The City Ground

SEASON: 1958-59

Prev Season: 1957-58
This Season: 1958-59
Next Season: 1959-60

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: Winners (Luton Town (Wembley) 2-1)

Top Goalscorer:: Tommy Wilson (28 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1958-59

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	5	9	110	49	15	3	3	68	19	13	2	6	42	30	2.24490	61	European Cup Preliminary Round	1-3	1-5
2	Manchester United	42	24	7	11	103	66	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	8	45	39	1.56061	55		0-3	1-1
3	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	88	68	14	3	4	53	29	7	5	9	35	39	1.29412	50		1-1	1-3
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	10	12	79	66	14	3	4	56	30	6	7	8	23	36	1.19697	50		3-0	2-3
5	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	13	11	88	68	8	7	6	41	33	10	6	5	47	35	1.29412	49		1-1	0-2
6	West Ham United	42	21	6	15	85	70	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	12	26	41	1.21429	48		4-0	3-5
7	Burnley	42	19	10	13	81	70	11	4	6	41	29	8	6	7	40	41	1.15714	48		1-2	2-0
8	Blackpool	42	18	11	13	66	49	12	7	2	39	13	6	4	11	27	36	1.34694	47		2-0	0-1
9	Birmingham City	42	20	6	16	84	68	14	1	6	54	35	6	5	10	30	33	1.23529	46		1-7	3-0
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	10	15	76	70	12	3	6	48	28	5	7	9	28	42	1.08571	44		1-1	0-3
11	Newcastle United	42	17	7	18	80	80	11	3	7	40	29	6	4	11	40	51	1.00000	41		3-0	3-1
12	Preston North End	42	17	7	18	70	77	9	3	9	40	39	8	4	9	30	38	.90909	41		0-1	5-3
13	Nottingham Forest	42	17	6	19	71	74	9	4	8	37	32	8	2	11	34	42	.95946	40
14	Chelsea	42	18	4	20	77	98	13	2	6	52	37	5	2	14	25	61	.78571	40		1-3	1-4
15	Leeds United	42	15	9	18	57	74	8	7	6	28	27	7	2	12	29	47	.77027	39		0-3	0-1
16	Everton	42	17	4	21	71	87	11	3	7	39	38	6	1	14	32	49	.81609	38		2-1	3-1
17	Luton Town	42	12	13	17	68	71	11	6	4	50	26	1	7	13	18	45	.95775	37		3-1	1-5
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	10	19	85	95	10	3	8	56	42	3	7	11	29	53	.89474	36		1-1	0-1
19	Leicester City	42	11	10	21	67	98	7	6	8	34	36	4	4	13	33	62	.68367	32		1-4	3-0
20	Manchester City	42	11	9	22	64	95	8	7	6	40	32	3	2	16	24	63	.67368	31		4-0	1-1
21	Aston Villa	42	11	8	23	58	87	8	5	8	31	33	3	3	15	27	54	.66667	30	Relegated	2-0	3-2
22	Portsmouth	42	6	9	27	64	112	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	15	26	65	.57143	21	Relegated	5-0	1-0

