The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Sep 09, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 09, 1961 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: A Sturgeon
Attendance:: 22,649
Pos Before/After:: 7 11
Opp Before/After:: 19 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Gillingham (League Cup)
League:: Blackpool
Blackburn Rovers:: Nov 14, 1961

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2287 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 911 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2516 (of 5724)
Total:: 3703 (of 7505)
Played:: 62 years, 7 months, 10 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: DWWDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Geoff Vowden

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jack Marshall
Prior form: DLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Chris Crowe
Bryan Douglas

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	20	Calvin Palmer
3	F	34	Billy Gray
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay
6	F	25	Jim Iley
7	M	24	Tony Barton
8	F	21	Colin Addison
9	F	20	Geoff Vowden
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Else
2	D	Keith Newton
3	D	Matt Woods
4	D	John Bray
5	D	Mick McGrath
6	M	Ronnie Clayton
7	M	Roy Isherwood
8	M	Joe Haverty
9	M	Fred Pickering
10	F	Chris Crowe
11	F	Bryan Douglas

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 09, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Manchester City
Aston Villa	2-4	West Ham United
Burnley	3-1	West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City	1-2	Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea	6-1	Sheffield United
Ipswich Town	4-1	Birmingham City
Leicester City	2-0	Everton
Manchester United	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	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	Manchester City	6	5	0	1	16	10	2	0	1	6	5	3	0	0	10	5	1.60000	10	WWWWLW
	2	Burnley	6	4	1	1	16	13	3	0	0	9	4	1	1	1	7	9	1.23077	9	DWWLWW
	3	Sheffield Wednesday	5	4	0	1	18	7	2	0	0	9	3	2	0	1	9	4	2.57143	8	WWWLW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	13	11	2	1	0	9	7	1	1	1	4	4	1.18182	8	WDWLWD
	5	Manchester United	5	3	1	1	13	8	2	0	0	9	3	1	1	1	4	5	1.62500	7	DWWLW
	6	Ipswich Town	6	3	1	2	16	12	2	0	1	10	7	1	1	1	6	5	1.33333	7	DLLWWW
	7	Nottingham Forest	5	2	2	1	9	7	2	0	0	4	1	0	2	1	5	6	1.28571	6	DWWDL
	8	Cardiff City	6	2	2	2	11	9	2	1	0	9	5	0	1	2	2	4	1.22222	6	DDWLLW
	9	West Ham United	6	2	2	2	10	11	2	1	0	6	4	0	1	2	4	7	.90909	6	DDLWWL
	10	Bolton Wanderers	6	2	2	2	11	13	2	1	0	6	4	0	1	2	5	9	.84615	6	DLLWWD
	11	Sheffield United	6	2	2	2	5	7	2	1	1	4	4	0	1	1	1	3	.71429	6	WDLWLD
	12	Aston Villa	4	2	1	1	7	5	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	1	4	4	1.40000	5	LWDW
	13	Blackpool	6	2	1	3	10	10	2	0	2	7	6	0	1	1	3	4	1.00000	5	LWLDLW
	14	Leicester City	6	2	1	3	11	11	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	10	10	1.00000	5	LLWDWL
	15	Arsenal	5	1	2	2	11	12	0	2	0	6	6	1	0	2	5	6	.91667	4	DWLDL
	16	Fulham	6	1	2	3	9	11	1	1	1	7	7	0	1	2	2	4	.81818	4	LLWLDD
	17	Chelsea	6	1	2	3	9	13	1	2	0	4	2	0	0	3	5	11	.69231	4	DLLWDL
	18	Everton	6	2	0	4	6	11	2	0	2	5	7	0	0	2	1	4	.54545	4	WLLWLL
	19	Blackburn Rovers	6	1	2	3	6	12	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	3	3	10	.50000	4	DLLDWL
	20	Birmingham City	6	1	2	3	6	14	1	1	1	4	7	0	1	2	2	7	.42857	4	WLLDLD
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	1	1	2	7	8	1	1	0	5	4	0	0	2	2	4	.87500	3	LWDL
	22	West Bromwich Albion	6	1	1	4	4	9	1	1	2	3	5	0	0	2	1	4	.44444	3	LWLLLD

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	Burnley	7	5	1	1	19	14	4	0	0	12	5	1	1	1	7	9	1.35714	11	WWLWWW		3-1
1	2	Manchester City	7	5	0	2	16	13	2	0	1	6	5	3	0	1	10	8	1.23077	10	WWWLWL		0-3
	3	Sheffield Wednesday	6	4	1	1	19	8	2	1	0	10	4	2	0	1	9	4	2.37500	9	WWWLWD		1-1
1	4	Manchester United	6	4	1	1	14	8	3	0	0	10	3	1	1	1	4	5	1.75000	9	DWWLWW		1-0
1	5	Ipswich Town	7	4	1	2	20	13	3	0	1	14	8	1	1	1	6	5	1.53846	9	LLWWWW		4-1
2	6	Tottenham Hotspur	7	3	2	2	13	12	2	1	0	9	7	1	1	2	4	5	1.08333	8	DWLWDL		0-1
2	7	West Ham United	7	3	2	2	14	13	2	1	0	6	4	1	1	2	8	9	1.07692	8	DLWWLW		4-2
2	8	Bolton Wanderers	7	3	2	2	13	14	2	1	0	6	4	1	1	2	7	10	.92857	8	LLWWDW		2-1
5	9	Leicester City	7	3	1	3	13	11	2	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	10	10	1.18182	7	LWDWLW		2-0
5	10	Arsenal	6	2	2	2	14	12	1	2	0	9	6	1	0	2	5	6	1.16667	6	DWLDLW		3-0
4	11	Nottingham Forest	6	2	2	2	10	9	2	0	1	5	3	0	2	1	5	6	1.11111	6	DWWDLL		1-2
4	12	Cardiff City	7	2	2	3	12	11	2	1	1	10	7	0	1	2	2	4	1.09091	6	DWLLWL		1-2
4	13	Chelsea	7	2	2	3	15	14	2	2	0	10	3	0	0	3	5	11	1.07143	6	LLWDLW		6-1
1	14	Blackpool	7	2	2	3	12	12	2	0	2	7	6	0	2	1	5	6	1.00000	6	WLDLWD		2-2
4	15	Blackburn Rovers	7	2	2	3	8	13	1	2	0	3	2	1	0	3	5	11	.61538	6	LLDWLW		2-1
5	16	Sheffield United	7	2	2	3	6	13	2	1	1	4	4	0	1	2	2	9	.46154	6	DLWLDL		1-6
5	17	Aston Villa	5	2	1	2	9	9	1	0	1	5	5	1	1	1	4	4	1.00000	5	LWDWL		2-4
2	18	Fulham	7	1	3	3	10	12	1	1	1	7	7	0	2	2	3	5	.83333	5	LWLDDD		1-1
2	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	1	2	2	9	10	1	2	0	7	6	0	0	2	2	4	.90000	4	LWDLD		2-2
2	20	Everton	7	2	0	5	6	13	2	0	2	5	7	0	0	3	1	6	.46154	4	LLWLLL		0-2
1	21	Birmingham City	7	1	2	4	7	18	1	1	1	4	7	0	1	3	3	11	.38889	4	LLDLDL		1-4
	22	West Bromwich Albion	7	1	1	5	5	12	1	1	2	3	5	0	0	3	2	7	.41667	3	WLLLDL		1-3