The City Ground

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 08, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 08, 1958 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Hawthorns
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1957-58
Referee:: N Hough
Attendance:: 32,735
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 7
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Dec 06, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2142 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 766 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 2353 (of 5827)
Total:: 3519 (of 7632)
Played:: 68 years, 6 months, 26 days ago

Review
This was our third game against West Brom in 2 weeks, and we didn't win any of them.

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLWDDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Quigley (63')
Ken Simcoe (65') - Ken Simcoe only goal

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Vic Buckingham
Prior form: LWWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Derek Kevan (11')
Derek Kevan (67')
Bobby Robson (77')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	21	Arthur Lightening	Debut
2	D	32	Bill Whare
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	32	Bill Morley
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Chris Joyce
8	F	22	Johnny Quigley (63')
9	M	20	Ken Simcoe (65')	Last game
10	F	32	Eddie Baily
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	21	Arthur Lightening	Debut
2	D	32	Bill Whare	247	2	7	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	396	1	7	1
4	M	32	Bill Morley	284	10	7	1
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay	162	3	7	1
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt	381	13	7	1
7	F	24	Chris Joyce	2		7	1
8	F	22	Johnny Quigley (63')	16	3	7	1
9	M	20	Ken Simcoe (65')	1		7	1
10	F	32	Eddie Baily	60	15	7	1
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach	114	32	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Sanders
2	D	Stuart Williams
3	D	Don Howe
4	D	Joe Kennedy
5	D	Ray Barlow
6	M	Bobby Robson
7	M	Roy Horobin
8	M	Frank Griffin
9	M	Jimmy Dudley
10	F	Brian Whitehouse
11	F	Derek Kevan

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 08, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	0-2	Preston North End
Leicester City	6-1	Aston Villa
Luton Town	7-1	Sunderland
Portsmouth	2-2	Bolton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur	5-1	Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion	3-2	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	18	6	4	68	33	12	2	0	42	12	6	4	4	26	21	35	42	WLWDLW
2	Preston North End	28	16	5	7	69	39	12	1	1	45	10	4	4	6	24	29	30	37	DWWWDW
3	Manchester United	28	15	6	7	73	47	10	0	4	41	17	5	6	3	32	30	26	36	WDDDWW
4	West Bromwich Albion	28	12	11	5	65	49	9	4	1	41	18	3	7	4	24	31	16	35	LWWLWL
5	Luton Town	28	15	4	9	47	37	10	2	2	32	12	5	2	7	15	25	10	34	LDWDWW
6	Manchester City	28	15	3	10	72	65	10	3	1	44	21	5	0	9	28	44	7	33	LWDDLW
7	Nottingham Forest	28	14	4	10	57	40	8	2	4	34	16	6	2	6	23	24	17	32	WLWDDW
8	Burnley	28	14	3	11	57	54	12	1	1	40	14	2	2	10	17	40	3	31	WLLWWW
9	Chelsea	28	11	7	10	62	56	9	2	3	41	23	2	5	7	21	33	6	29	WLDWWL
10	Blackpool	28	12	5	11	49	45	7	1	6	32	26	5	4	5	17	19	4	29	WLLWWD
11	Tottenham Hotspur	28	11	6	11	58	61	8	3	3	40	27	3	3	8	18	34	-3	28	WWDLDL
12	Arsenal	28	12	3	13	47	52	8	1	5	36	26	4	2	8	11	26	-5	27	WLLLWL
13	Bolton Wanderers	28	11	5	12	49	61	7	3	5	30	26	4	2	7	19	35	-12	27	DLWLLL
14	Everton	28	8	10	10	41	48	3	8	3	18	17	5	2	7	23	31	-7	26	DWLLDL
15	Birmingham City	28	8	8	12	49	68	4	4	6	30	31	4	4	6	19	37	-19	24	WLDWLL
16	Aston Villa	28	9	5	14	47	58	7	3	4	30	19	2	2	10	17	39	-11	23	LWWWLD
17	Portsmouth	28	9	4	15	50	56	7	3	3	28	17	2	1	12	22	39	-6	22	LWLLWL
18	Leeds United	28	8	6	14	36	49	6	4	4	24	19	2	2	10	12	30	-13	22	WLLDDW
19	Newcastle United	28	8	5	15	45	50	3	3	8	19	24	5	2	7	26	26	-5	21	LWDLLD
20	Sunderland	28	6	9	13	34	64	5	6	3	19	15	1	3	10	15	49	-30	21	LWLLDD
21	Leicester City	28	8	3	17	51	74	6	3	5	30	25	2	0	12	21	49	-23	19	LWWWLL
22	Sheffield Wednesday	28	7	4	17	51	71	7	2	5	34	32	0	2	12	17	39	-20	18	DLLWLW

