The City Ground

BURNLEY 4 - 1 FOREST - Fri Mar 31, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Mar 31, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Burnley
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Turf Moor
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1960-61
Referee:: E Crawford
Attendance:: 18,650
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 16
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Burnley:: Apr 03, 1961

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2274 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 898 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2503 (of 5824)
Total:: 3684 (of 7629)
Played:: 65 years, 4 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Colin Booth (7')

BURNLEY
Manager: Harry Potts
Prior form: LWDDDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Connelly (1')
Brian Miller (44')
Ray Pointer (47')
Jimmy McIlroy (72') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	Peter Grummitt
2	D	25	Roy Patrick
3	D	32	Joe McDonald
4	M	20	Calvin Palmer
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay
6	M	35	Jack Burkitt
7	M	19	John Rowland
8	F	26	Colin Booth (7')
9	F	20	Colin Addison
10	F	25	Johnny Quigley
11	F	18	Flip Le Flem

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	18	Peter Grummitt	21		6	1
2	D	25	Roy Patrick	52		6	1
3	D	32	Joe McDonald	121		6	1
4	M	20	Calvin Palmer	28	2	6	1
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay	309	3	6	1
6	M	35	Jack Burkitt	502	15	6	1
7	M	19	John Rowland	10	1	20	4
8	F	26	Colin Booth (7')	58	22	6	1
9	F	20	Colin Addison	8	4	6	1
10	F	25	Johnny Quigley	135	35	6	1
11	F	18	Flip Le Flem	33	2	6	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Adam Blacklaw
2	D	Alex Elder
3	D	John Angus
4	D	Jimmy Adamson
5	D	Walter Joyce
6	M	Brian Miller
7	M	Gordon Harris
8	M	Jimmy McIlroy
9	M	Jimmy Robson
10	F	Ray Pointer
11	F	John Connelly

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Mar 31, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-3	Everton
Blackpool	2-0	Manchester United
Burnley	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Cardiff City	0-2	Birmingham City
Fulham	2-2	Arsenal
Manchester City	2-3	Preston North End
Newcastle United	0-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham Hotspur	4-2	Chelsea
West Ham United	1-0	Leicester 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	34	25	4	5	94	42	11	3	2	52	23	14	1	3	42	19	52	54	WDWLLD	Safe
2	Sheffield Wednesday	34	21	9	4	68	35	15	2	1	41	12	6	7	3	27	23	33	51	WWDWWW	Safe
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	21	7	8	90	66	15	2	1	56	27	6	5	7	34	39	24	49	LLWDWD	Safe
4	Burnley	32	17	5	10	83	58	8	3	6	46	35	9	2	4	37	23	25	39	LWDDDD
5	Blackburn Rovers	35	14	9	12	67	63	11	2	4	42	25	3	7	8	25	38	4	37	DWDWWD
6	Everton	35	16	5	14	66	63	10	3	4	35	19	6	2	10	31	44	3	37	LWLWLL
7	Aston Villa	34	14	8	12	65	63	10	3	4	38	25	4	5	8	27	38	2	36	LDDWDL
8	Arsenal	35	13	9	13	66	68	10	3	5	38	28	3	6	8	28	40	-2	35	WLDDDD
9	Leicester City	32	14	6	12	65	55	8	3	3	36	21	6	3	9	29	34	10	34	WWWWLD
10	Cardiff City	34	13	8	13	52	62	11	3	4	32	22	2	5	9	20	40	-10	34	WWWLWL
11	Manchester United	34	13	7	14	65	66	10	4	2	40	15	3	3	12	25	51	-1	33	WLWDDL
12	West Bromwich Albion	36	14	4	18	57	66	8	2	8	37	30	6	2	10	20	36	-9	32	LWWWWW
13	Chelsea	34	12	7	15	80	81	7	5	4	46	38	5	2	11	34	43	-1	31	DLWDDW
14	Nottingham Forest	34	12	7	15	49	61	7	5	6	28	29	5	2	9	21	32	-12	31	WLWDLD
15	Birmingham City	34	12	6	16	53	69	9	4	4	31	24	3	2	12	22	45	-16	30	WLDLWD
16	West Ham United	34	12	5	17	68	75	11	2	4	49	27	1	3	13	19	48	-7	29	LLLLLD
17	Fulham	35	12	5	18	59	81	8	5	5	35	35	4	0	13	24	46	-22	29	LWLDWD
18	Bolton Wanderers	34	10	8	16	49	60	7	3	7	30	26	3	5	9	19	34	-11	28	LLWDLD
19	Manchester City	33	10	7	16	63	77	8	4	5	32	24	2	3	11	31	53	-14	27	LLWLLD
20	Newcastle United	35	9	8	18	75	97	6	7	5	47	43	3	1	13	28	54	-22	26	LWLDWL
21	Blackpool	34	9	7	18	58	64	7	2	8	37	29	2	5	10	21	35	-6	25	LWDLDW
22	Preston North End	34	9	7	18	35	55	7	4	6	24	18	2	3	12	11	37	-20	25	WWLWDD

