The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 6 - 3 FOREST - Tue Dec 26, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Dec 26, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-6 LOST

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: J Powell
Attendance:: 30,822
Pos Before/After:: 16 19
Opp Before/After:: 21 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Workington (FA Cup)
League:: West Ham United
Manchester United:: Mar 20, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2305 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 929 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2539 (of 5724)
Total:: 3728 (of 7505)
Played:: 62 years, 3 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Len Julians (40')
Trevor Hockey (68') - Trevor Hockey first goal
Calvin Palmer (81') (Pen)

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

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer (81')
3	D	18	Brian Grant
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay
6	F	26	Jim Iley
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey (68')
8	F	26	Colin Booth
9	F	28	Len Julians (40')
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	David Gaskell
2	D	Shay Brennan
3	D	Tony Dunne
4	D	James Nicholson
5	D	William Foulkes
6	M	Maurice Setters
7	M	Phillip Chisnall
8	M	Johnny Giles
9	M	David Herd
10	F	Norbert Lawton
11	F	Bobby Charlton

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Dec 26, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-0	Fulham
Birmingham City	1-1	Manchester City
Burnley	4-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City	1-0	Aston Villa
Chelsea	0-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Everton	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town	1-0	Leicester City
Manchester United	6-3	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United	2-1	Blackpool
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United	2-3	Blackburn Rovers

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	Everton	23	12	4	7	45	26	10	0	2	33	11	2	4	5	12	15	1.73077	28	WLWDDW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	22	12	3	7	43	34	9	1	1	30	16	3	2	6	13	18	1.26471	27	DLWWWL
	5	Ipswich Town	23	12	3	8	54	44	9	0	2	35	20	3	3	6	19	24	1.22727	27	WWWLWL
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	4	8	43	31	7	3	1	26	14	4	1	7	17	17	1.38710	26	DWWLWD
	7	Arsenal	23	9	7	7	40	38	6	4	1	25	15	3	3	6	15	23	1.05263	25	WWDLWW
	8	Aston Villa	22	9	5	8	34	30	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	6	11	18	1.13333	23	DWWWDL
	9	Leicester City	23	10	3	10	38	36	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	6	20	24	1.05556	23	WWLDWL
	10	Blackpool	23	8	7	8	39	41	5	3	4	22	17	3	4	4	17	24	.95122	23	WLWDLW
	11	Sheffield United	22	10	3	9	29	38	8	2	2	20	14	2	1	7	9	24	.76316	23	LWLWWW
	12	Birmingham City	23	8	5	10	36	47	5	3	4	24	26	3	2	6	12	21	.76596	21	WLWLWD
	13	West Bromwich Albion	23	6	8	9	41	42	5	4	3	22	14	1	4	6	19	28	.97619	20	WLLDLW
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	38	39	5	3	3	21	16	3	1	8	17	23	.97436	20	DLWWLL
	15	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	4	10	32	33	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	8	15	20	.96970	20	LDWDLL
	16	Nottingham Forest	23	7	6	10	33	40	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	8	12	28	.82500	20	LLLDWL
	17	Cardiff City	23	6	8	9	29	38	3	6	3	19	19	3	2	6	10	19	.76316	20	LLLDDL
	18	Fulham	23	7	5	11	34	40	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	5	17	22	.85000	19	LWLLLL
	19	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	7	8	26	32	5	4	2	18	12	1	3	6	8	20	.81250	19	WLLDWD
	20	Manchester City	23	8	2	13	41	52	5	1	5	23	22	3	1	8	18	30	.78846	18	DLLLLW
	21	Manchester United	21	7	4	10	32	45	5	1	5	20	20	2	3	5	12	25	.71111	18	DLLLWL
	22	Chelsea	23	6	5	12	40	49	5	4	3	22	14	1	1	9	18	35	.81633	17	DWLLLW

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	22	15	2	5	65	41	9	1	1	30	14	6	1	4	35	27	1.58537	32	DWWWLW		4-0
1	2	Everton	24	13	4	7	46	26	11	0	2	34	11	2	4	5	12	15	1.76923	30	LWDDWW		1-0
1	3	Tottenham Hotspur	23	13	3	7	45	34	9	1	1	30	16	4	2	6	15	18	1.32353	29	LWWWLW		2-0
1	4	Ipswich Town	24	13	3	8	55	44	10	0	2	36	20	3	3	6	19	24	1.25000	29	WWLWLW		1-0
3	5	West Ham United	24	12	5	7	54	47	8	3	2	31	21	4	2	5	23	26	1.14894	29	WDWWWL		2-3
1	6	Arsenal	24	10	7	7	41	38	7	4	1	26	15	3	3	6	15	23	1.07895	27	WDLWWW		1-0
1	7	Sheffield Wednesday	24	11	4	9	43	35	7	3	1	26	14	4	1	8	17	21	1.22857	26	WWLWDL		0-4
3	8	Sheffield United	23	11	3	9	31	39	9	2	2	22	15	2	1	7	9	24	.79487	25	WLWWWW		2-1
1	9	Aston Villa	23	9	5	9	34	31	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	7	11	19	1.09677	23	WWWDLL		0-1
1	10	Leicester City	24	10	3	11	38	37	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	7	20	25	1.02703	23	WLDWLL		0-1
1	11	Blackpool	24	8	7	9	40	43	5	3	4	22	17	3	4	5	18	26	.93023	23	LWDLWL		1-2
5	12	Cardiff City	24	7	8	9	30	38	4	6	3	20	19	3	2	6	10	19	.78947	22	LLDDLW		1-0
1	13	Birmingham City	24	8	6	10	37	48	5	4	4	25	27	3	2	6	12	21	.77083	22	LWLWDD		1-1
1	14	West Bromwich Albion	24	6	9	9	42	43	5	5	3	23	15	1	4	6	19	28	.97674	21	LLDLWD		1-1
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	8	5	11	39	40	5	3	3	21	16	3	2	8	18	24	.97500	21	LWWLLD		1-1
3	16	Blackburn Rovers	22	7	7	8	29	34	5	4	2	18	12	2	3	6	11	22	.85294	21	LLDWDW		3-2
2	17	Bolton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	32	34	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	9	15	21	.94118	20	DWDLLL		0-1
3	18	Manchester United	22	8	4	10	38	48	6	1	5	26	23	2	3	5	12	25	.79167	20	LLLWLW		6-3
3	19	Nottingham Forest	24	7	6	11	36	46	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	9	15	34	.78261	20	LLDWLL		3-6
2	20	Fulham	24	7	5	12	34	41	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	6	17	23	.82927	19	WLLLLL		0-1
1	21	Manchester City	24	8	3	13	42	53	5	1	5	23	22	3	2	8	19	31	.79245	19	LLLLWD		1-1
	22	Chelsea	24	6	5	13	40	51	5	4	4	22	16	1	1	9	18	35	.78431	17	WLLLWL		0-2