The City Ground

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 5060)
League Tier 1:: 811 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 2406 (of 5790)
Total:: 3577 (of 7585)
Played:: 66 years, 8 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

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