The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 ASTON VILLA - Mon Apr 20, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 20, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: Thomas Dawes
Attendance:: 18,953
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 11
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leeds United (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Dec 10, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2195 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 819 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2414 (of 5824)
Total:: 3585 (of 7629)
Played:: 67 years, 4 months, 3 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (4')
Roy Dwight (12')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Joe Mercer
Prior form: LLDLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	M	25	Peter Watson (1956)
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Roy Dwight (12')
8	F	23	Johnny Quigley
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Billy Gray
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach (4')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Nigel Sims
2	D	Peter Aldis
3	D	Doug Winton
4	D	Jimmy Dugdale
5	D	Vic Crowe
6	M	Les Smith
7	M	Ron Wylie
8	M	Jackie Sewell
9	M	Peter McParland
10	F	Gerry Hitchens
11	F	Johnny Dixon

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 20, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-1	Luton Town
Blackpool	2-0	Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Aston Villa
West Ham United	5-1	Manchester 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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	26	5	9	106	49	14	3	3	65	19	12	2	6	41	30	57	57	WWDDWW	Safe
	2	Manchester United	41	24	7	10	102	64	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	7	44	37	38	55	WLWWDW	Safe
	3	Bolton Wanderers	40	19	10	11	76	63	13	3	4	53	29	6	7	7	23	34	13	48	DLWDWW	Safe
	4	Burnley	41	19	9	13	79	68	11	3	6	39	27	8	6	7	40	41	11	47	WDDWLD	Safe
	5	Arsenal	40	19	8	13	81	65	12	3	4	46	26	7	5	9	35	39	16	46	LLDDLW	Safe
	6	West Ham United	40	20	6	14	80	68	14	3	3	54	28	6	3	11	26	40	12	46	WLWDDD	Safe
	7	Blackpool	40	17	10	13	63	48	11	7	2	37	13	6	3	11	26	35	15	44	LLWWLL	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	39	16	12	11	83	67	7	6	6	38	32	9	6	5	45	35	16	44	WWDDWL	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	39	16	10	13	72	63	11	3	6	45	27	5	7	7	27	36	9	42	WWDDLW	Safe
	10	Birmingham City	37	18	5	14	75	62	12	1	6	47	34	6	4	8	28	28	13	41	WDLWWL	Safe
	11	Preston North End	41	17	6	18	68	75	9	2	9	38	37	8	4	9	30	38	-7	40	LLWDWD	Safe
	12	Chelsea	40	18	4	18	76	92	13	2	5	52	35	5	2	13	24	57	-16	40	LWWDWW	Safe
	13	Nottingham Forest	39	16	6	17	69	69	8	4	7	35	29	8	2	10	34	40	0	38	DDLWLL	Safe
	14	Everton	41	17	4	20	71	86	11	3	6	39	37	6	1	14	32	49	-15	38	WWLLWL	Safe
	15	Newcastle United	39	16	5	18	75	77	10	2	7	37	28	6	3	11	38	49	-2	37	WLLWDD	Safe
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	41	13	9	19	83	93	10	3	8	56	42	3	6	11	27	51	-10	35	LDWDLW	Safe
	17	Leeds United	40	13	9	18	53	74	7	7	6	27	27	6	2	12	26	47	-21	35	LWLLWD	Safe
	18	Luton Town	39	11	12	16	63	66	10	5	4	46	24	1	7	12	17	42	-3	34	DWDDLL
	19	Leicester City	39	10	10	19	64	91	6	6	8	32	35	4	4	11	32	56	-27	30	DWDWDW
	20	Aston Villa	39	11	6	22	57	84	8	5	8	31	33	3	1	14	26	51	-27	28	LLDLLD
	21	Manchester City	39	10	8	21	60	89	7	6	6	37	31	3	2	15	23	58	-29	28	DLLLLL
	22	Portsmouth	40	6	9	25	61	104	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	13	23	57	-43	21	LLLLLL	Relegated

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	40	26	5	9	106	49	14	3	3	65	19	12	2	6	41	30	57	57	WWDDWW	Safe
	2	Manchester United	41	24	7	10	102	64	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	7	44	37	38	55	WLWWDW	Safe
3	3	West Ham United	41	21	6	14	85	69	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	11	26	40	16	48	LWDDDW	Safe	5-1
1	4	Bolton Wanderers	40	19	10	11	76	63	13	3	4	53	29	6	7	7	23	34	13	48	DLWDWW	Safe
1	5	Burnley	41	19	9	13	79	68	11	3	6	39	27	8	6	7	40	41	11	47	WDDWLD	Safe
1	6	Blackpool	41	18	10	13	65	48	12	7	2	39	13	6	3	11	26	35	17	46	LWWLLW	Safe	2-0
2	7	Arsenal	40	19	8	13	81	65	12	3	4	46	26	7	5	9	35	39	16	46	LLDDLW	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	39	16	12	11	83	67	7	6	6	38	32	9	6	5	45	35	16	44	WWDDWL	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	40	17	10	13	75	64	12	3	6	48	28	5	7	7	27	36	11	44	WDDLWW	Safe	3-1
	10	Birmingham City	38	18	5	15	75	64	12	1	6	47	34	6	4	9	28	30	11	41	DLWWLL	Safe	0-2
2	11	Nottingham Forest	40	17	6	17	71	69	9	4	7	37	29	8	2	10	34	40	2	40	DLWLLW	Safe	2-0
1	12	Preston North End	41	17	6	18	68	75	9	2	9	38	37	8	4	9	30	38	-7	40	LLWDWD	Safe
1	13	Chelsea	40	18	4	18	76	92	13	2	5	52	35	5	2	13	24	57	-16	40	LWWDWW	Safe
	14	Everton	41	17	4	20	71	86	11	3	6	39	37	6	1	14	32	49	-15	38	WWLLWL	Safe
	15	Newcastle United	39	16	5	18	75	77	10	2	7	37	28	6	3	11	38	49	-2	37	WLLWDD	Safe
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	41	13	9	19	83	93	10	3	8	56	42	3	6	11	27	51	-10	35	LDWDLW	Safe
	17	Leeds United	40	13	9	18	53	74	7	7	6	27	27	6	2	12	26	47	-21	35	LWLLWD	Safe
	18	Luton Town	40	11	12	17	64	69	10	5	4	46	24	1	7	13	18	45	-5	34	WDDLLL	Safe	1-3
	19	Leicester City	39	10	10	19	64	91	6	6	8	32	35	4	4	11	32	56	-27	30	DWDWDW
	20	Aston Villa	40	11	6	23	57	86	8	5	8	31	33	3	1	15	26	53	-29	28	LDLLDL		0-2
	21	Manchester City	40	10	8	22	61	94	7	6	6	37	31	3	2	16	24	63	-33	28	LLLLLL		1-5
	22	Portsmouth	40	6	9	25	61	104	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	13	23	57	-43	21	LLLLLL	Relegated