The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 6 - 3 FOREST - Tue Dec 26, 1961 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Dec 26, 1961 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-6 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

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

Season:: 1961-62
Referee:: J Powell
Attendance:: 30,822
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 19
Opp Before/After:: 21 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Workington (FA Cup)
League:: West Ham United
Manchester United:: Mar 20, 1962

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2305 (of 5088)
League Tier 1:: 929 (of 2340)
Competitive:: 2539 (of 5830)
Total:: 3729 (of 7635)
Played:: 64 years, 8 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Len Julians (40')
Trevor Hockey (68') - Trevor Hockey first goal
Calvin Palmer (81') (Pen)

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Matt Busby
Prior form: DLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
David Herd (3')
Norbert Lawton (8')
Bobby Charlton (24')
Norbert Lawton (30')
Norbert Lawton (71')
Shay Brennan (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Grummitt
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer (81')
3	D	18	Brian Grant
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay
6	F	26	Jim Iley
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey (68')
8	F	26	Colin Booth
9	F	28	Len Julians (40')
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	55		4	1
2	M	21	Calvin Palmer (81')	58	4	4	1
3	D	18	Brian Grant	11		31	6
4	M	27	Jeff Whitefoot	130	4	4	1
5	D	29	Bob McKinlay	345	4	4	1
6	F	26	Jim Iley	86	5	4	1
7	F	18	Trevor Hockey (68')	5		4	1
8	F	26	Colin Booth	87	38	4	1
9	F	28	Len Julians (40')	10	1	4	1
10	F	26	Johnny Quigley	170	39	4	1
11	F	19	Flip Le Flem	67	8	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	David Gaskell
2	D	Shay Brennan
3	D	Tony Dunne
4	D	James Nicholson
5	D	William Foulkes
6	M	Maurice Setters
7	M	Phillip Chisnall
8	M	Johnny Giles
9	M	David Herd
10	F	Norbert Lawton
11	F	Bobby Charlton

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Dec 26, 1961)

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

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	21	14	2	5	61	41	8	1	1	26	14	6	1	4	35	27	20	30	LDWWWL
2	West Ham United	23	12	5	6	52	44	8	3	1	29	18	4	2	5	23	26	8	29	LWDWWW
3	Everton	23	12	4	7	45	26	10	0	2	33	11	2	4	5	12	15	19	28	WLWDDW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	22	12	3	7	43	34	9	1	1	30	16	3	2	6	13	18	9	27	DLWWWL
5	Ipswich Town	23	12	3	8	54	44	9	0	2	35	20	3	3	6	19	24	10	27	WWWLWL
6	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	4	8	43	31	7	3	1	26	14	4	1	7	17	17	12	26	DWWLWD
7	Arsenal	23	9	7	7	40	38	6	4	1	25	15	3	3	6	15	23	2	25	WWDLWW
8	Aston Villa	22	9	5	8	34	30	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	6	11	18	4	23	DWWWDL
9	Leicester City	23	10	3	10	38	36	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	6	20	24	2	23	WWLDWL
10	Blackpool	23	8	7	8	39	41	5	3	4	22	17	3	4	4	17	24	-2	23	WLWDLW
11	Sheffield United	22	10	3	9	29	38	8	2	2	20	14	2	1	7	9	24	-9	23	LWLWWW
12	Birmingham City	23	8	5	10	36	47	5	3	4	24	26	3	2	6	12	21	-11	21	WLWLWD
13	West Bromwich Albion	23	6	8	9	41	42	5	4	3	22	14	1	4	6	19	28	-1	20	WLLDLW
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	38	39	5	3	3	21	16	3	1	8	17	23	-1	20	DLWWLL
15	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	4	10	32	33	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	8	15	20	-1	20	LDWDLL
16	Nottingham Forest	23	7	6	10	33	40	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	8	12	28	-7	20	LLLDWL
17	Cardiff City	23	6	8	9	29	38	3	6	3	19	19	3	2	6	10	19	-9	20	LLLDDL
18	Fulham	23	7	5	11	34	40	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	5	17	22	-6	19	LWLLLL
19	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	7	8	26	32	5	4	2	18	12	1	3	6	8	20	-6	19	WLLDWD
20	Manchester City	23	8	2	13	41	52	5	1	5	23	22	3	1	8	18	30	-11	18	DLLLLW
21	Manchester United	21	7	4	10	32	45	5	1	5	20	20	2	3	5	12	25	-13	18	DLLLWL
22	Chelsea	23	6	5	12	40	49	5	4	3	22	14	1	1	9	18	35	-9	17	DWLLLW

