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SEASON: 1959-60

Prev Season: 1958-59
This Season: 1959-60
Next Season: 1960-61

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Sheffield United (A) 0-3)

Top Goalscorer:: Tommy Wilson (12 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1959-60

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	Burnley	42	24	7	11	85	61	15	2	4	52	28	9	5	7	33	33	1.39344	55	European Cup	0-1	0-8
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	24	6	12	106	67	15	3	3	63	28	9	3	9	43	39	1.58209	54	Cup Winners Cup	0-0	1-3
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	11	10	86	50	10	6	5	43	24	11	5	5	43	26	1.72000	53		1-3	1-2
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	11	12	83	57	12	4	5	48	25	7	7	7	35	32	1.45614	49		1-2	3-2
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	19	11	12	80	59	12	7	2	48	20	7	4	10	32	39	1.35593	49		2-1	1-0
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	59	51	12	5	4	37	27	8	3	10	22	24	1.15686	48		2-0	1-1
7	Manchester United	42	19	7	16	102	80	13	3	5	53	30	6	4	11	49	50	1.27500	45		1-5	1-3
8	Newcastle United	42	18	8	16	82	78	10	5	6	42	32	8	3	10	40	46	1.05128	44		3-0	1-2
9	Preston North End	42	16	12	14	79	76	10	6	5	43	34	6	6	9	36	42	1.03947	44		1-1	0-1
10	Fulham	42	17	10	15	73	80	12	4	5	42	28	5	6	10	31	52	.91250	44		2-2	1-3
11	Blackpool	42	15	10	17	59	71	9	6	6	32	32	6	4	11	27	39	.83099	40		0-0	1-0
12	Leicester City	42	13	13	16	66	75	8	6	7	38	32	5	7	9	28	43	.88000	39		1-0	1-0
13	Arsenal	42	15	9	18	68	80	9	5	7	39	38	6	4	11	29	42	.85000	39		0-3	1-1
14	West Ham United	42	16	6	20	75	91	12	3	6	47	33	4	3	14	28	58	.82418	38		3-1	1-4
15	Everton	42	13	11	18	73	78	13	3	5	50	20	0	8	13	23	58	.93590	37		1-1	1-6
16	Manchester City	42	17	3	22	78	84	11	2	8	47	34	6	1	14	31	50	.92857	37		1-2	1-2
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	5	21	60	70	12	3	6	38	29	4	2	15	22	41	.85714	37		2-2	2-1
18	Chelsea	42	14	9	19	76	91	7	5	9	44	50	7	4	10	32	41	.83516	37		3-1	1-1
19	Birmingham City	42	13	10	19	63	80	9	5	7	37	36	4	5	12	26	44	.78750	36		0-2	1-4
20	Nottingham Forest	42	13	9	20	50	74	8	6	7	30	28	5	3	13	20	46	.67568	35
21	Leeds United	42	12	10	20	65	92	7	5	9	37	46	5	5	11	28	46	.70652	34	Relegated	4-1	0-1
22	Luton Town	42	9	12	21	50	73	6	5	10	25	29	3	7	11	25	44	.68493	30	Relegated	2-0	0-1

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	24 times	8 times	4 times	1 time
Conceded	14 times	10 times	8 times	2 times	3 times
Won By	8 times	4 times	2 times
Lost By	10 times	6 times	4 times	1 time	2 times

