The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 - 3 FOREST - Fri Dec 26, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1958 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: K Howley
Attendance:: 48,949
Pos Before/After:: 9 8
Opp Before/After:: 12 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Newcastle United:: Dec 27, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2178 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 802 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 2389 (of 5736)
Total:: 3559 (of 7523)
Played:: 65 years, 10 months, 27 days ago

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

Goals
Roy Dwight (10')
Stewart Imlach (63')
Tommy Wilson (65')

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Charlie Mitten
Prior form: LLLWDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Bill Curry

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	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	M	25	Roy Dwight (10')
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson (65')
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach (63')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bryan Harvey
2	D	Jackie Bell
3	D	Jimmy Scoular
4	D	Alf McMichael
5	D	Dick Keith
6	M	Gordon Hughes
7	M	Bob Stokoe
8	M	George Eastham
9	M	Bill Curry
10	F	Len White
11	F	John McGuigan

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Dec 26, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	6-1	Manchester City
Everton	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
Leicester City	1-1	Burnley
Luton Town	6-3	Arsenal
Manchester United	2-1	Aston Villa
Newcastle United	1-3	Nottingham Forest
Portsmouth	3-5	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End	0-3	Blackpool
Tottenham Hotspur	1-4	West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion	1-2	Leeds United

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	Bolton Wanderers	22	11	7	4	44	31	8	1	2	29	13	3	6	2	15	18	1.41935	29	WWWDDW
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	13	2	7	42	25	8	1	2	26	8	5	1	5	16	17	1.68000	28	WLWWLW
	3	Preston North End	24	12	4	8	44	38	7	1	3	25	15	5	3	5	19	23	1.15789	28	LWWLWL
	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	10	7	4	52	32	4	3	3	21	17	6	4	1	31	15	1.62500	27	DLWWDW
	5	Arsenal	23	12	3	8	54	35	8	1	3	35	19	4	2	5	19	16	1.54286	27	WWLWLL
	6	Blackpool	23	8	10	5	33	26	5	7	0	19	8	3	3	5	14	18	1.26923	26	DWWLDW
	7	Manchester United	23	10	5	8	53	43	5	3	3	27	17	5	2	5	26	26	1.23256	25	LWWWWW
	8	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	7	7	49	40	6	2	4	30	18	3	5	3	19	22	1.22500	25	LWDDWL
	9	Nottingham Forest	22	10	3	9	40	31	6	2	3	23	11	4	1	6	17	20	1.29032	23	LWWDLL
	10	West Ham United	23	10	3	10	46	43	8	1	3	34	18	2	2	7	12	25	1.06977	23	LLLLWW
	11	Burnley	22	9	4	9	40	38	5	2	4	22	17	4	2	5	18	21	1.05263	22	LLWLWW
	12	Newcastle United	22	10	2	10	43	41	6	1	3	20	14	4	1	7	23	27	1.04878	22	LLLWDL
	13	Chelsea	23	10	1	12	46	56	8	0	3	32	20	2	1	9	14	36	.82143	21	LLWLLW
	14	Leeds United	22	7	7	8	31	38	3	6	2	14	13	4	1	6	17	25	.81579	21	DWWWWL
	15	Luton Town	21	6	8	7	31	29	5	4	2	21	11	1	4	5	10	18	1.06897	20	LLLLLD
	16	Birmingham City	22	8	4	10	34	42	6	1	4	21	23	2	3	6	13	19	.80952	20	WWLLWW
	17	Everton	22	8	3	11	39	53	5	2	5	21	26	3	1	6	18	27	.73585	19	DLWLWL
	18	Manchester City	22	6	6	10	36	50	5	4	3	26	20	1	2	7	10	30	.72000	18	WDLDWL
	19	Leicester City	22	7	4	11	37	54	5	3	3	23	20	2	1	8	14	34	.68519	18	WWLLWW
	20	Tottenham Hotspur	23	6	5	12	43	55	4	1	5	24	21	2	4	7	19	34	.78182	17	LLLLDL
	21	Portsmouth	22	6	5	11	37	50	5	3	3	25	20	1	2	8	12	30	.74000	17	LWLLLL
	22	Aston Villa	23	6	4	13	35	59	4	3	5	19	23	2	1	8	16	36	.59322	16	LWLDWL

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	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	14	2	7	47	28	8	1	2	26	8	6	1	5	21	20	1.67857	30	LWWLWW		5-3
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	23	11	7	5	44	32	8	1	2	29	13	3	6	3	15	19	1.37500	29	WWDDWL		0-1
3	3	Blackpool	24	9	10	5	36	26	5	7	0	19	8	4	3	5	17	18	1.38462	28	WWLDWW		3-0
1	4	Preston North End	25	12	4	9	44	41	7	1	4	25	18	5	3	5	19	23	1.07317	28	WWLWLL		0-3
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	22	10	7	5	53	34	4	3	4	22	19	6	4	1	31	15	1.55882	27	LWWDWL		1-2
1	6	Arsenal	24	12	3	9	57	41	8	1	3	35	19	4	2	6	22	22	1.39024	27	WLWLLL		3-6
	7	Manchester United	24	11	5	8	55	44	6	3	3	29	18	5	2	5	26	26	1.25000	27	WWWWWW		2-1
1	8	Nottingham Forest	23	11	3	9	43	32	6	2	3	23	11	5	1	6	20	21	1.34375	25	WWDLLW		3-1
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	7	7	49	40	6	2	4	30	18	3	5	3	19	22	1.22500	25	LWDDWL
	10	West Ham United	24	11	3	10	50	44	8	1	3	34	18	3	2	7	16	26	1.13636	25	LLLWWW		4-1
	11	Burnley	23	9	5	9	41	39	5	2	4	22	17	4	3	5	19	22	1.05128	23	LWLWWD		1-1
2	12	Leeds United	23	8	7	8	33	39	3	6	2	14	13	5	1	6	19	26	.84615	23	WWWWLW		2-1
2	13	Luton Town	22	7	8	7	37	32	6	4	2	27	14	1	4	5	10	18	1.15625	22	LLLLDW		6-3
2	14	Newcastle United	23	10	2	11	44	44	6	1	4	21	17	4	1	7	23	27	1.00000	22	LLWDLL		1-3
1	15	Birmingham City	23	9	4	10	40	43	7	1	4	27	24	2	3	6	13	19	.93023	22	WLLWWW		6-1
3	16	Chelsea	23	10	1	12	46	56	8	0	3	32	20	2	1	9	14	36	.82143	21	LLWLLW
	17	Everton	23	9	3	11	40	53	6	2	5	22	26	3	1	6	18	27	.75472	21	LWLWLW		1-0
1	18	Leicester City	23	7	5	11	38	55	5	4	3	24	21	2	1	8	14	34	.69091	19	WLLWWD		1-1
1	19	Manchester City	23	6	6	11	37	56	5	4	3	26	20	1	2	8	11	36	.66071	18	DLDWLL		1-6
	20	Tottenham Hotspur	24	6	5	13	44	59	4	1	6	25	25	2	4	7	19	34	.74576	17	LLLDLL		1-4
	21	Portsmouth	23	6	5	12	40	55	5	3	4	28	25	1	2	8	12	30	.72727	17	WLLLLL		3-5
	22	Aston Villa	24	6	4	14	36	61	4	3	5	19	23	2	1	9	17	38	.59016	16	WLDWLL		1-2