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BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 - 1 FOREST - Wed Aug 24, 1960 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Aug 24, 1960 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1960-61
Referee:: P Rhodes
Attendance:: 20,539
Pos Before/After:: 16 17
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Aug 31, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2241 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 865 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2466 (of 5724)
Total:: 3644 (of 7505)
Played:: 63 years, 8 months, 2 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: D (Old to recent)

Goals
Colin Booth

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jack Marshall
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals
Peter Dobing
Peter Dobing
Derek Dougan
Ally MacLeod

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Chic Thomson
2	D	24	Roy Patrick
3	D	31	Joe McDonald
4	M	26	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	F	24	Jim Iley
7	M	23	Tony Barton
8	F	25	Colin Booth
9	F	27	Len Julians
10	F	25	Johnny Quigley
11	F	33	Billy Gray

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bobby Jones
2	D	Matt Woods
3	D	Mike England
4	D	Bill Eckersley
5	D	Ronnie Clayton
6	M	Mick McGrath
7	M	Peter Dobing
8	M	Chris Crowe
9	M	Ally MacLeod
10	F	Bryan Douglas
11	F	Derek Dougan

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Aug 24, 1960)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers	0-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cardiff City	0-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea	1-3	Leicester City
Everton	4-0	Manchester United
Manchester City	2-1	Burnley
Newcastle United	7-2	Fulham
West Bromwich Albion	1-2	Birmingham City

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	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	5.00000	4	WW
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	3	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	3.00000	2	W
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	5	Burnley	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1.50000	2	W
	7	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	7	6	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	2	4	1.16667	2	LW
	8	Arsenal	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	1.00000	2	LW
	9	Aston Villa	2	1	0	1	5	7	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	2	5	.71429	2	WL
	10	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	11	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	12	Cardiff City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	13	Fulham	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	14	Leicester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	15	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	16	Nottingham Forest	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	17	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	.50000	1	DL
	18	Chelsea	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L
	19	Preston North End	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	.50000	0	LL
	20	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.33333	0	L
	21	Everton	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L
	22	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L

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	1	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	4	WW		1-0
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	5.00000	4	WW
	3	Blackburn Rovers	2	2	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	3.50000	4	WW		4-1
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	3.00000	4	WW		2-0
1	5	Newcastle United	2	2	0	0	10	4	1	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	3	2	2.50000	4	WW		7-2
8	6	Leicester City	2	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	2.00000	3	DW		3-1
3	7	Birmingham City	2	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	3	1.33333	3	DW		2-1
7	8	Manchester City	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1.33333	3	DW		2-1
12	9	Everton	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	2.00000	2	LW		4-0
3	10	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	7	6	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	2	4	1.16667	2	LW
3	11	Arsenal	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	1.00000	2	LW
7	12	Burnley	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	WL		1-2
4	13	Aston Villa	2	1	0	1	5	7	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	2	5	.71429	2	WL
2	14	Cardiff City	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	.66667	1	DL		0-1
2	15	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	.50000	1	DL
5	16	Bolton Wanderers	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	1	DL		0-2
1	17	Nottingham Forest	2	0	1	1	3	6	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	4	.50000	1	DL		1-4
5	18	Fulham	2	0	1	1	4	9	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	7	.44444	1	DL		2-7
1	19	Chelsea	2	0	0	2	3	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	.50000	0	LL		1-3
1	20	Preston North End	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	.50000	0	LL
1	21	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.33333	0	LL		1-2
2	22	Manchester United	2	0	0	2	1	7	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	4	.14286	0	LL		0-4