The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 5 ARSENAL - Sat Dec 31, 1960 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 31, 1960 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1960-61
Referee:: G Hartley
Attendance:: 30,040
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 16
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (FA Cup)
League:: Newcastle United
Arsenal:: Nov 18, 1961

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2264 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 888 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 2491 (of 5827)
Total:: 3670 (of 7632)
Played:: 65 years, 8 months, 3 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: WDWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Quigley (19')
Johnny Quigley (47')
Calvin Palmer (57') (Pen)

ARSENAL
Manager: George Swindin
Prior form: WLWLDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Eastham (20')
David Herd (44')
David Herd (48')
David Herd (51')
Jackie Henderson (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	Peter Grummitt
2	D	25	Roy Patrick
3	D	31	Joe McDonald
4	M	20	Calvin Palmer (57')
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt
7	M	19	John Rowland
8	M	20	Billy Cobb
9	F	33	Billy Gray
10	F	25	Johnny Quigley (19') (47')
11	F	18	Flip Le Flem

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	18	Peter Grummitt	9		5	1
2	D	25	Roy Patrick	49		5	1
3	D	31	Joe McDonald	110		5	1
4	M	20	Calvin Palmer (57')	16	1	5	1
5	D	28	Bob McKinlay	297	3	5	1
6	M	34	Jack Burkitt	490	15	5	1
7	M	19	John Rowland	3		70	13
8	M	20	Billy Cobb	1		5	1
9	F	33	Billy Gray	154	32	5	1
10	F	25	Johnny Quigley (19') (47')	123	31	5	1
11	F	18	Flip Le Flem	21	2	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Kelsey
2	D	Terry Neill
3	D	Jimmy Magill
4	D	Billy McCullough
5	D	Vic Groves
6	M	Mel Charles
7	M	John Barnwell
8	M	Frank O'Neill
9	M	David Herd
10	F	Jackie Henderson
11	F	George Eastham

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 31, 1960)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-2	Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	West Ham United
Burnley	5-3	Newcastle United
Fulham	1-2	West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City	4-1	Everton
Manchester United	5-1	Manchester City
Nottingham Forest	3-5	Arsenal
Preston North End	1-1	Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Birmingham City
Tottenham Hotspur	5-2	Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers	6-1	Chelsea

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	24	21	2	1	76	26	9	2	0	39	13	12	0	1	37	13	50	44	WDWWWW
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	15	4	5	60	47	9	2	1	33	20	6	2	4	27	27	13	34	WWWLWW
3	Everton	24	14	4	6	58	40	8	2	2	30	14	6	2	4	28	26	18	32	LWWLWL
4	Burnley	23	15	1	7	67	42	7	0	4	32	21	8	1	3	35	21	25	31	WDWWLW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	23	12	7	4	41	28	10	1	1	27	10	2	6	3	14	18	13	31	LLWDDD
6	Aston Villa	24	13	2	9	52	48	10	0	2	31	16	3	2	7	21	32	4	28	WWLWLL
7	Arsenal	24	10	4	10	42	43	9	1	3	30	18	1	3	7	12	25	-1	24	WLWLDD
8	West Ham United	23	10	3	10	54	51	9	1	2	39	21	1	2	8	15	30	3	23	LWDWLL
9	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	3	11	49	50	7	1	4	30	21	3	2	7	19	29	-1	23	LWLLLW
10	Fulham	24	10	3	11	48	60	7	3	2	27	21	3	0	9	21	39	-12	23	LLDLLW
11	Manchester United	23	9	4	10	45	44	7	2	2	28	11	2	2	8	17	33	1	22	LWDWWW
12	Leicester City	24	9	4	11	43	46	5	3	3	21	17	4	1	8	22	29	-3	22	WDLLLW
13	Cardiff City	24	8	6	10	33	42	7	2	3	18	10	1	4	7	15	32	-9	22	WLWWWD
14	Chelsea	23	9	2	12	58	58	5	2	4	37	31	4	0	8	21	27	0	20	LWLLLL
15	Manchester City	22	8	4	10	43	49	6	2	3	23	16	2	2	7	20	33	-6	20	LLLLWL
16	Nottingham Forest	24	8	4	12	35	47	4	3	5	18	20	4	1	7	17	27	-12	20	WDWWWW
17	Birmingham City	24	8	4	12	37	50	6	2	4	21	18	2	2	8	16	32	-13	20	LWLDDW
18	Newcastle United	24	7	4	13	52	65	5	4	4	38	30	2	0	9	14	35	-13	18	WLDDDL
19	West Bromwich Albion	24	6	4	14	36	49	4	2	6	24	22	2	2	8	12	27	-13	16	LLWDLD
20	Bolton Wanderers	23	6	4	13	32	47	4	2	6	21	23	2	2	7	11	24	-15	16	LWLDWL
21	Blackpool	23	6	3	14	40	49	5	1	6	29	25	1	2	8	11	24	-9	15	DLLWWL
22	Preston North End	23	5	4	14	21	41	4	2	5	14	14	1	2	9	7	27	-20	14	LLLDLL

