The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 10, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 10, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: L Callaghan
Attendance:: 33,764
Pos Before/After:: 10 15
Opp Before/After:: 18 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
Newcastle United:: Apr 23, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2209 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 833 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2432 (of 5724)
Total:: 3607 (of 7505)
Played:: 64 years, 6 months, 10 days ago

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

Goals
Stewart Imlach (74')

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

Goals
Len White
Bill Whare (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	F	18	Geoff Vowden
8	F	32	Billy Gray
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson
10	F	23	Jim Iley
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach (74')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Stewart Mitchell
2	D	Bobby Whitehead
3	D	Jackie Bell
4	D	Jimmy Scoular
5	D	Alf McMichael
6	M	Bob Stokoe
7	M	Ivor Allchurch
8	M	Grant Malcolm
9	M	Len White
10	F	Bobby Mitchell
11	F	George Eastham

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 10, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	0-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Burnley	1-4	Blackpool
Chelsea	0-2	Bolton Wanderers
Leeds United	3-3	Everton
Leicester City	2-3	Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United	4-2	Arsenal
Newcastle United	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Preston North End	1-5	Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur	5-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion	2-4	Fulham
West Ham United	3-1	Luton Town

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	Tottenham Hotspur	11	5	6	0	26	12	1	4	0	10	6	4	2	0	16	6	2.16667	16	DWWWDD
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	7	2	2	36	18	4	1	0	20	5	3	1	2	16	13	2.00000	16	LWWLWW
	3	Burnley	11	7	1	3	23	18	4	0	1	13	8	3	1	2	10	10	1.27778	15	WWLWWD
	4	Arsenal	11	5	4	2	18	13	3	2	1	9	6	2	2	1	9	7	1.38462	14	WWWDWL
	5	West Ham United	11	5	3	3	22	17	3	0	2	11	6	2	3	1	11	11	1.29412	13	DLLWWD
	6	Preston North End	11	5	3	3	23	19	3	2	0	10	4	2	1	3	13	15	1.21053	13	LWWLWW
	7	Blackburn Rovers	11	5	2	4	20	16	4	1	1	13	7	1	1	3	7	9	1.25000	12	LLDWLL
	8	Chelsea	11	5	2	4	27	25	2	1	2	17	17	3	1	2	10	8	1.08000	12	DLWLWW
	9	Manchester City	11	6	0	5	23	22	4	0	2	15	11	2	0	3	8	11	1.04545	12	WLLWWW
	10	Nottingham Forest	11	4	3	4	12	14	2	2	1	7	7	2	1	3	5	7	.85714	11	WDWLWL
	11	Fulham	11	5	1	5	20	28	5	0	1	17	9	0	1	4	3	19	.71429	11	WWLLLW
	12	West Bromwich Albion	11	3	4	4	20	18	3	1	2	15	9	0	3	2	5	9	1.11111	10	DLDWLL
	13	Manchester United	11	4	2	5	25	25	3	0	2	14	9	1	2	3	11	16	1.00000	10	WLDLLW
	14	Leicester City	11	3	4	4	17	26	2	2	1	8	7	1	2	3	9	19	.65385	10	DLDWDL
	15	Sheffield Wednesday	11	4	1	6	15	14	3	1	1	10	3	1	0	5	5	11	1.07143	9	LWLLWL
	16	Bolton Wanderers	11	4	1	6	14	16	4	0	2	11	8	0	1	4	3	8	.87500	9	LWLWLW
	17	Everton	11	3	3	5	15	19	3	2	1	10	6	0	1	4	5	13	.78947	9	DWWLLW
	18	Newcastle United	11	3	3	5	16	21	1	2	3	4	10	2	1	2	12	11	.76190	9	DWDLWD
	19	Blackpool	11	3	3	5	13	19	2	2	2	10	10	1	1	3	3	9	.68421	9	DLDWLL
	20	Leeds United	11	3	2	6	14	25	1	2	2	9	10	2	0	4	5	15	.56000	8	LWDLLL
	21	Birmingham City	11	2	3	6	16	21	2	2	2	11	10	0	1	4	5	11	.76190	7	DLLLLW
	22	Luton Town	11	2	3	6	9	18	1	1	4	3	9	1	2	2	6	9	.50000	7	LLWWLL

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	Tottenham Hotspur	12	6	6	0	31	13	2	4	0	15	7	4	2	0	16	6	2.38462	18	WWWDDW		5-1
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	2	3	37	23	4	1	0	20	5	3	1	3	17	18	1.60870	16	WWLWWL		1-5
2	3	West Ham United	12	6	3	3	25	18	4	0	2	14	7	2	3	1	11	11	1.38889	15	LLWWDW		3-1
1	4	Burnley	12	7	1	4	24	22	4	0	2	14	12	3	1	2	10	10	1.09091	15	WLWWDL		1-4
2	5	Blackburn Rovers	12	6	2	4	23	18	4	1	1	13	7	2	1	3	10	11	1.27778	14	LDWLLW		3-2
3	6	Manchester City	12	7	0	5	28	23	4	0	2	15	11	3	0	3	13	12	1.21739	14	LLWWWW		5-1
3	7	Arsenal	12	5	4	3	20	17	3	2	1	9	6	2	2	2	11	11	1.17647	14	WWDWLL		2-4
2	8	Preston North End	12	5	3	4	24	24	3	2	1	11	9	2	1	3	13	15	1.00000	13	WWLWWL		1-5
2	9	Fulham	12	6	1	5	24	30	5	0	1	17	9	1	1	4	7	21	.80000	13	WLLLWW		4-2
3	10	Manchester United	12	5	2	5	29	27	4	0	2	18	11	1	2	3	11	16	1.07407	12	LDLLWW		4-2
3	11	Chelsea	12	5	2	5	27	27	2	1	3	17	19	3	1	2	10	8	1.00000	12	LWLWWL		0-2
4	12	Bolton Wanderers	12	5	1	6	16	16	4	0	2	11	8	1	1	4	5	8	1.00000	11	WLWLWW		2-0
6	13	Blackpool	12	4	3	5	17	20	2	2	2	10	10	2	1	3	7	10	.85000	11	LDWLLW		4-1
4	14	Newcastle United	12	4	3	5	18	22	2	2	3	6	11	2	1	2	12	11	.81818	11	WDLWDW		2-1
5	15	Nottingham Forest	12	4	3	5	13	16	2	2	1	7	7	2	1	4	6	9	.81250	11	DWLWLL		1-2
1	16	Sheffield Wednesday	12	4	2	6	15	14	3	1	1	10	3	1	1	5	5	11	1.07143	10	WLLWLD		0-0
5	17	West Bromwich Albion	12	3	4	5	22	22	3	1	3	17	13	0	3	2	5	9	1.00000	10	LDWLLL		2-4
1	18	Everton	12	3	4	5	18	22	3	2	1	10	6	0	2	4	8	16	.81818	10	WWLLWD		3-3
5	19	Leicester City	12	3	4	5	19	29	2	2	2	10	10	1	2	3	9	19	.65517	10	LDWDLL		2-3
	20	Leeds United	12	3	3	6	17	28	1	3	2	12	13	2	0	4	5	15	.60714	9	WDLLLD		3-3
	21	Birmingham City	12	2	4	6	16	21	2	3	2	11	10	0	1	4	5	11	.76190	8	LLLLWD		0-0
	22	Luton Town	12	2	3	7	10	21	1	1	4	3	9	1	2	3	7	12	.47619	7	LWWLLL		1-3