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	35	26	4	5	98	44	12	3	2	56	25	14	1	3	42	19	54	56	DWLLDW	Safe	4-2
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	35	22	9	4	69	35	15	2	1	41	12	7	7	3	28	23	34	53	WDWWWW	Safe	1-0
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	21	7	8	90	66	15	2	1	56	27	6	5	7	34	39	24	49	LLWDWD	Safe
	4	Burnley	33	18	5	10	87	59	9	3	6	50	36	9	2	4	37	23	28	41	WDDDDW		4-1
1	5	Everton	36	17	5	14	69	64	10	3	4	35	19	7	2	10	34	45	5	39	WLWLLW		3-1
1	6	Blackburn Rovers	36	14	9	13	68	66	11	2	5	43	28	3	7	8	25	38	2	37	WDWWDL		1-3
	7	Aston Villa	34	14	8	12	65	63	10	3	4	38	25	4	5	8	27	38	2	36	LDDWDL
	8	Arsenal	36	13	10	13	68	70	10	3	5	38	28	3	7	8	30	42	-2	36	LDDDDD		2-2
	9	Leicester City	33	14	6	13	65	56	8	3	3	36	21	6	3	10	29	35	9	34	WWWLDL		0-1
	10	Cardiff City	35	13	8	14	52	64	11	3	5	32	24	2	5	9	20	40	-12	34	WWLWLL		0-2
	11	Manchester United	35	13	7	15	65	68	10	4	2	40	15	3	3	13	25	53	-3	33	LWDDLL		0-2
	12	West Bromwich Albion	36	14	4	18	57	66	8	2	8	37	30	6	2	10	20	36	-9	32	LWWWWW
2	13	Birmingham City	35	13	6	16	55	69	9	4	4	31	24	4	2	12	24	45	-14	32	LDLWDW		2-0
1	14	Chelsea	35	12	7	16	82	85	7	5	4	46	38	5	2	12	36	47	-3	31	LWDDWL		2-4
1	15	West Ham United	35	13	5	17	69	75	12	2	4	50	27	1	3	13	19	48	-6	31	LLLLDW		1-0
2	16	Nottingham Forest	35	12	7	16	50	65	7	5	6	28	29	5	2	10	22	36	-15	31	LWDLDL		1-4
	17	Fulham	36	12	6	18	61	83	8	6	5	37	37	4	0	13	24	46	-22	30	WLDWDD		2-2
	18	Bolton Wanderers	34	10	8	16	49	60	7	3	7	30	26	3	5	9	19	34	-11	28	LLWDLD
2	19	Blackpool	35	10	7	18	60	64	8	2	8	39	29	2	5	10	21	35	-4	27	WDLDWW		2-0
1	20	Manchester City	34	10	7	17	65	80	8	4	6	34	27	2	3	11	31	53	-15	27	LWLLDL		2-3
1	21	Preston North End	35	10	7	18	38	57	7	4	6	24	18	3	3	12	14	39	-19	27	WLWDDW		3-2
2	22	Newcastle United	36	9	8	19	75	98	6	7	6	47	44	3	1	13	28	54	-23	26	WLDWLL		0-1