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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 24, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 24, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: J Finney
Attendance:: 52,002
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (Friendly)
League:: Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur:: Mar 12, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2211 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 835 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2434 (of 5724)
Total:: 3610 (of 7505)
Played:: 64 years, 6 months, 1 day ago

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

Goals
Stewart Imlach

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: WWDDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	23	Roy Patrick
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	F	23	Jim Iley
7	M	21	Peter Knight	Last game
8	F	24	Johnny Quigley
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson	200th appearance
10	F	32	Billy Gray
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Brown
2	D	Peter Baker
3	D	Maurice Norman
4	D	Mel Hopkins
5	D	Danny Blanchflower
6	M	John White
7	M	Dave MacKay
8	M	Tommy Harmer
9	M	Terry Medwin
10	F	Bobby Smith
11	F	Cliff Jones

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 24, 1959)

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

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	13	6	6	1	32	15	2	4	0	15	7	4	2	1	17	8	2.13333	18	WWDDWL
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	8	2	3	40	25	5	1	0	23	7	3	1	3	17	18	1.60000	18	WLWWLW
	3	West Ham United	13	7	3	3	26	18	4	0	2	14	7	3	3	1	12	11	1.44444	17	LWWDWW
	4	Blackburn Rovers	13	7	2	4	26	20	5	1	1	16	9	2	1	3	10	11	1.30000	16	DWLLWW
	5	Manchester City	13	8	0	5	31	25	5	0	2	18	13	3	0	3	13	12	1.24000	16	LWWWWW
	6	Preston North End	13	6	3	4	27	24	3	2	1	11	9	3	1	3	16	15	1.12500	15	WLWWLW
	7	Burnley	13	7	1	5	26	25	4	0	2	14	12	3	1	3	12	13	1.04000	15	LWWDLL
	8	Fulham	13	7	1	5	28	33	6	0	1	21	12	1	1	4	7	21	.84848	15	LLLWWW
	9	Chelsea	13	6	2	5	29	28	2	1	3	17	19	4	1	2	12	9	1.03571	14	WLWWLW
	10	Arsenal	13	5	4	4	20	20	3	2	2	9	9	2	2	2	11	11	1.00000	14	WDWLLL
	11	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	2	6	17	15	4	1	1	12	4	1	1	5	5	11	1.13333	12	LLWLDW
	12	Manchester United	13	5	2	6	31	30	4	0	2	18	11	1	2	4	13	19	1.03333	12	DLLWWL
	13	Bolton Wanderers	13	5	2	6	16	16	4	1	2	11	8	1	1	4	5	8	1.00000	12	LWLWWD
	14	Blackpool	13	4	4	5	20	23	2	3	2	13	13	2	1	3	7	10	.86957	12	DWLLWD
	15	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	5	5	22	22	3	1	3	17	13	0	4	2	5	9	1.00000	11	DWLLLD
	16	Newcastle United	13	4	3	6	21	26	2	2	3	6	11	2	1	3	15	15	.80769	11	DLWDWL
	17	Nottingham Forest	13	4	3	6	13	18	2	2	2	7	9	2	1	4	6	9	.72222	11	WLWLLL
	18	Birmingham City	13	3	4	6	18	21	2	3	2	11	10	1	1	4	7	11	.85714	10	LLLWDW
	19	Everton	13	3	4	6	18	23	3	2	2	10	7	0	2	4	8	16	.78261	10	WLLWDL
	20	Leicester City	13	3	4	6	21	32	2	2	2	10	10	1	2	4	11	22	.65625	10	DWDLLL
	21	Leeds United	13	3	4	6	20	31	1	3	2	12	13	2	1	4	8	18	.64516	10	DLLLDD
	22	Luton Town	13	2	3	8	11	23	1	1	5	4	11	1	2	3	7	12	.47826	7	WWLLLL

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	14	7	6	1	34	16	3	4	0	17	8	4	2	1	17	8	2.12500	20	WDDWLW		2-1
1	2	West Ham United	14	8	3	3	27	18	5	0	2	15	7	3	3	1	12	11	1.50000	19	WWDWWW		1-0
1	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	8	2	4	43	29	5	1	0	23	7	3	1	4	20	22	1.48276	18	LWWLWL		3-4
	4	Blackburn Rovers	14	8	2	4	27	20	5	1	1	16	9	3	1	3	11	11	1.35000	18	WLLWWW		1-0
1	5	Preston North End	14	7	3	4	31	27	4	2	1	15	12	3	1	3	16	15	1.14815	17	LWWLWW		4-3
1	6	Burnley	14	8	1	5	30	28	5	0	2	18	15	3	1	3	12	13	1.07143	17	WWDLLW		4-3
1	7	Fulham	14	8	1	5	32	35	6	0	1	21	12	2	1	4	11	23	.91429	17	LLWWWW		4-2
3	8	Manchester City	14	8	0	6	34	29	5	0	2	18	13	3	0	4	16	16	1.17241	16	WWWWWL		3-4
	9	Chelsea	14	7	2	5	30	28	3	1	3	18	19	4	1	2	12	9	1.07143	16	LWWLWW		1-0
	10	Arsenal	14	5	5	4	22	22	3	2	2	9	9	2	3	2	13	13	1.00000	15	DWLLLD		2-2
2	11	Bolton Wanderers	14	6	2	6	18	16	4	1	2	11	8	2	1	4	7	8	1.12500	14	WLWWDW		2-0
	12	Manchester United	14	6	2	6	34	31	5	0	2	21	12	1	2	4	13	19	1.09677	14	LLWWLW		3-1
2	13	West Bromwich Albion	14	4	5	5	26	22	4	1	3	21	13	0	4	2	5	9	1.18182	13	WLLLDW		4-0
3	14	Sheffield Wednesday	14	5	2	7	18	18	4	1	1	12	4	1	1	6	6	14	1.00000	12	LWLDWL		1-3
1	15	Blackpool	14	4	4	6	20	24	2	3	2	13	13	2	1	4	7	11	.83333	12	WLLWDL		0-1
	16	Newcastle United	14	4	3	7	21	28	2	2	4	6	13	2	1	3	15	15	.75000	11	LWDWLL		0-2
	17	Nottingham Forest	14	4	3	7	14	20	2	2	2	7	9	2	1	5	7	11	.70000	11	LWLLLL		1-2
2	18	Leicester City	14	3	5	6	23	34	2	3	2	12	12	1	2	4	11	22	.67647	11	WDLLLD		2-2
1	19	Birmingham City	14	3	4	7	20	25	2	3	3	13	14	1	1	4	7	11	.80000	10	LLWDWL		2-4
1	20	Everton	14	3	4	7	18	24	3	2	2	10	7	0	2	5	8	17	.75000	10	LLWDLL		0-1
	21	Leeds United	14	3	4	7	20	32	1	3	3	12	14	2	1	4	8	18	.62500	10	LLLDDL		0-1
	22	Luton Town	14	2	3	9	11	27	1	1	5	4	11	1	2	4	7	16	.40741	7	WLLLLL		0-4