The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Dec 20, 1958 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 20, 1958 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: C Dennis
Attendance:: 28,079
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 6 9
Opp Before/After:: 4 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Aug 15, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2177 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 801 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2388 (of 5828)
Total:: 3559 (of 7633)
Played:: 67 years, 8 months, 21 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Quigley (21')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Stan Cullis
Prior form: WWLWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Peter Broadbent (1')
Bobby Mason (7')
Des Horne (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Joe McDonald
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt
7	M	25	Roy Dwight
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (21')
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Chic Thomson	60		7	1
2	D	33	Bill Whare	280	2	7	1
3	D	29	Joe McDonald	16		7	1
4	M	24	Jeff Whitefoot	19		7	1
5	D	26	Bob McKinlay	197	3	7	1
6	M	32	Jack Burkitt	416	14	7	1
7	M	25	Roy Dwight	21	13	7	1
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley (21')	44	11	7	1
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson	153	62	7	1
10	F	31	Billy Gray	59	12	7	1
11	F	26	Stewart Imlach	144	38	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Malcolm Finlayson
2	D	Gerry Harris
3	D	Eddie Stuart
4	D	Billy Wright
5	D	Bill Slater
6	M	Ron Flowers
7	M	Peter Broadbent
8	M	Colin Booth
9	M	Des Horne
10	F	Bobby Mason
11	F	Norman Deeley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 20, 1958)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-2	Preston North End
Birmingham City	4-1	Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers	3-0	Newcastle United
Blackpool	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea	2-3	Manchester United
Everton	0-1	Leicester City
Leeds United	3-4	Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City	1-4	Burnley
Nottingham Forest	1-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United	6-0	Portsmouth

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	West Bromwich Albion	21	10	7	4	52	32	4	3	3	21	17	6	4	1	31	15	20	27	DLWWDW
2	Arsenal	22	12	3	7	53	33	8	1	2	34	17	4	2	5	19	16	20	27	DWWLWL
3	Bolton Wanderers	21	10	7	4	40	28	8	1	2	29	13	2	6	2	11	15	12	27	DWWWDD
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	12	2	7	39	24	8	1	2	26	8	4	1	5	13	16	15	26	WWLWWL
5	Preston North End	22	11	4	7	40	33	7	1	3	25	15	4	3	4	15	18	7	26	LWLWWL
6	Nottingham Forest	21	10	3	8	39	28	6	2	2	22	8	4	1	6	17	20	11	23	WLWWDL
7	Blackburn Rovers	21	8	7	6	46	37	5	2	3	27	15	3	5	3	19	22	9	23	WWLWDD
8	Manchester United	22	9	5	8	50	41	5	3	3	27	17	4	2	5	23	24	9	23	LLWWWW
9	Blackpool	21	7	9	5	29	24	4	6	0	15	6	3	3	5	14	18	5	23	DDDWWL
10	Newcastle United	21	10	2	9	43	38	6	1	3	20	14	4	1	6	23	24	5	22	WLLLWD
11	Leeds United	21	7	7	7	28	34	3	6	1	11	9	4	1	6	17	25	-6	21	LDWWWW
12	Luton Town	21	6	8	7	31	29	5	4	2	21	11	1	4	5	10	18	2	20	LLLLLD
13	Burnley	21	8	4	9	36	37	5	2	4	22	17	3	2	5	14	20	-1	20	WLLWLW
14	West Ham United	21	8	3	10	38	42	6	1	3	26	17	2	2	7	12	25	-4	19	DDLLLL
15	Chelsea	21	9	1	11	41	53	8	0	2	30	17	1	1	9	11	36	-12	19	WLLLWL
16	Everton	21	8	3	10	39	52	5	2	4	21	25	3	1	6	18	27	-13	19	WDLWLW
17	Manchester City	21	6	6	9	35	46	5	4	2	25	16	1	2	7	10	30	-11	18	LWDLDW
18	Birmingham City	21	7	4	10	30	41	5	1	4	17	22	2	3	6	13	19	-11	18	LWWLLW
19	Portsmouth	21	6	5	10	37	44	5	3	3	25	20	1	2	7	12	24	-7	17	WLWLLL
20	Tottenham Hotspur	21	6	4	11	42	53	4	1	5	24	21	2	3	6	18	32	-11	16	DWLLLL
21	Leicester City	21	6	4	11	36	54	5	3	3	23	20	1	1	8	13	34	-18	16	LWWLLW
22	Aston Villa	22	6	4	12	34	55	4	3	5	19	23	2	1	7	15	32	-21	16	LLWLDW

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)
2	1	Bolton Wanderers	22	11	7	4	44	31	8	1	2	29	13	3	6	2	15	18	13	29	WWWDDW		4-3
2	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	13	2	7	42	25	8	1	2	26	8	5	1	5	16	17	17	28	WLWWLW		3-1
2	3	Preston North End	23	12	4	7	42	34	7	1	3	25	15	5	3	4	17	19	8	28	WLWWLW		2-1
3	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	10	7	4	52	32	4	3	3	21	17	6	4	1	31	15	20	27	DLWWDW
3	5	Arsenal	23	12	3	8	54	35	8	1	3	35	19	4	2	5	19	16	19	27	WWLWLL		1-2
1	6	Blackburn Rovers	22	9	7	6	49	37	6	2	3	30	15	3	5	3	19	22	12	25	WLWDDW		3-0
1	7	Manchester United	23	10	5	8	53	43	5	3	3	27	17	5	2	5	26	26	10	25	LWWWWW		3-2
1	8	Blackpool	22	7	10	5	29	24	4	7	0	15	6	3	3	5	14	18	5	24	DDWWLD		0-0
3	9	Nottingham Forest	22	10	3	9	40	31	6	2	3	23	11	4	1	6	17	20	9	23	LWWDLL		1-3
3	10	Burnley	22	9	4	9	40	38	5	2	4	22	17	4	2	5	18	21	2	22	LLWLWW		4-1
1	11	Newcastle United	22	10	2	10	43	41	6	1	3	20	14	4	1	7	23	27	2	22	LLLWDL		0-3
2	12	West Ham United	22	9	3	10	44	42	7	1	3	32	17	2	2	7	12	25	2	21	DLLLLW		6-0
2	13	Leeds United	22	7	7	8	31	38	3	6	2	14	13	4	1	6	17	25	-7	21	DWWWWL		3-4
2	14	Luton Town	21	6	8	7	31	29	5	4	2	21	11	1	4	5	10	18	2	20	LLLLLD
3	15	Birmingham City	22	8	4	10	34	42	6	1	4	21	23	2	3	6	13	19	-8	20	WWLLWW		4-1
1	16	Chelsea	22	9	1	12	43	56	8	0	3	32	20	1	1	9	11	36	-13	19	LLLWLL		2-3
1	17	Everton	22	8	3	11	39	53	5	2	5	21	26	3	1	6	18	27	-14	19	DLWLWL		0-1
1	18	Manchester City	22	6	6	10	36	50	5	4	3	26	20	1	2	7	10	30	-14	18	WDLDWL		1-4
2	19	Leicester City	22	7	4	11	37	54	5	3	3	23	20	2	1	8	14	34	-17	18	WWLLWW		1-0
	20	Tottenham Hotspur	22	6	5	11	42	53	4	1	5	24	21	2	4	6	18	32	-11	17	WLLLLD		0-0
2	21	Portsmouth	22	6	5	11	37	50	5	3	3	25	20	1	2	8	12	30	-13	17	LWLLLL		0-6
	22	Aston Villa	23	6	4	13	35	59	4	3	5	19	23	2	1	8	16	36	-24	16	LWLDWL		1-4