The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 5 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Dec 12, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 12, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: E Jennings
Attendance:: 31,816
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 9 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester City (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Mar 19, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2218 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 842 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2441 (of 5724)
Total:: 3618 (of 7505)
Played:: 64 years, 4 months, 7 days ago

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

Goals
Tommy Wilson (12')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: DDDWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Alex Dawson (26')
Dennis Viollet (43')
Albert Scanlon (72')
Dennis Viollet (75')
Dennis Viollet (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	30	Joe McDonald
3	D	24	Roy Patrick
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	F	23	Jim Iley
7	M	22	Tony Barton
8	F	24	Colin Booth
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson (12')
10	F	32	Billy Gray
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson	138		7	2
2	D	30	Joe McDonald	126		7	2
3	D	24	Roy Patrick	59		7	2
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	285	7	7	2
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay	688	10	7	2
6	F	23	Jim Iley	106	5	7	2
7	M	22	Tony Barton	23	2	7	2
8	F	24	Colin Booth	98	41	7	2
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson (12)	219	89	7	2
10	F	32	Billy Gray	225	35	7	2
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach	204	49	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	David Gaskell
2	D	William Foulkes
3	D	Joseph Carolan
4	D	Frederick Goodwin
5	D	Ronald Cope
6	M	Shay Brennan
7	M	Alex Dawson
8	M	Albert Quixall
9	M	Dennis Viollet
10	F	Mark Pearson
11	F	Albert Scanlon

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 12, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-4	Burnley
Blackburn Rovers	6-2	West Ham United
Blackpool	3-1	Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers	4-1	Birmingham City
Everton	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Fulham	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Luton Town	3-4	Newcastle United
Manchester City	3-3	Leeds United
Nottingham Forest	1-5	Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-3	Leicester City

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	Preston North End	20	12	4	4	40	29	6	3	1	17	12	6	1	3	23	17	1.37931	28	WWWWWD
2	Tottenham Hotspur	20	10	7	3	43	23	5	4	1	22	11	5	3	2	21	12	1.86957	27	WLLWDW
3	West Ham United	20	12	3	5	41	31	8	0	2	26	11	4	3	3	15	20	1.32258	27	LWWWLW
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	12	2	6	56	39	8	1	0	32	10	4	1	6	24	29	1.43590	26	WLWLWW
5	Fulham	20	12	2	6	43	41	8	0	2	24	14	4	2	4	19	27	1.04878	26	WDLWWW
6	Burnley	20	11	3	6	48	32	8	0	2	34	16	3	3	4	14	16	1.50000	25	DWDWLW
7	Blackburn Rovers	20	10	3	7	36	32	7	2	1	22	13	3	1	6	14	19	1.12500	23	DLWLWL
8	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	3	8	35	22	6	2	1	22	5	3	1	7	13	17	1.59091	21	WLDWWW
9	Manchester United	20	8	5	7	47	40	7	1	2	31	17	1	4	5	16	23	1.17500	21	DDDWLW
10	Bolton Wanderers	20	8	4	8	25	24	5	3	2	16	11	3	1	6	9	13	1.04167	20	DWDLWL
11	West Bromwich Albion	20	7	5	8	36	31	6	1	4	25	15	1	4	4	11	16	1.16129	19	LWLWWL
12	Newcastle United	20	8	3	9	40	39	5	2	4	21	17	3	1	5	19	22	1.02564	19	LWLWWW
13	Arsenal	20	7	5	8	34	37	4	2	4	15	16	3	3	4	19	21	.91892	19	WLLWLL
14	Chelsea	20	8	3	9	37	43	4	1	5	22	27	4	2	4	15	16	.86047	19	LWDLLL
15	Manchester City	20	8	1	11	42	46	5	1	4	23	20	3	0	7	19	26	.91304	17	LLDLLL
16	Everton	20	6	5	9	32	37	6	2	2	22	9	0	3	7	10	28	.86486	17	WLWLWD
17	Nottingham Forest	20	7	3	10	23	35	5	2	2	15	11	2	1	8	8	24	.65714	17	WLWLWL
18	Blackpool	20	5	5	10	27	35	3	4	3	17	17	2	1	7	10	18	.77143	15	LLWLDL
19	Birmingham City	20	5	5	10	28	38	4	4	3	20	18	1	1	7	8	20	.73684	15	LDLWLW
20	Leicester City	20	4	6	10	30	48	3	4	3	17	16	1	2	7	13	32	.62500	14	LWLLLD
21	Leeds United	20	4	5	11	29	50	2	3	5	17	23	2	2	6	12	27	.58000	13	DWLLLL
22	Luton Town	20	3	6	11	19	39	2	2	6	7	15	1	4	5	12	24	.48718	12	DDWLLD

