The City Ground

LUTON TOWN 5 - 1 FOREST - Thu Apr 09, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Thu Apr 09, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: J Taylor
Attendance:: 22,352
Pos Before/After:: 12 12
Opp Before/After:: 18 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Luton Town:: May 02, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2191 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 815 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2410 (of 5724)
Total:: 3580 (of 7505)
Played:: 65 years, 10 days ago

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

Goals
Johnny Quigley

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Syd Owen
Prior form: LLWLLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Allan Brown
Billy Bingham
Allan Brown
Allan Brown
Allan Brown

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Willie Fraser	Last game
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	18	Calvin Palmer
7	F	31	Billy Gray
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	28	Jim Barrett
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ronald Baynham
2	D	Brendan McNally
3	D	Ken Hawkes
4	D	Dave Pacey
5	D	Syd Owen
6	M	Bob Morton
7	M	John Groves
8	M	Billy Bingham
9	M	Tony Gregory
10	F	George Cummins
11	F	Allan Brown

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Thu Apr 09, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Luton Town	5-1	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	37	24	4	9	98	47	13	3	3	60	19	11	1	6	38	28	2.08511	52	WWWWWD	Safe
	2	Manchester United	39	23	6	10	101	64	13	4	3	57	27	10	2	7	44	37	1.57813	52	WWWLWW	Safe
	3	Burnley	38	18	8	12	77	66	10	3	5	37	25	8	5	7	40	41	1.16667	44	WWWWDD	Safe
	4	Arsenal	37	18	7	12	77	59	12	2	4	45	25	6	5	8	32	34	1.30508	43	WLDLLD	Safe
	5	West Ham United	37	20	3	14	78	66	14	1	3	53	27	6	2	11	25	39	1.18182	43	LWWWLW	Safe
	6	Bolton Wanderers	37	17	9	11	72	61	13	2	4	51	27	4	7	7	21	34	1.18033	43	LDWDLW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	37	16	10	11	60	45	11	7	0	36	10	5	3	11	24	35	1.33333	42	LWWLLW	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	36	15	11	10	79	60	6	5	6	34	30	9	6	4	45	30	1.31667	41	LLWWWD	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	37	15	10	12	69	60	10	3	6	43	26	5	7	6	26	34	1.15000	40	WDWWDD	Safe
	10	Birmingham City	34	16	5	13	66	59	10	1	6	38	32	6	4	7	28	27	1.11864	37	WWLWDL
	11	Preston North End	39	16	5	18	63	72	8	2	9	34	35	8	3	9	29	37	.87500	37	LLLLWD
	12	Nottingham Forest	35	15	6	14	63	56	8	4	5	33	22	7	2	9	30	34	1.12500	36	WLLDDD
	13	Everton	38	16	4	18	66	78	11	3	5	38	34	5	1	13	28	44	.84615	36	WLWWWL
	14	Newcastle United	37	16	3	18	71	73	10	1	7	35	26	6	2	11	36	47	.97260	35	WLWLLW
	15	Chelsea	37	16	3	18	69	89	12	2	5	49	34	4	1	13	20	55	.77528	35	WWLLWW
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	39	12	9	18	77	88	9	3	8	51	42	3	6	10	26	46	.87500	33	WWLDWD
	17	Leeds United	38	12	8	18	49	71	6	7	6	25	26	6	1	12	24	45	.69014	32	LWLWLL
	18	Luton Town	34	10	10	14	58	58	9	4	4	41	23	1	6	10	17	35	1.00000	30	LLWLLD
	19	Manchester City	37	10	8	19	59	85	7	6	5	37	29	3	2	14	22	56	.69412	28	WLDLLL
	20	Aston Villa	37	11	5	21	55	80	8	4	8	31	33	3	1	13	24	47	.68750	27	WWLLDL
	21	Leicester City	37	9	9	19	59	89	6	5	8	31	34	3	4	11	28	55	.66292	27	LLDWDW
	22	Portsmouth	37	6	9	22	58	98	5	4	10	36	43	1	5	12	22	55	.59184	21	LDLLLL

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	37	24	4	9	98	47	13	3	3	60	19	11	1	6	38	28	2.08511	52	WWWWWD	Safe
	2	Manchester United	39	23	6	10	101	64	13	4	3	57	27	10	2	7	44	37	1.57813	52	WWWLWW	Safe
	3	Burnley	38	18	8	12	77	66	10	3	5	37	25	8	5	7	40	41	1.16667	44	WWWWDD	Safe
	4	Arsenal	37	18	7	12	77	59	12	2	4	45	25	6	5	8	32	34	1.30508	43	WLDLLD	Safe
	5	West Ham United	37	20	3	14	78	66	14	1	3	53	27	6	2	11	25	39	1.18182	43	LWWWLW	Safe
	6	Bolton Wanderers	37	17	9	11	72	61	13	2	4	51	27	4	7	7	21	34	1.18033	43	LDWDLW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	37	16	10	11	60	45	11	7	0	36	10	5	3	11	24	35	1.33333	42	LWWLLW	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	36	15	11	10	79	60	6	5	6	34	30	9	6	4	45	30	1.31667	41	LLWWWD	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	37	15	10	12	69	60	10	3	6	43	26	5	7	6	26	34	1.15000	40	WDWWDD	Safe
	10	Birmingham City	34	16	5	13	66	59	10	1	6	38	32	6	4	7	28	27	1.11864	37	WWLWDL
	11	Preston North End	39	16	5	18	63	72	8	2	9	34	35	8	3	9	29	37	.87500	37	LLLLWD
	12	Nottingham Forest	36	15	6	15	64	61	8	4	5	33	22	7	2	10	31	39	1.04918	36	LLDDDL		1-5
	13	Everton	38	16	4	18	66	78	11	3	5	38	34	5	1	13	28	44	.84615	36	WLWWWL
	14	Newcastle United	37	16	3	18	71	73	10	1	7	35	26	6	2	11	36	47	.97260	35	WLWLLW
	15	Chelsea	37	16	3	18	69	89	12	2	5	49	34	4	1	13	20	55	.77528	35	WWLLWW
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	39	12	9	18	77	88	9	3	8	51	42	3	6	10	26	46	.87500	33	WWLDWD
1	17	Luton Town	35	11	10	14	63	59	10	4	4	46	24	1	6	10	17	35	1.06780	32	LWLLDW		5-1
1	18	Leeds United	38	12	8	18	49	71	6	7	6	25	26	6	1	12	24	45	.69014	32	LWLWLL
	19	Manchester City	37	10	8	19	59	85	7	6	5	37	29	3	2	14	22	56	.69412	28	WLDLLL
	20	Aston Villa	37	11	5	21	55	80	8	4	8	31	33	3	1	13	24	47	.68750	27	WWLLDL
	21	Leicester City	37	9	9	19	59	89	6	5	8	31	34	3	4	11	28	55	.66292	27	LLDWDW
	22	Portsmouth	37	6	9	22	58	98	5	4	10	36	43	1	5	12	22	55	.59184	21	LDLLLL