FOREST 0 - 3 ARSENAL - Wed Aug 26, 1959 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Aug 26, 1959 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1959-60
- Referee:
- F Collinge
- Attendance:
- 32,536
- League Week:
- 2 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 17
22 - Opp Before/After:
- 19
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
- Arsenal:
- Sep 01, 1959
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2199 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 823 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 2420 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 3596 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 67 years, 8 days ago
ARSENAL
Manager: George Swindin
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Danny Clapton (4')
Danny Clapton (59')
Danny Clapton (88')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 34 |  Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Joe McDonald | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Jeff Whitefoot | |
| 5 | D | 26 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | F | 23 | Jim Iley | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Peter Knight | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Johnny Quigley | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Billy Gray | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jim Standen |
| 2 | D | Len Wills |
| 3 | D | Bill Dodgin |
| 4 | D | Dennis Evans |
| 5 | D | Vic Groves |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| 7 | M | Mel Charles |
| 8 | M | John Barnwell |
| 9 | M | Joe Haverty |
| 10 | F | David Herd |
| 11 | F | Danny Clapton  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 4-3 | Newcastle United |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Fulham | 5-2 | Manchester City |
| Leicester City | 3-2 | Leeds United |
| Luton Town | 0-1 | Blackpool |
| Manchester United | 0-1 | Chelsea |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Arsenal |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | WD | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | W | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 10 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 13 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | DL | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 15 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | L | |||
| 19 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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) | |
| 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | WW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | WW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 3 | Blackpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 4 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | WW | ||
| 3 | 5 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | WD | ||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | WD | 2-2 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | DW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WD | 2-2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | LW | 3-0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | 4-3 | |
| 1 | 11 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 9 | 12 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LW | 5-2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | WL | 2-5 | |
| 10 | 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | WL | 1-3 | |
| 7 | 15 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LW | 3-2 | |
| 4 | 16 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 17 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | DL | ||
| 3 | 18 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | LL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 19 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | LL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LL | 3-4 | |
| 7 | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | 0-3 | |