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)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Tommy Wilson (12 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1959-60
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Burnley422471185611524522895733331.3934455European Cup0-10-8
2Wolverhampton Wanderers4224612106671533632893943391.5820954Cup Winners Cup0-01-3
3Tottenham Hotspur42211110865010654324115543261.72000531-31-2
4West Bromwich Albion4219111283571245482577735321.45614491-23-2
5Sheffield Wednesday42191112805912724820741032391.35593492-11-0
6Bolton Wanderers4220814595112543727831022241.15686482-01-1
7Manchester United42197161028013355330641149501.27500451-51-3
8Newcastle United4218816827810564232831040461.05128443-01-2
9Preston North End4216121479761065433466936421.03947441-10-1
10Fulham4217101573801245422856103152.91250442-21-3
11Blackpool421510175971966323264112739.83099400-01-0
12Leicester City42131316667586738325792843.88000391-01-0
13Arsenal42159186880957393864112942.85000390-31-1
14West Ham United421662075911236473343142858.82418383-11-4
15Everton4213111873781335502008132358.93590371-11-6
16Manchester City421732278841128473461143150.92857371-21-2
17Blackburn Rovers421652160701236382942152241.85714372-22-1
18Chelsea42149197691759445074103241.83516373-11-1
19Birmingham City421310196380957373645122644.78750360-21-4
20Nottingham Forest42139205074867302853132046.6756835
21Leeds United421210206592759374655112846.7065234Relegated4-10-1
22Luton Town429122150736510252937112544.6849330Relegated2-00-1
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
47
Competitive Goals:
56
Goals per game:
1.2
League Games:
42
League Points:
35 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
41.7%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored24 times8 times4 times1 time
Conceded14 times10 times8 times2 times3 times
Won By8 times4 times2 times
Lost By10 times6 times4 times1 time2 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 14-22472 Blackburn Rovers (2-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0)
2 21--1130 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3)
3 31--1140 West Ham United (1-4)
4 421-1222 Blackburn Rovers (2-1), Burnley (0-1)
5 51--1010 Preston North End (0-1)
6 632-1484 Blackpool (1-0), Burnley (0-8), Newcastle United (3-0)
73 71-1-111 Bolton Wanderers (1-1)
87 8-------
97 93111573 Chelsea (3-1), Manchester United (1-5), Preston North End (1-1)
107 10211-543 West Bromwich Albion (3-2), Fulham (2-2)
11 114211645 Arsenal (1-1), Sheffield Wednesday (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (1-2), West Ham United (3-1)
124 12-------
133 131--1130 Manchester United (1-3)
14 14211-323 Sheffield Wednesday (2-1), Chelsea (1-1)
1528 154112353 Fulham (1-3), Manchester City (1-2), Blackpool (0-0), Leicester City (1-0)
1625 16-------
1760 17-------
1855 1832-1424 Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Newcastle United (1-2), Leicester City (1-0)
1929 191--1030 Arsenal (0-3)
2017 2021-1572 Leeds United (4-1), Everton (1-6)
216 213--3170 Birmingham City (0-2), Birmingham City (1-4), Leeds United (0-1)
223 223111323 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

