The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 3 MANCHESTER UNITED - Wed Aug 27, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Aug 27, 1958 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: A Bond
Attendance:: 44,971
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 22
Opp Before/After:: 6 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Portsmouth (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Sep 03, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2157 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 781 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2368 (of 5829)
Total:: 3539 (of 7634)
Played:: 68 years, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Bobby Charlton (18')
Albert Scanlon (20')
Bobby Charlton (23')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	32	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	F	31	Billy Gray
8	M	25	Roy Dwight
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson
10	F	33	Eddie Baily
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson	44		4	1
2	D	33	Bill Whare	261	2	4	1
3	D	32	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	411	1	4	1
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot	1		4	1
5	D	25	Bob McKinlay	177	3	4	1
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt	396	13	4	1
7	F	31	Billy Gray	39	9	4	1
8	M	25	Roy Dwight	1	1	4	1
9	F	27	Tommy Wilson	133	50	119	7
10	F	33	Eddie Baily	72	17	123	8
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach	127	35	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Gregg
2	D	William Foulkes
3	D	Ian Greaves
4	D	Frederick Goodwin
5	D	Ronald Cope
6	M	Wilf McGuinness
7	M	Alex Dawson
8	M	Ernie Taylor
9	M	Dennis Viollet
10	F	Bobby Charlton
11	F	Albert Scanlon

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Aug 27, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	4-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Everton	1-4	Preston North End
Manchester City	3-3	Bolton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	0-3	Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Birmingham City

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	Blackburn Rovers	2	2	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	5	1	9	4	WW
2	West Ham United	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	4	WW
3	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	4	WW
4	Aston Villa	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	DW
5	Bolton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W
6	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
7	Arsenal	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	LW
8	Preston North End	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	WL
10	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	2	W
11	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	DD
12	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	-3	2	WL
13	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
14	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
15	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	1	LD
16	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
17	Portsmouth	2	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	3	-2	0	LL
18	Burnley	2	0	0	2	3	7	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL
19	Chelsea	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	-3	0	L
20	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0	L
21	Newcastle United	2	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	3	-7	0	LL
22	Everton	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L

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	Blackburn Rovers	2	2	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	5	1	9	4	WW
4	2	Manchester United	2	2	0	0	8	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	3	0	6	4	WW		3-0
1	3	West Ham United	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	4	WW
1	4	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	4	WW
3	5	Preston North End	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	4	4	WW		4-1
1	6	Bolton Wanderers	2	1	1	0	7	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	3	4	3	WD		3-3
3	7	Aston Villa	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	DW
2	8	Manchester City	2	1	1	0	7	6	0	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	4	3	1	3	WD		3-3
2	9	Arsenal	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	LW
1	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	WL
2	11	Birmingham City	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	2	DD		2-2
1	12	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	DD
1	13	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	DD		2-2
5	14	Chelsea	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	5	-1	2	LW		4-2
3	15	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	-3	2	WL
1	16	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	1	LD
	17	Portsmouth	2	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	3	-2	0	LL
2	18	Tottenham Hotspur	2	0	0	2	4	7	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	4	-3	0	LL		2-4
1	19	Burnley	2	0	0	2	3	7	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL
2	20	Everton	2	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	-5	0	LL		1-4
	21	Newcastle United	2	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	3	-7	0	LL
2	22	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	5	-7	0	LL		0-3