The City Ground

FULHAM 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 03, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 03, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: L Callaghan
Attendance:: 29,236
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 15 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Fulham:: Feb 20, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2208 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 832 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 2431 (of 5736)
Total:: 3606 (of 7523)
Played:: 65 years, 1 month, 19 days ago

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

Goals
Billy Gray

FULHAM
Manager: Bedford Jezzard
Prior form: DWWLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Alfie Stokes
Alfie Stokes
Maurice Cook

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson	100th appearance
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	18	Calvin Palmer
8	F	18	Geoff Vowden
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson
10	F	23	Jim Iley
11	F	32	Billy Gray	100th appearance

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tony Macedo
2	D	Johnny Key
3	D	Jimmy Langley
4	D	George Cohen
5	D	Eddie Lowe
6	M	Alan Mullery
7	M	Roy Bentley
8	M	Alfie Stokes
9	M	Jimmy Hill
10	F	Maurice Cook
11	F	Tosh Chamberlain

Videos:

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 03, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-0	Leeds United
Blackburn Rovers	1-4	Preston North End
Blackpool	1-3	Manchester City
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Everton	3-1	Arsenal
Fulham	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Luton Town	1-5	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United	4-1	Leicester City
Newcastle United	0-0	West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Burnley
West Bromwich Albion	1-3	Chelsea

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	Tottenham Hotspur	10	5	5	0	25	11	1	3	0	9	5	4	2	0	16	6	2.27273	15	DDWWWD
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	6	2	2	31	17	4	1	0	20	5	2	1	2	11	12	1.82353	14	WLWWLW
	3	Arsenal	10	5	4	1	17	10	3	2	1	9	6	2	2	0	8	4	1.70000	14	DWWWDW
	4	Burnley	10	7	0	3	22	17	4	0	1	13	8	3	0	2	9	9	1.29412	14	LWWLWW
	5	Blackburn Rovers	10	5	2	3	19	12	4	1	0	12	3	1	1	3	7	9	1.58333	12	WLLDWL
	6	West Ham United	10	5	2	3	22	17	3	0	2	11	6	2	2	1	11	11	1.29412	12	LDLLWW
	7	Preston North End	10	4	3	3	19	18	3	2	0	10	4	1	1	3	9	14	1.05556	11	WLWWLW
	8	Nottingham Forest	10	4	3	3	11	11	2	2	1	7	7	2	1	2	4	4	1.00000	11	WWDWLW
	9	West Bromwich Albion	10	3	4	3	19	15	3	1	1	14	6	0	3	2	5	9	1.26667	10	WDLDWL
	10	Chelsea	10	4	2	4	24	24	2	1	2	17	17	2	1	2	7	7	1.00000	10	WDLWLW
	11	Manchester City	10	5	0	5	20	21	4	0	2	15	11	1	0	3	5	10	.95238	10	LWLLWW
	12	Leicester City	10	3	4	3	16	22	2	2	1	8	7	1	2	2	8	15	.72727	10	LDLDWD
	13	Sheffield Wednesday	10	4	1	5	15	13	3	1	1	10	3	1	0	4	5	10	1.15385	9	LLWLLW
	14	Blackpool	10	3	3	4	12	16	2	2	1	9	7	1	1	3	3	9	.75000	9	LDLDWL
	15	Fulham	10	4	1	5	17	27	4	0	1	14	8	0	1	4	3	19	.62963	9	DWWLLL
	16	Manchester United	10	3	2	5	21	24	2	0	2	10	8	1	2	3	11	16	.87500	8	DWLDLL
	17	Newcastle United	10	3	2	5	16	21	1	1	3	4	10	2	1	2	12	11	.76190	8	LDWDLW
	18	Leeds United	10	3	2	5	14	23	1	2	2	9	10	2	0	3	5	13	.60870	8	WLWDLL
	19	Bolton Wanderers	10	3	1	6	13	16	3	0	2	10	8	0	1	4	3	8	.81250	7	DLWLWL
	20	Everton	10	2	3	5	12	18	2	2	1	7	5	0	1	4	5	13	.66667	7	DDWWLL
	21	Luton Town	10	2	3	5	8	13	1	1	3	2	4	1	2	2	6	9	.61538	7	DLLWWL
	22	Birmingham City	10	1	3	6	14	21	1	2	2	9	10	0	1	4	5	11	.66667	5	DDLLLL

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	Tottenham Hotspur	11	5	6	0	26	12	1	4	0	10	6	4	2	0	16	6	2.16667	16	DWWWDD		1-1
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	7	2	2	36	18	4	1	0	20	5	3	1	2	16	13	2.00000	16	LWWLWW		5-1
1	3	Burnley	11	7	1	3	23	18	4	0	1	13	8	3	1	2	10	10	1.27778	15	WWLWWD		1-1
1	4	Arsenal	11	5	4	2	18	13	3	2	1	9	6	2	2	1	9	7	1.38462	14	WWWDWL		1-3
1	5	West Ham United	11	5	3	3	22	17	3	0	2	11	6	2	3	1	11	11	1.29412	13	DLLWWD		0-0
1	6	Preston North End	11	5	3	3	23	19	3	2	0	10	4	2	1	3	13	15	1.21053	13	LWWLWW		4-1
2	7	Blackburn Rovers	11	5	2	4	20	16	4	1	1	13	7	1	1	3	7	9	1.25000	12	LLDWLL		1-4
2	8	Chelsea	11	5	2	4	27	25	2	1	2	17	17	3	1	2	10	8	1.08000	12	DLWLWW		3-1
2	9	Manchester City	11	6	0	5	23	22	4	0	2	15	11	2	0	3	8	11	1.04545	12	WLLWWW		3-1
2	10	Nottingham Forest	11	4	3	4	12	14	2	2	1	7	7	2	1	3	5	7	.85714	11	WDWLWL		1-3
4	11	Fulham	11	5	1	5	20	28	5	0	1	17	9	0	1	4	3	19	.71429	11	WWLLLW		3-1
3	12	West Bromwich Albion	11	3	4	4	20	18	3	1	2	15	9	0	3	2	5	9	1.11111	10	DLDWLL		1-3
3	13	Manchester United	11	4	2	5	25	25	3	0	2	14	9	1	2	3	11	16	1.00000	10	WLDLLW		4-1
2	14	Leicester City	11	3	4	4	17	26	2	2	1	8	7	1	2	3	9	19	.65385	10	DLDWDL		1-4
2	15	Sheffield Wednesday	11	4	1	6	15	14	3	1	1	10	3	1	0	5	5	11	1.07143	9	LWLLWL		0-1
3	16	Bolton Wanderers	11	4	1	6	14	16	4	0	2	11	8	0	1	4	3	8	.87500	9	LWLWLW		1-0
3	17	Everton	11	3	3	5	15	19	3	2	1	10	6	0	1	4	5	13	.78947	9	DWWLLW		3-1
1	18	Newcastle United	11	3	3	5	16	21	1	2	3	4	10	2	1	2	12	11	.76190	9	DWDLWD		0-0
5	19	Blackpool	11	3	3	5	13	19	2	2	2	10	10	1	1	3	3	9	.68421	9	DLDWLL		1-3
2	20	Leeds United	11	3	2	6	14	25	1	2	2	9	10	2	0	4	5	15	.56000	8	LWDLLL		0-2
1	21	Birmingham City	11	2	3	6	16	21	2	2	2	11	10	0	1	4	5	11	.76190	7	DLLLLW		2-0
1	22	Luton Town	11	2	3	6	9	18	1	1	4	3	9	1	2	2	6	9	.50000	7	LLWWLL		1-5