ARSENAL 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Aug 27, 1960 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 27, 1960 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highbury
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
- Arsenal:
- Dec 31, 1960
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2242 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 866 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 2467 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 3645 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 64 years, 2 months, 25 days ago
ARSENAL
Manager: George Swindin
Prior form: LW (Old to recent)
Goals
Alan Skirton
Alan Skirton
Jackie Henderson
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Roy Patrick | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Joe McDonald | |
| 4 | M | 26 | Jeff Whitefoot | |
| 5 | D | 27 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | F | 24 | Jim Iley | |
| 7 | M | 23 | Tony Barton | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Colin Booth | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Len Julians | |
| 10 | F | 25 | Johnny Quigley | |
| 11 | F | 33 | Billy Gray | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jack Kelsey |
| 2 | D | Len Wills |
| 3 | D | Mike Everitt |
| 4 | D | John Snedden |
| 5 | D | Billy McCullough |
| 6 | M | Tommy Docherty |
| 7 | M | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| 8 | M | Alan Skirton  |
| 9 | M | John Barnwell |
| 10 | F | David Herd |
| 11 | F | Jackie Henderson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Birmingham City | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Blackpool | 5-3 | Aston Villa |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Preston North End |
| Chelsea | 3-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Everton | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| Newcastle United | 0-1 | Burnley |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-4 | Fulham |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Bolton 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99.99900 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.00000 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.50000 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00000 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.50000 | 4 | WW | |||
| 6 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.00000 | 3 | DW | |||
| 7 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33333 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.33333 | 3 | DW | |||
| 9 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00000 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.16667 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00000 | 2 | LW | |||
| 12 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00000 | 2 | WL | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .71429 | 2 | WL | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .66667 | 1 | DL | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .50000 | 1 | DL | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .50000 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .50000 | 1 | DL | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .44444 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .50000 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .50000 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .33333 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .14286 | 0 | LL | |||
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 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4.50000 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00000 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.80000 | 5 | WWD | 3-3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.33333 | 4 | LWW | 3-1 | |
| 6 | 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.00000 | 4 | LWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.00000 | 4 | WWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.33333 | 4 | WWL | 1-4 | |
| 2 | 8 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.28571 | 4 | LWW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.25000 | 4 | DWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.25000 | 4 | WLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 11 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.33333 | 3 | DLW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.33333 | 3 | DW | ||
| 2 | 13 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00000 | 3 | DLW | 5-3 | |
| 8 | 14 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00000 | 3 | DWL | 1-3 | |
| 3 | 15 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .72727 | 3 | DLW | 4-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .66667 | 2 | WLL | 3-5 | |
| 2 | 17 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .66667 | 1 | LLD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .50000 | 1 | DLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .33333 | 1 | DLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .42857 | 0 | LLL | 2-4 | |
| 1 | 21 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .33333 | 0 | LLL | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .14286 | 0 | LL | |||