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	4	-	2	2	4	7	2	Blackburn Rovers (2-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0)
2		2	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3)
3		3	1	-	-	1	1	4	0	West Ham United (1-4)
4		4	2	1	-	1	2	2	2	Blackburn Rovers (2-1), Burnley (0-1)
5		5	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Preston North End (0-1)
6		6	3	2	-	1	4	8	4	Blackpool (1-0), Burnley (0-8), Newcastle United (3-0)
7	3	7	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Bolton Wanderers (1-1)
8	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	7	9	3	1	1	1	5	7	3	Chelsea (3-1), Manchester United (1-5), Preston North End (1-1)
10	7	10	2	1	1	-	5	4	3	West Bromwich Albion (3-2), Fulham (2-2)
11		11	4	2	1	1	6	4	5	Arsenal (1-1), Sheffield Wednesday (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (1-2), West Ham United (3-1)
12	4	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	3	13	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Manchester United (1-3)
14		14	2	1	1	-	3	2	3	Sheffield Wednesday (2-1), Chelsea (1-1)
15	28	15	4	1	1	2	3	5	3	Fulham (1-3), Manchester City (1-2), Blackpool (0-0), Leicester City (1-0)
16	25	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	60	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	55	18	3	2	-	1	4	2	4	Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Newcastle United (1-2), Leicester City (1-0)
19	29	19	1	-	-	1	0	3	0	Arsenal (0-3)
20	17	20	2	1	-	1	5	7	2	Leeds United (4-1), Everton (1-6)
21	6	21	3	-	-	3	1	7	0	Birmingham City (0-2), Birmingham City (1-4), Leeds United (0-1)
22	3	22	3	1	1	1	3	2	3	Everton (1-1), Luton Town (0-1), Luton Town (2-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Manchester City (1-2) 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 22, 1959	Manchester City	A	1-2	38,974	17	Iley (?)
2	Wed Aug 26, 1959	Arsenal	H	0-3	32,536	22
3	Sat Aug 29, 1959	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-2	26,027	21	Quigley (?), Iley (?)
4	Tue Sep 01, 1959	Arsenal	A	1-1	41,606	20	Whitefoot (?)
5	Sat Sep 05, 1959	Blackpool	A	1-0	25,987	18	Wilson (?)
6	Wed Sep 09, 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	26,286	13	Wilson (?), Gray (?)
7	Sat Sep 12, 1959	Everton	H	1-1	26,668	12	Wilson (?)
8	Wed Sep 16, 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-0	33,476	7	Gray (?)
9	Sat Sep 19, 1959	Luton Town	A	0-1	16,634	9
10	Sat Sep 26, 1959	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-0	28,930	8	Quigley (?), Gray (?)
11	Sat Oct 03, 1959	Fulham	A	1-3	29,236	10	Gray (?)
12	Sat Oct 10, 1959	Newcastle United	A	1-2	33,764	15	Imlach (74')
13	Sat Oct 17, 1959	Birmingham City	H	0-2	24,904	17
14	Sat Oct 24, 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-2	52,002	17	Imlach (?)
15	Sat Oct 31, 1959	Chelsea	H	3-1	30,268	15	Gray (?), Quigley (?), Imlach (?)
16	Sat Nov 07, 1959	Preston North End	A	0-1	21,226	16
17	Sat Nov 14, 1959	Leicester City	H	1-0	20,800	15	Burkitt (?)
18	Sat Nov 21, 1959	Burnley	A	0-8	24,349	16
19	Sat Nov 28, 1959	Leeds United	H	4-1	21,366	16	Gray (?), Wilson (?), Booth (?, ?)
20	Sat Dec 05, 1959	West Ham United	A	1-4	15,765	17	Imlach (?)
21	Sat Dec 12, 1959	Manchester United	H	1-5	31,816	18	Wilson (12')
22	Sat Dec 19, 1959	Manchester City	H	1-2	13,506	19	Palmer (?)
23	Sat Dec 26, 1959	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-2	28,817	19	Quigley (?, ?), Iley (?)
24	Mon Dec 28, 1959	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-2	34,755	19	Robson (? OG)
25	Sat Jan 02, 1960	Blackburn Rovers	A	2-1	27,817	18	Vowden (?), Booth (?)
26	Sat Jan 16, 1960	Blackpool	H	0-0	20,863	17
27	Sat Jan 23, 1960	Everton	A	1-6	32,279	20	Booth (?)
28	Sat Feb 06, 1960	Luton Town	H	2-0	22,808	17	Booth (?), Wilson (?)
29	Sat Feb 13, 1960	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-1	16,218	18	Wilson (?)
30	Sat Feb 20, 1960	Fulham	H	2-2	23,177	16	Wilson (?), Booth (?)
31	Sat Feb 27, 1960	West Ham United	H	3-1	26,456	15	Booth (?, ?), Wilson (?)
32	Sat Mar 05, 1960	Birmingham City	A	1-4	24,821	17	Wilson (?)
33	Sat Mar 12, 1960	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-3	35,291	18	Wilson (?)
34	Sat Mar 19, 1960	Manchester United	A	1-3	35,269	18	Shay Brennan (49' OG)
35	Sat Mar 26, 1960	Preston North End	H	1-1	19,885	17	Dwight (?)
36	Sat Apr 02, 1960	Leicester City	A	1-0	25,922	17	Iley (?)
37	Sat Apr 09, 1960	Burnley	H	0-1	24,640	18
38	Sat Apr 16, 1960	Chelsea	A	1-1	24,542	19	Barton (?)
39	Mon Apr 18, 1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-3	39,834	19	Younger (?)
40	Tue Apr 19, 1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-0	42,335	19
41	Sat Apr 23, 1960	Newcastle United	H	3-0	28,214	19	Vowden (38'), Gray (50'), Quigley (70')
42	Sat Apr 30, 1960	Leeds United	A	0-1	11,699	20		Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 09, 1960	Reading	3		H	1-0	28,573	Iley (?)
Sat Jan 30, 1960	Sheffield United	4		A	0-3	33,567

Charity Shield

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 15, 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final	N	1-3	39,834	Wilson (37')

