The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Tue Aug 22, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Aug 22, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: J Kelly
Attendance:: 19,486
Pos Before/After:: 12 1
Opp Before/After:: 4 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
Birmingham City:: Aug 30, 1961

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2283 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 907 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2512 (of 5724)
Total:: 3699 (of 7505)
Played:: 62 years, 8 months, 3 days ago

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

Goals
Colin Booth
Flip Le Flem

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Gil Merrick
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals
Jimmy Harris

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	20	Calvin Palmer
3	F	34	Billy Gray
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay
6	F	25	Jim Iley
7	M	20	John Rowland
8	F	26	Colin Booth
9	F	20	Geoff Vowden
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Colin Withers
2	D	Bertie Auld
3	D	Billy Rudd
4	D	Dick Neal
5	D	Johnny Watts
6	M	Jimmy Bloomfield
7	M	Malcolm Beard
8	M	Winston Foster
9	M	Trevor Smith
10	F	Mike Hellawell
11	F	Jimmy Harris

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Aug 22, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	4-3	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	2-1	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	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.99900	2	W
	3	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	2	W
	4	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	5	Sheffield United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
	7	Blackpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	LW
	8	Arsenal	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	9	Burnley	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	10	Chelsea	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	11	Manchester United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	12	Nottingham Forest	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	13	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	14	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	1	DL
	15	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	16	Cardiff City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	17	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	18	Fulham	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	20	Leicester City	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.33333	0	L
	21	Aston Villa	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	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.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)
11	1	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1.33333	3	DW		2-1
7	2	Burnley	2	1	1	0	6	5	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	2	2	1.20000	3	DW		4-3
2	3	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
2	4	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.99900	2	W
2	5	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	2	W
1	6	Sheffield United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
4	8	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	WL		1-2
2	9	Blackpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	LW
2	10	Arsenal	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
1	11	Chelsea	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
1	12	Manchester United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	13	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
3	14	Ipswich Town	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	.75000	1	DL		3-4
1	15	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	1	DL
1	16	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
1	17	Cardiff City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	18	Fulham	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	20	Leicester City	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.33333	0	L
	21	Aston Villa	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	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0	L