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LUTON TOWN 5 - 1 FOREST - Thu Apr 09, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Thu Apr 09, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: J Taylor
Attendance:: 22,352
League Week:: 36 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 12 12
Opp Before/After:: 18 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Luton Town:: May 02, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2191 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 815 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2410 (of 5829)
Total:: 3581 (of 7634)
Played:: 67 years, 5 months, 8 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Quigley (83')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Syd Owen
Prior form: LLWLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Allan Brown (25')
Allan Brown (31')
Billy Bingham (44')
Allan Brown (58')
Allan Brown (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Willie Fraser	Last game
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	18	Calvin Palmer
7	F	31	Billy Gray
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (83')
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	28	Jim Barrett
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Willie Fraser	1		33	8
2	D	33	Bill Whare	301	2	5	1
3	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	416	1	47	11
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	39	2	9	2
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	218	3	5	1
6	M	18	Calvin Palmer	1		5	1
7	F	31	Billy Gray	81	19	5	1
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (83')	65	16	5	1
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson	175	74	5	1
10	F	28	Jim Barrett	116	69	5	1
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach	165	43	9	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ronald Baynham
2	D	Brendan McNally
3	D	Ken Hawkes
4	D	Dave Pacey
5	D	Syd Owen
6	M	Bob Morton
7	M	John Groves
8	M	Billy Bingham
9	M	Tony Gregory
10	F	George Cummins
11	F	Allan Brown

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Thu Apr 09, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Luton Town	5-1	Nottingham Forest

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	37	24	4	9	98	47	13	3	3	60	19	11	1	6	38	28	51	52	WWWWWD	Safe
2	Manchester United	39	23	6	10	101	64	13	4	3	57	27	10	2	7	44	37	37	52	WWWLWW	Safe
3	Burnley	38	18	8	12	77	66	10	3	5	37	25	8	5	7	40	41	11	44	WWWWDD	Safe
4	Arsenal	37	18	7	12	77	59	12	2	4	45	25	6	5	8	32	34	18	43	WLDLLD	Safe
5	West Ham United	37	20	3	14	78	66	14	1	3	53	27	6	2	11	25	39	12	43	LWWWLW	Safe
6	Bolton Wanderers	37	17	9	11	72	61	13	2	4	51	27	4	7	7	21	34	11	43	LDWDLW	Safe
7	Blackpool	37	16	10	11	60	45	11	7	0	36	10	5	3	11	24	35	15	42	LWWLLW	Safe
8	West Bromwich Albion	36	15	11	10	79	60	6	5	6	34	30	9	6	4	45	30	19	41	LLWWWD	Safe
9	Blackburn Rovers	37	15	10	12	69	60	10	3	6	43	26	5	7	6	26	34	9	40	WDWWDD	Safe
10	Birmingham City	34	16	5	13	66	59	10	1	6	38	32	6	4	7	28	27	7	37	WWLWDL
11	Preston North End	39	16	5	18	63	72	8	2	9	34	35	8	3	9	29	37	-9	37	LLLLWD
12	Nottingham Forest	35	15	6	14	63	56	8	4	5	33	22	7	2	9	30	34	7	36	WLLDDD
13	Everton	38	16	4	18	66	78	11	3	5	38	34	5	1	13	28	44	-12	36	WLWWWL
14	Newcastle United	37	16	3	18	71	73	10	1	7	35	26	6	2	11	36	47	-2	35	WLWLLW
15	Chelsea	37	16	3	18	69	89	12	2	5	49	34	4	1	13	20	55	-20	35	WWLLWW
16	Tottenham Hotspur	39	12	9	18	77	88	9	3	8	51	42	3	6	10	26	46	-11	33	WWLDWD
17	Leeds United	38	12	8	18	49	71	6	7	6	25	26	6	1	12	24	45	-22	32	LWLWLL
18	Luton Town	34	10	10	14	58	58	9	4	4	41	23	1	6	10	17	35	0	30	LLWLLD
19	Manchester City	37	10	8	19	59	85	7	6	5	37	29	3	2	14	22	56	-26	28	WLDLLL
20	Aston Villa	37	11	5	21	55	80	8	4	8	31	33	3	1	13	24	47	-25	27	WWLLDL
21	Leicester City	37	9	9	19	59	89	6	5	8	31	34	3	4	11	28	55	-30	27	LLDWDW
22	Portsmouth	37	6	9	22	58	98	5	4	10	36	43	1	5	12	22	55	-40	21	LDLLLL

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	37	24	4	9	98	47	13	3	3	60	19	11	1	6	38	28	51	52	WWWWWD	Safe
	2	Manchester United	39	23	6	10	101	64	13	4	3	57	27	10	2	7	44	37	37	52	WWWLWW	Safe
	3	Burnley	38	18	8	12	77	66	10	3	5	37	25	8	5	7	40	41	11	44	WWWWDD	Safe
	4	Arsenal	37	18	7	12	77	59	12	2	4	45	25	6	5	8	32	34	18	43	WLDLLD	Safe
	5	West Ham United	37	20	3	14	78	66	14	1	3	53	27	6	2	11	25	39	12	43	LWWWLW	Safe
	6	Bolton Wanderers	37	17	9	11	72	61	13	2	4	51	27	4	7	7	21	34	11	43	LDWDLW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	37	16	10	11	60	45	11	7	0	36	10	5	3	11	24	35	15	42	LWWLLW	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	36	15	11	10	79	60	6	5	6	34	30	9	6	4	45	30	19	41	LLWWWD	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	37	15	10	12	69	60	10	3	6	43	26	5	7	6	26	34	9	40	WDWWDD	Safe
	10	Birmingham City	34	16	5	13	66	59	10	1	6	38	32	6	4	7	28	27	7	37	WWLWDL
	11	Preston North End	39	16	5	18	63	72	8	2	9	34	35	8	3	9	29	37	-9	37	LLLLWD
	12	Nottingham Forest	36	15	6	15	64	61	8	4	5	33	22	7	2	10	31	39	3	36	LLDDDL		1-5
	13	Everton	38	16	4	18	66	78	11	3	5	38	34	5	1	13	28	44	-12	36	WLWWWL
	14	Newcastle United	37	16	3	18	71	73	10	1	7	35	26	6	2	11	36	47	-2	35	WLWLLW
	15	Chelsea	37	16	3	18	69	89	12	2	5	49	34	4	1	13	20	55	-20	35	WWLLWW
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	39	12	9	18	77	88	9	3	8	51	42	3	6	10	26	46	-11	33	WWLDWD
1	17	Luton Town	35	11	10	14	63	59	10	4	4	46	24	1	6	10	17	35	4	32	LWLLDW		5-1
1	18	Leeds United	38	12	8	18	49	71	6	7	6	25	26	6	1	12	24	45	-22	32	LWLWLL
	19	Manchester City	37	10	8	19	59	85	7	6	5	37	29	3	2	14	22	56	-26	28	WLDLLL
	20	Aston Villa	37	11	5	21	55	80	8	4	8	31	33	3	1	13	24	47	-25	27	WWLLDL
	21	Leicester City	37	9	9	19	59	89	6	5	8	31	34	3	4	11	28	55	-30	27	LLDWDW
	22	Portsmouth	37	6	9	22	58	98	5	4	10	36	43	1	5	12	22	55	-40	21	LDLLLL