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 23, 1959	St Mirren	Scotland	Final	1	H	2-3	8,110	Vowden (?, ?)
Wed Sep 30, 1959	St Mirren	Scotland	Final	2	A	2-2	12,000	Imlach (?), Gray (? pen)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Oct 21, 1959	Norwich City	England	A	1-3	18,447	Rowland (86')
Mon Oct 26, 1959	Notts County	England	A	1-3	19,901	? (?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed May 04, 1960	King's Lynn	England	A	5-1	2,000	Wilson (?, ?), ? (?), Palmer (?), Imlach (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 15, 1959	Charity Shield	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final		N	1-3	39,834	Wilson (37')
Sat Aug 22, 1959	League Tier 1	Manchester City			A	1-2	38,974	Iley (?)
Wed Aug 26, 1959	League Tier 1	Arsenal			H	0-3	32,536
Sat Aug 29, 1959	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers			H	2-2	26,027	Quigley (?), Iley (?)
Tue Sep 01, 1959	League Tier 1	Arsenal			A	1-1	41,606	Whitefoot (?)
Sat Sep 05, 1959	League Tier 1	Blackpool			A	1-0	25,987	Wilson (?)
Wed Sep 09, 1959	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			H	2-1	26,286	Wilson (?), Gray (?)
Sat Sep 12, 1959	League Tier 1	Everton			H	1-1	26,668	Wilson (?)
Wed Sep 16, 1959	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-0	33,476	Gray (?)
Sat Sep 19, 1959	League Tier 1	Luton Town			A	0-1	16,634
Wed Sep 23, 1959	Anglo-Scottish Cup	St Mirren	Final	1	H	2-3	8,110	Vowden (?, ?)
Sat Sep 26, 1959	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers			H	2-0	28,930	Quigley (?), Gray (?)
Wed Sep 30, 1959	Anglo-Scottish Cup	St Mirren	Final	2	A	2-2	12,000	Imlach (?), Gray (? pen)
Sat Oct 03, 1959	League Tier 1	Fulham			A	1-3	29,236	Gray (?)
Sat Oct 10, 1959	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			A	1-2	33,764	Imlach (74')
Sat Oct 17, 1959	League Tier 1	Birmingham City			H	0-2	24,904
Wed Oct 21, 1959	Friendly	Norwich City			A	1-3	18,447	Rowland (86')
Sat Oct 24, 1959	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			A	1-2	52,002	Imlach (?)
Mon Oct 26, 1959	Friendly	Notts County			A	1-3	19,901	? (?)
Sat Oct 31, 1959	League Tier 1	Chelsea			H	3-1	30,268	Gray (?), Quigley (?), Imlach (?)
Sat Nov 07, 1959	League Tier 1	Preston North End			A	0-1	21,226
Sat Nov 14, 1959	League Tier 1	Leicester City			H	1-0	20,800	Burkitt (?)
Sat Nov 21, 1959	League Tier 1	Burnley			A	0-8	24,349
Sat Nov 28, 1959	League Tier 1	Leeds United			H	4-1	21,366	Gray (?), Wilson (?), Booth (?, ?)
Sat Dec 05, 1959	League Tier 1	West Ham United			A	1-4	15,765	Imlach (?)
Sat Dec 12, 1959	League Tier 1	Manchester United			H	1-5	31,816	Wilson (12')
Sat Dec 19, 1959	League Tier 1	Manchester City			H	1-2	13,506	Palmer (?)
Sat Dec 26, 1959	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			A	3-2	28,817	Quigley (?, ?), Iley (?)
Mon Dec 28, 1959	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			H	1-2	34,755	Robson (? OG)
Sat Jan 02, 1960	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers			A	2-1	27,817	Vowden (?), Booth (?)
Sat Jan 09, 1960	FA Cup	Reading	3		H	1-0	28,573	Iley (?)
Sat Jan 16, 1960	League Tier 1	Blackpool			H	0-0	20,863
Sat Jan 23, 1960	League Tier 1	Everton			A	1-6	32,279	Booth (?)
Sat Jan 30, 1960	FA Cup	Sheffield United	4		A	0-3	33,567
Sat Feb 06, 1960	League Tier 1	Luton Town			H	2-0	22,808	Booth (?), Wilson (?)
Sat Feb 13, 1960	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers			A	1-1	16,218	Wilson (?)
Sat Feb 20, 1960	League Tier 1	Fulham			H	2-2	23,177	Wilson (?), Booth (?)
Sat Feb 27, 1960	League Tier 1	West Ham United			H	3-1	26,456	Booth (?, ?), Wilson (?)
Sat Mar 05, 1960	League Tier 1	Birmingham City			A	1-4	24,821	Wilson (?)
Sat Mar 12, 1960	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			H	1-3	35,291	Wilson (?)
Sat Mar 19, 1960	League Tier 1	Manchester United			A	1-3	35,269	Shay Brennan (49' OG)
Sat Mar 26, 1960	League Tier 1	Preston North End			H	1-1	19,885	Dwight (?)
Sat Apr 02, 1960	League Tier 1	Leicester City			A	1-0	25,922	Iley (?)
Sat Apr 09, 1960	League Tier 1	Burnley			H	0-1	24,640
Sat Apr 16, 1960	League Tier 1	Chelsea			A	1-1	24,542	Barton (?)
Mon Apr 18, 1960	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	1-3	39,834	Younger (?)
Tue Apr 19, 1960	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	0-0	42,335
Sat Apr 23, 1960	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			H	3-0	28,214	Vowden (38'), Gray (50'), Quigley (70')
Sat Apr 30, 1960	League Tier 1	Leeds United			A	0-1	11,699		Safe
Wed May 04, 1960	Testimonial	King's Lynn			A	5-1	2,000	Wilson (?, ?), ? (?), Palmer (?), Imlach (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 09, 1960	Reading	3		H	1-0	28,573
Sat Jan 30, 1960	Sheffield United	4		A	0-3	33,567