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	19 times	8 times	10 times	3 times	3 times
Conceded	19 times	4 times	8 times	2 times	4 times
Won By	6 times	7 times	6 times	2 times	2 times
Lost By	6 times	5 times	5 times	2 times	1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	2	1	-	1	5	3	2	West Ham United (4-0), Arsenal (1-3)
2		2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3		3	4	2	1	1	9	5	5	Bolton Wanderers (2-3), Luton Town (3-1), Bolton Wanderers (3-0), Arsenal (1-1)
4		4	2	-	1	1	2	4	1	West Bromwich Albion (1-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3)
5		5	2	-	1	1	1	2	1	Manchester United (1-1), Preston North End (0-1)
6	28	6	2	-	-	2	0	4	0	Manchester United (0-3), Blackpool (0-1)
7	28	7	2	1	-	1	2	2	2	Blackpool (2-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-2)
8	43	8	2	-	-	2	1	10	0	Birmingham City (1-7), Blackburn Rovers (0-3)
9	20	9	2	-	1	1	2	5	1	Chelsea (1-4), Blackburn Rovers (1-1)
10	14	10	3	1	-	2	9	10	2	West Ham United (3-5), Preston North End (5-3), Burnley (1-2)
11	24	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	39	12	2	2	-	-	5	1	4	Burnley (2-0), Newcastle United (3-1)
13	37	13	1	1	-	-	3	1	2	Everton (3-1)
14		14	2	1	-	1	3	1	2	Leeds United (0-1), Newcastle United (3-0)
15	6	15	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Chelsea (1-3)
16	8	16	1	1	-	-	3	2	2	Aston Villa (3-2)
17		17	5	4	-	1	14	4	8	Portsmouth (5-0), Birmingham City (3-0), Manchester City (4-0), Everton (2-1), Leeds United (0-3)
18		18	1	-	-	1	1	5	0	Luton Town (1-5)
19	1	19	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Manchester City (1-1)
20	3	20	4	1	1	2	4	6	3	Tottenham Hotspur (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (0-1), Leicester City (1-4), Aston Villa (2-0)
21		21	2	2	-	-	4	0	4	Leicester City (3-0), Portsmouth (1-0)
22	3	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Not included: Week 1 game against Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-5) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 23, 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-5	52,656	20	Dwight (?)
2	Wed Aug 27, 1958	Manchester United	H	0-3	44,971	22
3	Sat Aug 30, 1958	Portsmouth	H	5-0	23,719	15	Dwight (?), Quigley (?, ?), Wilson (?, ?)
4	Wed Sep 03, 1958	Manchester United	A	1-1	51,880	15	Wilson (60')
5	Sat Sep 06, 1958	Aston Villa	A	3-2	31,014	13	Burkitt (?), Wilson (?, ?)
6	Wed Sep 10, 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	30,307	12	Dwight (?)
7	Sat Sep 13, 1958	West Ham United	H	4-0	30,307	12	Dwight (?, ?), Quigley (?), Wilson (?)
8	Wed Sep 17, 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	39,431	12
9	Sat Sep 20, 1958	Bolton Wanderers	A	2-3	28,486	13	Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
10	Sat Sep 27, 1958	Chelsea	A	1-4	48,093	16	Gray (?)
11	Sat Oct 04, 1958	Blackpool	H	2-0	31,934	13	Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
12	Sat Oct 11, 1958	Luton Town	H	3-1	30,337	13	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?)
