The City Ground

ARSENAL 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 26, 1963 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 26, 1963 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highbury
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

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

Season:: 1963-64
Referee:: H Horner
Attendance:: 41,124
League Week:: 15 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 10
Opp Before/After:: 10 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ipswich Town (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Mar 07, 1964

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2380 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1004 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2623 (of 5828)
Total:: 3818 (of 7633)
Played:: 62 years, 10 months, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: WDLWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Flip Le Flem (36')
Frank Wignall (52')

ARSENAL
Manager: Billy Wright
Prior form: WLWWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob McKinlay (11') (OG)
Terry Anderson (16')
Geoff Strong (18')
Geoff Strong (34')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	21	Peter Grummitt
2	D	26	Joseph Wilson
3	D	27	Dennis Mochan
4	M	29	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	31	Bob McKinlay
6	D	20	John Winfield
7	F	20	Trevor Hockey	Last game
8	F	23	Colin Addison
9	F	24	Frank Wignall (52')
10	F	28	Johnny Quigley
11	F	21	Flip Le Flem (36')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	21	Peter Grummitt	131		7	1
2	D	26	Joseph Wilson	59		7	1
3	D	27	Dennis Mochan	35	1	7	1
4	M	29	Jeff Whitefoot	167	4	7	1
5	D	31	Bob McKinlay	429	5	7	1
6	D	20	John Winfield	62	2	7	1
7	F	20	Trevor Hockey	78	8	7	1
8	F	23	Colin Addison	93	38	7	1
9	F	24	Frank Wignall (52')	14	6	7	1
10	F	28	Johnny Quigley	242	54	7	1
11	F	21	Flip Le Flem (36')	136	17	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	ob Wilson
2	D	Ian Ure
3	D	Jimmy Magill
4	D	Billy McCullough
5	D	Johnny MacLeod
6	M	George Eastham
7	M	Terry Anderson
8	M	Laurie Brown
9	M	John Barnwell
10	F	Joe Baker
11	F	Geoff Strong

