The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Oct 17, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 17, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: J Pickles
Attendance:: 24,904
League Week:: 13 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 17
Opp Before/After:: 21 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (Friendly)
League:: Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City:: Mar 05, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2210 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 834 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2433 (of 5829)
Total:: 3609 (of 7634)
Played:: 66 years, 11 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Pat Beasley
Prior form: LLLLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Gordon (22')
Robin Stubbs (65')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	21	Peter Knight
8	F	32	Billy Gray
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson
10	F	23	Jim Iley
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Johnny Schofield
2	D	George Allen
3	D	Graham Sissons
4	D	Brian Farmer
5	D	Johnny Watts
6	M	Harry Hooper
7	M	Bunny Larkin
8	M	Jim Barrett
9	M	Brian Taylor
10	F	Robin Stubbs
11	F	Johnny Gordon

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 17, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	0-3	Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers	3-2	Burnley
Blackpool	3-3	Leeds United
Bolton Wanderers	0-0	West Bromwich Albion
Everton	0-1	West Ham United
Fulham	4-3	Newcastle United
Luton Town	1-2	Chelsea
Manchester City	3-2	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-2	Manchester 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	Tottenham Hotspur	12	6	6	0	31	13	2	4	0	15	7	4	2	0	16	6	18	18	WWWDDW
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	2	3	37	23	4	1	0	20	5	3	1	3	17	18	14	16	WWLWWL
	3	West Ham United	12	6	3	3	25	18	4	0	2	14	7	2	3	1	11	11	7	15	LLWWDW
	4	Burnley	12	7	1	4	24	22	4	0	2	14	12	3	1	2	10	10	2	15	WLWWDL
	5	Blackburn Rovers	12	6	2	4	23	18	4	1	1	13	7	2	1	3	10	11	5	14	LDWLLW
	6	Manchester City	12	7	0	5	28	23	4	0	2	15	11	3	0	3	13	12	5	14	LLWWWW
	7	Arsenal	12	5	4	3	20	17	3	2	1	9	6	2	2	2	11	11	3	14	WWDWLL
	8	Preston North End	12	5	3	4	24	24	3	2	1	11	9	2	1	3	13	15	0	13	WWLWWL
	9	Fulham	12	6	1	5	24	30	5	0	1	17	9	1	1	4	7	21	-6	13	WLLLWW
	10	Manchester United	12	5	2	5	29	27	4	0	2	18	11	1	2	3	11	16	2	12	LDLLWW
	11	Chelsea	12	5	2	5	27	27	2	1	3	17	19	3	1	2	10	8	0	12	LWLWWL
	12	Bolton Wanderers	12	5	1	6	16	16	4	0	2	11	8	1	1	4	5	8	0	11	WLWLWW
	13	Blackpool	12	4	3	5	17	20	2	2	2	10	10	2	1	3	7	10	-3	11	LDWLLW
	14	Newcastle United	12	4	3	5	18	22	2	2	3	6	11	2	1	2	12	11	-4	11	WDLWDW
	15	Nottingham Forest	12	4	3	5	13	16	2	2	1	7	7	2	1	4	6	9	-3	11	DWLWLL
	16	Sheffield Wednesday	12	4	2	6	15	14	3	1	1	10	3	1	1	5	5	11	1	10	WLLWLD
	17	West Bromwich Albion	12	3	4	5	22	22	3	1	3	17	13	0	3	2	5	9	0	10	LDWLLL
	18	Everton	12	3	4	5	18	22	3	2	1	10	6	0	2	4	8	16	-4	10	WWLLWD
	19	Leicester City	12	3	4	5	19	29	2	2	2	10	10	1	2	3	9	19	-10	10	LDWDLL
	20	Leeds United	12	3	3	6	17	28	1	3	2	12	13	2	0	4	5	15	-11	9	WDLLLD
	21	Birmingham City	12	2	4	6	16	21	2	3	2	11	10	0	1	4	5	11	-5	8	LLLLWD
	22	Luton Town	12	2	3	7	10	21	1	1	4	3	9	1	2	3	7	12	-11	7	LWWLLL

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	Tottenham Hotspur	13	6	6	1	32	15	2	4	0	15	7	4	2	1	17	8	17	18	WWDDWL		1-2
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	8	2	3	40	25	5	1	0	23	7	3	1	3	17	18	15	18	WLWWLW		3-2
	3	West Ham United	13	7	3	3	26	18	4	0	2	14	7	3	3	1	12	11	8	17	LWWDWW		1-0
1	4	Blackburn Rovers	13	7	2	4	26	20	5	1	1	16	9	2	1	3	10	11	6	16	DWLLWW		3-2
1	5	Manchester City	13	8	0	5	31	25	5	0	2	18	13	3	0	3	13	12	6	16	LWWWWW		3-2
2	6	Preston North End	13	6	3	4	27	24	3	2	1	11	9	3	1	3	16	15	3	15	WLWWLW		3-0
3	7	Burnley	13	7	1	5	26	25	4	0	2	14	12	3	1	3	12	13	1	15	LWWDLL		2-3
1	8	Fulham	13	7	1	5	28	33	6	0	1	21	12	1	1	4	7	21	-5	15	LLLWWW		4-3
2	9	Chelsea	13	6	2	5	29	28	2	1	3	17	19	4	1	2	12	9	1	14	WLWWLW		2-1
3	10	Arsenal	13	5	4	4	20	20	3	2	2	9	9	2	2	2	11	11	0	14	WDWLLL		0-3
5	11	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	2	6	17	15	4	1	1	12	4	1	1	5	5	11	2	12	LLWLDW		2-1
2	12	Manchester United	13	5	2	6	31	30	4	0	2	18	11	1	2	4	13	19	1	12	DLLWWL		2-3
1	13	Bolton Wanderers	13	5	2	6	16	16	4	1	2	11	8	1	1	4	5	8	0	12	LWLWWD		0-0
1	14	Blackpool	13	4	4	5	20	23	2	3	2	13	13	2	1	3	7	10	-3	12	DWLLWD		3-3
2	15	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	5	5	22	22	3	1	3	17	13	0	4	2	5	9	0	11	DWLLLD		0-0
2	16	Newcastle United	13	4	3	6	21	26	2	2	3	6	11	2	1	3	15	15	-5	11	DLWDWL		3-4
2	17	Nottingham Forest	13	4	3	6	13	18	2	2	2	7	9	2	1	4	6	9	-5	11	WLWLLL		0-2
3	18	Birmingham City	13	3	4	6	18	21	2	3	2	11	10	1	1	4	7	11	-3	10	LLLWDW		2-0
1	19	Everton	13	3	4	6	18	23	3	2	2	10	7	0	2	4	8	16	-5	10	WLLWDL		0-1
1	20	Leicester City	13	3	4	6	21	32	2	2	2	10	10	1	2	4	11	22	-11	10	DWDLLL		2-3
1	21	Leeds United	13	3	4	6	20	31	1	3	2	12	13	2	1	4	8	18	-11	10	DLLLDD		3-3
	22	Luton Town	13	2	3	8	11	23	1	1	5	4	11	1	2	3	7	12	-12	7	WWLLLL		1-2