The City Ground

WEST HAM UNITED 5 - 3 FOREST - Sat Jan 31, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 31, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-5 LOST
: Half-time: 2-2

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: K Collinge
Attendance:: 26,769
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 8
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
West Ham United:: Dec 05, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2181 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 805 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2395 (of 5824)
Total:: 3566 (of 7629)
Played:: 67 years, 6 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Quigley (10')
Tommy Wilson (36')
Roy Dwight (68')

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Ted Fenton
Prior form: LLWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Dick (18')
John Dick (28')
Phil Woosnam (62')
Vic Keeble (70')
Vic Keeble (84')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Joe McDonald
4	M	33	Bill Morley
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Roy Dwight (68')
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (10')
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson (36')
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson	67		3	1
2	D	33	Bill Whare	287	2	3	1
3	D	29	Joe McDonald	23		3	1
4	M	33	Bill Morley	293	10	147	24
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	204	3	3	1
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt	423	14	3	1
7	M	26	Roy Dwight (68')	28	16	3	1
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (10')	51	12	3	1
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson (36')	160	66	3	1
10	F	31	Billy Gray	66	15	3	1
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach	151	42	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Ernie Gregory
2	2	John Bond
3	3	Noel Cantwell
4	4	Andy Malcolm
5	5	Ken Brown
6	6	John Smith
7	7	Mike Grice
8	8	Phil Woosnam
9	9	Vic Keeble
10	10	John Dick
11	11	Malcolm Musgrove

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 31, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-1	Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers	4-2	Luton Town
Burnley	0-1	Birmingham City
Everton	3-1	Manchester City
Leicester City	0-1	Leeds United
Manchester United	4-4	Newcastle United
Portsmouth	1-2	Blackpool
Preston North End	2-4	West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur	1-4	Arsenal
West Ham United	5-3	Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers	5-0	Blackburn Rovers

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	Arsenal	27	15	3	9	64	44	10	1	3	39	20	5	2	6	25	24	20	33	LLLWWW
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	15	2	8	55	30	9	1	3	34	10	6	1	5	21	20	25	32	WLWWWL
3	Preston North End	27	14	4	9	49	42	8	1	4	27	18	6	3	5	22	24	7	32	LWLLWW
4	Manchester United	26	13	5	8	60	45	7	3	3	32	19	6	2	5	28	26	15	31	WWWWWW
5	Bolton Wanderers	25	12	7	6	46	36	9	1	3	31	17	3	6	3	15	19	10	31	DDWLLW
6	West Bromwich Albion	24	11	7	6	55	36	4	3	4	22	19	7	4	2	33	17	19	29	WDWLWL
7	Nottingham Forest	25	13	3	9	47	32	7	2	3	26	11	6	1	6	21	21	15	29	DLLWWW
8	Blackpool	25	9	10	6	37	29	5	7	0	19	8	4	3	6	18	21	8	28	WLDWWL
9	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	7	8	52	43	6	2	4	30	18	4	5	4	22	25	9	27	DDWLWL
10	West Ham United	25	12	3	10	52	45	8	1	3	34	18	4	2	7	18	27	7	27	LLWWWW
11	Burnley	25	10	6	9	47	43	6	3	4	28	21	4	3	5	19	22	4	26	LWWDDW
12	Newcastle United	26	11	2	13	49	49	7	1	5	26	19	4	1	8	23	30	0	24	DLLLWL
13	Birmingham City	25	10	4	11	42	47	7	1	4	27	24	3	3	7	15	23	-5	24	LWWWLW
14	Chelsea	26	11	2	13	50	61	8	1	4	34	24	3	1	9	16	37	-11	24	LLWLWD
15	Leeds United	26	8	7	11	35	46	3	6	4	15	17	5	1	7	20	29	-11	23	WLWLLL
16	Everton	26	10	3	13	44	60	6	2	5	22	26	4	1	8	22	34	-16	23	WLWWLL
17	Luton Town	24	7	8	9	37	34	6	4	3	27	15	1	4	6	10	19	3	22	LLDWLL
18	Tottenham Hotspur	26	8	5	13	49	61	5	1	6	28	26	3	4	7	21	35	-12	21	LDLLWW
19	Leicester City	25	7	6	12	43	61	5	4	4	26	24	2	2	8	17	37	-18	20	LWWDDL
20	Manchester City	25	7	6	12	41	59	6	4	3	30	21	1	2	9	11	38	-18	20	DWLLWL
21	Portsmouth	26	6	6	14	42	65	5	3	5	28	26	1	3	9	14	39	-23	18	LLLLLD
22	Aston Villa	26	6	4	16	37	65	4	3	7	20	27	2	1	9	17	38	-28	16	DWLLLL

