The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 - 4 FOREST - Wed Dec 25, 1957 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Dec 25, 1957 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 WON

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

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: K Howley
Attendance:: 25,214
Pos Before/After:: 8 6
Opp Before/After:: 18 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Newcastle United:: Dec 26, 1957

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2136 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 760 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2344 (of 5724)
Total:: 3509 (of 7505)
Played:: 66 years, 3 months, 30 days ago

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

Goals
Tommy Wilson (42')
Stewart Imlach (68')
Eddie Baily (72')
Stewart Imlach (77')

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager:
Prior form: WLWLLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Gordon Hughes

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	22	Johnny Quigley
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson (42')
10	F	32	Eddie Baily (72')
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach (68') (77')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ronnie Simpson
2	D	Jimmy Scoular
3	D	Alf McMichael
4	D	Dick Keith
5	D	Albert Franks
6	M	Gordon Hughes
7	M	Bob Stokoe
8	M	George Eastham
9	M	Len White
10	F	Bobby Mitchell
11	F	Reg Davies

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Dec 25, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	5-1	Leicester City
Burnley	2-1	Manchester City
Chelsea	7-4	Portsmouth
Everton	1-1	Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United	3-0	Luton Town
Newcastle United	1-4	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	4-4	Preston North End

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	23	16	5	2	58	27	11	1	0	36	10	5	4	2	22	17	2.14815	37	DWWWWW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	11	3	50	37	7	4	1	33	16	2	7	2	17	21	1.35135	29	DWDDLL
	3	Preston North End	22	12	3	7	46	31	9	1	1	31	9	3	2	6	15	22	1.48387	27	WWDLLW
	4	Manchester United	22	12	3	7	53	36	8	0	4	31	15	4	3	3	22	21	1.47222	27	WWLDLW
	5	Manchester City	22	13	1	8	59	56	8	1	1	33	16	5	0	7	26	40	1.05357	27	WLLWWW
	6	Luton Town	22	12	2	8	35	31	8	1	2	23	10	4	1	6	12	21	1.12903	26	LLWLWW
	7	Arsenal	23	11	3	9	40	37	8	1	3	30	18	3	2	6	10	19	1.08108	25	WLLLWW
	8	Nottingham Forest	22	11	2	9	42	32	6	1	3	24	10	5	1	6	18	22	1.31250	24	LWLWDL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	51	51	7	1	3	33	21	3	3	6	18	30	1.00000	24	DWWLWW
	10	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	4	8	40	41	7	3	2	27	16	3	1	6	13	25	.97561	24	WLDWWL
	11	Burnley	22	10	3	9	46	41	9	1	1	34	12	1	2	8	12	29	1.12195	23	WWLWLW
	12	Chelsea	22	8	6	8	46	42	6	2	3	29	17	2	4	5	17	25	1.09524	22	DWDWWL
	13	Blackpool	22	9	4	9	34	34	5	1	5	22	20	4	3	4	12	14	1.00000	22	DDWDLL
	14	Everton	22	7	8	7	32	38	3	7	1	16	12	4	1	6	16	26	.84211	22	DLDLDL
	15	Birmingham City	23	7	7	9	39	48	4	3	4	22	20	3	4	5	17	28	.81250	21	WDDDDW
	16	Portsmouth	22	7	4	11	39	40	5	3	2	23	14	2	1	9	16	26	.97500	18	LWLWDL
	17	Leeds United	23	7	4	12	31	42	6	3	4	23	18	1	1	8	8	24	.73810	18	LLDLWW
	18	Newcastle United	22	7	3	12	34	35	3	2	6	15	16	4	1	6	19	19	.97143	17	WLWLLW
	19	Sunderland	23	5	7	11	27	53	4	5	2	16	11	1	2	9	11	42	.50943	17	DLWLDL
	20	Aston Villa	23	6	4	13	36	51	5	2	4	21	16	1	2	9	15	35	.70588	16	DLDWLL
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	22	5	3	14	38	54	5	1	5	24	26	0	2	9	14	28	.70370	13	LWDLLL
	22	Leicester City	22	5	3	14	41	60	4	3	4	25	23	1	0	10	16	37	.68333	13	LLDWDL

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	23	16	5	2	58	27	11	1	0	36	10	5	4	2	22	17	2.14815	37	DWWWWW
2	2	Manchester United	23	13	3	7	56	36	9	0	4	34	15	4	3	3	22	21	1.55556	29	WLDLWW		3-0
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	11	3	50	37	7	4	1	33	16	2	7	2	17	21	1.35135	29	DWDDLL
1	4	Preston North End	23	12	4	7	50	35	9	1	1	31	9	3	3	6	19	26	1.42857	28	WDLLWD		4-4
	5	Manchester City	23	13	1	9	60	58	8	1	1	33	16	5	0	8	27	42	1.03448	27	LLWWWL		1-2
2	6	Nottingham Forest	23	12	2	9	46	33	6	1	3	24	10	6	1	6	22	23	1.39394	26	WLWDLW		4-1
1	7	Luton Town	23	12	2	9	35	34	8	1	2	23	10	4	1	7	12	24	1.02941	26	LWLWWL		0-3
3	8	Burnley	23	11	3	9	48	42	10	1	1	36	13	1	2	8	12	29	1.14286	25	WLWLWW		2-1
2	9	Arsenal	23	11	3	9	40	37	8	1	3	30	18	3	2	6	10	19	1.08108	25	WLLLWW
	10	Bolton Wanderers	23	10	5	8	41	42	7	3	2	27	16	3	2	6	14	26	.97619	25	LDWWLD		1-1
1	11	Chelsea	23	9	6	8	53	46	7	2	3	36	21	2	4	5	17	25	1.15217	24	WDWWLW		7-4
1	12	Blackpool	23	10	4	9	39	35	6	1	5	27	21	4	3	4	12	14	1.11429	24	DWDLLW		5-1
4	13	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	51	51	7	1	3	33	21	3	3	6	18	30	1.00000	24	DWWLWW
	14	Everton	23	7	9	7	33	39	3	8	1	17	13	4	1	6	16	26	.84615	23	LDLDLD		1-1
	15	Birmingham City	23	7	7	9	39	48	4	3	4	22	20	3	4	5	17	28	.81250	21	WDDDDW
	16	Portsmouth	23	7	4	12	43	47	5	3	2	23	14	2	1	10	20	33	.91489	18	WLWDLL		4-7
	17	Leeds United	23	7	4	12	31	42	6	3	4	23	18	1	1	8	8	24	.73810	18	LLDLWW
	18	Newcastle United	23	7	3	13	35	39	3	2	7	16	20	4	1	6	19	19	.89744	17	LWLLWL		1-4
	19	Sunderland	23	5	7	11	27	53	4	5	2	16	11	1	2	9	11	42	.50943	17	DLWLDL
	20	Aston Villa	23	6	4	13	36	51	5	2	4	21	16	1	2	9	15	35	.70588	16	DLDWLL
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	23	5	4	14	42	58	5	2	5	28	30	0	2	9	14	28	.72414	14	WDLLLD		4-4
	22	Leicester City	23	5	3	15	42	65	4	3	4	25	23	1	0	11	17	42	.64615	13	LDWDLL		1-5