The City Ground

LEEDS UNITED 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 14, 1957 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 14, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elland Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: R Wood
Attendance:: 25,566
League Week:: 7 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Burnley (League Tier 1)
Leeds United:: Jan 18, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2120 (of 5088)
League Tier 1:: 744 (of 2340)
Competitive:: 2328 (of 5830)
Total:: 3493 (of 7635)
Played:: 69 years, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (12')
Jim Barrett (85')

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Raich Carter
Prior form: LLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jackie Overfield (19')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Chic Thomson
2	D	32	Bill Whare
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	32	Bill Morley
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	F	30	Billy Gray
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (85')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (12')
10	F	32	Eddie Baily
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Royden Wood
2	D	Jack Charlton
3	D	Jimmy Dunn
4	D	Jimmy Ashall
5	D	Eric Kerfoot
6	M	Archie Gibson
7	M	Harold Brook
8	M	Bob Forrest
9	M	Jackie Overfield
10	F	George Meek
11	F	Hugh Baird

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Sep 14, 1957)

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

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Manchester United	6	5	1	0	22	5	3	0	0	12	1	2	1	0	10	4	17	11	WWWDWW
	2	Luton Town	6	5	0	1	10	4	3	0	0	6	1	2	0	1	4	3	6	10	WWLWWW
	3	Nottingham Forest	6	4	1	1	10	7	2	1	0	5	3	2	0	1	5	4	3	9	WDWWWL
	4	Everton	6	4	1	1	11	8	2	1	0	7	3	2	0	1	4	5	3	9	WLWDWW
	5	West Bromwich Albion	6	2	3	1	13	10	2	0	1	7	4	0	3	0	6	6	3	7	WDDLWD
	6	Arsenal	6	3	1	2	9	7	1	1	1	6	5	2	0	1	3	2	2	7	WDWWLL
	7	Portsmouth	6	3	1	2	13	12	2	1	0	8	3	1	0	2	5	9	1	7	DWLWWL
	8	Newcastle United	5	3	0	2	10	5	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	2	5	4	5	6	LWLWW
	9	Manchester City	5	3	0	2	12	10	2	0	0	7	2	1	0	2	5	8	2	6	WLWLW
	10	Burnley	6	2	2	2	9	8	2	1	0	7	3	0	1	2	2	5	1	6	DWDLLW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	6	2	2	2	10	12	1	2	0	6	3	1	0	2	4	9	-2	6	LLWDWD
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	2	1	2	13	6	2	0	0	11	1	0	1	2	2	5	7	5	LWWDL
	13	Sheffield Wednesday	4	2	0	2	6	6	2	0	1	4	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	4	LWLW
	14	Chelsea	6	1	2	3	12	15	1	1	1	9	6	0	1	2	3	9	-3	4	DLWLLD
	15	Preston North End	6	2	0	4	8	11	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	4	2	10	-3	4	LLWWLL
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	6	1	2	3	9	15	1	1	1	7	7	0	1	2	2	8	-6	4	DLLLWD
	17	Blackpool	6	2	0	4	6	11	2	0	2	6	6	0	0	2	0	5	-5	4	WLLLWL
	18	Sunderland	6	1	2	3	7	15	1	1	1	4	4	0	1	2	3	11	-8	4	LLLWDD
	19	Birmingham City	6	1	2	3	6	13	1	1	2	4	7	0	1	1	2	6	-7	4	WDLLLD
	20	Leeds United	6	2	0	4	6	13	2	0	1	6	3	0	0	3	0	10	-7	4	LLWWLL
	21	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	4	9	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	8	-5	3	LWLLD
	22	Leicester City	6	1	0	5	10	14	1	0	2	6	7	0	0	3	4	7	-4	2	LWLLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Manchester United	7	5	1	1	22	9	3	0	0	12	1	2	1	1	10	8	13	11	WWDWWL		0-4
2	2	Everton	7	5	1	1	14	9	3	1	0	10	4	2	0	1	4	5	5	11	LWDWWW		3-1
	3	Nottingham Forest	7	5	1	1	12	8	2	1	0	5	3	3	0	1	7	5	4	11	DWWWLW		2-1
2	4	Luton Town	7	5	0	2	10	6	3	0	0	6	1	2	0	2	4	5	4	10	WLWWWL		0-2
1	5	Arsenal	7	4	1	2	12	8	2	1	1	9	6	2	0	1	3	2	4	9	DWWLLW		3-1
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	7	3	3	1	15	11	2	0	1	7	4	1	3	0	8	7	4	9	DDLWDW		2-1
3	7	Burnley	7	3	2	2	12	9	3	1	0	10	4	0	1	2	2	5	3	8	WDLLWW		3-1
1	8	Manchester City	6	4	0	2	14	11	3	0	0	9	3	1	0	2	5	8	3	8	WLWLWW		2-1
2	9	Bolton Wanderers	7	3	2	2	14	12	2	2	0	10	3	1	0	2	4	9	2	8	LWDWDW		4-0
2	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	3	1	2	16	7	3	0	0	14	2	0	1	2	2	5	9	7	LWWDLW		3-1
4	11	Portsmouth	7	3	1	3	14	14	2	1	0	8	3	1	0	3	6	11	0	7	WLWWLL		1-2
4	12	Newcastle United	6	3	0	3	11	8	2	0	1	6	4	1	0	2	5	4	3	6	LWLWWL		1-3
1	13	Chelsea	7	2	2	3	15	16	1	1	1	9	6	1	1	2	6	10	-1	6	LWLLDW		3-1
1	14	Preston North End	7	3	0	4	11	12	3	0	0	9	2	0	0	4	2	10	-1	6	LWWLLW		3-1
6	15	Aston Villa	6	2	1	3	6	9	2	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	2	8	-3	5	LWLLDW		2-0
3	16	Sheffield Wednesday	5	2	0	3	7	8	2	0	2	5	5	0	0	1	2	3	-1	4	LWLWL		1-2
1	17	Tottenham Hotspur	7	1	2	4	10	18	1	1	1	7	7	0	1	3	3	11	-8	4	LLLWDL		1-3
1	18	Blackpool	7	2	0	5	7	14	2	0	2	6	6	0	0	3	1	8	-7	4	LLLWLL		1-3
1	19	Leeds United	7	2	0	5	7	15	2	0	2	7	5	0	0	3	0	10	-8	4	LWWLLL		1-2
2	20	Sunderland	7	1	2	4	8	18	1	1	1	4	4	0	1	3	4	14	-10	4	LLWDDL		1-3
2	21	Birmingham City	7	1	2	4	7	16	1	1	2	4	7	0	1	2	3	9	-9	4	DLLLDL		1-3
	22	Leicester City	7	1	0	6	11	17	1	0	2	6	7	0	0	4	5	10	-6	2	WLLLLL		1-3