FOREST 3 - 1 CHELSEA - Sat Oct 31, 1959 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 31, 1959 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Preston North End (League Tier 1)
- Chelsea:
- Apr 16, 1960
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2212 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 836 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 2435 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 3610 (of 7451)

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LWLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Billy Gray
Johnny Quigley
Stewart Imlach
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | F | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | Debut |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Reg Matthews |
2 | D | John Sillett |
3 | D | John Mortimore |
4 | D | Peter Sillett |
5 | D | Sylvan Anderton |
6 | M | Stan Crowther |
7 | M | Peter Brabrook |
8 | M | David Cliss |
9 | M | Peter Corthine |
10 | F | Mike Harrison ![]() |
11 | F | Jimmy Greaves |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 3-0 | Birmingham City |
Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Manchester United |
Blackpool | 0-2 | Preston North End |
Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Leeds United |
Everton | 6-1 | Leicester City |
Fulham | 1-0 | West Ham United |
Luton Town | 1-1 | Burnley |
Manchester City | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Chelsea |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 20 | WDDWLW | ||
2 | West Ham United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1.500 | 19 | WWDWWW | ||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 1.483 | 18 | LWWLWL | ||
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.350 | 18 | WLLWWW | ||
5 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.148 | 17 | LWWLWW | ||
6 | Burnley | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1.071 | 17 | WWDLLW | ||
7 | Fulham | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | .914 | 17 | LLWWWW | ||
8 | Manchester City | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.172 | 16 | WWWWWL | ||
9 | Chelsea | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1.071 | 16 | LWWLWW | ||
10 | Arsenal | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 15 | DWLLLD | ||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1.125 | 14 | WLWWDW | ||
12 | Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1.097 | 14 | LLWWLW | ||
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.182 | 13 | WLLLDW | ||
14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1.000 | 12 | LWLDWL | ||
15 | Blackpool | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .833 | 12 | WLLWDL | ||
16 | Newcastle United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | .750 | 11 | LWDWLL | ||
17 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | .700 | 11 | LWLLLL | ||
18 | Leicester City | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | .676 | 11 | WDLLLD | ||
19 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .800 | 10 | LLWDWL | ||
20 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | .750 | 10 | LLWDLL | ||
21 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .625 | 10 | LLLDDL | ||
22 | Luton Town | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .407 | 7 | WLLLLL |
Table after:
FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2.118 | 22 | DDWLWW | 2-1 | |
![]() | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 1.552 | 20 | WWLWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 3 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.421 | 19 | WDWWWL | 0-1 |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.333 | 19 | LLWWWD | 1-1 | |
5 | Preston North End | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1.222 | 19 | WWLWWW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 6 | Fulham | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | .943 | 19 | LWWWWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 7 | Burnley | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.069 | 18 | WDLLWD | 1-1 |
![]() | 8 | Arsenal | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.136 | 17 | WLLLDW | 3-0 |
![]() | 9 | Manchester City | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.129 | 16 | WWWWLL | 1-2 |
![]() | 10 | Chelsea | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1.000 | 16 | WWLWWL | 1-3 |
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1.118 | 15 | LWWDWD | 1-1 | |
12 | Manchester United | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1.094 | 15 | LWWLWD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1.111 | 14 | WLDWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1.083 | 13 | LLLDWL | 0-2 |
![]() | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | .810 | 13 | WLLLLW | 3-1 |
![]() | 16 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | .960 | 12 | LWDLLW | 6-1 |
![]() | 17 | Blackpool | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .769 | 12 | LLWDLL | 0-2 |
![]() | 18 | Newcastle United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | .700 | 11 | WDWLLL | 0-2 |
![]() | 19 | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .636 | 11 | LLDDLD | 1-1 |
![]() | 20 | Leicester City | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 28 | .600 | 11 | DLLLDL | 1-6 |
![]() | 21 | Birmingham City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | .714 | 10 | LWDWLL | 0-3 |
22 | Luton Town | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .429 | 8 | LLLLLD | 1-1 |