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
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- 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 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 911 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 2516 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 3704 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 63 years, 9 months, 21 days ago
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jack Marshall
Prior form: DLLDWL (Old to recent)
Goals
Bryan Douglas (5')
Chris Crowe (7')
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  (44') | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||