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	Preston North End	21	12	5	4	42	31	6	3	1	17	12	6	2	3	25	19	1.35484	29	WWWWDD		2-2
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	8	3	44	24	5	4	1	22	11	5	4	2	22	13	1.83333	28	LLWDWD		1-1
3	3	Burnley	21	12	3	6	52	34	8	0	2	34	16	4	3	4	18	18	1.52941	27	WDWLWW		4-2
1	4	West Ham United	21	12	3	6	43	37	8	0	2	26	11	4	3	4	17	26	1.16216	27	WWWLWL		2-6
	5	Fulham	21	12	3	6	44	42	8	1	2	25	15	4	2	4	19	27	1.04762	27	DLWWWD		1-1
2	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	12	2	7	56	42	8	1	1	32	13	4	1	6	24	29	1.33333	26	LWLWWL		0-3
	7	Blackburn Rovers	21	11	3	7	42	34	8	2	1	28	15	3	1	6	14	19	1.23529	25	LWLWLW		6-2
1	8	Manchester United	21	9	5	7	52	41	7	1	2	31	17	2	4	5	21	24	1.26829	23	DDWLWW		5-1
1	9	Sheffield Wednesday	21	9	4	8	37	24	6	3	1	24	7	3	1	7	13	17	1.54167	22	LDWWWD		2-2
	10	Bolton Wanderers	21	9	4	8	29	25	6	3	2	20	12	3	1	6	9	13	1.16000	22	WDLWLW		4-1
1	11	Newcastle United	21	9	3	9	44	42	5	2	4	21	17	4	1	5	23	25	1.04762	21	WLWWWW		4-3
1	12	West Bromwich Albion	21	7	6	8	38	33	6	1	4	25	15	1	5	4	13	18	1.15152	20	WLWWLD		2-2
	13	Arsenal	21	7	5	9	36	41	4	2	5	17	20	3	3	4	19	21	.87805	19	LLWLLL		2-4
	14	Chelsea	21	8	3	10	38	46	4	1	5	22	27	4	2	5	16	19	.82609	19	WDLLLL		1-3
	15	Manchester City	21	8	2	11	45	49	5	2	4	26	23	3	0	7	19	26	.91837	18	LDLLLD		3-3
	16	Everton	21	6	6	9	34	39	6	3	2	24	11	0	3	7	10	28	.87179	18	LWLWDD		2-2
1	17	Blackpool	21	6	5	10	30	36	4	4	3	20	18	2	1	7	10	18	.83333	17	LWLDLW		3-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	21	7	3	11	24	40	5	2	3	16	16	2	1	8	8	24	.60000	17	LWLWLL		1-5
1	19	Leicester City	21	5	6	10	33	48	3	4	3	17	16	2	2	7	16	32	.68750	16	WLLLDW		3-0
1	20	Birmingham City	21	5	5	11	29	42	4	4	3	20	18	1	1	8	9	24	.69048	15	DLWLWL		1-4
	21	Leeds United	21	4	6	11	32	53	2	3	5	17	23	2	3	6	15	30	.60377	14	WLLLLD		3-3
	22	Luton Town	21	3	6	12	22	43	2	2	7	10	19	1	4	5	12	24	.51163	12	DWLLDL		3-4