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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 - 1 FOREST - Mon Apr 18, 1960 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 18, 1960 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1959-60
Referee:: G Thorpe
Attendance:: 39,834
League Week:: 39 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 2 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Apr 19, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2236 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 860 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2461 (of 5824)
Total:: 3639 (of 7629)
Played:: 66 years, 4 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Billy Younger (45') - Billy Younger first goal

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Stan Cullis
Prior form: DLWWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Murray (7')
Jimmy Murray (13')
Joe McDonald (53') (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Chic Thomson
2	D	24	Roy Patrick
3	D	31	Joe McDonald
4	F	24	Jim Iley
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt
7	M	22	Tony Barton
8	F	24	Johnny Quigley
9	F	25	Colin Booth
10	F	20	Billy Younger (45')
11	F	29	Tommy Wilson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Chic Thomson	117		2	1
2	D	24	Roy Patrick	20		2	1
3	D	31	Joe McDonald	81		2	1
4	F	24	Jim Iley	36	5	2	1
5	D	27	Bob McKinlay	267	3	2	1
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt	479	15	2	1
7	M	22	Tony Barton	9	1	2	1
8	F	24	Johnny Quigley	100	22	2	1
9	F	25	Colin Booth	24	8	2	1
10	F	20	Billy Younger (45')	4		2	1
11	F	29	Tommy Wilson	217	89	23	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Malcolm Finlayson
2	D	Gerry Harris
3	D	George Showell
4	D	Bill Slater
5	D	Ron Flowers
6	M	Eddie Clamp
7	M	Peter Broadbent
8	M	Jimmy Murray
9	M	Gerry Mannion
10	F	Bobby Mason
11	F	Norman Deeley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 18, 1960)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	1-7	West Bromwich Albion
Blackpool	0-0	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	Manchester City
Fulham	3-0	Arsenal
Leicester City	2-1	Burnley
Luton Town	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United	5-3	West Ham United
Preston North End	1-1	Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	Chelsea
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Nottingham Forest

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	39	19	11	9	79	47	9	6	4	39	22	10	5	5	40	25	32	49	DLDLWL	Safe
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	22	5	11	97	62	14	3	2	59	24	8	2	9	38	38	35	49	DLWWWL	Safe
3	Burnley	37	22	5	10	80	57	15	1	4	52	28	7	4	6	28	29	23	49	WLDWWW	Safe
4	Sheffield Wednesday	39	18	10	11	75	54	11	7	1	44	16	7	3	10	31	38	21	46	WDDWDL	Safe
5	West Bromwich Albion	38	17	10	11	73	53	11	3	5	46	24	6	7	6	27	29	20	44	DWLWWW	Safe
6	Newcastle United	39	18	8	13	82	72	10	5	5	42	31	8	3	8	40	41	10	44	WWDDDW	Safe
7	Bolton Wanderers	39	17	8	14	52	49	10	5	4	32	26	7	3	10	20	23	3	42	WWLWLL	Safe
8	Manchester United	39	17	7	15	90	72	11	3	5	43	27	6	4	10	47	45	18	41	WLWWLW	Safe
9	Preston North End	38	15	11	12	74	71	9	5	5	40	33	6	6	7	34	38	3	41	DLDWLW	Safe
10	Fulham	39	15	9	15	68	79	10	4	5	37	27	5	5	10	31	52	-11	39	DLLDLW
11	Blackpool	39	15	8	16	57	66	9	4	6	31	31	6	4	10	26	35	-9	38	WWDLLL
12	West Ham United	39	16	5	18	70	82	12	2	6	46	32	4	3	12	24	50	-12	37	WLDLWL
13	Arsenal	39	14	9	16	63	74	8	5	7	34	36	6	4	9	29	38	-11	37	LDDLWL
14	Chelsea	39	13	9	17	74	84	7	5	8	43	45	6	4	9	31	39	-10	35	LLWWLD
15	Leicester City	39	11	13	15	62	72	7	6	6	35	29	4	7	9	27	43	-10	35	WLDDLD
16	Everton	39	12	10	17	72	73	12	3	5	49	20	0	7	12	23	53	-1	34	LLDWWD
17	Blackburn Rovers	38	15	4	19	56	65	11	3	5	35	26	4	1	14	21	39	-9	34	LWLDLL
18	Manchester City	38	15	3	20	73	78	10	2	7	44	31	5	1	13	29	47	-5	33	LWLLWW
19	Nottingham Forest	38	12	8	18	46	70	7	5	7	27	28	5	3	11	19	42	-24	32	LLDWLD
20	Birmingham City	37	11	9	17	56	69	8	5	5	35	28	3	4	12	21	41	-13	31	DLDDWW
21	Leeds United	37	10	9	18	59	86	5	5	9	34	45	5	4	9	25	41	-27	29	DWDLLW
22	Luton Town	39	8	11	20	46	69	5	4	10	21	27	3	7	10	25	42	-23	27	LDDLWL

