FOREST 2 - 3 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 03, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 03, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 16,770
- Pos Before/After:
- 14/14
- Opp Before/After:
- 12/9
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Bristol Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2033 (of 4876)
- League Tier 2:
- 1208 (of 2459)
- Competitive:
- 2235 (of 5573)
- Total:
- 3388 (of 7321)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: WLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | William Morley | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | Peter Higham  | |
| 10 | F | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | Eric Jones | Debut |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3 | 3 | Bury |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | Liverpool |
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | Leeds United |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United |
| Hull City | 0 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Fulham |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 3 | Stoke City |
| Port Vale | 3 | 0 | Swansea City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | Bristol Rovers |
| West Ham United | 6 | 1 | Notts County |
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 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.833 | 7 | DWWW | |
| 2 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.333 | 6 | WWWL | |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.250 | 6 | WWWL | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.714 | 6 | WWLW | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.800 | 5 | WWLD | |
| 6 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.667 | 5 | DWLW | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.400 | 5 | WLWD | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .889 | 5 | WDLW | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.600 | 4 | WLLW | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | LWWL | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.125 | 4 | WWLL | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.125 | 4 | WLWL | |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .889 | 4 | LWWL | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .778 | 4 | LLWW | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 | 4 | LLWW | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .818 | 3 | LDLW | |
| 17 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .600 | 3 | LDWL | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .556 | 3 | DLWL | |
| 19 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 2 | LLLW | |
| 20 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 2 | LLLW | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .500 | 1 | LDLL | |
| 22 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .444 | 1 | DLLL | |
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 | |
 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.200 | 8 | WWWLW |
| 2 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3.500 | 7 | WWWLD | |
| 3 | 3 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.667 | 7 | DWLWW |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.857 | 7 | WWLDW |
 4 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.300 | 7 | DWWWL |
| 4 | 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.667 | 6 | LWWLW |
| 3 | 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.500 | 6 | WWLWL |
| 1 | 8 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.250 | 6 | WLWDD |
| 3 | 9 | Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.200 | 6 | WLWLW |
| 2 | 10 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .917 | 6 | WDLWD |
| 2 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.500 | 5 | WLLWD |
| 3 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .750 | 5 | LLWWD |
| 3 | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .833 | 4 | LDLWD |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .750 | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 4 | 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .667 | 4 | WWLLL |
| 3 | 16 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .667 | 4 | LWWLL |
| 1 | 17 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .600 | 4 | DLWLD |
| 4 | 18 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.000 | 3 | DLLLW |
| 2 | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .583 | 3 | LDLLW |
| 1 | 20 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .538 | 3 | LLLWD |
| 4 | 21 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .438 | 3 | LDWLL |
| 2 | 22 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .364 | 2 | LLLWL |