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	Arsenal	28	16	3	9	68	45	10	1	3	39	20	6	2	6	29	25	23	35	LLWWWW		4-1
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	16	2	8	60	30	10	1	3	39	10	6	1	5	21	20	30	34	LWWWLW		5-0
2	3	Bolton Wanderers	26	13	7	6	50	38	10	1	3	35	19	3	6	3	15	19	12	33	DWLLWW		4-2
	4	Manchester United	27	13	6	8	64	49	7	4	3	36	23	6	2	5	28	26	15	32	WWWWWD		4-4
2	5	Preston North End	28	14	4	10	51	46	8	1	5	29	22	6	3	5	22	24	5	32	WLLWWL		2-4
	6	West Bromwich Albion	25	12	7	6	59	38	4	3	4	22	19	8	4	2	37	19	21	31	DWLWLW		4-2
1	7	Blackpool	26	10	10	6	39	30	5	7	0	19	8	5	3	6	20	22	9	30	LDWWLW		2-1
1	8	Nottingham Forest	26	13	3	10	50	37	7	2	3	26	11	6	1	7	24	26	13	29	LLWWWL		3-5
1	9	West Ham United	26	13	3	10	57	48	9	1	3	39	21	4	2	7	18	27	9	29	LWWWWW		5-3
1	10	Blackburn Rovers	26	10	7	9	52	48	6	2	4	30	18	4	5	5	22	30	4	27	DWLWLL		0-5
	11	Burnley	26	10	6	10	47	44	6	3	5	28	22	4	3	5	19	22	3	26	WWDDWL		0-1
1	12	Birmingham City	26	11	4	11	43	47	7	1	4	27	24	4	3	7	16	23	-4	26	WWWLWW		1-0
1	13	Newcastle United	27	11	3	13	53	53	7	1	5	26	19	4	2	8	27	34	0	25	LLLWLD		4-4
1	14	Leeds United	27	9	7	11	36	46	3	6	4	15	17	6	1	7	21	29	-10	25	LWLLLW		1-0
1	15	Everton	27	11	3	13	47	61	7	2	5	25	27	4	1	8	22	34	-14	25	LWWLLW		3-1
2	16	Chelsea	27	11	2	14	51	64	8	1	4	34	24	3	1	10	17	40	-13	24	LWLWDL		1-3
	17	Luton Town	25	7	8	10	39	38	6	4	3	27	15	1	4	7	12	23	1	22	LDWLLL		2-4
	18	Tottenham Hotspur	27	8	5	14	50	65	5	1	7	29	30	3	4	7	21	35	-15	21	DLLWWL		1-4
	19	Leicester City	26	7	6	13	43	62	5	4	5	26	25	2	2	8	17	37	-19	20	WWDDLL		0-1
	20	Manchester City	26	7	6	13	42	62	6	4	3	30	21	1	2	10	12	41	-20	20	WLLWLL		1-3
	21	Portsmouth	27	6	6	15	43	67	5	3	6	29	28	1	3	9	14	39	-24	18	LLLLDL		1-2
	22	Aston Villa	27	7	4	16	40	66	5	3	7	23	28	2	1	9	17	38	-26	18	WLLLLW		3-1