The City Ground

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 4842)
League Tier 1:: 834 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 2432 (of 5537)
Total:: 3599 (of 7285)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:

BIRMINGHAM CITY
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

All league games on this day (Sat Oct 17, 1959)

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:

									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:

									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