The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 1 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Nov 28, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 28, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: LG Hamer
Attendance:: 21,366
League Week:: 19 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 16
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Leeds United:: Apr 30, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2216 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 840 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2439 (of 5829)
Total:: 3617 (of 7634)
Played:: 66 years, 9 months, 16 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Billy Gray (4') (Pen)
Colin Booth (46') - Colin Booth first goal
Colin Booth (50')
Tommy Wilson (53')

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Jack Taylor
Prior form: DLDWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Don Revie (33')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	30	Joe McDonald
3	D	23	Roy Patrick
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	F	23	Jim Iley
7	F	32	Billy Gray (4')
8	F	18	Geoff Vowden
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson (53')
10	F	24	Colin Booth (46') (50')
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ted Burgin
2	D	Jimmy Ashall
3	D	Grenville Hair
4	D	Jack Charlton
5	D	Peter McConnell
6	M	Archie Gibson
7	M	Bobby Cameron
8	M	John McCole
9	M	George Meek
10	F	Chris Crowe
11	F	Don Revie

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Nov 28, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-4	West Bromwich Albion
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Birmingham City
Blackpool	2-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	Leicester City
Everton	2-1	Manchester United
Fulham	1-0	Burnley
Luton Town	1-3	Preston North End
Manchester City	3-4	Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest	4-1	Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday	7-0	West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Chelsea

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	West Ham United	18	11	3	4	37	23	7	0	2	22	10	4	3	2	15	13	14	25	WWLWWW
	2	Preston North End	18	11	3	4	37	28	6	2	1	17	12	5	1	3	20	16	9	25	WWWWWW
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	18	9	6	3	39	20	4	4	1	20	10	5	2	2	19	10	19	24	LWWLLW
	4	Burnley	18	10	3	5	44	31	7	0	2	30	16	3	3	3	14	15	13	23	LWDWDW
	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	10	2	6	52	38	7	1	0	29	9	3	1	6	23	29	14	22	WLWLWL
	6	Fulham	18	10	2	6	38	40	7	0	2	23	14	3	2	4	15	26	-2	22	WWWDLW
	7	Blackburn Rovers	18	9	3	6	33	29	6	2	1	20	12	3	1	5	13	17	4	21	WWDLWL
	8	Manchester United	18	7	5	6	43	37	6	1	2	28	16	1	4	4	15	21	6	19	LWDDDW
	9	Arsenal	18	7	5	6	31	29	4	2	3	13	12	3	3	3	18	17	2	19	LDWLLW
	10	Chelsea	18	8	3	7	36	36	4	1	4	22	23	4	2	3	14	13	0	19	WWLWDL
	11	Bolton Wanderers	18	7	4	7	22	19	4	3	2	13	10	3	1	5	9	9	3	18	DWDWDL
	12	West Bromwich Albion	18	6	5	7	32	28	6	1	3	25	14	0	4	4	7	14	4	17	DWLWLW
	13	Sheffield Wednesday	18	7	3	8	24	22	5	2	1	15	5	2	1	7	9	17	2	17	WLWLDW
	14	Manchester City	18	8	1	9	37	38	5	1	3	20	16	3	0	6	17	22	-1	17	WLLLDL
	15	Newcastle United	18	6	3	9	32	35	4	2	4	17	16	2	1	5	15	19	-3	15	LLLWLW
	16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	3	9	18	30	4	2	2	11	10	2	1	7	7	20	-12	15	LLWLWL
	17	Everton	18	5	4	9	30	36	5	2	2	20	8	0	2	7	10	28	-6	14	LLWLWL
	18	Blackpool	18	5	4	9	24	30	3	3	3	15	15	2	1	6	9	15	-6	14	DLLLWL
	19	Birmingham City	18	4	5	9	23	34	3	4	3	16	16	1	1	6	7	18	-11	13	WLLDLW
	20	Leeds United	18	4	5	9	27	42	2	3	4	16	19	2	2	5	11	23	-15	13	DLDWLL
	21	Leicester City	18	4	5	9	26	42	3	3	3	14	13	1	2	6	12	29	-16	13	LDLWLL
	22	Luton Town	18	3	5	10	15	33	2	2	5	6	12	1	3	5	9	21	-18	11	LLDDWL

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	Preston North End	19	12	3	4	40	29	6	2	1	17	12	6	1	3	23	17	11	27	WWWWWW		3-1
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	19	9	7	3	41	22	4	4	1	20	10	5	3	2	21	12	19	25	WWLLWD		2-2
2	3	West Ham United	19	11	3	5	37	30	7	0	2	22	10	4	3	3	15	20	7	25	WLWWWL		0-7
1	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	11	2	6	55	39	8	1	0	32	10	3	1	6	23	29	16	24	LWLWLW		3-1
1	5	Fulham	19	11	2	6	39	40	8	0	2	24	14	3	2	4	15	26	-1	24	WWDLWW		1-0
2	6	Burnley	19	10	3	6	44	32	7	0	2	30	16	3	3	4	14	16	12	23	WDWDWL		0-1
	7	Blackburn Rovers	19	10	3	6	35	30	7	2	1	22	13	3	1	5	13	17	5	23	WDLWLW		2-1
3	8	Bolton Wanderers	19	8	4	7	25	20	5	3	2	16	11	3	1	5	9	9	5	20	WDWDLW		3-1
4	9	Sheffield Wednesday	19	8	3	8	31	22	6	2	1	22	5	2	1	7	9	17	9	19	LWLDWW		7-0
2	10	West Bromwich Albion	19	7	5	7	36	30	6	1	3	25	14	1	4	4	11	16	6	19	WLWLWW		4-2
3	11	Manchester United	19	7	5	7	44	39	6	1	2	28	16	1	4	5	16	23	5	19	WDDDWL		1-2
3	12	Arsenal	19	7	5	7	33	33	4	2	4	15	16	3	3	3	18	17	0	19	DWLLWL		2-4
3	13	Chelsea	19	8	3	8	37	39	4	1	4	22	23	4	2	4	15	16	-2	19	WLWDLL		1-3
	14	Manchester City	19	8	1	10	40	42	5	1	4	23	20	3	0	6	17	22	-2	17	LLLDLL		3-4
	15	Newcastle United	19	7	3	9	36	38	4	2	4	17	16	3	1	5	19	22	-2	17	LLWLWW		4-3
	16	Nottingham Forest	19	7	3	9	22	31	5	2	2	15	11	2	1	7	7	20	-9	17	LWLWLW		4-1
	17	Everton	19	6	4	9	32	37	6	2	2	22	9	0	2	7	10	28	-5	16	LWLWLW		2-1
	18	Blackpool	19	5	5	9	26	32	3	4	3	17	17	2	1	6	9	15	-6	15	LLLWLD		2-2
	19	Birmingham City	19	4	5	10	24	36	3	4	3	16	16	1	1	7	8	20	-12	13	LLDLWL		1-2
	20	Leeds United	19	4	5	10	28	46	2	3	4	16	19	2	2	6	12	27	-18	13	LDWLLL		1-4
	21	Leicester City	19	4	5	10	27	45	3	3	3	14	13	1	2	7	13	32	-18	13	DLWLLL		1-3
	22	Luton Town	19	3	5	11	16	36	2	2	6	7	15	1	3	5	9	21	-20	11	LDDWLL		1-3