13	Sat Oct 18, 1958	Birmingham City	A	3-0	31,610	8	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
14	Sat Oct 25, 1958	Preston North End	H	0-1	33,583	11
15	Sat Nov 01, 1958	Burnley	A	2-0	22,644	9	Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
16	Sat Nov 08, 1958	Manchester City	H	4-0	31,154	8	Quigley (?, ?, ?), Imlach (?)
17	Sat Nov 15, 1958	Arsenal	A	1-3	48,897	10	Wilson (?)
18	Sat Nov 22, 1958	Everton	H	2-1	26,440	6	Dwight (30'), Wilson (49')
19	Sat Nov 29, 1958	Leicester City	A	3-0	26,322	6	Dwight (?, ?, ?)
20	Sat Dec 06, 1958	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-1	34,784	6	Quigley (?)
21	Sat Dec 13, 1958	Leeds United	A	0-1	26,341	6
22	Sat Dec 20, 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-3	28,079	9	Quigley (?)
23	Fri Dec 26, 1958	Newcastle United	A	3-1	48,949	8	Dwight (10'), Imlach (63'), Wilson (65')
24	Sat Dec 27, 1958	Newcastle United	H	3-0	40,057	8	Imlach (32', 37'), Wilson (47')
25	Sat Jan 03, 1959	Portsmouth	A	1-0	21,070	7	Dwight (?)
26	Sat Jan 31, 1959	West Ham United	A	3-5	26,769	8	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?)
27	Sat Feb 07, 1959	Bolton Wanderers	H	3-0	29,703	8	Whitefoot (?), Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
28	Sat Feb 21, 1959	Blackpool	A	0-1	13,228	9
29	Sat Mar 07, 1959	Birmingham City	H	1-7	18,977	11	Dwight (?)
30	Mon Mar 16, 1959	Preston North End	A	5-3	15,438	11	Quigley (?), Gray (?, ?), Imlach (?), Joe Walton (? OG)
31	Sat Mar 21, 1959	Burnley	H	1-2	27,811	12	Wilson (?)
32	Fri Mar 27, 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-3	26,589	12
33	Sat Mar 28, 1959	Manchester City	A	1-1	28,146	11	Wilson (?)
34	Tue Mar 31, 1959	Blackburn Rovers	H	1-1	27,917	12	Quigley (?)
35	Sat Apr 04, 1959	Arsenal	H	1-1	32,708	11	Wilson (?)
36	Thu Apr 09, 1959	Luton Town	A	1-5	22,352	12	Quigley (?)
37	Sat Apr 11, 1959	Everton	A	3-1	26,208	12	Wilson (?, ?), Gray (?)	Safe
38	Wed Apr 15, 1959	Chelsea	H	1-3	18,339	12	Gray (? pen)	Safe
39	Sat Apr 18, 1959	Leicester City	H	1-4	28,535	13	Dwight (?)	Safe
40	Mon Apr 20, 1959	Aston Villa	H	2-0	18,953	11	Dwight (?), Imlach (?)	Safe
41	Wed Apr 22, 1959	Leeds United	H	0-3	18,650	11		Safe
42	Sat Apr 25, 1959	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-2	16,950	13		Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 10, 1959	Tooting and Mitcham United	3		A	2-2	14,000	Gray (? pen), Murphy (57' OG)
Sat Jan 24, 1959	Tooting and Mitcham United	3	1	H	3-0	42,362	Wilson (?), Imlach (?), Dwight (30')
Wed Jan 28, 1959	Grimsby Town	4		H	4-1	34,289	Whitefoot (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?, ?)
Sat Feb 14, 1959	Birmingham City	5		A	1-1	55,300	Wilson (?)
Wed Feb 18, 1959	Birmingham City	5	1	H	1-1	39,431	Dwight (?)
Mon Feb 23, 1959	Birmingham City	5	2	N	5-0	34,458	Dwight (?, ?, ?), Gray (?, ?)
Sat Feb 28, 1959	Bolton Wanderers	Quarter		H	2-1	44,414	Wilson (?, ?)
Sat Mar 14, 1959	Aston Villa	Semi		N	1-0	65,107	Quigley (?)
Sat May 02, 1959	Luton Town	Final		N	2-1	100,000	Dwight (10'), Wilson (14')