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	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	23	5	11	100	63	15	3	2	62	25	8	2	9	38	38	37	51	LWWWLW	Safe	3-1
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	40	19	11	10	79	48	9	6	5	39	23	10	5	5	40	25	31	49	LDLWLL	Safe	0-1
	3	Burnley	38	22	5	11	81	59	15	1	4	52	28	7	4	7	29	31	22	49	LDWWWL	Safe	1-2
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	40	19	10	11	77	54	12	7	1	46	16	7	3	10	31	38	23	48	DDWDLW	Safe	2-0
	5	West Bromwich Albion	39	18	10	11	80	54	11	3	5	46	24	7	7	6	34	30	26	46	WLWWWW	Safe	7-1
	6	Newcastle United	40	18	8	14	82	74	10	5	5	42	31	8	3	9	40	43	8	44	WDDDWL	Safe	0-2
	7	Bolton Wanderers	40	18	8	14	55	50	11	5	4	35	27	7	3	10	20	23	5	44	WLWLLW	Safe	3-1
	8	Manchester United	40	18	7	15	95	75	12	3	5	48	30	6	4	10	47	45	20	43	LWWLWW	Safe	5-3
	9	Preston North End	39	15	12	12	75	72	9	6	5	41	34	6	6	7	34	38	3	42	LDWLWD	Safe	1-1
	10	Fulham	40	16	9	15	71	79	11	4	5	40	27	5	5	10	31	52	-8	41	LLDLWW	Safe	3-0
	11	Blackpool	40	15	9	16	57	66	9	5	6	31	31	6	4	10	26	35	-9	39	WDLLLD	Safe	0-0
2	12	Chelsea	40	14	9	17	75	84	7	5	8	43	45	7	4	9	32	39	-9	37	LWWLDW		1-0
2	13	Leicester City	40	12	13	15	64	73	8	6	6	37	30	4	7	9	27	43	-9	37	LDDLDW		2-1
2	14	West Ham United	40	16	5	19	73	87	12	2	6	46	32	4	3	13	27	55	-14	37	LDLWLL		3-5
2	15	Arsenal	40	14	9	17	63	77	8	5	7	34	36	6	4	10	29	41	-14	37	DDLWLL		0-3
	16	Everton	40	12	11	17	72	73	12	3	5	49	20	0	8	12	23	53	-1	35	LDWWDD		0-0
	17	Blackburn Rovers	39	15	5	19	57	66	11	3	5	35	26	4	2	14	22	40	-9	35	WLDLLD		1-1
	18	Manchester City	39	15	3	21	74	81	10	2	7	44	31	5	1	14	30	50	-7	33	WLLWWL		1-3
	19	Nottingham Forest	39	12	8	19	47	73	7	5	7	27	28	5	3	12	20	45	-26	32	LDWLDL		1-3
	20	Birmingham City	38	11	9	18	57	76	8	5	6	36	35	3	4	12	21	41	-19	31	LDDWWL		1-7
	21	Leeds United	38	10	10	18	60	87	5	5	9	34	45	5	5	9	26	42	-27	30	WDLLWD		1-1
	22	Luton Town	40	8	12	20	47	70	5	5	10	22	28	3	7	10	25	42	-23	28	DDLWLD		1-1