The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 3 LEEDS UNITED - Wed Apr 22, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Apr 22, 1959 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

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

Season:: 1958-59
Referee:: I Rosekilly
Attendance:: 18,650
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 17 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
Leeds United:: Nov 28, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2196 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 820 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2415 (of 5828)
Total:: 3586 (of 7633)
Played:: 67 years, 4 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Bill Lambton
Prior form: LWLLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alan Shackleton (18')
Alan Shackleton (27')
Alan Shackleton (39')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	John Armstrong	Debut
2	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	30	Joe McDonald
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot
5	M	25	Peter Watson (1956)	Last game
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Roy Dwight
8	F	26	Bernie Kelly	Debut
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson
10	F	23	Johnny Quigley
11	F	22	James Martin	Only appearance

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	John Armstrong	Debut
2	D	33	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	418	1	2	1
3	D	30	Joe McDonald	42		2	1
4	M	25	Jeff Whitefoot	44	2	2	1
5	M	25	Peter Watson (1956)	12		2	1
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt	441	14	2	1
7	M	26	Roy Dwight	47	25	2	1
8	F	26	Bernie Kelly	Debut
9	F	28	Tommy Wilson	180	76	2	1
10	F	23	Johnny Quigley	70	17	2	1
11	F	22	James Martin	Debut

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ted Burgin
2	D	Jimmy Dunn
3	D	Grenville Hair
4	D	Jack Charlton
5	D	Eric Kerfoot
6	M	Peter McConnell
7	M	Alan Shackleton
8	M	George Meek
9	M	Noel Peyton
10	F	Chris Crowe
11	F	Don Revie

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Apr 22, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	3-0	Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea	0-2	West Bromwich Albion
Luton Town	3-1	Portsmouth
Newcastle United	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	0-3	Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	Leicester 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	West Ham United	41	21	6	14	85	69	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	11	26	40	16	48	LWDDDW	Safe
4	Bolton Wanderers	40	19	10	11	76	63	13	3	4	53	29	6	7	7	23	34	13	48	DLWDWW	Safe
5	Burnley	41	19	9	13	79	68	11	3	6	39	27	8	6	7	40	41	11	47	WDDWLD	Safe
6	Blackpool	41	18	10	13	65	48	12	7	2	39	13	6	3	11	26	35	17	46	LWWLLW	Safe
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
10	Birmingham City	38	18	5	15	75	64	12	1	6	47	34	6	4	9	28	30	11	41	DLWWLL	Safe
11	Nottingham Forest	40	17	6	17	71	69	9	4	7	37	29	8	2	10	34	40	2	40	DLWLLW	Safe
12	Preston North End	41	17	6	18	68	75	9	2	9	38	37	8	4	9	30	38	-7	40	LLWDWD	Safe
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
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
21	Manchester City	40	10	8	22	61	94	7	6	6	37	31	3	2	16	24	63	-33	28	LLLLLL
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	41	27	5	9	109	49	15	3	3	68	19	12	2	6	41	30	60	59	WDDWWW	Champions	3-0
	2	Manchester United	41	24	7	10	102	64	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	7	44	37	38	55	WLWWDW	Safe
	3	West Ham United	41	21	6	14	85	69	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	11	26	40	16	48	LWDDDW	Safe
	4	Bolton Wanderers	41	19	10	12	76	65	13	3	4	53	29	6	7	8	23	36	11	48	LWDWWL	Safe	0-2
	5	Burnley	41	19	9	13	79	68	11	3	6	39	27	8	6	7	40	41	11	47	WDDWLD	Safe
	6	Blackpool	41	18	10	13	65	48	12	7	2	39	13	6	3	11	26	35	17	46	LWWLLW	Safe
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	40	17	12	11	85	67	7	6	6	38	32	10	6	5	47	35	18	46	WDDWLW	Safe	2-0
1	8	Arsenal	40	19	8	13	81	65	12	3	4	46	26	7	5	9	35	39	16	46	LLDDLW	Safe
	9	Blackburn Rovers	41	17	10	14	75	67	12	3	6	48	28	5	7	8	27	39	8	44	DDLWWL	Safe	0-3
	10	Birmingham City	39	19	5	15	78	64	13	1	6	50	34	6	4	9	28	30	14	43	LWWLLW	Safe	3-0
	11	Nottingham Forest	41	17	6	18	71	72	9	4	8	37	32	8	2	10	34	40	-1	40	LWLLWL	Safe	0-3
	12	Preston North End	41	17	6	18	68	75	9	2	9	38	37	8	4	9	30	38	-7	40	LLWDWD	Safe
	13	Chelsea	41	18	4	19	76	94	13	2	6	52	37	5	2	13	24	57	-18	40	WWDWWL	Safe	0-2
1	14	Newcastle United	40	17	5	18	77	77	11	2	7	39	28	6	3	11	38	49	0	39	LLWDDW	Safe	2-0
1	15	Everton	41	17	4	20	71	86	11	3	6	39	37	6	1	14	32	49	-15	38	WWLLWL	Safe
1	16	Leeds United	41	14	9	18	56	74	7	7	6	27	27	7	2	12	29	47	-18	37	WLLWDW	Safe	3-0
1	17	Luton Town	41	12	12	17	67	70	11	5	4	49	25	1	7	13	18	45	-3	36	DDLLLW	Safe	3-1
2	18	Tottenham Hotspur	41	13	9	19	83	93	10	3	8	56	42	3	6	11	27	51	-10	35	LDWDLW	Safe
	19	Leicester City	40	10	10	20	64	94	6	6	8	32	35	4	4	12	32	59	-30	30	WDWDWL		0-3
	20	Aston Villa	40	11	6	23	57	86	8	5	8	31	33	3	1	15	26	53	-29	28	LDLLDL
	21	Manchester City	40	10	8	22	61	94	7	6	6	37	31	3	2	16	24	63	-33	28	LLLLLL
	22	Portsmouth	41	6	9	26	62	107	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	14	24	60	-45	21	LLLLLL	Relegated	1-3