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BOLTON WANDERERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Nov 16, 1957 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 16, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Burnden Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: J Cooke
Attendance:: 24,562
Pos Before/After:: 6 8
Opp Before/After:: 11 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Mar 29, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2130 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 754 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2338 (of 5724)
Total:: 3503 (of 7505)
Played:: 66 years, 5 months, 4 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: Bill Ridding
Prior form: LDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Doug Holden
Nat Lofthouse

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Chic Thomson
2	D	32	Bill Whare
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	32	Bill Morley
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	F	30	Billy Gray
8	F	32	Eddie Baily
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson
10	F	27	Jim Barrett
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach	100th appearance

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Eddie Hopkinson
2	D	John Higgins
3	D	Roy Hartle
4	D	Derek Hennin
5	D	Ray Parry
6	M	Nat Lofthouse
7	M	Graham Cunliffe
8	M	Bryan Edwards
9	M	Dennis Stevens
10	F	Brian Birch
11	F	Doug Holden

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 16, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-2	Portsmouth
Aston Villa	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Blackpool	2-4	Burnley
Bolton Wanderers	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Everton	0-2	Birmingham City
Leeds United	2-4	Manchester City
Leicester City	1-3	Preston North End
Luton Town	0-3	Newcastle United
Manchester United	2-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland	2-2	Chelsea
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	West Bromwich Albion

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	Status
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	11	4	2	43	18	8	0	0	27	5	3	4	2	16	13	2.38889	26	DWWDWD
	2	West Bromwich Albion	17	8	8	1	41	24	6	3	1	29	15	2	5	0	12	9	1.70833	24	WDDWDW
	3	Manchester United	16	9	2	5	39	26	6	0	2	22	9	3	2	3	17	17	1.50000	20	WWLLWD
	4	Preston North End	16	9	2	5	33	22	7	1	0	25	7	2	1	5	8	15	1.50000	20	WWDWWD
	5	Luton Town	16	9	2	5	24	17	6	1	1	15	5	3	1	4	9	12	1.41176	20	WLWDWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	16	9	1	6	34	23	4	1	3	18	9	5	0	3	16	14	1.47826	19	WLLLLW
	7	Everton	15	7	5	3	26	23	3	4	0	14	8	4	1	3	12	15	1.13043	19	WDDLDL
	8	Arsenal	17	8	3	6	27	26	5	1	2	18	11	3	2	4	9	15	1.03846	19	LDLDWL
	9	Manchester City	16	9	1	6	38	41	7	1	0	24	10	2	0	6	14	31	.92683	19	WWWDLW
	10	Blackpool	15	8	1	6	28	24	4	1	3	18	13	4	0	3	10	11	1.16667	17	WWLWWW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	16	7	3	6	30	31	5	2	1	19	10	2	1	5	11	21	.96774	17	LDWLWL
	12	Burnley	16	6	3	7	32	32	6	1	1	26	9	0	2	6	6	23	1.00000	15	LWDWLW
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	17	6	3	8	36	40	6	1	2	29	16	0	2	6	7	24	.90000	15	LWLWDW
	14	Chelsea	16	5	4	7	32	32	4	2	2	21	12	1	2	5	11	20	1.00000	14	WWLDLL
	15	Portsmouth	16	5	3	8	26	29	3	3	2	15	12	2	0	6	11	17	.89655	13	LLWWLD
	16	Birmingham City	17	5	3	9	29	42	4	1	4	19	17	1	2	5	10	25	.69048	13	WLWWLL
	17	Leeds United	17	5	3	9	21	31	4	2	3	15	12	1	1	6	6	19	.67742	13	DWDLLL
	18	Sunderland	17	4	5	8	22	41	3	3	2	11	7	1	2	6	11	34	.53659	13	LLDDDW
	19	Aston Villa	17	5	2	10	26	38	5	0	2	17	9	0	2	8	9	29	.68421	12	LLWLWL
	20	Newcastle United	16	4	3	9	23	26	2	2	4	10	12	2	1	5	13	14	.88462	11	LLLDLL
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	16	4	2	10	25	37	4	1	3	16	16	0	1	7	9	21	.67568	10	LLLDLW
	22	Leicester City	16	4	1	11	31	43	4	1	3	19	15	0	0	8	12	28	.72093	9	DLWLWL

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	11	5	2	44	19	8	1	0	28	6	3	4	2	16	13	2.31579	27	WWDWDD		1-1
	2	West Bromwich Albion	18	8	9	1	42	25	6	3	1	29	15	2	6	0	13	10	1.68000	25	DDWDWD		1-1
1	3	Preston North End	17	10	2	5	36	23	7	1	0	25	7	3	1	5	11	16	1.56522	22	WDWWDW		3-1
1	4	Manchester United	17	10	2	5	41	27	7	0	2	24	10	3	2	3	17	17	1.51852	22	WLLWDW		2-1
3	5	Arsenal	18	9	3	6	30	28	6	1	2	21	13	3	2	4	9	15	1.07143	21	DLDWLW		3-2
3	6	Manchester City	17	10	1	6	42	43	7	1	0	24	10	3	0	6	18	33	.97674	21	WWDLWW		4-2
2	7	Luton Town	17	9	2	6	24	20	6	1	2	15	8	3	1	4	9	12	1.20000	20	LWDWWL		0-3
2	8	Nottingham Forest	17	9	1	7	34	25	4	1	3	18	9	5	0	4	16	16	1.36000	19	LLLLWL		0-2
2	9	Everton	16	7	5	4	26	25	3	4	1	14	10	4	1	3	12	15	1.04000	19	DDLDLL		0-2
1	10	Bolton Wanderers	17	8	3	6	32	31	6	2	1	21	10	2	1	5	11	21	1.03226	19	DWLWLW		2-0
1	11	Blackpool	16	8	1	7	30	28	4	1	4	20	17	4	0	3	10	11	1.07143	17	WLWWWL		2-4
	12	Burnley	17	7	3	7	36	34	6	1	1	26	9	1	2	6	10	25	1.05882	17	WDWLWW		4-2
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	4	8	37	41	6	1	2	29	16	0	3	6	8	25	.90244	16	WLWDWD		1-1
	14	Chelsea	17	5	5	7	34	34	4	2	2	21	12	1	3	5	13	22	1.00000	15	WLDLLD		2-2
1	15	Birmingham City	18	6	3	9	31	42	4	1	4	19	17	2	2	5	12	25	.73810	15	LWWLLW		2-0
2	16	Sunderland	18	4	6	8	24	43	3	4	2	13	9	1	2	6	11	34	.55814	14	LDDDWD		2-2
3	17	Newcastle United	17	5	3	9	26	26	2	2	4	10	12	3	1	5	16	14	1.00000	13	LLDLLW		3-0
3	18	Portsmouth	17	5	3	9	28	32	3	3	2	15	12	2	0	7	13	20	.87500	13	LWWLDL		2-3
	19	Aston Villa	18	5	3	10	27	39	5	1	2	18	10	0	2	8	9	29	.69231	13	LWLWLD		1-1
3	20	Leeds United	18	5	3	10	23	35	4	2	4	17	16	1	1	6	6	19	.65714	13	WDLLLL		2-4
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	17	4	2	11	26	39	4	1	3	16	16	0	1	8	10	23	.66667	10	LLDLWL		1-2
	22	Leicester City	17	4	1	12	32	46	4	1	4	20	18	0	0	8	12	28	.69565	9	LWLWLL		1-3