The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Sat Nov 23, 1957 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 23, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

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

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: G Oliver
Attendance:: 30,382
League Week:: 18 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 5
Opp Before/After:: 19 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Luton Town (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 30, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2131 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 755 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2339 (of 5829)
Total:: 3505 (of 7634)
Played:: 68 years, 9 months, 24 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jim Barrett (4') - Jim Barrett last goal
Johnny Quigley (34')
Tommy Wilson (75')
Bill Whare (85') - Bill Whare last goal

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Eric Houghton
Prior form: LWLWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Stan Crowther (24')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Chic Thomson
2	D	32	Bill Whare (85')
3	D	36	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	32	Bill Morley
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	F	30	Billy Gray
8	F	22	Johnny Quigley (34')
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson (75')
10	F	27	Jim Barrett (4')
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Nigel Sims
2	D	George Ashfield
3	D	Jimmy Dugdale
4	D	Stan Lynn
5	D	Stan Crowther
6	M	Pat Saward
7	M	Tommy Southren
8	M	Les Smith
9	M	Jackie Sewell
10	F	Peter McParland
11	F	Derek Pace

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Nov 23, 1957)

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

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	11	5	2	44	19	8	1	0	28	6	3	4	2	16	13	25	27	WWDWDD
	2	West Bromwich Albion	18	8	9	1	42	25	6	3	1	29	15	2	6	0	13	10	17	25	DDWDWD
	3	Preston North End	17	10	2	5	36	23	7	1	0	25	7	3	1	5	11	16	13	22	WDWWDW
	4	Manchester United	17	10	2	5	41	27	7	0	2	24	10	3	2	3	17	17	14	22	WLLWDW
	5	Arsenal	18	9	3	6	30	28	6	1	2	21	13	3	2	4	9	15	2	21	DLDWLW
	6	Manchester City	17	10	1	6	42	43	7	1	0	24	10	3	0	6	18	33	-1	21	WWDLWW
	7	Luton Town	17	9	2	6	24	20	6	1	2	15	8	3	1	4	9	12	4	20	LWDWWL
	8	Everton	17	7	6	4	26	25	3	5	1	14	10	4	1	3	12	15	1	20	DLDLLD
	9	Nottingham Forest	17	9	1	7	34	25	4	1	3	18	9	5	0	4	16	16	9	19	LLLLWL
	10	Bolton Wanderers	17	8	3	6	32	31	6	2	1	21	10	2	1	5	11	21	1	19	DWLWLW
	11	Blackpool	17	8	2	7	30	28	4	1	4	20	17	4	1	3	10	11	2	18	LWWWLD
	12	Burnley	17	7	3	7	36	34	6	1	1	26	9	1	2	6	10	25	2	17	WDWLWW
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	4	8	37	41	6	1	2	29	16	0	3	6	8	25	-4	16	WLWDWD
	14	Chelsea	17	5	5	7	34	34	4	2	2	21	12	1	3	5	13	22	0	15	WLDLLD
	15	Birmingham City	18	6	3	9	31	42	4	1	4	19	17	2	2	5	12	25	-11	15	LWWLLW
	16	Sunderland	18	4	6	8	24	43	3	4	2	13	9	1	2	6	11	34	-19	14	LDDDWD
	17	Newcastle United	17	5	3	9	26	26	2	2	4	10	12	3	1	5	16	14	0	13	LLDLLW
	18	Portsmouth	17	5	3	9	28	32	3	3	2	15	12	2	0	7	13	20	-4	13	LWWLDL
	19	Aston Villa	18	5	3	10	27	39	5	1	2	18	10	0	2	8	9	29	-12	13	LWLWLD
	20	Leeds United	18	5	3	10	23	35	4	2	4	17	16	1	1	6	6	19	-12	13	WDLLLL
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	17	4	2	11	26	39	4	1	3	16	16	0	1	8	10	23	-13	10	LLDLWL
	22	Leicester City	17	4	1	12	32	46	4	1	4	20	18	0	0	8	12	28	-14	9	LWLWLL

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	12	5	2	48	22	8	1	0	28	6	4	4	2	20	16	26	29	WDWDDW		4-3
	2	West Bromwich Albion	19	9	9	1	45	25	7	3	1	32	15	2	6	0	13	10	20	27	DWDWDW		3-0
	3	Preston North End	18	11	2	5	39	23	8	1	0	28	7	3	1	5	11	16	16	24	DWWDWW		3-0
	4	Manchester United	18	11	2	5	43	28	7	0	2	24	10	4	2	3	19	18	15	24	LLWDWW		2-1
4	5	Nottingham Forest	18	10	1	7	38	26	5	1	3	22	10	5	0	4	16	16	12	21	LLLWLW		4-1
1	6	Arsenal	19	9	3	7	30	30	6	1	2	21	13	3	2	5	9	17	0	21	LDWLWL		0-2
1	7	Manchester City	18	10	1	7	45	47	7	1	1	27	14	3	0	6	18	33	-2	21	WDLWWL		3-4
1	8	Luton Town	18	9	2	7	25	23	6	1	2	15	8	3	1	5	10	15	2	20	WDWWLL		1-3
1	9	Everton	18	7	6	5	28	28	3	5	1	14	10	4	1	4	14	18	0	20	LDLLDL		2-3
2	10	Burnley	18	8	3	7	39	35	7	1	1	29	10	1	2	6	10	25	4	19	DWLWWW		3-1
	11	Blackpool	18	8	3	7	30	28	4	1	4	20	17	4	2	3	10	11	2	19	WWWLDD		0-0
2	12	Bolton Wanderers	18	8	3	7	32	34	6	2	1	21	10	2	1	6	11	24	-2	19	WLWLWL		0-3
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	7	4	8	40	42	7	1	2	32	17	0	3	6	8	25	-2	18	LWDWDW		3-1
	14	Chelsea	18	6	5	7	38	34	5	2	2	25	12	1	3	5	13	22	4	17	LDLLDW		4-0
	15	Birmingham City	19	6	4	9	31	42	4	2	4	19	17	2	2	5	12	25	-11	16	WWLLWD		0-0
2	16	Portsmouth	18	6	3	9	31	34	4	3	2	18	14	2	0	7	13	20	-3	15	WWLDLW		3-2
1	17	Sunderland	19	4	6	9	24	46	3	4	2	13	9	1	2	7	11	37	-22	14	DDDWDL		0-3
1	18	Newcastle United	18	5	3	10	27	28	2	2	5	11	14	3	1	5	16	14	-1	13	LDLLWL		1-2
	19	Aston Villa	19	5	3	11	28	43	5	1	2	18	10	0	2	9	10	33	-15	13	WLWLDL		1-4
	20	Leeds United	19	5	3	11	24	38	4	2	4	17	16	1	1	7	7	22	-14	13	DLLLLL		1-3
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	18	5	2	11	28	39	5	1	3	18	16	0	1	8	10	23	-11	12	LDLWLW		2-0
	22	Leicester City	18	4	1	13	32	50	4	1	4	20	18	0	0	9	12	32	-18	9	WLWLLL		0-4