The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 1 CHELSEA - Sat Oct 31, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 31, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: T Cooper
Attendance:: 30,268
Pos Before/After:: 17 15
Opp Before/After:: 9 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Preston North End (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Apr 16, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2212 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 836 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2435 (of 5724)
Total:: 3612 (of 7505)
Played:: 64 years, 5 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals
Billy Gray
Johnny Quigley
Stewart Imlach

CHELSEA
Manager: Ted Drake
Prior form: LWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Mike Harrison

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	23	Roy Patrick
4	F	23	Jim Iley
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	F	32	Billy Gray
8	F	24	Colin Booth	Debut
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson
10	F	24	Johnny Quigley
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Reg Matthews
2	D	John Sillett
3	D	John Mortimore
4	D	Peter Sillett
5	D	Sylvan Anderton
6	M	Stan Crowther
7	M	Peter Brabrook
8	M	David Cliss
9	M	Peter Corthine
10	F	Mike Harrison
11	F	Jimmy Greaves

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 31, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Manchester United
Blackpool	0-2	Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Leeds United
Everton	6-1	Leicester City
Fulham	1-0	West Ham United
Luton Town	1-1	Burnley
Manchester City	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	3-1	Chelsea
Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Newcastle United

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	14	7	6	1	34	16	3	4	0	17	8	4	2	1	17	8	2.12500	20	WDDWLW
	2	West Ham United	14	8	3	3	27	18	5	0	2	15	7	3	3	1	12	11	1.50000	19	WWDWWW
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	8	2	4	43	29	5	1	0	23	7	3	1	4	20	22	1.48276	18	LWWLWL
	4	Blackburn Rovers	14	8	2	4	27	20	5	1	1	16	9	3	1	3	11	11	1.35000	18	WLLWWW
	5	Preston North End	14	7	3	4	31	27	4	2	1	15	12	3	1	3	16	15	1.14815	17	LWWLWW
	6	Burnley	14	8	1	5	30	28	5	0	2	18	15	3	1	3	12	13	1.07143	17	WWDLLW
	7	Fulham	14	8	1	5	32	35	6	0	1	21	12	2	1	4	11	23	.91429	17	LLWWWW
	8	Manchester City	14	8	0	6	34	29	5	0	2	18	13	3	0	4	16	16	1.17241	16	WWWWWL
	9	Chelsea	14	7	2	5	30	28	3	1	3	18	19	4	1	2	12	9	1.07143	16	LWWLWW
	10	Arsenal	14	5	5	4	22	22	3	2	2	9	9	2	3	2	13	13	1.00000	15	DWLLLD
	11	Bolton Wanderers	14	6	2	6	18	16	4	1	2	11	8	2	1	4	7	8	1.12500	14	WLWWDW
	12	Manchester United	14	6	2	6	34	31	5	0	2	21	12	1	2	4	13	19	1.09677	14	LLWWLW
	13	West Bromwich Albion	14	4	5	5	26	22	4	1	3	21	13	0	4	2	5	9	1.18182	13	WLLLDW
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	14	5	2	7	18	18	4	1	1	12	4	1	1	6	6	14	1.00000	12	LWLDWL
	15	Blackpool	14	4	4	6	20	24	2	3	2	13	13	2	1	4	7	11	.83333	12	WLLWDL
	16	Newcastle United	14	4	3	7	21	28	2	2	4	6	13	2	1	3	15	15	.75000	11	LWDWLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	14	4	3	7	14	20	2	2	2	7	9	2	1	5	7	11	.70000	11	LWLLLL
	18	Leicester City	14	3	5	6	23	34	2	3	2	12	12	1	2	4	11	22	.67647	11	WDLLLD
	19	Birmingham City	14	3	4	7	20	25	2	3	3	13	14	1	1	4	7	11	.80000	10	LLWDWL
	20	Everton	14	3	4	7	18	24	3	2	2	10	7	0	2	5	8	17	.75000	10	LLWDLL
	21	Leeds United	14	3	4	7	20	32	1	3	3	12	14	2	1	4	8	18	.62500	10	LLLDDL
	22	Luton Town	14	2	3	9	11	27	1	1	5	4	11	1	2	4	7	16	.40741	7	WLLLLL

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	15	8	6	1	36	17	3	4	0	17	8	5	2	1	19	9	2.11765	22	DDWLWW		2-1
1	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	9	2	4	45	29	6	1	0	25	7	3	1	4	20	22	1.55172	20	WWLWLW		2-0
1	3	West Ham United	15	8	3	4	27	19	5	0	2	15	7	3	3	2	12	12	1.42105	19	WDWWWL		0-1
	4	Blackburn Rovers	15	8	3	4	28	21	5	2	1	17	10	3	1	3	11	11	1.33333	19	LLWWWD		1-1
	5	Preston North End	15	8	3	4	33	27	4	2	1	15	12	4	1	3	18	15	1.22222	19	WWLWWW		2-0
1	6	Fulham	15	9	1	5	33	35	7	0	1	22	12	2	1	4	11	23	.94286	19	LWWWWW		1-0
1	7	Burnley	15	8	2	5	31	29	5	0	2	18	15	3	2	3	13	14	1.06897	18	WDLLWD		1-1
2	8	Arsenal	15	6	5	4	25	22	4	2	2	12	9	2	3	2	13	13	1.13636	17	WLLLDW		3-0
1	9	Manchester City	15	8	0	7	35	31	5	0	3	19	15	3	0	4	16	16	1.12903	16	WWWWLL		1-2
1	10	Chelsea	15	7	2	6	31	31	3	1	3	18	19	4	1	3	13	12	1.00000	16	WWLWWL		1-3
	11	Bolton Wanderers	15	6	3	6	19	17	4	2	2	12	9	2	1	4	7	8	1.11765	15	LWWDWD		1-1
	12	Manchester United	15	6	3	6	35	32	5	0	2	21	12	1	3	4	14	20	1.09375	15	LWWLWD		1-1
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	15	6	2	7	20	18	5	1	1	14	4	1	1	6	6	14	1.11111	14	WLDWLW		2-0
1	14	West Bromwich Albion	15	4	5	6	26	24	4	1	3	21	13	0	4	3	5	11	1.08333	13	LLLDWL		0-2
2	15	Nottingham Forest	15	5	3	7	17	21	3	2	2	10	10	2	1	5	7	11	.80952	13	WLLLLW		3-1
4	16	Everton	15	4	4	7	24	25	4	2	2	16	8	0	2	5	8	17	.96000	12	LWDLLW		6-1
2	17	Blackpool	15	4	4	7	20	26	2	3	3	13	15	2	1	4	7	11	.76923	12	LLWDLL		0-2
2	18	Newcastle United	15	4	3	8	21	30	2	2	4	6	13	2	1	4	15	17	.70000	11	WDWLLL		0-2
2	19	Leeds United	15	3	5	7	21	33	1	3	3	12	14	2	2	4	9	19	.63636	11	LLDDLD		1-1
2	20	Leicester City	15	3	5	7	24	40	2	3	2	12	12	1	2	5	12	28	.60000	11	DLLLDL		1-6
2	21	Birmingham City	15	3	4	8	20	28	2	3	3	13	14	1	1	5	7	14	.71429	10	LWDWLL		0-3
	22	Luton Town	15	2	4	9	12	28	1	2	5	5	12	1	2	4	7	16	.42857	8	LLLLLD		1-1