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 26, 1963)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Birmingham City	2-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Blackpool
Burnley	1-2	Sheffield United
Everton	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham	0-1	Chelsea
Ipswich Town	1-2	Liverpool
Leicester City	4-3	Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United	0-1	West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion	2-3	Stoke 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	Manchester United	13	8	3	2	30	13	5	0	0	14	2	3	3	2	16	11	17	19	LLWDWW
2	Tottenham Hotspur	13	8	3	2	45	26	5	1	0	24	7	3	2	2	21	19	19	19	WWWDDD
3	Sheffield United	14	7	5	2	29	18	4	3	1	18	8	3	2	1	11	10	11	19	WWDWLW
4	Burnley	15	7	4	4	22	18	5	1	1	13	6	2	3	3	9	12	4	18	LWDDWW
5	Liverpool	13	8	1	4	28	16	5	0	3	20	10	3	1	1	8	6	12	17	WLWWWW
6	Blackburn Rovers	14	7	3	4	28	17	4	2	2	19	10	3	1	2	9	7	11	17	WDLWWL
7	Nottingham Forest	14	7	3	4	19	12	4	2	2	13	6	3	1	2	6	6	7	17	WDLWDL
8	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	3	4	23	15	4	2	1	16	8	3	1	3	7	7	8	17	DWDLWL
9	Everton	13	8	1	4	27	20	5	0	1	17	8	3	1	3	10	12	7	17	LWWWWL
10	Arsenal	14	8	1	5	36	30	5	1	1	23	13	3	0	4	13	17	6	17	WLWWDL
11	Sheffield Wednesday	14	6	2	6	25	23	4	1	1	15	7	2	1	5	10	16	2	14	WLWLWW
12	Leicester City	14	4	5	5	20	17	3	1	2	12	4	1	4	3	8	13	3	13	LWDLLD
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	5	3	6	21	32	2	2	3	11	16	3	1	3	10	16	-11	13	WWDDWD
14	West Ham United	14	4	4	6	17	23	2	3	3	13	13	2	1	3	4	10	-6	12	LLDDLW
15	Chelsea	14	3	6	5	16	22	2	3	3	9	12	1	3	2	7	10	-6	12	LLDDWL
16	Fulham	14	5	2	7	13	24	4	1	1	10	7	1	1	6	3	17	-11	12	WWLLDD
17	Blackpool	14	5	2	7	14	26	3	2	3	8	11	2	0	4	6	15	-12	12	LWWWLD
18	Aston Villa	14	5	1	8	21	26	2	0	5	8	12	3	1	3	13	14	-5	11	WLLLLW
19	Stoke City	14	3	4	7	22	28	1	3	4	10	14	2	1	3	12	14	-6	10	LLDLWD
20	Birmingham City	13	3	1	9	11	26	3	1	2	6	5	0	0	7	5	21	-15	7	LWLLLL
21	Bolton Wanderers	14	2	2	10	22	30	1	1	4	11	10	1	1	6	11	20	-8	6	LWLLLD
22	Ipswich Town	14	1	3	10	14	41	1	1	4	8	16	0	2	6	6	25	-27	5	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)
2	1	Sheffield United	15	8	5	2	31	19	4	3	1	18	8	4	2	1	13	11	12	21	WDWLWW		2-1
1	2	Manchester United	14	8	3	3	30	14	5	0	1	14	3	3	3	2	16	11	16	19	LWDWWL		0-1
2	3	Liverpool	14	9	1	4	30	17	5	0	3	20	10	4	1	1	10	7	13	19	LWWWWW		2-1
2	4	Tottenham Hotspur	14	8	3	3	45	27	5	1	0	24	7	3	2	3	21	20	18	19	WWDDDL		0-1
4	5	Everton	14	9	1	4	28	20	6	0	1	18	8	3	1	3	10	12	8	19	WWWWLW		1-0
4	6	Arsenal	15	9	1	5	40	32	6	1	1	27	15	3	0	4	13	17	8	19	LWWDLW		4-2
3	7	Burnley	16	7	4	5	23	20	5	1	2	14	8	2	3	3	9	12	3	18	WDDWWL		1-2
2	8	Blackburn Rovers	15	7	3	5	31	21	4	2	2	19	10	3	1	3	12	11	10	17	DLWWLL		3-4
1	9	West Bromwich Albion	15	7	3	5	25	18	4	2	2	18	11	3	1	3	7	7	7	17	WDLWLL		2-3
3	10	Nottingham Forest	15	7	3	5	21	16	4	2	2	13	6	3	1	3	8	10	5	17	DLWDLL		2-4
	11	Sheffield Wednesday	15	7	2	6	26	23	5	1	1	16	7	2	1	5	10	16	3	16	LWLWWW		1-0
	12	Leicester City	15	5	5	5	24	20	4	1	2	16	7	1	4	3	8	13	4	15	WDLLDW		4-3
1	13	West Ham United	15	5	4	6	18	23	2	3	3	13	13	3	1	3	5	10	-5	14	LDDLWW		1-0
1	14	Chelsea	15	4	6	5	17	22	2	3	3	9	12	2	3	2	8	10	-5	14	LDDWLW		1-0
2	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	5	4	6	23	34	2	2	3	11	16	3	2	3	12	18	-11	14	WDDWDD		2-2
1	16	Blackpool	15	5	3	7	15	27	3	2	3	8	11	2	1	4	7	16	-12	13	WWWLDD		1-1
2	17	Stoke City	15	4	4	7	25	30	1	3	4	10	14	3	1	3	15	16	-5	12	LDLWDW		3-2
2	18	Fulham	15	5	2	8	13	25	4	1	2	10	8	1	1	6	3	17	-12	12	WLLDDL		0-1
1	19	Aston Villa	15	5	1	9	21	27	2	0	5	8	12	3	1	4	13	15	-6	11	LLLLWL		0-1
	20	Birmingham City	14	3	2	9	13	28	3	2	2	8	7	0	0	7	5	21	-15	8	WLLLLD		2-2
	21	Bolton Wanderers	15	2	3	10	23	31	1	2	4	12	11	1	1	6	11	20	-8	7	WLLLDD		1-1
	22	Ipswich Town	15	1	3	11	15	43	1	1	5	9	18	0	2	6	6	25	-28	5	LLLLDL		1-2