The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 NEWCASTLE UNITED - Sat Dec 27, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 27, 1958 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: H Howarth
Attendance:: 40,057
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 14 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Portsmouth (League Tier 1)
Newcastle United:: Oct 10, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2179 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 803 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2390 (of 5724)
Total:: 3560 (of 7505)
Played:: 65 years, 3 months, 20 days ago

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

Goals
Stewart Imlach (32')
Stewart Imlach (37')
Tommy Wilson (47')

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Charlie Mitten
Prior form: LLWDLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Joe McDonald
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	200th appearance
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	M	25	Roy Dwight
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson (47')
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach (32') (37')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bryan Harvey
2	D	Jackie Bell
3	D	Jimmy Scoular
4	D	Alf McMichael
5	D	Dick Keith
6	M	Gordon Hughes
7	M	Bob Stokoe
8	M	George Eastham
9	M	Reg Evans
10	F	Len White
11	F	John McGuigan

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 27, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-0	Luton Town
Aston Villa	0-2	Manchester United
Bolton Wanderers	0-3	Everton
Burnley	3-3	Leicester City
Chelsea	0-2	Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United	0-1	West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City	4-1	Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	7-0	Portsmouth

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	14	2	7	47	28	8	1	2	26	8	6	1	5	21	20	1.67857	30	LWWLWW
	2	Bolton Wanderers	23	11	7	5	44	32	8	1	2	29	13	3	6	3	15	19	1.37500	29	WWDDWL
	3	Blackpool	24	9	10	5	36	26	5	7	0	19	8	4	3	5	17	18	1.38462	28	WWLDWW
	4	Preston North End	25	12	4	9	44	41	7	1	4	25	18	5	3	5	19	23	1.07317	28	WWLWLL
	5	West Bromwich Albion	22	10	7	5	53	34	4	3	4	22	19	6	4	1	31	15	1.55882	27	LWWDWL
	6	Arsenal	24	12	3	9	57	41	8	1	3	35	19	4	2	6	22	22	1.39024	27	WLWLLL
	7	Manchester United	24	11	5	8	55	44	6	3	3	29	18	5	2	5	26	26	1.25000	27	WWWWWW
	8	Nottingham Forest	23	11	3	9	43	32	6	2	3	23	11	5	1	6	20	21	1.34375	25	WWDLLW
	9	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	7	7	49	40	6	2	4	30	18	3	5	3	19	22	1.22500	25	LWDDWL
	10	West Ham United	24	11	3	10	50	44	8	1	3	34	18	3	2	7	16	26	1.13636	25	LLLWWW
	11	Burnley	23	9	5	9	41	39	5	2	4	22	17	4	3	5	19	22	1.05128	23	LWLWWD
	12	Leeds United	23	8	7	8	33	39	3	6	2	14	13	5	1	6	19	26	.84615	23	WWWWLW
	13	Luton Town	22	7	8	7	37	32	6	4	2	27	14	1	4	5	10	18	1.15625	22	LLLLDW
	14	Newcastle United	23	10	2	11	44	44	6	1	4	21	17	4	1	7	23	27	1.00000	22	LLWDLL
	15	Birmingham City	23	9	4	10	40	43	7	1	4	27	24	2	3	6	13	19	.93023	22	WLLWWW
	16	Chelsea	23	10	1	12	46	56	8	0	3	32	20	2	1	9	14	36	.82143	21	LLWLLW
	17	Everton	23	9	3	11	40	53	6	2	5	22	26	3	1	6	18	27	.75472	21	LWLWLW
	18	Leicester City	23	7	5	11	38	55	5	4	3	24	21	2	1	8	14	34	.69091	19	WLLWWD
	19	Manchester City	23	6	6	11	37	56	5	4	3	26	20	1	2	8	11	36	.66071	18	DLDWLL
	20	Tottenham Hotspur	24	6	5	13	44	59	4	1	6	25	25	2	4	7	19	34	.74576	17	LLLDLL
	21	Portsmouth	23	6	5	12	40	55	5	3	4	28	25	1	2	8	12	30	.72727	17	WLLLLL
	22	Aston Villa	24	6	4	14	36	61	4	3	5	19	23	2	1	9	17	38	.59016	16	WLDWLL

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	24	15	2	7	54	28	9	1	2	33	8	6	1	5	21	20	1.92857	32	WWLWWW		7-0
3	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	11	7	5	54	34	4	3	4	22	19	7	4	1	32	15	1.58824	29	WWDWLW		1-0
3	3	Arsenal	25	13	3	9	58	41	9	1	3	36	19	4	2	6	22	22	1.41463	29	LWLLLW		1-0
3	4	Manchester United	25	12	5	8	57	44	6	3	3	29	18	6	2	5	28	26	1.29545	29	WWWWWW		2-0
3	5	Bolton Wanderers	24	11	7	6	44	35	8	1	3	29	16	3	6	3	15	19	1.25714	29	WDDWLL		0-3
3	6	Blackpool	24	9	10	5	36	26	5	7	0	19	8	4	3	5	17	18	1.38462	28	WWLDWW
3	7	Preston North End	25	12	4	9	44	41	7	1	4	25	18	5	3	5	19	23	1.07317	28	WWLWLL
	8	Nottingham Forest	24	12	3	9	46	32	7	2	3	26	11	5	1	6	20	21	1.43750	27	WDLLWW		3-0
	9	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	7	7	51	40	6	2	4	30	18	4	5	3	21	22	1.27500	27	WDDWLW		2-0
	10	West Ham United	24	11	3	10	50	44	8	1	3	34	18	3	2	7	16	26	1.13636	25	LLLWWW
	11	Burnley	24	9	6	9	44	42	5	3	4	25	20	4	3	5	19	22	1.04762	24	WLWWDD		3-3
	12	Leeds United	24	8	7	9	33	40	3	6	3	14	14	5	1	6	19	26	.82500	23	WWWLWL		0-1
4	13	Everton	24	10	3	11	43	53	6	2	5	22	26	4	1	6	21	27	.81132	23	WLWLWW		3-0
1	14	Luton Town	23	7	8	8	37	33	6	4	2	27	14	1	4	6	10	19	1.12121	22	LLLDWL		0-1
1	15	Newcastle United	24	10	2	12	44	47	6	1	4	21	17	4	1	8	23	30	.93617	22	LWDLLL		0-3
1	16	Birmingham City	24	9	4	11	41	47	7	1	4	27	24	2	3	7	14	23	.87234	22	LLWWWL		1-4
1	17	Chelsea	24	10	1	13	46	58	8	0	4	32	22	2	1	9	14	36	.79310	21	LWLLWL		0-2
1	18	Manchester City	24	7	6	11	41	57	6	4	3	30	21	1	2	8	11	36	.71930	20	LDWLLW		4-1
1	19	Leicester City	24	7	6	11	41	58	5	4	3	24	21	2	2	8	17	37	.70690	20	LLWWDD		3-3
	20	Tottenham Hotspur	24	6	5	13	44	59	4	1	6	25	25	2	4	7	19	34	.74576	17	LLLDLL
	21	Portsmouth	24	6	5	13	40	62	5	3	4	28	25	1	2	9	12	37	.64516	17	LLLLLL		0-7
	22	Aston Villa	25	6	4	15	36	63	4	3	6	19	25	2	1	9	17	38	.57143	16	LDWLLL		0-2