The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 5 ARSENAL - Sat Dec 31, 1960 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 31, 1960 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-5 (Lost)

Season:: 1960-61
Referee:: G Hartley
Attendance:: 30,040
Pos Before/After:: 16 16
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (FA Cup)
League:: Newcastle United
Arsenal:: Nov 18, 1961

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2264 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 888 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 2491 (of 5679)
Total:: 3667 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: WDWWWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Calvin Palmer (Pen)
Johnny Quigley
Johnny Quigley

ARSENAL
Manager: George Swindin
Prior form: WLWLDD (Old to recent)

Goals:
David Herd
George Eastham
Jackie Henderson
David Herd
David Herd

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Grummitt
2	D	Roy Patrick
3	D	Joe McDonald
4	M	Calvin Palmer
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	M	John Rowland
8	M	Billy Cobb
9	F	Billy Gray
10	F	Johnny Quigley
11	F	Flip Le Flem

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Kelsey
2	D	Terry Neill
3	D	Jimmy Magill
4	D	Billy McCullough
5	D	Vic Groves
6	M	Mel Charles
7	M	John Barnwell
8	M	Frank O'Neill
9	M	David Herd
10	F	Jackie Henderson
11	F	George Eastham

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 31, 1960)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-2	Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	West Ham United
Burnley	5-3	Newcastle United
Fulham	1-2	West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City	4-1	Everton
Manchester United	5-1	Manchester City
Nottingham Forest	3-5	Arsenal
Preston North End	1-1	Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Birmingham City
Tottenham Hotspur	5-2	Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers	6-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
1	Tottenham Hotspur	24	21	2	1	76	26	9	2	0	39	13	12	0	1	37	13	2.92308	44	WDWWWW
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	15	4	5	60	47	9	2	1	33	20	6	2	4	27	27	1.27660	34	WWWLWW
3	Everton	24	14	4	6	58	40	8	2	2	30	14	6	2	4	28	26	1.45000	32	LWWLWL
4	Burnley	23	15	1	7	67	42	7	0	4	32	21	8	1	3	35	21	1.59524	31	WDWWLW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	23	12	7	4	41	28	10	1	1	27	10	2	6	3	14	18	1.46429	31	LLWDDD
6	Aston Villa	24	13	2	9	52	48	10	0	2	31	16	3	2	7	21	32	1.08333	28	WWLWLL
7	Arsenal	24	10	4	10	42	43	9	1	3	30	18	1	3	7	12	25	.97674	24	WLWLDD
8	West Ham United	23	10	3	10	54	51	9	1	2	39	21	1	2	8	15	30	1.05882	23	LWDWLL
9	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	3	11	49	50	7	1	4	30	21	3	2	7	19	29	.98000	23	LWLLLW
10	Fulham	24	10	3	11	48	60	7	3	2	27	21	3	0	9	21	39	.80000	23	LLDLLW
11	Manchester United	23	9	4	10	45	44	7	2	2	28	11	2	2	8	17	33	1.02273	22	LWDWWW
12	Leicester City	24	9	4	11	43	46	5	3	3	21	17	4	1	8	22	29	.93478	22	WDLLLW
13	Cardiff City	24	8	6	10	33	42	7	2	3	18	10	1	4	7	15	32	.78571	22	WLWWWD
14	Chelsea	23	9	2	12	58	58	5	2	4	37	31	4	0	8	21	27	1.00000	20	LWLLLL
15	Manchester City	22	8	4	10	43	49	6	2	3	23	16	2	2	7	20	33	.87755	20	LLLLWL
16	Nottingham Forest	24	8	4	12	35	47	4	3	5	18	20	4	1	7	17	27	.74468	20	WDWWWW
17	Birmingham City	24	8	4	12	37	50	6	2	4	21	18	2	2	8	16	32	.74000	20	LWLDDW
18	Newcastle United	24	7	4	13	52	65	5	4	4	38	30	2	0	9	14	35	.80000	18	WLDDDL
19	West Bromwich Albion	24	6	4	14	36	49	4	2	6	24	22	2	2	8	12	27	.73469	16	LLWDLD
20	Bolton Wanderers	23	6	4	13	32	47	4	2	6	21	23	2	2	7	11	24	.68085	16	LWLDWL
21	Blackpool	23	6	3	14	40	49	5	1	6	29	25	1	2	8	11	24	.81633	15	DLLWWL
22	Preston North End	23	5	4	14	21	41	4	2	5	14	14	1	2	9	7	27	.51220	14	LLLDLL

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	25	22	2	1	81	28	10	2	0	44	15	12	0	1	37	13	2.89286	46	DWWWWW	5-2
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	4	5	66	48	10	2	1	39	21	6	2	4	27	27	1.37500	36	WWLWWW	6-1
1	3	Burnley	24	16	1	7	72	45	8	0	4	37	24	8	1	3	35	21	1.60000	33	DWWLWW	5-3
1	4	Sheffield Wednesday	24	13	7	4	43	28	11	1	1	29	10	2	6	3	14	18	1.53571	33	LWDDDW	2-0
2	5	Everton	25	14	4	7	59	44	8	2	2	30	14	6	2	5	29	30	1.34091	32	WWLWLL	1-4
	6	Aston Villa	25	13	3	9	54	50	10	1	2	33	18	3	2	7	21	32	1.08000	29	WLWLLD	2-2
	7	Arsenal	25	11	4	10	47	46	9	1	3	30	18	2	3	7	17	28	1.02174	26	LWLDDW	5-3
3	8	Manchester United	24	10	4	10	50	45	8	2	2	33	12	2	2	8	17	33	1.11111	24	WDWWWW	5-1
3	9	Leicester City	25	10	4	11	47	47	6	3	3	25	18	4	1	8	22	29	1.00000	24	DLLLWW	4-1
2	10	West Ham United	24	10	3	11	55	54	9	1	2	39	21	1	2	9	16	33	1.01852	23	WDWLLL	1-3
2	11	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	3	12	51	55	7	1	4	30	21	3	2	8	21	34	.92727	23	WLLLWL	2-5
1	12	Cardiff City	25	8	7	10	34	43	7	2	3	18	10	1	5	7	16	33	.79070	23	LWWWDD	1-1
3	13	Fulham	25	10	3	12	49	62	7	3	3	28	23	3	0	9	21	39	.79032	23	LDLLWL	1-2
	14	Chelsea	24	9	2	13	59	64	5	2	4	37	31	4	0	9	22	33	.92188	20	WLLLLL	1-6
	15	Manchester City	23	8	4	11	44	54	6	2	3	23	16	2	2	8	21	38	.81481	20	LLLWLL	1-5
	16	Nottingham Forest	25	8	4	13	38	52	4	3	6	21	25	4	1	7	17	27	.73077	20	DWWWWL	3-5
	17	Birmingham City	25	8	4	13	37	52	6	2	4	21	18	2	2	9	16	34	.71154	20	WLDDWL	0-2
	18	Newcastle United	25	7	4	14	55	70	5	4	4	38	30	2	0	10	17	40	.78571	18	LDDDLL	3-5
	19	West Bromwich Albion	25	7	4	14	38	50	4	2	6	24	22	3	2	8	14	28	.76000	18	LWDLDW	2-1
	20	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	4	13	35	48	5	2	6	24	24	2	2	7	11	24	.72917	18	WLDWLW	3-1
	21	Blackpool	24	6	4	14	42	51	5	1	6	29	25	1	3	8	13	26	.82353	16	LLWWLD	2-2
	22	Preston North End	24	5	5	14	22	42	4	3	5	15	15	1	2	9	7	27	.52381	15	LLDLLD	1-1