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed May 20, 1959	Sporting Lisbon	Portugal	A	1-0	15,000	Gray (32' pen)
Sun May 24, 1959	Oviedo	Spain	A	0-1	-
Wed May 27, 1959	Valencia	Spain	A	1-0	75,000	Barrett (33')
Thu May 28, 1959	Atletico Madrid	Spain	A	1-6	45,000	Barrett (28')
Sat May 30, 1959	Athletico Bilbao	Spain	A	0-3	22,000

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 23, 1958	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	1-5	52,656	Dwight (?)
Wed Aug 27, 1958	League Tier 1	Manchester United			H	0-3	44,971
Sat Aug 30, 1958	League Tier 1	Portsmouth			H	5-0	23,719	Dwight (?), Quigley (?, ?), Wilson (?, ?)
Wed Sep 03, 1958	League Tier 1	Manchester United			A	1-1	51,880	Wilson (60')
Sat Sep 06, 1958	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			A	3-2	31,014	Burkitt (?), Wilson (?, ?)
Wed Sep 10, 1958	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			H	1-1	30,307	Dwight (?)
Sat Sep 13, 1958	League Tier 1	West Ham United			H	4-0	30,307	Dwight (?, ?), Quigley (?), Wilson (?)
Wed Sep 17, 1958	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			A	0-1	39,431
Sat Sep 20, 1958	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers			A	2-3	28,486	Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
Sat Sep 27, 1958	League Tier 1	Chelsea			A	1-4	48,093	Gray (?)
Sat Oct 04, 1958	League Tier 1	Blackpool			H	2-0	31,934	Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
Sat Oct 11, 1958	League Tier 1	Luton Town			H	3-1	30,337	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1958	League Tier 1	Birmingham City			A	3-0	31,610	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
Sat Oct 25, 1958	League Tier 1	Preston North End			H	0-1	33,583
Sat Nov 01, 1958	League Tier 1	Burnley			A	2-0	22,644	Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
Sat Nov 08, 1958	League Tier 1	Manchester City			H	4-0	31,154	Quigley (?, ?, ?), Imlach (?)
Sat Nov 15, 1958	League Tier 1	Arsenal			A	1-3	48,897	Wilson (?)
Sat Nov 22, 1958	League Tier 1	Everton			H	2-1	26,440	Dwight (30'), Wilson (49')
Sat Nov 29, 1958	League Tier 1	Leicester City			A	3-0	26,322	Dwight (?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 06, 1958	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			H	1-1	34,784	Quigley (?)
Sat Dec 13, 1958	League Tier 1	Leeds United			A	0-1	26,341
Sat Dec 20, 1958	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	1-3	28,079	Quigley (?)
Fri Dec 26, 1958	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			A	3-1	48,949	Dwight (10'), Imlach (63'), Wilson (65')
Sat Dec 27, 1958	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			H	3-0	40,057	Imlach (32', 37'), Wilson (47')
Sat Jan 03, 1959	League Tier 1	Portsmouth			A	1-0	21,070	Dwight (?)
Sat Jan 10, 1959	FA Cup	Tooting and Mitcham United	3		A	2-2	14,000	Gray (? pen), Murphy (57' OG)
Sat Jan 24, 1959	FA Cup	Tooting and Mitcham United	3	1	H	3-0	42,362	Wilson (?), Imlach (?), Dwight (30')
Wed Jan 28, 1959	FA Cup	Grimsby Town	4		H	4-1	34,289	Whitefoot (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?, ?)
Sat Jan 31, 1959	League Tier 1	West Ham United			A	3-5	26,769	Dwight (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?)
Sat Feb 07, 1959	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers			H	3-0	29,703	Whitefoot (?), Dwight (?), Wilson (?)
Sat Feb 14, 1959	FA Cup	Birmingham City	5		A	1-1	55,300	Wilson (?)
Wed Feb 18, 1959	FA Cup	Birmingham City	5	1	H	1-1	39,431	Dwight (?)
Sat Feb 21, 1959	League Tier 1	Blackpool			A	0-1	13,228
Mon Feb 23, 1959	FA Cup	Birmingham City	5	2	N	5-0	34,458	Dwight (?, ?, ?), Gray (?, ?)
Sat Feb 28, 1959	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	Quarter		H	2-1	44,414	Wilson (?, ?)
Sat Mar 07, 1959	League Tier 1	Birmingham City			H	1-7	18,977	Dwight (?)
Sat Mar 14, 1959	FA Cup	Aston Villa	Semi		N	1-0	65,107	Quigley (?)
Mon Mar 16, 1959	League Tier 1	Preston North End			A	5-3	15,438	Quigley (?), Gray (?, ?), Imlach (?), Joe Walton (? OG)
Sat Mar 21, 1959	League Tier 1	Burnley			H	1-2	27,811	Wilson (?)
Fri Mar 27, 1959	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers			A	0-3	26,589
Sat Mar 28, 1959	League Tier 1	Manchester City			A	1-1	28,146	Wilson (?)
Tue Mar 31, 1959	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers			H	1-1	27,917	Quigley (?)
Sat Apr 04, 1959	League Tier 1	Arsenal			H	1-1	32,708	Wilson (?)
Thu Apr 09, 1959	League Tier 1	Luton Town			A	1-5	22,352	Quigley (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1959	League Tier 1	Everton			A	3-1	26,208	Wilson (?, ?), Gray (?)	Safe
Wed Apr 15, 1959	League Tier 1	Chelsea			H	1-3	18,339	Gray (? pen)	Safe
Sat Apr 18, 1959	League Tier 1	Leicester City			H	1-4	28,535	Dwight (?)	Safe
Mon Apr 20, 1959	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			H	2-0	18,953	Dwight (?), Imlach (?)	Safe
Wed Apr 22, 1959	League Tier 1	Leeds United			H	0-3	18,650		Safe
Sat Apr 25, 1959	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			A	0-2	16,950		Safe
Sat May 02, 1959	FA Cup	Luton Town	Final		N	2-1	100,000	Dwight (10'), Wilson (14')
Wed May 20, 1959	Friendly	Sporting Lisbon			A	1-0	15,000	Gray (32' pen)
Sun May 24, 1959	Friendly	Oviedo			A	0-1	-
Wed May 27, 1959	Friendly	Valencia			A	1-0	75,000	Barrett (33')
Thu May 28, 1959	Friendly	Atletico Madrid			A	1-6	45,000	Barrett (28')
Sat May 30, 1959	Friendly	Athletico Bilbao			A	0-3	22,000

