The City Ground

CHELSEA 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 27, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 27, 1958 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stamford Bridge
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: Thomas Dawes
Attendance:: 48,093
Pos Before/After:: 13 16
Opp Before/After:: 9 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Apr 15, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2165 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 789 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 2376 (of 5736)
Total:: 3546 (of 7523)
Played:: 66 years, 1 month, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Billy Gray

CHELSEA
Manager: Ted Drake
Prior form: LDWWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
Tony Nicholas

Penalties Missed:
Tommy Wilson

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Joe McDonald
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	M	25	Roy Dwight
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Reg Matthews
2	D	Mel Scott
3	D	John Sillett
4	D	Derek Saunders
5	D	John Mortimore
6	M	Peter Sillett
7	M	Peter Brabrook
8	M	Ron Tindall
9	M	Mike Harrison
10	F	Tony Nicholas
11	F	Jimmy Greaves

Videos:

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Sep 27, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	4-2	Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers	2-3	Aston Villa
Blackpool	2-0	West Ham United
Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Burnley
Chelsea	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	2-1	Arsenal
Luton Town	4-1	Preston North End
Manchester City	1-1	Manchester United
Newcastle United	2-0	Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion	2-3	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	Preston North End	9	5	3	1	20	10	4	0	1	12	5	1	3	0	8	5	2.00000	13	WLDDWW
	2	Bolton Wanderers	9	5	3	1	20	14	5	0	0	15	4	0	3	1	5	10	1.42857	13	WWLDWW
	3	Arsenal	9	6	0	3	30	12	5	0	0	21	4	1	0	3	9	8	2.50000	12	LWWWLW
	4	Luton Town	9	3	6	0	16	8	2	3	0	11	4	1	3	0	5	4	2.00000	12	DWDDWD
	5	Manchester United	9	4	3	2	25	13	3	2	0	18	7	1	1	2	7	6	1.92308	11	DWLDWD
	6	West Bromwich Albion	9	3	5	1	23	12	0	3	1	5	6	3	2	0	18	6	1.91667	11	WWLDWD
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	5	1	3	20	15	3	1	1	13	5	2	0	2	7	10	1.33333	11	DWWWWL
	8	West Ham United	9	5	1	3	21	20	4	0	0	16	6	1	1	3	5	14	1.05000	11	DLWLLW
	9	Chelsea	9	5	1	3	26	26	4	0	0	18	10	1	1	3	8	16	1.00000	11	LDWWWL
	10	Blackpool	9	3	4	2	11	9	2	2	0	7	3	1	2	2	4	6	1.22222	10	LLDDDD
	11	Blackburn Rovers	9	3	3	3	20	13	2	1	1	11	2	1	2	2	9	11	1.53846	9	DLDLDL
	12	Newcastle United	9	4	1	4	17	19	1	1	2	4	8	3	0	2	13	11	.89474	9	WWLDLW
	13	Nottingham Forest	9	3	2	4	17	16	2	1	1	10	4	1	1	3	7	12	1.06250	8	DWDWLL
	14	Burnley	9	3	2	4	16	18	2	1	2	12	11	1	1	2	4	7	.88889	8	WLWLWD
	15	Portsmouth	9	3	2	4	17	23	2	1	2	12	13	1	1	2	5	10	.73913	8	WDWDLW
	16	Leicester City	9	2	4	3	13	20	2	3	0	10	6	0	1	3	3	14	.65000	8	DWDDDL
	17	Leeds United	9	1	5	3	9	16	0	4	0	3	3	1	1	3	6	13	.56250	7	DWDDLL
	18	Birmingham City	9	2	3	4	9	17	2	0	2	6	9	0	3	2	3	8	.52941	7	LLDWWL
	19	Tottenham Hotspur	9	2	2	5	14	21	2	0	2	8	6	0	2	3	6	15	.66667	6	WLDLWD
	20	Manchester City	9	1	3	5	14	27	0	3	1	6	8	1	0	4	8	19	.51852	5	LLDLLL
	21	Aston Villa	9	1	2	6	13	28	1	2	2	8	10	0	0	4	5	18	.46429	4	LLLLLD
	22	Everton	9	2	0	7	11	25	1	0	4	6	16	1	0	3	5	9	.44000	4	LLLWLW

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)
3	1	Luton Town	10	4	6	0	20	9	3	3	0	15	5	1	3	0	5	4	2.22222	14	WDDWDW		4-1
1	2	Preston North End	10	5	3	2	21	14	4	0	1	12	5	1	3	1	9	9	1.50000	13	LDDWWL		1-4
1	3	Bolton Wanderers	10	5	3	2	21	16	5	0	1	16	6	0	3	1	5	10	1.31250	13	WLDWWL		1-2
5	4	Chelsea	10	6	1	3	30	27	5	0	0	22	11	1	1	3	8	16	1.11111	13	DWWWLW		4-1
2	5	Arsenal	10	6	0	4	31	14	5	0	0	21	4	1	0	4	10	10	2.21429	12	WWWLWL		1-2
1	6	Manchester United	10	4	4	2	26	14	3	2	0	18	7	1	2	2	8	7	1.85714	12	WLDWDD		1-1
3	7	Blackpool	10	4	4	2	13	9	3	2	0	9	3	1	2	2	4	6	1.44444	12	LDDDDW		2-0
2	8	West Bromwich Albion	10	3	5	2	25	15	0	3	2	7	9	3	2	0	18	6	1.66667	11	WLDWDL		2-3
2	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	5	1	4	21	17	3	1	1	13	5	2	0	3	8	12	1.23529	11	WWWWLL		1-2
2	10	Newcastle United	10	5	1	4	19	19	2	1	2	6	8	3	0	2	13	11	1.00000	11	WLDLWW		2-0
3	11	West Ham United	10	5	1	4	21	22	4	0	0	16	6	1	1	4	5	16	.95455	11	LWLLWL		0-2
2	12	Burnley	10	4	2	4	18	19	2	1	2	12	11	2	1	2	6	8	.94737	10	LWLWDW		2-1
2	13	Blackburn Rovers	10	3	3	4	22	16	2	1	2	13	5	1	2	2	9	11	1.37500	9	LDLDLL		2-3
4	14	Birmingham City	10	3	3	4	13	19	3	0	2	10	11	0	3	2	3	8	.68421	9	LDWWLW		4-2
2	15	Leeds United	10	2	5	3	11	17	1	4	0	5	4	1	1	3	6	13	.64706	9	WDDLLW		2-1
3	16	Nottingham Forest	10	3	2	5	18	20	2	1	1	10	4	1	1	4	8	16	.90000	8	WDWLLL		1-4
2	17	Tottenham Hotspur	10	3	2	5	16	22	3	0	2	10	7	0	2	3	6	15	.72727	8	LDLWDW		2-1
3	18	Portsmouth	10	3	2	5	17	25	2	1	2	12	13	1	1	3	5	12	.68000	8	DWDLWL		0-2
3	19	Leicester City	10	2	4	4	15	24	2	3	0	10	6	0	1	4	5	18	.62500	8	WDDDLL		2-4
	20	Manchester City	10	1	4	5	15	28	0	4	1	7	9	1	0	4	8	19	.53571	6	LDLLLD		1-1
	21	Aston Villa	10	2	2	6	16	30	1	2	2	8	10	1	0	4	8	20	.53333	6	LLLLDW		3-2
	22	Everton	10	3	0	7	14	27	1	0	4	6	16	2	0	3	8	11	.51852	6	LLWLWW		3-2