MANCHESTER CITY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 22, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Aug 22, 1959 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Manchester City

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
Maine Road

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
1-2  LOST 



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

Season:
1959-60

Referee:
E Crawford

Attendance:
38,974

Pos Before/After:
- 17

Opp Before/After:
- 6

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Arsenal (League Tier 1)

Manchester City:
Dec 19, 1959


GAME COUNT:

League:
2198 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
822 (of 2259)
Competitive:
2419 (of 5724)
Total:
3594 (of 7505)
Played:
64 years, 7 months, 6 days ago


Logo
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker

Goals
Jim Iley - Jim Iley first goal
Logo
MANCHESTER CITY
Manager: Les McDowall

Goals
Bobby Johnstone
Fionan Fagan

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK29 Chic Thomson
2D34 Bill Whare
3D30 Joe McDonald
4M25 Jeff Whitefoot
5D26 Bob McKinlay
6M33 Jack Burkitt
7M21 Peter KnightFirst start
8F24 Johnny Quigley
9F28 Tommy Wilson
10F23 Jim Iley goal
11F27 Stewart Imlach


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKBert Trautmann
2DBill Leivers
3DAndy Kerr
4DKen Barnes
5DJock McTavish
6MDavid Shawcross
7MFionan Fagan goal
8MBobby Johnstone goal
9MColin Barlow
10FJoe Hayes
11FClive Colbridge


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Aug 22, 1959)
Home Score Away
Arsenal0-1Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City0-1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers4-0Fulham
Blackpool3-2Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea4-4Preston North End
Everton2-2Luton Town
Leeds United2-3Burnley
Manchester City2-1Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United1-5Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion3-2Manchester United
West Ham United3-0Leicester City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME




Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Blackburn Rovers110040100400000099.999002 W 4-0
2Sheffield Wednesday110010000001001099.999002 W 1-0
3West Ham United110030100300000099.999002 W 3-0
4Wolverhampton Wanderers110010000001001099.999002 W 1-0
5Tottenham Hotspur11005100000100515.000002 W 5-1
6Manchester City11002110021000002.000002 W 2-1
7Blackpool11003210032000001.500002 W 3-2
8Burnley11003200000100321.500002 W 3-2
9West Bromwich Albion11003210032000001.500002 W 3-2
10Chelsea10104401044000001.000001 D 4-4
11Everton10102201022000001.000001 D 2-2
12Luton Town10102200000010221.000001 D 2-2
13Preston North End10104400000010441.000001 D 4-4
14Bolton Wanderers1001230000000123.666670 L 2-3
15Leeds United1001230012300000.666670 L 2-3
16Manchester United1001230000000123.666670 L 2-3
17Nottingham Forest1001120000000112.500000 L 1-2
18Newcastle United1001150011500000.200000 L 1-5
19Arsenal1001010010100000.000000 L 0-1
20Birmingham City1001010010100000.000000 L 0-1
21Fulham1001040000000104.000000 L 0-4
22Leicester City1001030000000103.000000 L 0-3