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (8) - £0				Out (8) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Bernie Kelly	Bought			Bill Morley	Sold
	James Martin	Bought			Jack Hutchinson	Sold
	Jeff Whitefoot	Bought			James Martin	Sold
	Joe McDonald	Bought			Peter Watson (1956)	Sold
	Willie Fraser	Bought			Willie Fraser	Sold
1958	Robert Morrison	Bought		1958	Arthur Lightening	Sold
Aug 23, 1958	Roy Dwight	Bought		Nov 22, 1958	Eddie Baily	Sold
Apr 22, 1959	John Armstrong	Bought		1959	Robert Morrison	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Arthur Lightening	S. Africa	22	4	2	2
GK		Chic Thomson	Scotland	28	44	21	7	16
GK		John Armstrong	Scotland	21	1			1
GK		Willie Fraser	Scotland	29	2			2
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	33	47	22	9	16
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	25	48	22	9	17
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	32	10	3	1	6
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	37	1			1
D		Joe McDonald	Scotland	29	44	21	8	15
Midfielders
M		Bill Morley	England	33	5	1	1	3
M		Calvin Palmer	England	17	2		1	1
M		Jack Burkitt	England	32	48	23	9	16	1
M		Jeff Whitefoot	England	24	47	22	7	18	2
M		Peter Watson (1956)	England	24	3	1		2
M		Robert Morrison	Scotland	25	1			1
M		Roy Dwight	England	25	50	23	9	18	26
Forwards
F		Bernie Kelly	Scotland	25	2			2
F		Billy Gray	England	31	49	23	9	17	12
F		Billy Younger	England	18	1			1
F		Eddie Baily	England	32	4	3		1
F		James Martin	Scotland	21	1			1
F		Jim Barrett	England	27	3	1	1	1
F		Johnny Quigley	Scotland	23	48	22	9	17	12
F		Stewart Imlach	Scotland	26	46	20	8	18	9
F		Tommy Wilson	England	27	50	23	9	18	28

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
28	Tommy Wilson	50
26	Roy Dwight	50
12 (2)	Billy Gray	49
12	Johnny Quigley	48
9	Stewart Imlach	46
2	Jeff Whitefoot	47
2	Own Goals	51
1	Jack Burkitt	48

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Aston Villa	Sat Sep 06, 1958	Away	3-2	Mon Apr 20, 1959	Home	2-0
Everton	Sat Nov 22, 1958	Home	2-1	Sat Apr 11, 1959	Away	3-1
Newcastle United	Fri Dec 26, 1958	Away	3-1	Sat Dec 27, 1958	Home	3-0
Portsmouth	Sat Aug 30, 1958	Home	5-0	Sat Jan 03, 1959	Away	1-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Chelsea	Sat Sep 27, 1958	Away	1-4	Wed Apr 15, 1959	Home	1-3
Leeds United	Sat Dec 13, 1958	Away	0-1	Wed Apr 22, 1959	Home	0-3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sat Aug 23, 1958	Away	1-5	Sat Dec 20, 1958	Home	1-3