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	25	22	2	1	81	28	10	2	0	44	15	12	0	1	37	13	53	46	DWWWWW		5-2
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	4	5	66	48	10	2	1	39	21	6	2	4	27	27	18	36	WWLWWW		6-1
1	3	Burnley	24	16	1	7	72	45	8	0	4	37	24	8	1	3	35	21	27	33	DWWLWW		5-3
1	4	Sheffield Wednesday	24	13	7	4	43	28	11	1	1	29	10	2	6	3	14	18	15	33	LWDDDW		2-0
2	5	Everton	25	14	4	7	59	44	8	2	2	30	14	6	2	5	29	30	15	32	WWLWLL		1-4
	6	Aston Villa	25	13	3	9	54	50	10	1	2	33	18	3	2	7	21	32	4	29	WLWLLD		2-2
	7	Arsenal	25	11	4	10	47	46	9	1	3	30	18	2	3	7	17	28	1	26	LWLDDW		5-3
3	8	Manchester United	24	10	4	10	50	45	8	2	2	33	12	2	2	8	17	33	5	24	WDWWWW		5-1
3	9	Leicester City	25	10	4	11	47	47	6	3	3	25	18	4	1	8	22	29	0	24	DLLLWW		4-1
2	10	West Ham United	24	10	3	11	55	54	9	1	2	39	21	1	2	9	16	33	1	23	WDWLLL		1-3
2	11	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	3	12	51	55	7	1	4	30	21	3	2	8	21	34	-4	23	WLLLWL		2-5
1	12	Cardiff City	25	8	7	10	34	43	7	2	3	18	10	1	5	7	16	33	-9	23	LWWWDD		1-1
3	13	Fulham	25	10	3	12	49	62	7	3	3	28	23	3	0	9	21	39	-13	23	LDLLWL		1-2
	14	Chelsea	24	9	2	13	59	64	5	2	4	37	31	4	0	9	22	33	-5	20	WLLLLL		1-6
	15	Manchester City	23	8	4	11	44	54	6	2	3	23	16	2	2	8	21	38	-10	20	LLLWLL		1-5
	16	Nottingham Forest	25	8	4	13	38	52	4	3	6	21	25	4	1	7	17	27	-14	20	DWWWWL		3-5
	17	Birmingham City	25	8	4	13	37	52	6	2	4	21	18	2	2	9	16	34	-15	20	WLDDWL		0-2
	18	Newcastle United	25	7	4	14	55	70	5	4	4	38	30	2	0	10	17	40	-15	18	LDDDLL		3-5
	19	West Bromwich Albion	25	7	4	14	38	50	4	2	6	24	22	3	2	8	14	28	-12	18	LWDLDW		2-1
	20	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	4	13	35	48	5	2	6	24	24	2	2	7	11	24	-13	18	WLDWLW		3-1
	21	Blackpool	24	6	4	14	42	51	5	1	6	29	25	1	3	8	13	26	-9	16	LLWWLD		2-2
	22	Preston North End	24	5	5	14	22	42	4	3	5	15	15	1	2	9	7	27	-20	15	LLDLLD		1-1