The City Ground

MANCHESTER CITY 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 21, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 21, 1961 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Maine Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: V James
Attendance:: 20,258
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 11 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
Manchester City:: Mar 10, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2295 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 919 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2528 (of 5724)
Total:: 3715 (of 7505)
Played:: 62 years, 5 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals

MANCHESTER CITY
Manager: Les McDowall
Prior form: WLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Colin Barlow
Joe Hayes
Peter Dobing

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	D	25	Doug Baird
3	D	18	Brian Grant
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay
6	M	35	Jack Burkitt	Last game
7	M	20	John Rowland
8	F	26	Colin Booth
9	F	21	Colin Addison
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bert Trautmann
2	D	Bob McDonald
3	D	Cliff Sear
4	D	Bobby Kennedy
5	D	Dave Ewing
6	M	Alan Oakes
7	M	Gerry Baker
8	M	Peter Dobing
9	M	Colin Barlow
10	F	Joe Hayes
11	F	Dave Wagstaffe

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 21, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	5-1	Manchester United
Birmingham City	3-2	Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley	2-1	Cardiff City
Everton	1-0	Sheffield United
Fulham	2-0	West Ham United
Ipswich Town	3-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City	0-2	Blackpool
Manchester City	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Aston Villa

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	Burnley	12	9	1	2	39	24	5	0	0	14	6	4	1	2	25	18	1.62500	19	WWWWWL
	2	West Ham United	13	7	3	3	30	23	5	2	0	16	9	2	1	3	14	14	1.30435	17	WDWWLW
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	12	7	2	3	19	15	5	1	0	13	7	2	1	3	6	8	1.26667	16	LWLWWW
	4	Manchester United	12	6	3	3	21	17	4	0	2	13	9	2	3	1	8	8	1.23529	15	WDWLDL
	5	Everton	13	7	0	6	28	19	5	0	2	20	10	2	0	4	8	9	1.47368	14	WWLWWW
	6	Ipswich Town	13	6	2	5	35	29	4	0	2	20	14	2	2	3	15	15	1.20690	14	LDLWWL
	7	Fulham	13	5	4	4	26	24	3	1	2	15	14	2	3	2	11	10	1.08333	14	WWWLWD
	8	Nottingham Forest	13	5	4	4	22	22	4	1	1	11	5	1	3	3	11	17	1.00000	14	WWLDLD
	9	Cardiff City	13	4	5	4	23	21	2	3	2	15	13	2	2	2	8	8	1.09524	13	LWDDWD
	10	Leicester City	13	6	1	6	25	25	4	0	2	10	8	2	1	4	15	17	1.00000	13	LLWLWW
	11	Manchester City	13	6	1	6	24	26	3	0	3	10	11	3	1	3	14	15	.92308	13	WLLDLL
	12	Sheffield Wednesday	12	5	2	5	26	19	3	2	1	17	12	2	0	4	9	7	1.36842	12	LDLLWL
	13	Aston Villa	12	5	2	5	20	18	4	1	1	13	6	1	1	4	7	12	1.11111	12	DWLWLW
	14	Sheffield United	12	5	2	5	13	23	4	1	2	8	9	1	1	3	5	14	.56522	12	LWLWLW
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	4	3	6	21	23	2	3	1	10	11	2	0	5	11	12	.91304	11	DWWLWL
	16	Arsenal	12	3	5	4	20	22	2	3	0	13	7	1	2	4	7	15	.90909	11	LDDLWD
	17	Blackpool	13	4	3	6	21	26	4	0	3	14	10	0	3	3	7	16	.80769	11	LDLWLW
	18	Blackburn Rovers	12	3	5	4	16	20	2	4	1	10	8	1	1	3	6	12	.80000	11	WWDDLD
	19	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	4	6	18	21	2	3	2	10	8	1	1	4	8	13	.85714	10	WWLDDD
	20	Bolton Wanderers	13	4	2	7	22	27	3	1	2	12	11	1	1	5	10	16	.81481	10	LLWLLL
	21	Birmingham City	13	3	3	7	18	34	2	1	4	12	22	1	2	3	6	12	.52941	9	LLDWLW
	22	Chelsea	13	2	3	8	23	32	2	3	2	14	10	0	0	6	9	22	.71875	7	LLDLLL

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	Burnley	13	10	1	2	41	25	6	0	0	16	7	4	1	2	25	18	1.64000	21	WWWWLW		2-1
	2	West Ham United	14	7	3	4	30	25	5	2	0	16	9	2	1	4	14	16	1.20000	17	DWWLWL		0-2
2	3	Everton	14	8	0	6	29	19	6	0	2	21	10	2	0	4	8	9	1.52632	16	WLWWWW		1-0
2	4	Ipswich Town	14	7	2	5	38	31	5	0	2	23	16	2	2	3	15	15	1.22581	16	DLWWLW		3-2
2	5	Fulham	14	6	4	4	28	24	4	1	2	17	14	2	3	2	11	10	1.16667	16	WWLWDW		2-0
3	6	Tottenham Hotspur	13	7	2	4	21	18	5	1	0	13	7	2	1	4	8	11	1.16667	16	WLWWWL		2-3
4	7	Manchester City	14	7	1	6	27	26	4	0	3	13	11	3	1	3	14	15	1.03846	15	LLDLLW		3-0
4	8	Manchester United	13	6	3	4	22	22	4	0	2	13	9	2	3	2	9	13	1.00000	15	DWLDLL		1-5
3	9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	6	2	5	27	19	4	2	1	18	12	2	0	4	9	7	1.42105	14	DLLWLW		1-0
2	10	Nottingham Forest	14	5	4	5	22	25	4	1	1	11	5	1	3	4	11	20	.88000	14	WLDLDL		0-3
2	11	Aston Villa	13	5	3	5	21	19	4	1	1	13	6	1	2	4	8	13	1.10526	13	WLWLWD		1-1
4	12	Arsenal	13	4	5	4	25	23	3	3	0	18	8	1	2	4	7	15	1.08696	13	DDLWDW		5-1
4	13	Cardiff City	14	4	5	5	24	23	2	3	2	15	13	2	2	3	9	10	1.04348	13	WDDWDL		1-2
4	14	Leicester City	14	6	1	7	25	27	4	0	3	10	10	2	1	4	15	17	.92593	13	LWLWWL		0-2
2	15	Blackpool	14	5	3	6	23	26	4	0	3	14	10	1	3	3	9	16	.88462	13	DLWLWW		2-0
4	16	Bolton Wanderers	14	5	2	7	23	27	4	1	2	13	11	1	1	5	10	16	.85185	12	LWLLLW		1-0
3	17	Sheffield United	13	5	2	6	13	24	4	1	2	8	9	1	1	4	5	15	.54167	12	WLWLWL		0-1
3	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	4	3	7	21	24	2	3	1	10	11	2	0	6	11	13	.87500	11	WWLWLL		0-1
	19	West Bromwich Albion	14	3	5	6	19	22	2	4	2	11	9	1	1	4	8	13	.86364	11	WLDDDD		1-1
2	20	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	5	5	16	21	2	4	1	10	8	1	1	4	6	13	.76190	11	WDDLDL		0-1
	21	Birmingham City	14	4	3	7	21	36	3	1	4	15	24	1	2	3	6	12	.58333	11	LDWLWW		3-2
	22	Chelsea	14	2	3	9	25	35	2	3	2	14	10	0	0	7	11	25	.71429	7	LDLLLL		2-3