The City Ground

PRESTON NORTH END 3 - 5 FOREST - Mon Mar 16, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Mar 16, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 5-3 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: N Hough
Attendance:: 15,438
Pos Before/After:: 12 11
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Burnley (League Tier 1)
Preston North End:: Nov 07, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2185 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 809 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 2404 (of 5768)
Total:: 3575 (of 7556)
Played:: 66 years, 3 months, 15 days ago

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

Goals
Billy Gray (26')
Johnny Quigley (45')
Joe Walton (70') (OG)
Billy Gray (80')
Stewart Imlach (83')

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

Goals
Jimmy Baxter (42') (Pen)
Samuel Taylor (67')
Alex Alston (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Roy Dwight
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (45')
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Billy Gray (26') (80')
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach (83')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson	75		2	1
2	D	33	Bill Whare	295	2	2	1
3	D	30	Joe McDonald	32		2	1
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	34	2	2	1
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	212	4	2	1
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt	431	16	2	1
7	M	26	Roy Dwight	37	23	2	1
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (45')	59	17	2	1
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson	169	80	2	1
10	F	31	Billy Gray (26') (80')	75	19	2	1
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach (83')	160	45	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Else
2	D	Joe Walton
3	D	Jim Smith
4	D	Joe Dunn
5	D	Willie Cunningham
6	M	Gordon Milne
7	M	Alex Alston
8	M	Samuel Taylor
9	M	Derek Mayers
10	F	Gil Lambert
11	F	Jimmy Baxter

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Mar 16, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Preston North End	3-5	Nottingham Forest

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	33	21	3	9	85	40	12	2	3	52	14	9	1	6	33	26	2.12500	45	WLWDWW	Safe
2	Manchester United	34	19	6	9	83	58	10	4	3	44	26	9	2	6	39	32	1.43103	44	WWLWWW	Safe
3	Arsenal	34	18	6	10	75	55	12	2	3	44	23	6	4	7	31	32	1.36364	42	DDWWLD
4	Bolton Wanderers	30	15	7	8	58	46	12	1	3	43	20	3	6	5	15	26	1.26087	37	WWLWWL
5	Blackpool	31	13	10	8	47	35	8	7	0	26	9	5	3	8	21	26	1.34286	36	WWLWWL
6	West Ham United	32	16	3	13	65	57	11	1	3	43	22	5	2	10	22	35	1.14035	35	LWWLWL
7	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	10	9	69	54	4	5	6	28	29	8	5	3	41	25	1.27778	34	DDDLLL
8	Birmingham City	31	15	4	12	60	53	10	1	5	37	29	5	3	7	23	24	1.13208	34	WWWWWL
9	Blackburn Rovers	33	13	8	12	63	58	8	2	6	38	25	5	6	6	25	33	1.08621	34	LLWLWD
10	Preston North End	32	15	4	13	56	56	8	1	6	30	24	7	3	7	26	32	1.00000	34	WLLLLW
11	Burnley	31	13	6	12	58	57	7	3	5	29	22	6	3	7	29	35	1.01754	32	LLWLWW
12	Nottingham Forest	29	14	3	12	54	45	8	2	4	30	18	6	1	8	24	27	1.20000	31	WWLWLL
13	Newcastle United	33	14	3	16	65	65	8	1	7	31	25	6	2	9	34	40	1.00000	31	LWWLWL
14	Everton	33	13	4	16	57	71	9	3	5	33	32	4	1	11	24	39	.80282	30	LDLWLW
15	Leeds United	34	11	8	15	44	61	5	7	5	20	23	6	1	10	24	38	.72131	30	LLLDLW
16	Chelsea	32	13	3	16	61	78	9	2	5	41	32	4	1	11	20	46	.78205	29	LWLLDW
17	Luton Town	28	9	9	10	52	46	8	4	3	37	20	1	5	7	15	26	1.13043	27	LLLWWD
18	Manchester City	32	10	7	15	57	74	7	5	4	36	26	3	2	11	21	48	.77027	27	DLWLWW
19	Tottenham Hotspur	33	9	7	17	64	78	6	2	8	40	37	3	5	9	24	41	.82051	25	LDLDWL
20	Aston Villa	31	9	4	18	44	70	7	3	7	26	29	2	1	11	18	41	.62857	22	LWLWLW
21	Leicester City	31	7	7	17	48	78	5	4	7	26	29	2	3	10	22	49	.61538	21	LDLLLL
22	Portsmouth	32	6	8	18	53	83	5	3	8	33	37	1	5	10	20	46	.63855	20	LLDDLL

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	33	21	3	9	85	40	12	2	3	52	14	9	1	6	33	26	2.12500	45	WLWDWW	Safe
	2	Manchester United	34	19	6	9	83	58	10	4	3	44	26	9	2	6	39	32	1.43103	44	WWLWWW	Safe
	3	Arsenal	34	18	6	10	75	55	12	2	3	44	23	6	4	7	31	32	1.36364	42	DDWWLD
	4	Bolton Wanderers	30	15	7	8	58	46	12	1	3	43	20	3	6	5	15	26	1.26087	37	WWLWWL
	5	Blackpool	31	13	10	8	47	35	8	7	0	26	9	5	3	8	21	26	1.34286	36	WWLWWL
	6	West Ham United	32	16	3	13	65	57	11	1	3	43	22	5	2	10	22	35	1.14035	35	LWWLWL
	7	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	10	9	69	54	4	5	6	28	29	8	5	3	41	25	1.27778	34	DDDLLL
	8	Birmingham City	31	15	4	12	60	53	10	1	5	37	29	5	3	7	23	24	1.13208	34	WWWWWL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	33	13	8	12	63	58	8	2	6	38	25	5	6	6	25	33	1.08621	34	LLWLWD
	10	Preston North End	33	15	4	14	59	61	8	1	7	33	29	7	3	7	26	32	.96721	34	LLLLWL		3-5
1	11	Nottingham Forest	30	15	3	12	59	48	8	2	4	30	18	7	1	8	29	30	1.22917	33	WLWLLW		5-3
1	12	Burnley	31	13	6	12	58	57	7	3	5	29	22	6	3	7	29	35	1.01754	32	LLWLWW
	13	Newcastle United	33	14	3	16	65	65	8	1	7	31	25	6	2	9	34	40	1.00000	31	LWWLWL
	14	Everton	33	13	4	16	57	71	9	3	5	33	32	4	1	11	24	39	.80282	30	LDLWLW
	15	Leeds United	34	11	8	15	44	61	5	7	5	20	23	6	1	10	24	38	.72131	30	LLLDLW
	16	Chelsea	32	13	3	16	61	78	9	2	5	41	32	4	1	11	20	46	.78205	29	LWLLDW
	17	Luton Town	28	9	9	10	52	46	8	4	3	37	20	1	5	7	15	26	1.13043	27	LLLWWD
	18	Manchester City	32	10	7	15	57	74	7	5	4	36	26	3	2	11	21	48	.77027	27	DLWLWW
	19	Tottenham Hotspur	33	9	7	17	64	78	6	2	8	40	37	3	5	9	24	41	.82051	25	LDLDWL
	20	Aston Villa	31	9	4	18	44	70	7	3	7	26	29	2	1	11	18	41	.62857	22	LWLWLW
	21	Leicester City	31	7	7	17	48	78	5	4	7	26	29	2	3	10	22	49	.61538	21	LDLLLL
	22	Portsmouth	32	6	8	18	53	83	5	3	8	33	37	1	5	10	20	46	.63855	20	LLDDLL