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	22	15	2	5	65	41	9	1	1	30	14	6	1	4	35	27	24	32	DWWWLW		4-0
1	2	Everton	24	13	4	7	46	26	11	0	2	34	11	2	4	5	12	15	20	30	LWDDWW		1-0
1	3	Tottenham Hotspur	23	13	3	7	45	34	9	1	1	30	16	4	2	6	15	18	11	29	LWWWLW		2-0
1	4	Ipswich Town	24	13	3	8	55	44	10	0	2	36	20	3	3	6	19	24	11	29	WWLWLW		1-0
3	5	West Ham United	24	12	5	7	54	47	8	3	2	31	21	4	2	5	23	26	7	29	WDWWWL		2-3
1	6	Arsenal	24	10	7	7	41	38	7	4	1	26	15	3	3	6	15	23	3	27	WDLWWW		1-0
1	7	Sheffield Wednesday	24	11	4	9	43	35	7	3	1	26	14	4	1	8	17	21	8	26	WWLWDL		0-4
3	8	Sheffield United	23	11	3	9	31	39	9	2	2	22	15	2	1	7	9	24	-8	25	WLWWWW		2-1
1	9	Aston Villa	23	9	5	9	34	31	7	2	2	23	12	2	3	7	11	19	3	23	WWWDLL		0-1
1	10	Leicester City	24	10	3	11	38	37	7	0	4	18	12	3	3	7	20	25	1	23	WLDWLL		0-1
1	11	Blackpool	24	8	7	9	40	43	5	3	4	22	17	3	4	5	18	26	-3	23	LWDLWL		1-2
5	12	Cardiff City	24	7	8	9	30	38	4	6	3	20	19	3	2	6	10	19	-8	22	LLDDLW		1-0
1	13	Birmingham City	24	8	6	10	37	48	5	4	4	25	27	3	2	6	12	21	-11	22	LWLWDD		1-1
1	14	West Bromwich Albion	24	6	9	9	42	43	5	5	3	23	15	1	4	6	19	28	-1	21	LLDLWD		1-1
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	8	5	11	39	40	5	3	3	21	16	3	2	8	18	24	-1	21	LWWLLD		1-1
3	16	Blackburn Rovers	22	7	7	8	29	34	5	4	2	18	12	2	3	6	11	22	-5	21	LLDWDW		3-2
2	17	Bolton Wanderers	23	8	4	11	32	34	5	3	2	17	13	3	1	9	15	21	-2	20	DWDLLL		0-1
3	18	Manchester United	22	8	4	10	38	48	6	1	5	26	23	2	3	5	12	25	-10	20	LLLWLW		6-3
3	19	Nottingham Forest	24	7	6	11	36	46	6	3	2	21	12	1	3	9	15	34	-10	20	LLDWLL		3-6
2	20	Fulham	24	7	5	12	34	41	4	1	6	17	18	3	4	6	17	23	-7	19	WLLLLL		0-1
1	21	Manchester City	24	8	3	13	42	53	5	1	5	23	22	3	2	8	19	31	-11	19	LLLLWD		1-1
	22	Chelsea	24	6	5	13	40	51	5	4	4	22	16	1	1	9	18	35	-11	17	WLLLWL		0-2