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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Wed Sep 27, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Sep 27, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: C Woan
Attendance:: 22,610
League Week:: 10 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 4 4
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Cardiff City (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 15, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2291 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 915 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2522 (of 5824)
Total:: 3710 (of 7629)
Played:: 64 years, 11 months, 4 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Colin Booth (41')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Stan Cullis
Prior form: DLDLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Kirkham (28')
John Kirkham (32')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	20	Calvin Palmer
3	F	34	Billy Gray
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay
6	F	25	Jim Iley
7	M	20	Billy Cobb
8	F	26	Colin Booth (41')
9	F	20	Geoff Vowden
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Malcolm Finlayson
2	D	Gerry Harris
3	D	Eddie Stuart
4	D	Bill Slater
5	D	John Kirkham
6	M	Eddie Clamp
7	M	Peter Broadbent
8	M	Jimmy Murray
9	M	Bobby Mason
10	F	Norman Deeley
11	F	Ted Farmer

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Sep 27, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Burnley	10	8	1	1	33	19	5	0	0	14	6	3	1	1	19	13	14	17	WWWWWW
	2	Manchester United	9	6	2	1	20	12	4	0	0	13	5	2	2	1	7	7	8	14	LWWWDW
	3	West Ham United	10	5	3	2	22	17	3	2	0	10	7	2	1	2	12	10	5	13	WLWWDW
	4	Nottingham Forest	9	5	2	2	18	11	4	0	1	10	4	1	2	1	8	7	7	12	DLLWWW
	5	Manchester City	10	6	0	4	21	20	3	0	2	9	9	3	0	2	12	11	1	12	LWLWLL
	6	Fulham	10	4	3	3	19	17	2	1	1	9	8	2	2	2	10	9	2	11	DDDWWW
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	9	4	2	3	20	11	2	2	0	11	5	2	0	3	9	6	9	10	LWDLDL
	8	Ipswich Town	10	4	2	4	26	24	3	0	2	16	12	1	2	2	10	12	2	10	WWWLDL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	9	4	2	3	14	14	3	1	0	10	7	1	1	3	4	7	0	10	LWDLWL
	10	Bolton Wanderers	10	4	2	4	19	21	3	1	1	11	9	1	1	3	8	12	-2	10	WDWLLW
	11	Blackburn Rovers	10	3	4	3	15	18	2	3	0	9	6	1	1	3	6	12	-3	10	WLWWDD
	12	Cardiff City	10	3	3	4	17	16	2	1	2	11	9	1	2	2	6	7	1	9	LWLLWD
	13	Leicester City	10	4	1	5	17	19	3	0	2	6	7	1	1	3	11	12	-2	9	WLWLLW
	14	Aston Villa	8	3	2	3	17	14	2	1	1	11	6	1	1	2	6	8	3	8	DWLLDW
	15	Arsenal	9	2	4	3	16	18	1	3	0	10	7	1	1	3	6	11	-2	8	DLWLDD
	16	Everton	10	4	0	6	15	18	3	0	2	10	9	1	0	4	5	9	-3	8	LLLWWL
	17	Sheffield United	9	3	2	4	8	17	3	1	2	6	8	0	1	2	2	9	-9	8	WLDLWL
	18	Chelsea	10	2	3	5	19	20	2	3	1	13	7	0	0	4	6	13	-1	7	DLWLLD
	19	West Bromwich Albion	10	3	1	6	13	16	2	1	2	7	5	1	0	4	6	11	-3	7	LDLWWL
	20	Blackpool	10	2	3	5	15	22	2	0	3	8	9	0	3	2	7	13	-7	7	LWDLDL
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	1	3	4	11	15	1	3	0	8	7	0	0	4	3	8	-4	5	DLDLLD
	22	Birmingham City	10	1	3	6	11	27	1	1	3	7	15	0	2	3	4	12	-16	5	LDLLLD

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	Burnley	10	8	1	1	33	19	5	0	0	14	6	3	1	1	19	13	14	17	WWWWWW
	2	Manchester United	9	6	2	1	20	12	4	0	0	13	5	2	2	1	7	7	8	14	LWWWDW
	3	West Ham United	10	5	3	2	22	17	3	2	0	10	7	2	1	2	12	10	5	13	WLWWDW
	4	Nottingham Forest	10	5	2	3	19	13	4	0	1	10	4	1	2	2	9	9	6	12	LLWWWL		1-2
	5	Manchester City	10	6	0	4	21	20	3	0	2	9	9	3	0	2	12	11	1	12	LWLWLL
	6	Fulham	10	4	3	3	19	17	2	1	1	9	8	2	2	2	10	9	2	11	DDDWWW
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	9	4	2	3	20	11	2	2	0	11	5	2	0	3	9	6	9	10	LWDLDL
	8	Ipswich Town	10	4	2	4	26	24	3	0	2	16	12	1	2	2	10	12	2	10	WWWLDL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	9	4	2	3	14	14	3	1	0	10	7	1	1	3	4	7	0	10	LWDLWL
	10	Bolton Wanderers	10	4	2	4	19	21	3	1	1	11	9	1	1	3	8	12	-2	10	WDWLLW
	11	Blackburn Rovers	10	3	4	3	15	18	2	3	0	9	6	1	1	3	6	12	-3	10	WLWWDD
	12	Cardiff City	10	3	3	4	17	16	2	1	2	11	9	1	2	2	6	7	1	9	LWLLWD
	13	Leicester City	10	4	1	5	17	19	3	0	2	6	7	1	1	3	11	12	-2	9	WLWLLW
	14	Aston Villa	8	3	2	3	17	14	2	1	1	11	6	1	1	2	6	8	3	8	DWLLDW
	15	Arsenal	9	2	4	3	16	18	1	3	0	10	7	1	1	3	6	11	-2	8	DLWLDD
	16	Everton	10	4	0	6	15	18	3	0	2	10	9	1	0	4	5	9	-3	8	LLLWWL
	17	Sheffield United	9	3	2	4	8	17	3	1	2	6	8	0	1	2	2	9	-9	8	WLDLWL
	18	Chelsea	10	2	3	5	19	20	2	3	1	13	7	0	0	4	6	13	-1	7	DLWLLD
	19	West Bromwich Albion	10	3	1	6	13	16	2	1	2	7	5	1	0	4	6	11	-3	7	LDLWWL
1	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	2	3	4	13	16	2	3	0	10	8	0	0	4	3	8	-3	7	LDLLDW		2-1
1	21	Blackpool	10	2	3	5	15	22	2	0	3	8	9	0	3	2	7	13	-7	7	LWDLDL
	22	Birmingham City	10	1	3	6	11	27	1	1	3	7	15	0	2	3	4	12	-16	5	LDLLLD