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BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 0 FOREST - Fri Mar 27, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Mar 27, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: J Powell
Attendance:: 26,589
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 12 12
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester City (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 31, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2187 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 811 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2406 (of 5829)
Total:: 3577 (of 7634)
Played:: 67 years, 5 months, 17 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: LWLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Roy Vernon (8')
Peter Dobing (70')
Peter Dobing (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Roy Dwight
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson	77		6	1
2	D	33	Bill Whare	297	2	6	1
3	D	30	Joe McDonald	34		6	1
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	36	2	6	1
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	214	3	6	1
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt	433	14	6	1
7	M	26	Roy Dwight	39	23	6	1
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley	61	15	6	1
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson	171	72	6	1
10	F	31	Billy Gray	77	19	6	1
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach	162	43	6	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Leyland
2	D	Dave Whelan
3	D	Matt Woods
4	D	Ken Taylor
5	D	Ronnie Clayton
6	M	Mick McGrath
7	M	Peter Dobing
8	M	Roy Vernon
9	M	Ally MacLeod
10	F	Bryan Douglas
11	F	Derek Dougan

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Mar 27, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Blackpool	5-0	Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers	3-3	Leicester City
Burnley	1-0	Preston North End
Luton Town	0-1	Everton
Manchester United	6-1	Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur	3-2	Aston Villa
West Ham United	3-0	Newcastle United

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	34	22	3	9	90	42	13	2	3	57	16	9	1	6	33	26	48	47	LWDWWW	Safe
2	Manchester United	35	20	6	9	87	58	11	4	3	48	26	9	2	6	39	32	29	46	WLWWWW	Safe
3	Arsenal	35	18	6	11	75	56	12	2	3	44	23	6	4	8	31	33	19	42	DWWLDL	Safe
4	Blackpool	33	14	10	9	50	39	9	7	0	28	10	5	3	9	22	29	11	38	LWWLLW
5	Bolton Wanderers	32	15	7	10	62	53	12	1	4	44	23	3	6	6	18	30	9	37	LWWLLL
6	Birmingham City	33	16	5	12	65	56	10	1	5	37	29	6	4	7	28	27	9	37	WWWLWD
7	West Ham United	33	17	3	13	69	60	12	1	3	47	25	5	2	10	22	35	9	37	WWLWLW
8	Blackburn Rovers	34	14	8	12	65	59	9	2	6	40	26	5	6	6	25	33	6	36	LWLWDW
9	Burnley	33	15	6	12	63	59	8	3	5	32	23	7	3	7	31	36	4	36	WLWWWW
10	West Bromwich Albion	32	12	10	10	71	59	4	5	6	28	29	8	5	4	43	30	12	34	DDLLLL
11	Preston North End	34	15	4	15	60	64	8	1	7	33	29	7	3	8	27	35	-4	34	LLLWLL
12	Nottingham Forest	31	15	3	13	60	50	8	2	5	31	20	7	1	8	29	30	10	33	LWLLWL
13	Newcastle United	34	15	3	16	66	65	9	1	7	32	25	6	2	9	34	40	1	33	WWLWLW
14	Chelsea	33	14	3	16	64	79	10	2	5	44	33	4	1	11	20	46	-15	31	WLLDWW
15	Everton	34	13	4	17	58	73	9	3	5	33	32	4	1	12	25	41	-15	30	DLWLWL
16	Leeds United	35	11	8	16	44	65	5	7	5	20	23	6	1	11	24	42	-21	30	LLDLWL
17	Luton Town	29	9	9	11	53	49	8	4	3	37	20	1	5	8	16	29	4	27	LLWWDL
18	Tottenham Hotspur	34	10	7	17	67	79	7	2	8	43	38	3	5	9	24	41	-12	27	DLDWLW
19	Manchester City	33	10	7	16	58	77	7	5	4	36	26	3	2	12	22	51	-19	27	LWLWWL
20	Aston Villa	33	11	4	18	50	72	8	3	7	29	30	3	1	11	21	42	-22	26	LWLWWW
21	Portsmouth	33	6	9	18	54	84	5	4	8	34	38	1	5	10	20	46	-30	21	LDDLLD
22	Leicester City	33	7	7	19	51	84	5	4	8	28	33	2	3	11	23	51	-33	21	LLLLLL

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	1	Manchester United	36	21	6	9	93	59	12	4	3	54	27	9	2	6	39	32	34	48	LWWWWW	Safe	6-1
1	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	22	3	9	90	42	13	2	3	57	16	9	1	6	33	26	48	47	LWDWWW	Safe
	3	Arsenal	35	18	6	11	75	56	12	2	3	44	23	6	4	8	31	33	19	42	DWWLDL	Safe
	4	Blackpool	34	15	10	9	55	39	10	7	0	33	10	5	3	9	22	29	16	40	WWLLWW	Safe	5-0
2	5	West Ham United	34	18	3	13	72	60	13	1	3	50	25	5	2	10	22	35	12	39	WLWLWW	Safe	3-0
1	6	Bolton Wanderers	33	15	8	10	65	56	12	2	4	47	26	3	6	6	18	30	9	38	WWLLLD		3-3
1	7	Blackburn Rovers	35	15	8	12	68	59	10	2	6	43	26	5	6	6	25	33	9	38	WLWDWW		3-0
1	8	Burnley	34	16	6	12	64	59	9	3	5	33	23	7	3	7	31	36	5	38	LWWWWW		1-0
3	9	Birmingham City	33	16	5	12	65	56	10	1	5	37	29	6	4	7	28	27	9	37	WWWLWD
	10	West Bromwich Albion	32	12	10	10	71	59	4	5	6	28	29	8	5	4	43	30	12	34	DDLLLL
	11	Preston North End	35	15	4	16	60	65	8	1	7	33	29	7	3	9	27	36	-5	34	LLWLLL		0-1
	12	Nottingham Forest	32	15	3	14	60	53	8	2	5	31	20	7	1	9	29	33	7	33	WLLWLL		0-3
	13	Newcastle United	35	15	3	17	66	68	9	1	7	32	25	6	2	10	34	43	-2	33	WLWLWL		0-3
1	14	Everton	35	14	4	17	59	73	9	3	5	33	32	5	1	12	26	41	-14	32	LWLWLW		1-0
1	15	Chelsea	34	14	3	17	64	84	10	2	5	44	33	4	1	12	20	51	-20	31	LLDWWL		0-5
	16	Leeds United	35	11	8	16	44	65	5	7	5	20	23	6	1	11	24	42	-21	30	LLDLWL
1	17	Tottenham Hotspur	35	11	7	17	70	81	8	2	8	46	40	3	5	9	24	41	-11	29	LDWLWW		3-2
1	18	Luton Town	30	9	9	12	53	50	8	4	4	37	21	1	5	8	16	29	3	27	LWWDLL		0-1
	19	Manchester City	33	10	7	16	58	77	7	5	4	36	26	3	2	12	22	51	-19	27	LWLWWL
	20	Aston Villa	34	11	4	19	52	75	8	3	7	29	30	3	1	12	23	45	-23	26	WLWWWL		2-3
1	21	Leicester City	34	7	8	19	54	87	5	4	8	28	33	2	4	11	26	54	-33	22	LLLLLD		3-3
1	22	Portsmouth	34	6	9	19	55	90	5	4	8	34	38	1	5	11	21	52	-35	21	DDLLDL		1-6