The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Sep 23, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 23, 1961 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 (Won)

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: J Mitchell
Attendance:: 40,875
Pos Before/After:: 6 4
Opp Before/After:: 8 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Feb 10, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2290 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 914 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 2521 (of 5679)
Total:: 3706 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Billy Cobb
Johnny Quigley

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: WLWDLW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Peter Grummitt
2	M	Calvin Palmer
3	F	Billy Gray
4	M	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	F	Jim Iley
7	M	Billy Cobb
8	F	Colin Booth
9	F	Geoff Vowden
10	F	Johnny Quigley
11	F	Flip Le Flem

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Brown
2	D	Peter Baker
3	D	Ron Henry
4	D	Maurice Norman
5	D	Danny Blanchflower
6	M	John White
7	M	Dave MacKay
8	M	Les Allen
9	M	Terry Dyson
10	F	Bobby Smith
11	F	Cliff Jones

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 23, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-1	Birmingham City
Aston Villa	5-0	Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers	3-2	West Bromwich Albion
Burnley	2-1	Everton
Chelsea	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town	2-4	Fulham
Leicester City	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United	3-2	Manchester City
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Sheffield United	1-4	West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Cardiff 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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Burnley	9	7	1	1	31	18	4	0	0	12	5	3	1	1	19	13	1.72222	15	LWWWWW
	2	Manchester United	8	5	2	1	17	10	3	0	0	10	3	2	2	1	7	7	1.70000	12	WLWWWD
	3	Manchester City	9	6	0	3	19	17	3	0	2	9	9	3	0	1	10	8	1.11765	12	WLWLWL
	4	West Ham United	9	4	3	2	18	16	3	2	0	10	7	1	1	2	8	9	1.12500	11	WWLWWD
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	8	4	2	2	20	10	2	2	0	11	5	2	0	2	9	5	2.00000	10	WLWDLD
	6	Nottingham Forest	8	4	2	2	16	11	3	0	1	8	4	1	2	1	8	7	1.45455	10	WDLLWW
	7	Ipswich Town	9	4	2	3	24	20	3	0	1	14	8	1	2	2	10	12	1.20000	10	WWWWLD
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	8	4	2	2	14	12	3	1	0	10	7	1	1	2	4	5	1.16667	10	WLWDLW
	9	Fulham	9	3	3	3	15	15	2	1	1	9	8	1	2	2	6	7	1.00000	9	LDDDWW
	10	Blackburn Rovers	9	3	3	3	14	17	2	3	0	9	6	1	0	3	5	11	.82353	9	DWLWWD
	11	Cardiff City	9	3	2	4	16	15	2	1	2	11	9	1	1	2	5	6	1.06667	8	LLWLLW
	12	Everton	9	4	0	5	14	16	3	0	2	10	9	1	0	3	4	7	.87500	8	WLLLWW
	13	Bolton Wanderers	9	3	2	4	16	19	2	1	1	8	7	1	1	3	8	12	.84211	8	WWDWLL
	14	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	7	13	3	1	1	5	4	0	1	2	2	9	.53846	8	LWLDLW
	15	Arsenal	8	2	3	3	15	17	1	2	0	9	6	1	1	3	6	11	.88235	7	LDLWLD
	16	Blackpool	9	2	3	4	15	17	2	0	3	8	9	0	3	1	7	8	.88235	7	DLWDLD
	17	West Bromwich Albion	9	3	1	5	11	13	2	1	2	7	5	1	0	3	4	8	.84615	7	LLDLWW
	18	Leicester City	9	3	1	5	16	19	2	0	2	5	7	1	1	3	11	12	.84211	7	DWLWLL
	19	Chelsea	9	2	2	5	18	19	2	2	1	12	6	0	0	4	6	13	.94737	6	WDLWLL
	20	Aston Villa	7	2	2	3	12	14	1	1	1	6	6	1	1	2	6	8	.85714	6	WDWLLD
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	1	2	4	10	14	1	2	0	7	6	0	0	4	3	8	.71429	4	WDLDLL
	22	Birmingham City	9	1	2	6	10	26	1	1	3	7	15	0	1	3	3	11	.38462	4	DLDLLL

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	Burnley	10	8	1	1	33	19	5	0	0	14	6	3	1	1	19	13	1.73684	17	WWWWWW	2-1
	2	Manchester United	9	6	2	1	20	12	4	0	0	13	5	2	2	1	7	7	1.66667	14	LWWWDW	3-2
1	3	West Ham United	10	5	3	2	22	17	3	2	0	10	7	2	1	2	12	10	1.29412	13	WLWWDW	4-1
2	4	Nottingham Forest	9	5	2	2	18	11	4	0	1	10	4	1	2	1	8	7	1.63636	12	DLLWWW	2-0
2	5	Manchester City	10	6	0	4	21	20	3	0	2	9	9	3	0	2	12	11	1.05000	12	LWLWLL	2-3
3	6	Fulham	10	4	3	3	19	17	2	1	1	9	8	2	2	2	10	9	1.11765	11	DDDWWW	4-2
2	7	Sheffield Wednesday	9	4	2	3	20	11	2	2	0	11	5	2	0	3	9	6	1.81818	10	LWDLDL	0-1
1	8	Ipswich Town	10	4	2	4	26	24	3	0	2	16	12	1	2	2	10	12	1.08333	10	WWWLDL	2-4
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	9	4	2	3	14	14	3	1	0	10	7	1	1	3	4	7	1.00000	10	LWDLWL	0-2
3	10	Bolton Wanderers	10	4	2	4	19	21	3	1	1	11	9	1	1	3	8	12	.90476	10	WDWLLW	3-2
1	11	Blackburn Rovers	10	3	4	3	15	18	2	3	0	9	6	1	1	3	6	12	.83333	10	WLWWDD	1-1
1	12	Cardiff City	10	3	3	4	17	16	2	1	2	11	9	1	2	2	6	7	1.06250	9	LWLLWD	1-1
5	13	Leicester City	10	4	1	5	17	19	3	0	2	6	7	1	1	3	11	12	.89474	9	WLWLLW	1-0
6	14	Aston Villa	8	3	2	3	17	14	2	1	1	11	6	1	1	2	6	8	1.21429	8	DWLLDW	5-0
	15	Arsenal	9	2	4	3	16	18	1	3	0	10	7	1	1	3	6	11	.88889	8	DLWLDD	1-1
4	16	Everton	10	4	0	6	15	18	3	0	2	10	9	1	0	4	5	9	.83333	8	LLLWWL	1-2
3	17	Sheffield United	9	3	2	4	8	17	3	1	2	6	8	0	1	2	2	9	.47059	8	WLDLWL	1-4
1	18	Chelsea	10	2	3	5	19	20	2	3	1	13	7	0	0	4	6	13	.95000	7	DLWLLD	1-1
2	19	West Bromwich Albion	10	3	1	6	13	16	2	1	2	7	5	1	0	4	6	11	.81250	7	LDLWWL	2-3
4	20	Blackpool	10	2	3	5	15	22	2	0	3	8	9	0	3	2	7	13	.68182	7	LWDLDL	0-5
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	1	3	4	11	15	1	3	0	8	7	0	0	4	3	8	.73333	5	DLDLLD	1-1
	22	Birmingham City	10	1	3	6	11	27	1	1	3	7	15	0	2	3	4	12	.40741	5	LDLLLD	1-1