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	18	6	4	68	33	12	2	0	42	12	6	4	4	26	21	35	42	WLWDLW
	2	Preston North End	29	17	5	7	71	39	12	1	1	45	10	5	4	6	26	29	32	39	WWWDWW		2-0
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	29	13	11	5	68	51	10	4	1	44	20	3	7	4	24	31	17	37	WWLWLW		3-2
1	4	Manchester United	28	15	6	7	73	47	10	0	4	41	17	5	6	3	32	30	26	36	WDDDWW
	5	Luton Town	29	16	4	9	54	38	11	2	2	39	13	5	2	7	15	25	16	36	DWDWWW		7-1
	6	Manchester City	29	15	3	11	73	70	10	3	1	44	21	5	0	10	29	49	3	33	WDDLWL		1-5
	7	Nottingham Forest	29	14	4	11	59	43	8	2	4	34	16	6	2	7	25	27	16	32	LWDDWL		2-3
	8	Burnley	28	14	3	11	57	54	12	1	1	40	14	2	2	10	17	40	3	31	WLLWWW
2	9	Tottenham Hotspur	29	12	6	11	63	62	9	3	3	45	28	3	3	8	18	34	1	30	WDLDLW		5-1
	10	Blackpool	28	12	5	11	49	45	7	1	6	32	26	5	4	5	17	19	4	29	WLLWWD
2	11	Chelsea	29	11	7	11	62	58	9	2	4	41	25	2	5	7	21	33	4	29	LDWWLL		0-2
1	12	Bolton Wanderers	29	11	6	12	51	63	7	3	5	30	26	4	3	7	21	37	-12	28	LWLLLD		2-2
1	13	Arsenal	28	12	3	13	47	52	8	1	5	36	26	4	2	8	11	26	-5	27	WLLLWL
	14	Everton	28	8	10	10	41	48	3	8	3	18	17	5	2	7	23	31	-7	26	DWLLDL
	15	Birmingham City	28	8	8	12	49	68	4	4	6	30	31	4	4	6	19	37	-19	24	WLDWLL
1	16	Portsmouth	29	9	5	15	52	58	7	4	3	30	19	2	1	12	22	39	-6	23	WLLWLD		2-2
1	17	Aston Villa	29	9	5	15	48	64	7	3	4	30	19	2	2	11	18	45	-16	23	WWWLDL		1-6
	18	Leeds United	28	8	6	14	36	49	6	4	4	24	19	2	2	10	12	30	-13	22	WLLDDW
	19	Newcastle United	28	8	5	15	45	50	3	3	8	19	24	5	2	7	26	26	-5	21	LWDLLD
1	20	Leicester City	29	9	3	17	57	75	7	3	5	36	26	2	0	12	21	49	-18	21	WWWLLW		6-1
1	21	Sunderland	29	6	9	14	35	71	5	6	3	19	15	1	3	11	16	56	-36	21	WLLDDL		1-7
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	28	7	4	17	51	71	7	2	5	34	32	0	2	12	17	39	-20	18	DLLWLW