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:
- Position Before:
- 15
- Position After:
- 17
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1959-60
- NEXT GAMES:
- Friendly:
- Norwich City
- League:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Tier 1:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2209 (of 4780)
- League Tier 1
- 834 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2432 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 3597 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Forest Goals:
Birmingham City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Oct 17, 1959)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 18 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | |
| 27 | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | |
| 31 | Burnley | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 15 | |
| 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 14 | |
| 37 | Manchester City | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | |
| 38 | Arsenal | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| 45 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 13 | |
| 50 | Fulham | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -6 | 13 | |
| 55 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 12 | |
| 57 | Chelsea | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 65 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 66 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 11 | |
| 67 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 11 | |
| 68 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 | |
| 71 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
| 72 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 74 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 10 | |
| 75 | Leicester City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 | |
| 80 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 9 | |
| 83 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 8 | |
| 89 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 7 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇩ | 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 |
| ⇧ | 25 | West Ham United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 34 | Manchester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 39 | Preston North End | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 40 | Burnley | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 42 | Fulham | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 50 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 53 | Arsenal | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| ⇧ | 63 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 64 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 66 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 67 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| ⇧ | 71 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 72 | Newcastle United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 73 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| ⇧ | 78 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 79 | Everton | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 80 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 82 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 10 |
| 89 | Luton Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 7 | |