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
42,335 (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Lowest League Attendance:
13,506 (Manchester City)
Average League Attendance:
26,739
Highest Cup Attendance:
28,573 (Reading)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
8,110 (St Mirren)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
10
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
2   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Joe McDonald, Bill Whare, ?, Joe McDonald)
Penalties scored:
1
Penalties conceded:
1
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 22, 1959Manchester CityA1-238,97417Iley (?)
2Wed Aug 26, 1959ArsenalH0-332,53622
3Sat Aug 29, 1959Blackburn RoversH2-226,02721Quigley (?), Iley (?)
4Tue Sep 01, 1959ArsenalA1-141,60620Whitefoot (?)
5Sat Sep 05, 1959BlackpoolA1-025,98718Wilson (?)
6Wed Sep 09, 1959Sheffield WednesdayH2-126,28613Wilson (?), Gray (?)
7Sat Sep 12, 1959EvertonH1-126,66812Wilson (?)
8Wed Sep 16, 1959Sheffield WednesdayA1-033,4767Gray (?)
9Sat Sep 19, 1959Luton TownA0-116,6349
10Sat Sep 26, 1959Bolton WanderersH2-028,9308Quigley (?), Gray (?)
11Sat Oct 03, 1959FulhamA1-329,23610Gray (?)
12Sat Oct 10, 1959Newcastle UnitedA1-233,76415Imlach (74')
13Sat Oct 17, 1959Birmingham CityH0-224,90417
14Sat Oct 24, 1959Tottenham HotspurA1-252,00217Imlach (?)
15Sat Oct 31, 1959ChelseaH3-130,26815Gray (?), Quigley (?), Imlach (?)
16Sat Nov 07, 1959Preston North EndA0-121,22616
17Sat Nov 14, 1959Leicester CityH1-020,80015Burkitt (?)
18Sat Nov 21, 1959BurnleyA0-824,34916
19Sat Nov 28, 1959Leeds UnitedH4-121,36616Gray (?), Wilson (?), Booth (?, ?)
20Sat Dec 05, 1959West Ham UnitedA1-415,76517Imlach (?)
21Sat Dec 12, 1959Manchester UnitedH1-531,81618Wilson (12')
22Sat Dec 19, 1959Manchester CityH1-213,50619Palmer (?)
23Sat Dec 26, 1959West Bromwich AlbionA3-228,81719Quigley (?, ?), Iley (?)
24Mon Dec 28, 1959West Bromwich AlbionH1-234,75519Robson (? OG)
25Sat Jan 02, 1960Blackburn RoversA2-127,81718Vowden (?), Booth (?)
26Sat Jan 16, 1960BlackpoolH0-020,86317
27Sat Jan 23, 1960EvertonA1-632,27920Booth (?)
28Sat Feb 06, 1960Luton TownH2-022,80817Booth (?), Wilson (?)
29Sat Feb 13, 1960Bolton WanderersA1-116,21818Wilson (?)
30Sat Feb 20, 1960FulhamH2-223,17716Wilson (?), Booth (?)
31Sat Feb 27, 1960West Ham UnitedH3-126,45615Booth (?, ?), Wilson (?)
32Sat Mar 05, 1960Birmingham CityA1-424,82117Wilson (?)
33Sat Mar 12, 1960Tottenham HotspurH1-335,29118Wilson (?)
34Sat Mar 19, 1960Manchester UnitedA1-335,26918Shay Brennan (49' OG)
35Sat Mar 26, 1960Preston North EndH1-119,88517Dwight (?)
36Sat Apr 02, 1960Leicester CityA1-025,92217Iley (?)
37Sat Apr 09, 1960BurnleyH0-124,64018
38Sat Apr 16, 1960ChelseaA1-124,54219Barton (?)
39Mon Apr 18, 1960Wolverhampton WanderersA1-339,83419Younger (?)
40Tue Apr 19, 1960Wolverhampton WanderersH0-042,33519
41Sat Apr 23, 1960Newcastle UnitedH3-028,21419Vowden (38'), Gray (50'), Quigley (70')
42Sat Apr 30, 1960Leeds UnitedA0-111,69920Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 09, 1960Reading3H1-028,573Iley (?)
Sat Jan 30, 1960Sheffield United4A0-333,567

Charity Shield
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Aug 15, 1959Wolverhampton WanderersFinalN1-339,834Wilson (37')

Anglo-Scottish Cup
DateOpponentCountryRoundLegH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Sep 23, 1959St MirrenScotlandFinal1H2-38,110Vowden (?, ?)
Wed Sep 30, 1959St MirrenScotlandFinal2A2-212,000Imlach (?), Gray (? pen)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Oct 21, 1959Norwich CityEnglandA1-318,447Rowland (86')
Mon Oct 26, 1959Notts CountyEnglandA1-319,901? (?)

Testimonial
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed May 04, 1960King's LynnEnglandA5-12,000Wilson (?, ?), ? (?), Palmer (?), Imlach (?)



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 BoothBought£20,000Bernie KellySold
Jim IleyBoughtBill WhareSold
Peter KnightBoughtJim BarrettSold
Roy PatrickBoughtPeter KnightSold
Dec 05, 1959Tony BartonBoughtApr 09, 1960Roy DwightSold
Apr 09, 1960Stewart ImlachSold£8,000
Apr 19, 1960Geoff Thomas (1944-60)Released


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason 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 Scotland293410618
GK John Armstrong Scotland2213445
Defenders
D Bill Whare England34175210
D Bob McKinlay Scotland2647141023
D Geoff Thomas (1944-60) England3313436
DJoe McDonald Scotland3041111020
DRoy Patrick England23238510
Midfielders
M Calvin Palmer England184131
M Jack Burkitt England3339139171
M Jeff Whitefoot England2539128191
M John Rowland England18
MPeter Knight England21551
MRoy Dwight England2641121
M Tony Barton England21134361
Forwards
FBernie Kelly Scotland2611
F Billy Gray England32411110208
FBilly Younger England1961231
FColin Booth England242686128
F Geoff Vowden England18136254
F Jim Barrett England2811
F Jim Iley England2340138195
F Johnny Quigley Scotland2431107146
F Stewart Imlach Scotland273297165
F Tommy Wilson England28359719121


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 14
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
12Tommy Wilson35
8 (1)Billy Gray41
8Colin Booth26
6Johnny Quigley31
5Jim Iley40
5Stewart Imlach32
4Geoff Vowden13
2Own Goals47
1Billy Younger6
1Calvin Palmer4
1Jack Burkitt39
1Jeff Whitefoot39
1Roy Dwight4
1Tony Barton13


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Leicester CitySat Nov 14, 1959Home1-0Sat Apr 02, 1960Away1-0
Sheffield WednesdayWed Sep 09, 1959Home2-1Wed Sep 16, 1959Away1-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Birmingham CitySat Oct 17, 1959Home0-2Sat Mar 05, 1960Away1-4
BurnleySat Nov 21, 1959Away0-8Sat Apr 09, 1960Home0-1
Manchester CitySat Aug 22, 1959Away1-2Sat Dec 19, 1959Home1-2
Manchester UnitedSat Dec 12, 1959Home1-5Sat Mar 19, 1960Away1-3
Tottenham HotspurSat Oct 24, 1959Away1-2Sat Mar 12, 1960Home1-3