The City Ground

BURNLEY 8 - 0 FOREST - Sat Nov 21, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 21, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Burnley
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Turf Moor
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-8 LOST

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: H Hackney
Attendance:: 24,349
Pos Before/After:: 15 16
Opp Before/After:: 6 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leeds United (League Tier 1)
Burnley:: Apr 09, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2215 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 839 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 2438 (of 5736)
Total:: 3615 (of 7523)
Played:: 65 years, 1 day ago

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

Goals

BURNLEY
Manager: Harry Potts
Prior form: LLWDWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Jimmy Robson
Ray Pointer
Ray Pointer
Brian Pilkington
Ray Pointer
Ray Pointer
Ray Pointer
Ray Pointer

Lineup


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

	So Far	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson	106		7	2
2	D	34	Bill Whare	323	2	7	2
3	D	23	Roy Patrick	8		7	2
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	62	3	7	2
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay	244	5	7	2
6	F	23	Jim Iley	20	2	7	2
7	F	32	Billy Gray	106	30	7	2
8	F	24	Colin Booth	3		7	2
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson	202	90	14	3
10	F	24	Johnny Quigley	90	23	7	2
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach	190	51	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Adam Blacklaw
2	D	Alex Elder
3	D	John Angus
4	D	Jimmy Adamson
5	D	Bobby Seith
6	M	Brian Pilkington
7	M	Brian Miller
8	M	Jimmy McIlroy
9	M	Jimmy Robson
10	F	Ray Pointer
11	F	John Connelly

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Nov 21, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Blackpool
Burnley	8-0	Nottingham Forest
Chelsea	1-3	Arsenal
Leeds United	1-3	Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City	0-1	Fulham
Manchester United	4-1	Luton Town
Newcastle United	3-1	Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Everton
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Manchester City
West Ham United	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers

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	West Ham United	17	10	3	4	34	21	6	0	2	19	8	4	3	2	15	13	1.61905	23	WWWLWW
2	Preston North End	17	10	3	4	36	28	5	2	1	16	12	5	1	3	20	16	1.28571	23	LWWWWW
3	Tottenham Hotspur	17	8	6	3	36	20	3	4	1	17	10	5	2	2	19	10	1.80000	22	WLWWLL
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	10	2	5	50	35	7	1	0	29	9	3	1	5	21	26	1.42857	22	LWLWLW
5	Blackburn Rovers	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	2	1	20	12	3	1	4	12	14	1.23077	21	WWWDLW
6	Burnley	17	9	3	5	36	31	6	0	2	22	16	3	3	3	14	15	1.16129	21	LLWDWD
7	Fulham	17	9	2	6	37	40	7	0	2	23	14	2	2	4	14	26	.92500	20	WWWWDL
8	Chelsea	17	8	3	6	35	33	4	1	3	21	20	4	2	3	14	13	1.06061	19	LWWLWD
9	Bolton Wanderers	17	7	4	6	22	18	4	3	2	13	10	3	1	4	9	8	1.22222	18	WDWDWD
10	Manchester United	17	6	5	6	39	36	5	1	2	24	15	1	4	4	15	21	1.08333	17	WLWDDD
11	Manchester City	17	8	1	8	37	36	5	1	3	20	16	3	0	5	17	20	1.02778	17	WWLLLD
12	Arsenal	17	6	5	6	28	28	4	2	3	13	12	2	3	3	15	16	1.00000	17	LLDWLL
13	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	5	7	30	28	5	1	3	23	14	0	4	4	7	14	1.07143	15	LDWLWL
14	Sheffield Wednesday	17	6	3	8	21	21	5	2	1	15	5	1	1	7	6	16	1.00000	15	DWLWLD
15	Nottingham Forest	17	6	3	8	18	22	4	2	2	11	10	2	1	6	7	12	.81818	15	LLLWLW
16	Everton	17	5	4	8	30	33	5	2	2	20	8	0	2	6	10	25	.90909	14	DLLWLW
17	Blackpool	17	5	4	8	23	28	3	3	3	15	15	2	1	5	8	13	.82143	14	WDLLLW
18	Newcastle United	17	5	3	9	29	34	3	2	4	14	15	2	1	5	15	19	.85294	13	WLLLWL
19	Leeds United	17	4	5	8	26	39	2	3	3	15	16	2	2	5	11	23	.66667	13	DDLDWL
20	Leicester City	17	4	5	8	26	41	3	3	2	14	12	1	2	6	12	29	.63415	13	LLDLWL
21	Birmingham City	17	3	5	9	21	33	2	4	3	14	15	1	1	6	7	18	.63636	11	DWLLDL
22	Luton Town	17	3	5	9	14	29	2	2	5	6	12	1	3	4	8	17	.48276	11	LLLDDW

