The City Ground

BURY 1 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 20, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Apr 20, 1955 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 (Draw)

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Murdoch
Attendance:: 8,067
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Dec 03, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2026 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1201 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2228 (of 5679)
Total:: 3385 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker

Goals:
Ronnie Blackman

BURY
Manager: Dave Russell

Goals:
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Bill Farmer
2	D	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	William Morley
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Freddie Scott
8	F	Jim Barrett
9	M	Ronnie Blackman
10	F	Alan Holder
11	F	Peter Small

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Apr 20, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Luton Town
Bury	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Stoke City
Fulham	5-1	Swansea Town

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Blackburn Rovers	40	22	5	13	113	76	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	10	41	46	1.48684	49
	2	Leeds United	40	21	7	12	65	52	13	4	3	41	19	8	3	9	24	33	1.25000	49
	3	Luton Town	38	20	8	10	78	49	16	2	1	49	16	4	6	9	29	33	1.59184	48
	4	Rotherham United	38	22	4	12	84	62	14	1	3	49	21	8	3	9	35	41	1.35484	48	LWWWWW
	5	Stoke City	38	19	9	10	65	43	11	5	4	36	17	8	4	6	29	26	1.51163	47	WWWWWL
	6	Birmingham City	37	19	8	10	79	42	13	3	3	53	20	6	5	7	26	22	1.88095	46
	7	West Ham United	38	18	9	11	72	61	12	4	3	46	24	6	5	8	26	37	1.18033	45
	8	Bristol Rovers	39	19	6	14	73	64	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	12	23	43	1.14063	44
	9	Notts County	39	20	4	15	71	69	13	2	4	44	26	7	2	11	27	43	1.02899	44
	10	Swansea Town	38	16	8	14	81	73	14	3	3	55	26	2	5	11	26	47	1.10959	40
	11	Middlesbrough	39	18	4	17	69	77	13	0	6	46	28	5	4	11	23	49	.89610	40
	12	Liverpool	38	14	9	15	84	87	11	6	3	53	35	3	3	12	31	52	.96552	37
	13	Bury	38	14	8	16	70	68	9	4	6	39	33	5	4	10	31	35	1.02941	36
	14	Fulham	38	13	10	15	70	73	9	5	5	40	25	4	5	10	30	48	.95890	36
	15	Nottingham Forest	38	15	5	18	52	57	7	3	9	26	28	8	2	9	26	29	.91228	35
	16	Hull City	39	12	9	18	43	62	7	4	8	29	31	5	5	10	14	31	.69355	33	LLLWWL
	17	Doncaster Rovers	38	14	5	19	55	85	10	4	4	33	25	4	1	15	22	60	.64706	33
	18	Lincoln City	38	11	9	18	63	77	7	5	6	35	33	4	4	12	28	44	.81818	31
	19	Port Vale	38	10	11	17	44	66	9	6	4	30	20	1	5	13	14	46	.66667	31
	20	Plymouth Argyle	40	11	7	22	55	80	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	15	28	54	.68750	29
	21	Ipswich Town	39	11	4	24	54	88	10	2	8	36	27	1	2	16	18	61	.61364	26	WLWLLW
	22	Derby County	40	6	9	25	50	79	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	16	14	45	.63291	21

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Blackburn Rovers	40	22	5	13	113	76	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	10	41	46	1.48684	49
	2	Leeds United	40	21	7	12	65	52	13	4	3	41	19	8	3	9	24	33	1.25000	49
3	3	Birmingham City	38	20	8	10	81	43	14	3	3	55	21	6	5	7	26	22	1.88372	48	DWWWLW	2-1
1	4	Luton Town	39	20	8	11	79	51	16	2	1	49	16	4	6	10	30	35	1.54902	48	DDWLDL	1-2
	5	Stoke City	39	19	10	10	66	44	11	5	4	36	17	8	5	6	30	27	1.50000	48	WWWWLD	1-1
2	6	Rotherham United	38	22	4	12	84	62	14	1	3	49	21	8	3	9	35	41	1.35484	48
	7	West Ham United	38	18	9	11	72	61	12	4	3	46	24	6	5	8	26	37	1.18033	45
	8	Bristol Rovers	39	19	6	14	73	64	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	12	23	43	1.14063	44
	9	Notts County	39	20	4	15	71	69	13	2	4	44	26	7	2	11	27	43	1.02899	44
	10	Swansea Town	39	16	8	15	82	78	14	3	3	55	26	2	5	12	27	52	1.05128	40	LWLWWL	1-5
	11	Middlesbrough	39	18	4	17	69	77	13	0	6	46	28	5	4	11	23	49	.89610	40
2	12	Fulham	39	14	10	15	75	74	10	5	5	45	26	4	5	10	30	48	1.01351	38	LLDDLW	5-1
	13	Bury	39	14	9	16	71	69	9	5	6	40	34	5	4	10	31	35	1.02899	37	LWWLLD	1-1
2	14	Liverpool	38	14	9	15	84	87	11	6	3	53	35	3	3	12	31	52	.96552	37
	15	Nottingham Forest	39	15	6	18	53	58	7	3	9	26	28	8	3	9	27	30	.91379	36	WLWLLD	1-1
1	16	Doncaster Rovers	39	14	6	19	56	86	10	5	4	34	26	4	1	15	22	60	.65116	34	LWLLWD	1-1
1	17	Hull City	39	12	9	18	43	62	7	4	8	29	31	5	5	10	14	31	.69355	33
	18	Lincoln City	38	11	9	18	63	77	7	5	6	35	33	4	4	12	28	44	.81818	31
	19	Port Vale	38	10	11	17	44	66	9	6	4	30	20	1	5	13	14	46	.66667	31
	20	Plymouth Argyle	40	11	7	22	55	80	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	15	28	54	.68750	29
	21	Ipswich Town	39	11	4	24	54	88	10	2	8	36	27	1	2	16	18	61	.61364	26
	22	Derby County	40	6	9	25	50	79	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	16	14	45	.63291	21