The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Mar 12, 1960 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 12, 1960 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: F Collinge
Attendance:: 35,291
League Week:: 33 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester United (League Tier 1)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Oct 15, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2230 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 854 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2455 (of 5824)
Total:: 3633 (of 7629)
Played:: 66 years, 5 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (64') - Tommy Wilson last goal

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: WDLWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John White (26')
Les Allen (28')
Dave MacKay (71')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	John Armstrong
2	D	34	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	31	Joe McDonald
4	M	26	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt
7	M	22	Tony Barton
8	F	25	Colin Booth
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson (64')
10	F	32	Billy Gray
11	F	28	Stewart Imlach	200th appearance

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	John Armstrong	11		7	1
2	D	34	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	429	1	35	5
3	D	31	Joe McDonald	75		7	1
4	M	26	Jeff Whitefoot	78	3	7	1
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay	261	3	7	1
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt	473	15	7	1
7	M	22	Tony Barton	7		7	1
8	F	25	Colin Booth	20	8	7	1
9	F	29	Tommy Wilson (64')	214	88	7	1
10	F	32	Billy Gray	119	28	7	1
11	F	28	Stewart Imlach	199	49	21	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Brown
2	D	Peter Baker
3	D	Ron Henry
4	D	Maurice Norman
5	D	Danny Blanchflower
6	M	John White
7	M	Dave MacKay
8	M	Tommy Harmer
9	M	Les Allen
10	F	Terry Dyson
11	F	Bobby Smith

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 12, 1960)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	3-2	West Ham United
Bolton Wanderers	1-4	Newcastle United
Everton	6-1	Chelsea
Fulham	2-2	Birmingham City
Luton Town	0-0	West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest	1-3	Tottenham Hotspur

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	32	17	9	6	69	38	9	4	3	37	19	8	5	3	32	19	31	43	WDLWLW
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	19	4	9	79	55	12	2	2	45	20	7	2	7	34	35	24	42	WDWWWW
3	Burnley	31	18	4	9	68	46	12	0	4	42	23	6	4	5	26	23	22	40	WDWLWW
4	Sheffield Wednesday	32	15	7	10	57	38	9	6	1	37	12	6	1	9	20	26	19	37	WDWWDL
5	Bolton Wanderers	32	14	8	10	42	37	8	5	3	27	20	6	3	7	15	17	5	36	DDLWDD
6	West Bromwich Albion	32	13	9	10	61	48	8	3	5	35	21	5	6	5	26	27	13	35	DWDLDW
7	Preston North End	32	13	9	10	58	59	7	5	4	29	27	6	4	6	29	32	-1	35	LDDLWL
8	Fulham	32	14	6	12	61	63	10	2	4	34	19	4	4	8	27	44	-2	34	LDLDWL
9	Newcastle United	32	14	5	13	67	63	8	3	5	34	25	6	2	8	33	38	4	33	LLWWLW
10	West Ham United	32	14	4	14	62	67	10	1	5	41	28	4	3	9	21	39	-5	32	LWLLDL
11	Arsenal	32	13	6	13	56	62	7	3	6	29	30	6	3	7	27	32	-6	32	WWLWWW
12	Manchester United	32	12	7	13	73	63	8	3	5	37	26	4	4	8	36	37	10	31	LDDLWL
13	Blackburn Rovers	32	14	3	15	53	57	10	2	4	33	23	4	1	11	20	34	-4	31	LLWLLL
14	Blackpool	32	12	7	13	47	52	7	4	5	26	28	5	3	8	21	24	-5	31	LDWLWW
15	Chelsea	32	11	8	13	62	69	6	4	6	36	38	5	4	7	26	31	-7	30	LLWDDW
16	Leicester City	32	10	9	13	53	62	6	5	5	30	24	4	4	8	23	38	-9	29	WLWWLW
17	Nottingham Forest	32	11	6	15	41	61	7	4	5	25	23	4	2	10	16	38	-20	28	LWDDWL
18	Manchester City	32	12	3	17	65	69	8	2	6	40	29	4	1	11	25	40	-4	27	LDLWLL
19	Everton	32	9	8	15	52	58	9	3	4	36	16	0	5	11	16	42	-6	26	WDLLWD
20	Birmingham City	31	9	6	16	45	59	7	4	4	28	21	2	2	12	17	38	-14	24	LWWLWD
21	Leeds United	32	8	8	16	53	78	3	5	8	29	39	5	3	8	24	39	-25	24	WLLLLD
22	Luton Town	32	7	8	17	38	58	5	2	9	18	23	2	6	8	20	35	-20	22	LLLWLD

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	33	18	9	6	72	39	9	4	3	37	19	9	5	3	35	20	33	45	DLWLWW	Safe	3-1
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	19	4	9	79	55	12	2	2	45	20	7	2	7	34	35	24	42	WDWWWW
	3	Burnley	31	18	4	9	68	46	12	0	4	42	23	6	4	5	26	23	22	40	WDWLWW
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	32	15	7	10	57	38	9	6	1	37	12	6	1	9	20	26	19	37	WDWWDL
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	10	10	61	48	8	3	5	35	21	5	7	5	26	27	13	36	WDLDWD		0-0
1	6	Bolton Wanderers	33	14	8	11	43	41	8	5	4	28	24	6	3	7	15	17	2	36	DLWDDL		1-4
2	7	Newcastle United	33	15	5	13	71	64	8	3	5	34	25	7	2	8	37	39	7	35	LWWLWW		4-1
1	8	Preston North End	32	13	9	10	58	59	7	5	4	29	27	6	4	6	29	32	-1	35	LDDLWL
1	9	Fulham	33	14	7	12	63	65	10	3	4	36	21	4	4	8	27	44	-2	35	DLDWLD		2-2
4	10	Blackpool	33	13	7	13	50	54	8	4	5	29	30	5	3	8	21	24	-4	33	DWLWWW		3-2
1	11	West Ham United	33	14	4	15	64	70	10	1	5	41	28	4	3	10	23	42	-6	32	WLLDLL		2-3
1	12	Arsenal	32	13	6	13	56	62	7	3	6	29	30	6	3	7	27	32	-6	32	WWLWWW
1	13	Manchester United	32	12	7	13	73	63	8	3	5	37	26	4	4	8	36	37	10	31	LDDLWL
1	14	Blackburn Rovers	32	14	3	15	53	57	10	2	4	33	23	4	1	11	20	34	-4	31	LLWLLL
	15	Chelsea	33	11	8	14	63	75	6	4	6	36	38	5	4	8	27	37	-12	30	LWDDWL		1-6
	16	Leicester City	32	10	9	13	53	62	6	5	5	30	24	4	4	8	23	38	-9	29	WLWWLW
2	17	Everton	33	10	8	15	58	59	10	3	4	42	17	0	5	11	16	42	-1	28	DLLWDW		6-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	33	11	6	16	42	64	7	4	6	26	26	4	2	10	16	38	-22	28	WDDWLL		1-3
1	19	Manchester City	32	12	3	17	65	69	8	2	6	40	29	4	1	11	25	40	-4	27	LDLWLL
	20	Birmingham City	32	9	7	16	47	61	7	4	4	28	21	2	3	12	19	40	-14	25	WWLWDD		2-2
	21	Leeds United	32	8	8	16	53	78	3	5	8	29	39	5	3	8	24	39	-25	24	WLLLLD
	22	Luton Town	33	7	9	17	38	58	5	3	9	18	23	2	6	8	20	35	-20	23	LLWLDD		0-0