BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 24, 1960 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 24, 1960 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. Andrews
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 26 September 1960
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Birmingham City:
- Jan 07, 1961
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2249 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 873 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 2474 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3653 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 65 years, 11 months, 22 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: DLWLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Geoff Vowden (2') - Birmingham City Post listed the time as 80 seconds
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Gil Merrick
Prior form: WLLLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Gordon Astall (13')
Jimmy Singer (58')
Johnny Gordon (80')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Roy Patrick | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Joe McDonald | |
| 4 | M | 26 | Jeff Whitefoot | |
| 5 | D | 27 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | F | 24 | Jim Iley | |
| 7 | F | 33 | Billy Gray | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Colin Booth | |
| 9 | F | 19 | Geoff Vowden  (2') | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Billy Younger | |
| 11 | F | 18 | Flip Le Flem | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Johnny Schofield |
| 2 | D | George Allen |
| 3 | D | Brian Farmer |
| 4 | D | Johnny Watts |
| 5 | D | Malcolm Beard |
| 6 | M | Trevor Smith |
| 7 | M | Harry Hooper |
| 8 | M | Robin Stubbs |
| 9 | M | Johnny Gordon |
| 10 | F | Jimmy Singer |
| 11 | F | Gordon Astall |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Blackpool | 1-4 | Chelsea |
| Cardiff City | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| Everton | 4-1 | West Ham United |
| Fulham | 2-0 | Preston North End |
| Manchester United | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Newcastle United | 1-3 | Leicester City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Burnley |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6-2 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6-3 | Manchester City |
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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 18 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | WWDWWD | |||
| 3 | Burnley | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | LLWWWW | |||
| 4 | Everton | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | LLWWWW | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | DWLWDW | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | WWWLLD | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | WDDWLW | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 11 | WWDLWW | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 11 | WWLWWL | |||
| 10 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | LDWLLW | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 8 | WLLLWL | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 8 | LWLLWL | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 7 | WLWWLL | |||
| 14 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 7 | LLWLLD | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 7 | WWLWLD | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 6 | LLLDWL | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 6 | LWDLLL | |||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 6 | DLWLLW | |||
| 19 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 5 | WLLDWL | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 5 | LWLWLL | |||
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 4 | LLWLLW | |||
| 22 | Blackpool | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 4 | LLLLLD | |||
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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 20 | WWWWWW | 6-2 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | WDWWDW | 3-1 | ||
 1 | 3 | Everton | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | LWWWWW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | WLWDWW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | WWLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Fulham | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 13 | WLWWLW | 2-0 | |
 4 | 7 | Burnley | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | LWWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 8 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 11 | DDWLWL | 3-6 | |
| 1 | 9 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -6 | 11 | WDLWWL | 2-6 | |
| 1 | 10 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | LLLWLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | DWLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Chelsea | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 9 | LWWLLW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 13 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 8 | LLDWLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 | WDLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 8 | WLLWLL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 16 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 7 | LWLLDL | 1-4 | |
| 2 | 17 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 7 | WLWLDL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | LWLLWW | 6-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 | LWLLWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 20 | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -5 | 5 | LLDWLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 5 | WLWLLL | 1-3 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 4 | LLLLDL | 1-4 | ||
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