LUTON TOWN 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat May 02, 1959 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Sat May 02, 1959 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Neutral
- Ground:
- Wembley
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- Final
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- The Rolling Ball (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Wikipedia (Link)
- Season:
- 1958-59
- Referee:
- Jack Clough
- Attendance:
- 100,000
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/13th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/17th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sporting Lisbon (Friendly)
- FA Cup:
- Reading
- League:
- Manchester City
- Luton Town:
- Sep 19, 1959
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 220 (of 412)
- Competitive:
- 2417 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 3587 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 65 years, 6 months, 22 days ago
- Notes:
- Played at Wembley
Review
After scoring the first goal, Roy Dwight was carried off the pitch in the 33rd minute after breaking his leg in a tackle with Luton's Brendan McNally.
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 (c) | |
| 7 | M | 26 | Roy Dwight  (10') | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Johnny Quigley | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Tommy Wilson (14') | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Billy Gray | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ronald Baynham |
| 2 | D | Brendan McNally |
| 3 | D | Ken Hawkes |
| 4 | D | John Groves |
| 5 | D | Syd Owen (c) |
| 6 | M | Dave Pacey |
| 7 | M | Billy Bingham |
| 8 | M | Allan Brown |
| 9 | M | Bob Morton |
| 10 | F | George Cummins |
| 11 | F | Tony Gregory |
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