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SWANSEA TOWN 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1955 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)

Attendance:: 14,964
Pos Before/After:: 15/15
Opp Before/After:: 10/10
Referee:
Season:: 1954-55
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: West Ham United

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2027 (of 4859)
League Tier 2:: 1202 (of 2442)
Competitive:: 2229 (of 5555)
Total:: 3380 (of 7303)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:
Peter Small
Jim Barrett

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager:
Prior form: LWWLDL (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

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

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All league games on this day (Sat Apr 30, 1955)

Home	F	A	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1	1	Bury
Bristol Rovers	2	2	Middlesbrough
Derby County	3	0	Hull City
Doncaster Rovers	0	3	Luton Town
Fulham	1	3	Leeds United
Liverpool	2	2	Birmingham City
Notts County	2	1	Ipswich Town
Plymouth Argyle	2	0	Stoke City
Port Vale	1	0	Rotherham United
Swansea City	3	2	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	0	1	Lincoln City

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	Luton Town	41	22	8	11	85	53	18	2	1	55	18	4	6	10	30	35	1.604	52	WLDLWW
	2	Stoke City	41	21	10	10	69	44	12	5	4	38	17	9	5	6	31	27	1.568	52	WWLDWW
	3	Rotherham United	40	24	4	12	88	62	16	1	3	53	21	8	3	9	35	41	1.419	52	WWWWWW
	4	Birmingham City	40	21	9	10	85	44	14	4	3	56	22	7	5	7	29	22	1.932	51	WWLWDW
	5	Leeds United	41	22	7	12	67	52	14	4	3	43	19	8	3	9	24	33	1.288	51	WDWWDW
	6	Blackburn Rovers	41	22	5	14	113	78	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	11	41	48	1.449	49	DWWLDL
	7	Notts County	41	20	6	15	72	70	13	3	4	44	26	7	3	11	28	44	1.029	46	LLWWDD
	8	West Ham United	40	18	9	13	73	68	12	4	4	46	27	6	5	9	27	41	1.074	45	WLDLLL
	9	Bristol Rovers	41	19	6	16	73	68	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	14	23	47	1.074	44	WLWWLL
	10	Swansea Town	41	16	9	16	83	81	14	3	3	55	26	2	6	13	28	55	1.025	41	LWWLDL
	11	Liverpool	40	16	9	15	89	88	11	6	3	53	35	5	3	12	36	53	1.011	41	LLDDWW
	12	Middlesbrough	41	18	5	18	71	80	13	1	7	48	31	5	4	11	23	49	.888	41	LWLLLD
	13	Bury	41	15	10	16	76	71	10	5	6	44	35	5	5	10	32	36	1.070	40	WLLDWD
	14	Fulham	41	14	11	16	75	76	10	5	5	45	26	4	6	11	30	50	.987	39	DDLWLD
	15	Nottingham Forest	40	16	6	18	55	58	8	3	9	28	28	8	3	9	27	30	.948	38	LWLLDW
	16	Doncaster Rovers	40	14	7	19	57	87	10	5	4	34	26	4	2	15	23	61	.655	35	WLLWDD
	17	Lincoln City	40	12	10	18	67	78	8	6	6	39	34	4	4	12	28	44	.859	34	LDWLWD
	18	Hull City	41	12	10	19	44	66	7	5	9	30	35	5	5	10	14	31	.667	34	LWWLDL
	19	Port Vale	40	10	11	19	46	71	9	6	5	30	21	1	5	14	16	50	.648	31	WLDWLL
	20	Plymouth Argyle	41	11	7	23	55	82	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	16	28	56	.671	29	WLLLWL
	21	Ipswich Town	41	11	6	24	56	90	10	3	8	37	28	1	3	16	19	62	.622	28	WLLWDD
	22	Derby County	41	6	9	26	50	82	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	17	14	48	.610	21	LLLLLL

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
	1	Luton Town	42	23	8	11	88	53	18	2	1	55	18	5	6	10	33	35	1.660	54	LDLWWW
3	2	Leeds United	42	23	7	12	70	53	14	4	3	43	19	9	3	9	27	34	1.321	53	DWWDWW
1	3	Birmingham City	41	21	10	10	87	46	14	4	3	56	22	7	6	7	31	24	1.891	52	WLWDWD
2	4	Stoke City	42	21	10	11	69	46	12	5	4	38	17	9	5	7	31	29	1.500	52	WLDWWL
2	5	Rotherham United	41	24	4	13	88	63	16	1	3	53	21	8	3	10	35	42	1.397	52	WWWWWL
	6	Blackburn Rovers	42	22	6	14	114	79	14	4	3	73	31	8	2	11	41	48	1.443	50	WWLDLD
	7	Notts County	42	21	6	15	74	71	14	3	4	46	27	7	3	11	28	44	1.042	48	LWWDDW
1	8	Bristol Rovers	42	19	7	16	75	70	15	4	2	52	23	4	3	14	23	47	1.071	45	LWWLLD
1	9	West Ham United	41	18	9	14	73	69	12	4	5	46	28	6	5	9	27	41	1.058	45	LDLLLL
	10	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	86	83	15	3	3	58	28	2	6	13	28	55	1.036	43	WWLDLW
	11	Liverpool	41	16	10	15	91	90	11	7	3	55	37	5	3	12	36	53	1.011	42	LDDWWD
	12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	13	1	7	48	31	5	5	11	25	51	.890	42	WLLLDD
	13	Bury	42	15	11	16	77	72	10	5	6	44	35	5	6	10	33	37	1.069	41	LLDWDD
	14	Fulham	42	14	11	17	76	79	10	5	6	46	29	4	6	11	30	50	.962	39	DLWLDL
	15	Nottingham Forest	41	16	6	19	57	61	8	3	9	28	28	8	3	10	29	33	.934	38	WLLDWL
1	16	Lincoln City	41	13	10	18	68	78	8	6	6	39	34	5	4	12	29	44	.872	36	DWLWDW
1	17	Doncaster Rovers	41	14	7	20	57	90	10	5	5	34	29	4	2	15	23	61	.633	35	LLWDDL
	18	Hull City	42	12	10	20	44	69	7	5	9	30	35	5	5	11	14	34	.638	34	WWLDLL
	19	Port Vale	41	11	11	19	47	71	10	6	5	31	21	1	5	14	16	50	.662	33	LDWLLW
	20	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	7	23	57	82	10	4	7	29	26	2	3	16	28	56	.695	31	LLLWLW
	21	Ipswich Town	42	11	6	25	57	92	10	3	8	37	28	1	3	17	20	64	.620	28	LLWDDL
	22	Derby County	42	7	9	26	53	82	6	6	9	39	34	1	3	17	14	48	.646	23	LLLLLW