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SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Fri Dec 22, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Dec 22, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: K Walker
Attendance:: 19,391
Pos Before/After:: 14 15
Opp Before/After:: 11 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester United (League Tier 1)
Sheffield United:: Aug 18, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2304 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 928 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2538 (of 5724)
Total:: 3727 (of 7505)
Played:: 62 years, 3 months, 29 days ago

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

Goals

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: John Harris
Prior form: WLWLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
William Russell
Derek Pace

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer
3	F	34	Billy Gray
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay
6	F	26	Jim Iley
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey
8	F	26	Colin Booth
9	F	28	Len Julians
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Hodgkinson
2	D	Joe Shaw
3	D	Cec Coldwell
4	D	Graham Shaw
5	D	Brian Richardson
6	M	Keith Kettleborough
7	M	Len Allchurch
8	M	Gerry Summers
9	M	William Russell
10	F	Ron Simpson
11	F	Derek Pace

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Fri Dec 22, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Sheffield United	2-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Burnley	21	14	2	5	61	41	8	1	1	26	14	6	1	4	35	27	1.48780	30	LDWWWL
	2	West Ham United	23	12	5	6	52	44	8	3	1	29	18	4	2	5	23	26	1.18182	29	LWDWWW
	3	Ipswich Town	22	12	3	7	54	41	9	0	2	35	20	3	3	5	19	21	1.31707	27	LWWWLW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	21	12	3	6	42	32	9	1	1	30	16	3	2	5	12	16	1.31250	27	WDLWWW
	5	Everton	22	11	4	7	42	26	9	0	2	30	11	2	4	5	12	15	1.61538	26	DWLWDD
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	22	11	3	8	42	30	7	3	1	26	14	4	0	7	16	16	1.40000	25	LDWWLW
	7	Aston Villa	21	9	5	7	34	29	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	5	11	17	1.17241	23	WDWWWD
	8	Leicester City	22	10	3	9	38	34	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	5	20	22	1.11765	23	DWWLDW
	9	Arsenal	22	8	7	7	38	37	5	4	1	23	14	3	3	6	15	23	1.02703	23	WWWDLW
	10	Blackpool	22	7	7	8	36	41	4	3	4	19	17	3	4	4	17	24	.87805	21	DWLWDL
	11	Sheffield United	21	9	3	9	27	38	7	2	2	18	14	2	1	7	9	24	.71053	21	WLWLWW
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	38	39	5	3	3	21	16	3	1	8	17	23	.97436	20	DLWWLL
	13	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	4	10	32	33	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	8	15	20	.96970	20	LDWDLL
	14	Nottingham Forest	22	7	6	9	33	38	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	7	12	26	.86842	20	WLLLDW
	15	Cardiff City	22	6	8	8	29	35	3	6	3	19	19	3	2	5	10	16	.82857	20	WLLLDD
	16	Birmingham City	22	8	4	10	35	46	5	2	4	23	25	3	2	6	12	21	.76087	20	LWLWLW
	17	Fulham	22	7	5	10	34	37	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	4	17	19	.91892	19	LLWLLL
	18	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	7	8	26	32	5	4	2	18	12	1	3	6	8	20	.81250	19	WLLDWD
	19	West Bromwich Albion	22	5	8	9	39	42	4	4	3	20	14	1	4	6	19	28	.92857	18	DWLLDL
	20	Manchester United	21	7	4	10	32	45	5	1	5	20	20	2	3	5	12	25	.71111	18	DLLLWL
	21	Manchester City	22	7	2	13	38	52	4	1	5	20	22	3	1	8	18	30	.73077	16	LDLLLL
	22	Chelsea	22	5	5	12	39	49	4	4	3	21	14	1	1	9	18	35	.79592	15	WDWLLL

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	Burnley	21	14	2	5	61	41	8	1	1	26	14	6	1	4	35	27	1.48780	30	LDWWWL
	2	West Ham United	23	12	5	6	52	44	8	3	1	29	18	4	2	5	23	26	1.18182	29	LWDWWW
	3	Ipswich Town	22	12	3	7	54	41	9	0	2	35	20	3	3	5	19	21	1.31707	27	LWWWLW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	21	12	3	6	42	32	9	1	1	30	16	3	2	5	12	16	1.31250	27	WDLWWW
	5	Everton	22	11	4	7	42	26	9	0	2	30	11	2	4	5	12	15	1.61538	26	DWLWDD
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	22	11	3	8	42	30	7	3	1	26	14	4	0	7	16	16	1.40000	25	LDWWLW
	7	Aston Villa	21	9	5	7	34	29	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	5	11	17	1.17241	23	WDWWWD
	8	Leicester City	22	10	3	9	38	34	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	5	20	22	1.11765	23	DWWLDW
	9	Arsenal	22	8	7	7	38	37	5	4	1	23	14	3	3	6	15	23	1.02703	23	WWWDLW
1	10	Sheffield United	22	10	3	9	29	38	8	2	2	20	14	2	1	7	9	24	.76316	23	LWLWWW		2-0
1	11	Blackpool	22	7	7	8	36	41	4	3	4	19	17	3	4	4	17	24	.87805	21	DWLWDL
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	38	39	5	3	3	21	16	3	1	8	17	23	.97436	20	DLWWLL
	13	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	4	10	32	33	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	8	15	20	.96970	20	LDWDLL
1	14	Cardiff City	22	6	8	8	29	35	3	6	3	19	19	3	2	5	10	16	.82857	20	WLLLDD
1	15	Nottingham Forest	23	7	6	10	33	40	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	8	12	28	.82500	20	LLLDWL		0-2
	16	Birmingham City	22	8	4	10	35	46	5	2	4	23	25	3	2	6	12	21	.76087	20	LWLWLW
	17	Fulham	22	7	5	10	34	37	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	4	17	19	.91892	19	LLWLLL
	18	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	7	8	26	32	5	4	2	18	12	1	3	6	8	20	.81250	19	WLLDWD
	19	West Bromwich Albion	22	5	8	9	39	42	4	4	3	20	14	1	4	6	19	28	.92857	18	DWLLDL
	20	Manchester United	21	7	4	10	32	45	5	1	5	20	20	2	3	5	12	25	.71111	18	DLLLWL
	21	Manchester City	22	7	2	13	38	52	4	1	5	20	22	3	1	8	18	30	.73077	16	LDLLLL
	22	Chelsea	22	5	5	12	39	49	4	4	3	21	14	1	1	9	18	35	.79592	15	WDWLLL