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	West Ham United	18	11	3	4	37	23	7	0	2	22	10	4	3	2	15	13	1.60870	25	WWLWWW		3-2
	2	Preston North End	18	11	3	4	37	28	6	2	1	17	12	5	1	3	20	16	1.32143	25	WWWWWW		1-0
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	18	9	6	3	39	20	4	4	1	20	10	5	2	2	19	10	1.95000	24	LWWLLW		3-0
2	4	Burnley	18	10	3	5	44	31	7	0	2	30	16	3	3	3	14	15	1.41935	23	LWDWDW		8-0
1	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	10	2	6	52	38	7	1	0	29	9	3	1	6	23	29	1.36842	22	WLWLWL		2-3
1	6	Fulham	18	10	2	6	38	40	7	0	2	23	14	3	2	4	15	26	.95000	22	WWWDLW		1-0
2	7	Blackburn Rovers	18	9	3	6	33	29	6	2	1	20	12	3	1	5	13	17	1.13793	21	WWDLWL		1-3
2	8	Manchester United	18	7	5	6	43	37	6	1	2	28	16	1	4	4	15	21	1.16216	19	LWDDDW		4-1
3	9	Arsenal	18	7	5	6	31	29	4	2	3	13	12	3	3	3	18	17	1.06897	19	LDWLLW		3-1
2	10	Chelsea	18	8	3	7	36	36	4	1	4	22	23	4	2	3	14	13	1.00000	19	WWLWDL		1-3
2	11	Bolton Wanderers	18	7	4	7	22	19	4	3	2	13	10	3	1	5	9	9	1.15789	18	DWDWDL		0-1
1	12	West Bromwich Albion	18	6	5	7	32	28	6	1	3	25	14	0	4	4	7	14	1.14286	17	DWLWLW		2-0
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	18	7	3	8	24	22	5	2	1	15	5	2	1	7	9	17	1.09091	17	WLWLDW		3-1
3	14	Manchester City	18	8	1	9	37	38	5	1	3	20	16	3	0	6	17	22	.97368	17	WLLLDL		0-2
3	15	Newcastle United	18	6	3	9	32	35	4	2	4	17	16	2	1	5	15	19	.91429	15	LLLWLW		3-1
1	16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	3	9	18	30	4	2	2	11	10	2	1	7	7	20	.60000	15	LLWLWL		0-8
1	17	Everton	18	5	4	9	30	36	5	2	2	20	8	0	2	7	10	28	.83333	14	LLWLWL		0-3
1	18	Blackpool	18	5	4	9	24	30	3	3	3	15	15	2	1	6	9	15	.80000	14	DLLLWL		1-2
2	19	Birmingham City	18	4	5	9	23	34	3	4	3	16	16	1	1	6	7	18	.67647	13	WLLDLW		2-1
1	20	Leeds United	18	4	5	9	27	42	2	3	4	16	19	2	2	5	11	23	.64286	13	DLDWLL		1-3
1	21	Leicester City	18	4	5	9	26	42	3	3	3	14	13	1	2	6	12	29	.61905	13	LDLWLL		0-1
	22	Luton Town	18	3	5	10	15	33	2	2	5	6	12	1	3	5	9	21	.45455	11	LLDDWL		1-4