FOREST 1 - 7 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Mar 07, 1959 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 07, 1959 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-7 LOST
- Half-time: 1-3
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1958-59
- Referee:
- Jack Clough
- Attendance:
- 18,977
- League Week:
- 29 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
11 - Opp Before/After:
- 8
8
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (FA Cup)
- League:
- Preston North End
- Birmingham City:
- Oct 17, 1959
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2184 (of 5060)
- League Tier 1:
- 808 (of 2312)
- Competitive:
- 2402 (of 5790)
- Total:
- 3573 (of 7585)
- Played:
- 66 years, 9 months, 5 days ago
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Pat Beasley
Prior form: LWWWWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Robin Stubbs (32')
Robin Stubbs (42')
Gordon Astall (44')
Harry Hooper (46')
Johnny Gordon (60')
Johnny Watts (63')
Gordon Astall (82')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Willie Fraser | Debut |
| 2 | D | 33 |  Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Joe McDonald | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Jeff Whitefoot | |
| 5 | M | 24 | Peter Watson (1956) | |
| 6 | M | 33 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | M | 26 | Roy Dwight  (24') | |
| 8 | F | 18 | Billy Younger | Debut |
| 9 | F | 28 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Billy Gray | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gil Merrick |
| 2 | D | George Allen |
| 3 | D | Jeff Hall |
| 4 | D | Dick Neal |
| 5 | D | Johnny Watts |
| 6 | M | Trevor Smith |
| 7 | M | Harry Hooper |
| 8 | M | Bunny Larkin |
| 9 | M | Robin Stubbs |
| 10 | F | Johnny Gordon |
| 11 | F | Gordon Astall |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Leeds United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-1 | Burnley |
| Blackpool | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Chelsea | 3-3 | Luton Town |
| Manchester United | 2-1 | Everton |
| Newcastle United | 1-2 | Preston North End |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-7 | Birmingham City |
| Portsmouth | 3-4 | Manchester City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6-0 | Leicester City |
| West Ham United | 3-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6-1 | Arsenal |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => 42000 [SQLSTATE] => 42000 [1] => 209 [code] => 209 [2] => [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Ambiguous column name 'promoted'. [message] => [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Ambiguous column name 'promoted'. ) [1] => Array ( [0] => 42000 [SQLSTATE] => 42000 [1] => 209 [code] => 209 [2] => [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Ambiguous column name 'Relegated'. [message] => [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Ambiguous column name 'Relegated'. ) )