The City Ground

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 02, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 02, 1961 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Hillsborough
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: A Atherton
Attendance:: 28,083
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 17
Opp Before/After:: 5 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 1)
Sheffield Wednesday:: Jan 27, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2301 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 925 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2535 (of 5824)
Total:: 3725 (of 7629)
Played:: 64 years, 8 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Vic Buckingham
Prior form: WWLLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Fantham (25')
Gerry Young (38')
Gerry Young (56')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer
3	F	34	Billy Gray
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay
6	F	25	Jim Iley
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey
8	F	21	Colin Addison
9	F	20	Geoff Vowden
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt	51		7	2
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer	54	4	7	2
3	F	34	Billy Gray	176	32	35	8
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot	126	4	7	2
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay	341	4	7	2
6	F	25	Jim Iley	82	5	52	11
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey	1		7	2
8	F	21	Colin Addison	30	13	7	2
9	F	20	Geoff Vowden	57	25	18	4
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley	166	38	7	2
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem	63	8	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ron Springett
2	D	Peter Johnson
3	D	Don Megson
4	D	Peter Swan
5	D	Tom McAnearney
6	M	Gerry Young
7	M	Tony Kay
8	M	Bobby Craig
9	M	Derek Wilkinson
10	F	Alan Finney
11	F	Johnny Fantham

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 02, 1961)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-2	West Ham United
Birmingham City	3-0	Cardiff City
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Burnley	4-2	Sheffield United
Everton	5-1	Manchester United
Fulham	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ipswich Town	5-2	Chelsea
Leicester City	0-2	Aston Villa
Manchester City	2-4	Blackpool
Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion	2-4	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	Burnley	18	12	2	4	55	36	7	1	0	22	10	5	1	4	33	26	19	26	WLWLDW
2	Ipswich Town	19	10	3	6	47	35	7	0	2	28	17	3	3	4	19	18	12	23	WDWLWW
3	Everton	19	10	2	7	36	24	8	0	2	25	10	2	2	5	11	14	12	22	WDWDWL
4	West Ham United	19	9	4	6	43	39	6	3	1	24	16	3	1	5	19	23	4	22	LLWDLW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	19	9	3	7	37	26	5	3	1	21	13	4	0	6	16	13	11	21	WWLLDW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	9	3	6	30	27	7	1	1	22	13	2	2	5	8	14	3	21	LWLWDL
7	Leicester City	19	9	2	8	36	32	6	0	3	16	10	3	2	5	20	22	4	20	LLWDWW
8	Arsenal	19	7	6	6	33	33	5	3	1	21	12	2	3	5	12	21	0	20	DLLWWW
9	Fulham	19	7	5	7	34	32	4	1	4	17	16	3	4	3	17	16	2	19	WDLLLW
10	Bolton Wanderers	19	8	3	8	30	29	5	2	2	16	12	3	1	6	14	17	1	19	WWWLDW
11	Aston Villa	18	7	4	7	28	28	6	1	2	19	11	1	3	5	9	17	0	18	DLLWDW
12	Cardiff City	19	6	6	7	28	31	3	4	3	18	18	3	2	4	10	13	-3	18	LDWWLL
13	Blackpool	19	6	6	7	28	32	4	2	4	17	15	2	4	3	11	17	-4	18	WDDDWL
14	West Bromwich Albion	19	5	7	7	34	34	4	4	2	18	10	1	3	5	16	24	0	17	DDWDWL
15	Nottingham Forest	19	6	5	8	30	35	5	2	2	18	12	1	3	6	12	23	-5	17	LDLWLL
16	Sheffield United	18	7	3	8	22	33	6	2	2	16	13	1	1	6	6	20	-11	17	LDLWLW
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	6	4	9	32	34	4	3	2	18	15	2	1	7	14	19	-2	16	LWLWDL
18	Manchester City	19	7	2	10	35	42	4	1	4	18	18	3	1	6	17	24	-7	16	WLLLDL
19	Manchester United	18	6	4	8	27	38	4	1	4	16	18	2	3	4	11	20	-11	16	LLLDLL
20	Birmingham City	19	6	4	9	30	43	4	2	4	20	25	2	2	5	10	18	-13	16	WWDLWL
21	Chelsea	19	5	5	9	36	39	4	4	2	20	12	1	1	7	16	27	-3	15	LDWWDW
22	Blackburn Rovers	18	5	5	8	20	29	4	4	2	14	11	1	1	6	6	18	-9	15	LWLWLL

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	Burnley	19	13	2	4	59	38	8	1	0	26	12	5	1	4	33	26	21	28	LWLDWW		4-2
	2	Ipswich Town	20	11	3	6	52	37	8	0	2	33	19	3	3	4	19	18	15	25	DWLWWW		5-2
	3	Everton	20	11	2	7	41	25	9	0	2	30	11	2	2	5	11	14	16	24	DWDWLW		5-1
1	4	Sheffield Wednesday	20	10	3	7	40	26	6	3	1	24	13	4	0	6	16	13	14	23	WLLDWW		3-0
1	5	Tottenham Hotspur	19	10	3	6	34	29	7	1	1	22	13	3	2	5	12	16	5	23	WLWDLW		4-2
2	6	West Ham United	20	9	5	6	45	41	6	3	1	24	16	3	2	5	21	25	4	23	LWDLWD		2-2
1	7	Arsenal	20	7	7	6	35	35	5	4	1	23	14	2	3	5	12	21	0	21	LLWWWD		2-2
3	8	Aston Villa	19	8	4	7	30	28	6	1	2	19	11	2	3	5	11	17	2	20	LLWDWW		2-0
2	9	Leicester City	20	9	2	9	36	34	6	0	4	16	12	3	2	5	20	22	2	20	LWDWWL		0-2
	10	Bolton Wanderers	20	8	4	8	31	30	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	6	14	17	1	20	WWLDWD		1-1
2	11	Blackpool	20	7	6	7	32	34	4	2	4	17	15	3	4	3	15	19	-2	20	DDDWLW		4-2
3	12	Fulham	20	7	5	8	34	33	4	1	5	17	17	3	4	3	17	16	1	19	DLLLWL		0-1
4	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	7	4	9	33	34	4	3	2	18	15	3	1	7	15	19	-1	18	WLWDLW		1-0
2	14	Cardiff City	20	6	6	8	28	34	3	4	3	18	18	3	2	5	10	16	-6	18	DWWLLL		0-3
5	15	Birmingham City	20	7	4	9	33	43	5	2	4	23	25	2	2	5	10	18	-10	18	WDLWLW		3-0
2	16	West Bromwich Albion	20	5	7	8	36	38	4	4	3	20	14	1	3	5	16	24	-2	17	DWDWLL		2-4
2	17	Nottingham Forest	20	6	5	9	30	38	5	2	2	18	12	1	3	7	12	26	-8	17	DLWLLL		0-3
2	18	Sheffield United	19	7	3	9	24	37	6	2	2	16	13	1	1	7	8	24	-13	17	DLWLWL		2-4
1	19	Manchester City	20	7	2	11	37	46	4	1	5	20	22	3	1	6	17	24	-9	16	LLLDLL		2-4
2	20	Blackburn Rovers	19	5	6	8	21	30	4	4	2	14	11	1	2	6	7	19	-9	16	WLWLLD		1-1
2	21	Manchester United	19	6	4	9	28	43	4	1	4	16	18	2	3	5	12	25	-15	16	LLDLLL		1-5
1	22	Chelsea	20	5	5	10	38	44	4	4	2	20	12	1	1	8	18	32	-6	15	DWWDWL		2-5