FOREST 0 - 2 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Oct 17, 1959 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 17, 1959 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- Pos Before/After:
- 15/17
- Opp Before/After:
- 21/18
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1959-60
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Friendly:
- Norwich City
- League:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Tier 1:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2209 (of 4859)
- League Tier 1:
- 834 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2432 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 3599 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Joe McDonald | |
| 4 | M | Jeff Whitefoot | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | M | Peter Knight | |
| 8 | F | Billy Gray | |
| 9 | F | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | Jim Iley | |
| 11 | F | Stewart Imlach |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 3 | Preston North End |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | Burnley |
| Blackpool | 3 | 3 | Leeds United |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 0 | 1 | West Ham United |
| Fulham | 4 | 3 | Newcastle United |
| Luton Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea |
| Manchester City | 3 | 2 | Leicester City |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 2 | Birmingham City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | Manchester 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 | |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2.385 | 18 | WWWDDW | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1.609 | 16 | WWLWWL | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.389 | 15 | LLWWDW | |
| 4 | Burnley | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.091 | 15 | WLWWDL | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.278 | 14 | LDWLLW | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1.217 | 14 | LLWWWW | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.176 | 14 | WWDWLL | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1.000 | 13 | WWLWWL | |
| 9 | Fulham | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .800 | 13 | WLLLWW | |
| 10 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.074 | 12 | LDLLWW | |
| 11 | Chelsea | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.000 | 12 | LWLWWL | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.000 | 11 | WLWLWW | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .850 | 11 | LDWLLW | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .818 | 11 | WDLWDW | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .813 | 11 | DWLWLL | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.071 | 10 | WLLWLD | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.000 | 10 | LDWLLL | |
| 18 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .818 | 10 | WWLLWD | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | .655 | 10 | LDWDLL | |
| 20 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .607 | 9 | WDLLLD | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .762 | 8 | LLLLWD | |
| 22 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .476 | 7 | LWWLLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.133 | 18 | WWDDWL | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1.600 | 18 | WLWWLW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1.444 | 17 | LWWDWW | |
 1 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.300 | 16 | DWLLWW |
| 1 | 5 | Manchester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1.240 | 16 | LWWWWW |
| 2 | 6 | Preston North End | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.125 | 15 | WLWWLW |
 3 | 7 | Burnley | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1.040 | 15 | LWWDLL |
| 1 | 8 | Fulham | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .848 | 15 | LLLWWW |
| 2 | 9 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1.036 | 14 | WLWWLW |
| 3 | 10 | Arsenal | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 14 | WDWLLL |
| 5 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.133 | 12 | LLWLDW |
| 2 | 12 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1.033 | 12 | DLLWWL |
| 1 | 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.000 | 12 | LWLWWD |
| 1 | 14 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .870 | 12 | DWLLWD |
| 2 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.000 | 11 | DWLLLD |
| 2 | 16 | Newcastle United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | .808 | 11 | DLWDWL |
| 2 | 17 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .722 | 11 | WLWLLL |
| 3 | 18 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .857 | 10 | LLLWDW |
| 1 | 19 | Everton | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .783 | 10 | WLLWDL |
| 1 | 20 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | .656 | 10 | DWDLLL |
| 1 | 21 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .645 | 10 | DLLLDD |
| 22 | Luton Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .478 | 7 | WWLLLL | |