The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 1 CHELSEA - Sat Oct 31, 1959 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 31, 1959 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: T Cooper
Attendance:: 30,268
League Week:: 15 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 15
Opp Before/After:: 9 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Preston North End (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Apr 16, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2212 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 836 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2435 (of 5824)
Total:: 3613 (of 7629)
Played:: 66 years, 9 months, 23 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Billy Gray (12')
Johnny Quigley (43')
Stewart Imlach (48')

CHELSEA
Manager: Ted Drake
Prior form: LWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Mike Harrison (11')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Chic Thomson
2	D	34	Bill Whare
3	D	23	Roy Patrick
4	F	23	Jim Iley
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	33	Jack Burkitt
7	F	32	Billy Gray (12')
8	F	24	Colin Booth	Debut
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson
10	F	24	Johnny Quigley (43')
11	F	27	Stewart Imlach (48')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Reg Matthews
2	D	John Sillett
3	D	John Mortimore
4	D	Peter Sillett
5	D	Sylvan Anderton
6	M	Stan Crowther
7	M	Peter Brabrook
8	M	David Cliss
9	M	Peter Corthine
10	F	Mike Harrison
11	F	Jimmy Greaves

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 31, 1959)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Manchester United
Blackpool	0-2	Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Leeds United
Everton	6-1	Leicester City
Fulham	1-0	West Ham United
Luton Town	1-1	Burnley
Manchester City	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	3-1	Chelsea
Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Newcastle United

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	Tottenham Hotspur	14	7	6	1	34	16	3	4	0	17	8	4	2	1	17	8	18	20	WDDWLW
	2	West Ham United	14	8	3	3	27	18	5	0	2	15	7	3	3	1	12	11	9	19	WWDWWW
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	8	2	4	43	29	5	1	0	23	7	3	1	4	20	22	14	18	LWWLWL
	4	Blackburn Rovers	14	8	2	4	27	20	5	1	1	16	9	3	1	3	11	11	7	18	WLLWWW
	5	Preston North End	14	7	3	4	31	27	4	2	1	15	12	3	1	3	16	15	4	17	LWWLWW
	6	Burnley	14	8	1	5	30	28	5	0	2	18	15	3	1	3	12	13	2	17	WWDLLW
	7	Fulham	14	8	1	5	32	35	6	0	1	21	12	2	1	4	11	23	-3	17	LLWWWW
	8	Manchester City	14	8	0	6	34	29	5	0	2	18	13	3	0	4	16	16	5	16	WWWWWL
	9	Chelsea	14	7	2	5	30	28	3	1	3	18	19	4	1	2	12	9	2	16	LWWLWW
	10	Arsenal	14	5	5	4	22	22	3	2	2	9	9	2	3	2	13	13	0	15	DWLLLD
	11	Bolton Wanderers	14	6	2	6	18	16	4	1	2	11	8	2	1	4	7	8	2	14	WLWWDW
	12	Manchester United	14	6	2	6	34	31	5	0	2	21	12	1	2	4	13	19	3	14	LLWWLW
	13	West Bromwich Albion	14	4	5	5	26	22	4	1	3	21	13	0	4	2	5	9	4	13	WLLLDW
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	14	5	2	7	18	18	4	1	1	12	4	1	1	6	6	14	0	12	LWLDWL
	15	Blackpool	14	4	4	6	20	24	2	3	2	13	13	2	1	4	7	11	-4	12	WLLWDL
	16	Newcastle United	14	4	3	7	21	28	2	2	4	6	13	2	1	3	15	15	-7	11	LWDWLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	14	4	3	7	14	20	2	2	2	7	9	2	1	5	7	11	-6	11	LWLLLL
	18	Leicester City	14	3	5	6	23	34	2	3	2	12	12	1	2	4	11	22	-11	11	WDLLLD
	19	Birmingham City	14	3	4	7	20	25	2	3	3	13	14	1	1	4	7	11	-5	10	LLWDWL
	20	Everton	14	3	4	7	18	24	3	2	2	10	7	0	2	5	8	17	-6	10	LLWDLL
	21	Leeds United	14	3	4	7	20	32	1	3	3	12	14	2	1	4	8	18	-12	10	LLLDDL
	22	Luton Town	14	2	3	9	11	27	1	1	5	4	11	1	2	4	7	16	-16	7	WLLLLL

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	Tottenham Hotspur	15	8	6	1	36	17	3	4	0	17	8	5	2	1	19	9	19	22	DDWLWW		2-1
1	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	9	2	4	45	29	6	1	0	25	7	3	1	4	20	22	16	20	WWLWLW		2-0
1	3	West Ham United	15	8	3	4	27	19	5	0	2	15	7	3	3	2	12	12	8	19	WDWWWL		0-1
	4	Blackburn Rovers	15	8	3	4	28	21	5	2	1	17	10	3	1	3	11	11	7	19	LLWWWD		1-1
	5	Preston North End	15	8	3	4	33	27	4	2	1	15	12	4	1	3	18	15	6	19	WWLWWW		2-0
1	6	Fulham	15	9	1	5	33	35	7	0	1	22	12	2	1	4	11	23	-2	19	LWWWWW		1-0
1	7	Burnley	15	8	2	5	31	29	5	0	2	18	15	3	2	3	13	14	2	18	WDLLWD		1-1
2	8	Arsenal	15	6	5	4	25	22	4	2	2	12	9	2	3	2	13	13	3	17	WLLLDW		3-0
1	9	Manchester City	15	8	0	7	35	31	5	0	3	19	15	3	0	4	16	16	4	16	WWWWLL		1-2
1	10	Chelsea	15	7	2	6	31	31	3	1	3	18	19	4	1	3	13	12	0	16	WWLWWL		1-3
	11	Bolton Wanderers	15	6	3	6	19	17	4	2	2	12	9	2	1	4	7	8	2	15	LWWDWD		1-1
	12	Manchester United	15	6	3	6	35	32	5	0	2	21	12	1	3	4	14	20	3	15	LWWLWD		1-1
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	15	6	2	7	20	18	5	1	1	14	4	1	1	6	6	14	2	14	WLDWLW		2-0
1	14	West Bromwich Albion	15	4	5	6	26	24	4	1	3	21	13	0	4	3	5	11	2	13	LLLDWL		0-2
2	15	Nottingham Forest	15	5	3	7	17	21	3	2	2	10	10	2	1	5	7	11	-4	13	WLLLLW		3-1
4	16	Everton	15	4	4	7	24	25	4	2	2	16	8	0	2	5	8	17	-1	12	LWDLLW		6-1
2	17	Blackpool	15	4	4	7	20	26	2	3	3	13	15	2	1	4	7	11	-6	12	LLWDLL		0-2
2	18	Newcastle United	15	4	3	8	21	30	2	2	4	6	13	2	1	4	15	17	-9	11	WDWLLL		0-2
2	19	Leeds United	15	3	5	7	21	33	1	3	3	12	14	2	2	4	9	19	-12	11	LLDDLD		1-1
2	20	Leicester City	15	3	5	7	24	40	2	3	2	12	12	1	2	5	12	28	-16	11	DLLLDL		1-6
2	21	Birmingham City	15	3	4	8	20	28	2	3	3	13	14	1	1	5	7	14	-8	10	LWDWLL		0-3
	22	Luton Town	15	2	4	9	12	28	1	2	5	5	12	1	2	4	7	16	-16	8	LLLLLD		1-1