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Aug 15, 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final	N	1-3	39,834

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Sep 23, 1959	St Mirren	Scotland	Final	1	H	2-3	8,110
Wed Sep 30, 1959	St Mirren	Scotland	Final	2	A	2-2	12,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Oct 21, 1959	Norwich City	England	A	1-3	18,447
Mon Oct 26, 1959	Notts County	England	A	1-3	19,901

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed May 04, 1960	King's Lynn	England	A	5-1	2,000

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £20,000				Out (7) - £8,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Colin Booth	Bought	£20,000		Bernie Kelly	Sold
	Jim Iley	Bought			Bill Whare	Sold
	Peter Knight	Bought			Jim Barrett	Sold
	Roy Patrick	Bought			Peter Knight	Sold
Dec 05, 1959	Tony Barton	Bought		Apr 09, 1960	Roy Dwight	Sold
				Apr 09, 1960	Stewart Imlach	Sold	£8,000
				Jul 15, 1960	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	Released

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		Chic Thomson	Scotland	29	34	10	6	18
GK		John Armstrong	Scotland	22	13	4	4	5
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	34	17	5	2	10
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	26	47	14	10	23
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	33	13	4	3	6
D		Joe McDonald	Scotland	30	41	11	10	20
D		Roy Patrick	England	23	23	8	5	10
Midfielders
M		Calvin Palmer	England	18	4	1		3	1
M		Jack Burkitt	England	33	39	13	9	17	1
M		Jeff Whitefoot	England	25	39	12	8	19	1
M		John Rowland	England	18
M		Peter Knight	England	21	5			5					1
M		Roy Dwight	England	26	4	1	1	2	1
M		Tony Barton	England	21	13	4	3	6	1
Forwards
F		Bernie Kelly	Scotland	26	1			1
F		Billy Gray	England	32	41	11	10	20	8
F		Billy Younger	England	19	6	1	2	3	1
F		Colin Booth	England	24	26	8	6	12	8
F		Geoff Vowden	England	18	13	6	2	5	4
F		Jim Barrett	England	28	1			1
F		Jim Iley	England	23	40	13	8	19	5
F		Johnny Quigley	Scotland	24	31	10	7	14	6
F		Stewart Imlach	Scotland	27	32	9	7	16	5
F		Tommy Wilson	England	28	35	9	7	19	12			1

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
12	Tommy Wilson	35
8 (1)	Billy Gray	41
8	Colin Booth	26
6	Johnny Quigley	31
5	Jim Iley	40
5	Stewart Imlach	32
4	Geoff Vowden	13
2	Own Goals	47
1	Billy Younger	6
1	Calvin Palmer	4
1	Jack Burkitt	39
1	Jeff Whitefoot	39
1	Roy Dwight	4
1	Tony Barton	13

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

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Leicester City	Sat Nov 14, 1959	Home	1-0	Sat Apr 02, 1960	Away	1-0
Sheffield Wednesday	Wed Sep 09, 1959	Home	2-1	Wed Sep 16, 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
Birmingham City	Sat Oct 17, 1959	Home	0-2	Sat Mar 05, 1960	Away	1-4
Burnley	Sat Nov 21, 1959	Away	0-8	Sat Apr 09, 1960	Home	0-1
Manchester City	Sat Aug 22, 1959	Away	1-2	Sat Dec 19, 1959	Home	1-2
Manchester United	Sat Dec 12, 1959	Home	1-5	Sat Mar 19, 1960	Away	1-3
Tottenham Hotspur	Sat Oct 24, 1959	Away	1-2	Sat Mar 12, 1960	Home	1-3