FOREST 2 - 1 MANCHESTER CITY - Sat Sep 07, 1957 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 07, 1957 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Burnley (League Tier 1)
- Manchester City:
- Jan 11, 1958
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2118 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 742 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 2326 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 3490 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 66 years, 7 months, 19 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 36 |  Jack Hutchinson | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 32 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 24 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 31 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Billy Gray | |
| 8 | F | 32 | Eddie Baily | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tommy Wilson  | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Jim Barrett | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John Savage |
| 2 | D | Cliff Sear |
| 3 | D | Roy Little |
| 4 | D | Ken Barnes |
| 5 | D | Dave Ewing |
| 6 | M | Roy Warhurst |
| 7 | M | Colin Barlow |
| 8 | M | Joe Hayes |
| 9 | M | Bobby Johnstone |
| 10 | F | Billy McAdams |
| 11 | F | Fionan Fagan |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1-4 | Newcastle United |
| Blackpool | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| Everton | 3-0 | Chelsea |
| Leicester City | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Luton Town | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Manchester United | 5-0 | Leeds United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Manchester City |
| Portsmouth | 3-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sunderland | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Burnley |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4-1 | Preston North End |
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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.25000 | 7 | WWWD | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.33333 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.33333 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 4 | Luton Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.66667 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.00000 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 6 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.25000 | 5 | DWLW | |||
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .83333 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.40000 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.25000 | 4 | DWDL | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.12500 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.00000 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00000 | 4 | WDDL | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.00000 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .62500 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .55556 | 3 | WDLL | |||
| 16 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00000 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 2 | LW | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .77778 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 19 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .57143 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 20 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .37500 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 21 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .33333 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .42857 | 1 | DLLL | |||
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 | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4.50000 | 9 | WWWDW | 5-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.25000 | 9 | WDWWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Luton Town | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.00000 | 8 | WWLWW | 3-1 | |
 2 | 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.75000 | 7 | WDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.33333 | 7 | WLWDW | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.30000 | 7 | DWLWW | 3-2 | ||
| 5 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.37500 | 6 | WDDLW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.16667 | 5 | LWWDL | 1-3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .80000 | 5 | LLWDW | 3-2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.60000 | 4 | LWLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.00000 | 4 | WLWL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .88889 | 4 | LLWWL | 1-4 | |
| 4 | 13 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .85714 | 4 | DWDLL | 1-3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .71429 | 4 | WLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 15 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .54545 | 4 | LLWWL | 0-5 | |
| 3 | 16 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .76923 | 3 | DLWLL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .60000 | 3 | DLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 18 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .46154 | 3 | WDLLL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 19 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .44444 | 3 | LWLLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 20 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .38462 | 3 | LLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .80000 | 2 | LWL | 2-3 | |
| 4 | 22 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .75000 | 2 | LWLLL | 2-3 | |