	35	23	10	2	59	24	15	3	0	37	9	8	7	2	22	15	35	56	WWWWDD	Safe
2	Liverpool	34	22	7	5	55	21	14	3	1	31	10	8	4	4	24	11	34	51	WLDWWD	Safe
3	Arsenal	34	19	10	5	46	19	11	6	2	27	9	8	4	3	19	10	27	48	LWWWDD	Safe
4	Everton	33	18	10	5	66	29	12	3	2	38	9	6	7	3	28	20	37	46	WWDDLW	Safe
5	Chelsea	37	17	9	11	65	47	9	7	2	34	19	8	2	9	31	28	18	43	WWWLWD	Safe
6	West Ham United	35	13	14	8	62	42	10	6	2	46	20	3	8	6	16	22	20	40	WWLWDL	Safe
7	Tottenham Hotspur	36	11	16	9	53	45	8	8	3	36	21	3	8	6	17	24	8	38	DWLDLW	Safe
8	Southampton	37	13	12	12	45	43	10	5	3	30	18	3	7	9	15	25	2	38	LWLDWD	Safe
9	Manchester United	37	12	12	13	48	46	10	5	3	30	15	2	7	10	18	31	2	36	WWDDWW
10	Ipswich Town	36	13	9	14	52	51	8	3	7	28	25	5	6	7	24	26	1	35	DWDWDW
11	Burnley	36	13	9	14	47	69	10	6	2	32	21	3	3	12	15	48	-22	35	WWLDLD
12	Newcastle United	34	11	12	11	44	44	8	6	2	25	16	3	6	9	19	28	0	34	LWDWWD
13	Manchester City	34	12	9	13	59	45	10	5	2	45	19	2	4	11	14	26	14	33	WLWLWW
14	Sheffield Wednesday	33	10	12	11	34	39	7	6	3	23	19	3	6	8	11	20	-5	32	LLWLLD
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	9	14	12	35	45	6	9	3	22	19	3	5	9	13	26	-10	32	DWDLLD
16	West Bromwich Albion	34	11	8	15	45	58	7	4	3	25	17	4	4	12	20	41	-13	30	LLWDLL
17	Nottingham Forest	35	8	12	15	40	48	5	6	7	15	18	3	6	8	25	30	-8	28	WLWWWL
18	Stoke City	35	8	12	15	35	51	8	5	4	20	19	0	7	11	15	32	-16	28	LDDWDL
19	Sunderland	36	9	10	17	38	63	9	4	5	26	18	0	6	12	12	45	-25	28	LLLLDL
20	Coventry City	37	9	8	20	42	58	7	4	7	29	20	2	4	13	13	38	-16	26	DWDLWL
21	Leicester City	33	6	10	17	28	56	6	6	4	22	20	0	4	13	6	36	-28	22	DWDLLL
22	Queens Park Rangers	38	3	9	26	34	89	3	7	10	18	32	0	2	16	16	57	-55	15	LLLLLL	Relegated

Table after:

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