The City Ground

PRESTON NORTH END 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 21, 1957 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 21, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: R Wood
Attendance:: 20,945
Pos Before/After:: 6 8
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Preston North End:: Oct 25, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2135 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 759 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2343 (of 5724)
Total:: 3508 (of 7505)
Played:: 66 years, 3 months, 28 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: Cliff Britton
Prior form: DWWDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tommy Thompson
Derek Mayers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Chic Thomson
2	D	32	Bill Whare
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	32	Bill Morley
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	M	27	Peter Higham
8	F	22	Johnny Quigley
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson
10	F	32	Eddie Baily
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Knowles
2	D	Joe Walton
3	D	Joe Dunn
4	D	Willie Cunningham
5	D	Frank O'Farrell
6	M	Tommy Docherty
7	M	Jimmy Baxter
8	M	Tommy Thompson
9	M	Samuel Taylor
10	F	Derek Mayers
11	F	Tom Finney

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 21, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Sunderland
Aston Villa	0-2	Birmingham City
Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Luton Town
Burnley	3-1	Portsmouth
Chelsea	2-4	Tottenham Hotspur
Leeds United	2-1	Blackpool
Manchester United	4-0	Leicester City
Newcastle United	3-0	West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	4-5	Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Everton

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	15	5	2	56	27	10	1	0	34	10	5	4	2	22	17	2.07407	35	DDWWWW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	22	9	11	2	50	34	7	4	1	33	16	2	7	1	17	18	1.47059	29	WDWDDL
	3	Preston North End	21	11	3	7	44	31	8	1	1	29	9	3	2	6	15	22	1.41935	25	DWWDLL
	4	Manchester United	21	11	3	7	49	36	7	0	4	27	15	4	3	3	22	21	1.36111	25	DWWLDL
	5	Manchester City	21	12	1	8	54	52	8	1	1	33	16	4	0	7	21	36	1.03846	25	WWLLWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	21	11	2	8	42	30	6	1	3	24	10	5	1	5	18	20	1.40000	24	WLWLWD
	7	Luton Town	21	11	2	8	33	30	8	1	2	23	10	3	1	6	10	20	1.10000	24	WLLWLW
	8	Bolton Wanderers	21	10	4	7	39	39	7	3	1	26	14	3	1	6	13	25	1.00000	24	LWLDWW
	9	Arsenal	22	10	3	9	37	37	7	1	3	27	18	3	2	6	10	19	1.00000	23	LWLLLW
	10	Chelsea	21	8	6	7	44	38	6	2	2	27	13	2	4	5	17	25	1.15789	22	LDWDWW
	11	Blackpool	21	9	4	8	33	32	5	1	5	22	20	4	3	3	11	12	1.03125	22	LDDWDL
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	22	9	4	9	47	49	7	1	3	33	21	2	3	6	14	28	.95918	22	WDWWLW
	13	Everton	21	7	8	6	32	36	3	7	1	16	12	4	1	5	16	24	.88889	22	LDLDLD
	14	Burnley	21	9	3	9	43	40	8	1	1	31	11	1	2	8	12	29	1.07500	21	WWWLWL
	15	Birmingham City	22	6	7	9	37	48	4	3	4	22	20	2	4	5	15	28	.77083	19	LWDDDD
	16	Portsmouth	21	7	4	10	38	37	5	3	2	23	14	2	1	8	15	23	1.02703	18	DLWLWD
	17	Sunderland	22	5	7	10	27	50	4	5	2	16	11	1	2	8	11	39	.54000	17	WDLWLD
	18	Aston Villa	22	6	4	12	36	49	5	2	3	21	14	1	2	9	15	35	.73469	16	LDLDWL
	19	Leeds United	22	6	4	12	29	41	5	3	4	21	17	1	1	8	8	24	.70732	16	LLLDLW
	20	Newcastle United	21	6	3	12	31	35	2	2	6	12	16	4	1	6	19	19	.88571	15	LWLWLL
	21	Leicester City	21	5	3	13	41	56	4	3	4	25	23	1	0	9	16	33	.73214	13	LLLDWD
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	21	5	3	13	34	49	5	1	4	20	21	0	2	9	14	28	.69388	13	WLWDLL

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	16	5	2	58	27	11	1	0	36	10	5	4	2	22	17	2.14815	37	DWWWWW		2-0
	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	11	3	50	37	7	4	1	33	16	2	7	2	17	21	1.35135	29	DWDDLL		0-3
	3	Preston North End	22	12	3	7	46	31	9	1	1	31	9	3	2	6	15	22	1.48387	27	WWDLLW		2-0
	4	Manchester United	22	12	3	7	53	36	8	0	4	31	15	4	3	3	22	21	1.47222	27	WWLDLW		4-0
	5	Manchester City	22	13	1	8	59	56	8	1	1	33	16	5	0	7	26	40	1.05357	27	WLLWWW		5-4
1	6	Luton Town	22	12	2	8	35	31	8	1	2	23	10	4	1	6	12	21	1.12903	26	LLWLWW		2-1
2	7	Arsenal	23	11	3	9	40	37	8	1	3	30	18	3	2	6	10	19	1.08108	25	WLLLWW		3-0
2	8	Nottingham Forest	22	11	2	9	42	32	6	1	3	24	10	5	1	6	18	22	1.31250	24	LWLWDL		0-2
3	9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	51	51	7	1	3	33	21	3	3	6	18	30	1.00000	24	DWWLWW		4-2
2	10	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	4	8	40	41	7	3	2	27	16	3	1	6	13	25	.97561	24	WLDWWL		1-2
3	11	Burnley	22	10	3	9	46	41	9	1	1	34	12	1	2	8	12	29	1.12195	23	WWLWLW		3-1
2	12	Chelsea	22	8	6	8	46	42	6	2	3	29	17	2	4	5	17	25	1.09524	22	DWDWWL		2-4
2	13	Blackpool	22	9	4	9	34	34	5	1	5	22	20	4	3	4	12	14	1.00000	22	DDWDLL		1-2
1	14	Everton	22	7	8	7	32	38	3	7	1	16	12	4	1	6	16	26	.84211	22	DLDLDL		0-2
	15	Birmingham City	23	7	7	9	39	48	4	3	4	22	20	3	4	5	17	28	.81250	21	WDDDDW		2-0
	16	Portsmouth	22	7	4	11	39	40	5	3	2	23	14	2	1	9	16	26	.97500	18	LWLWDL		1-3
2	17	Leeds United	23	7	4	12	31	42	6	3	4	23	18	1	1	8	8	24	.73810	18	LLDLWW		2-1
2	18	Newcastle United	22	7	3	12	34	35	3	2	6	15	16	4	1	6	19	19	.97143	17	WLWLLW		3-0
2	19	Sunderland	23	5	7	11	27	53	4	5	2	16	11	1	2	9	11	42	.50943	17	DLWLDL		0-3
2	20	Aston Villa	23	6	4	13	36	51	5	2	4	21	16	1	2	9	15	35	.70588	16	DLDWLL		0-2
1	21	Sheffield Wednesday	22	5	3	14	38	54	5	1	5	24	26	0	2	9	14	28	.70370	13	LWDLLL		4-5
1	22	Leicester City	22	5	3	14	41	60	4	3	4	25	23	1	0	10	16	37	.68333	13	LLDWDL		0-4