SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 24, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 24, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Hillsborough
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 28,036
- Pos Before/After:
- 17/15
- Opp Before/After:
- 5/10
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Notts County
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2036 (of 4876)
- League Tier 2:
- 1211 (of 2459)
- Competitive:
- 2238 (of 5573)
- Total:
- 3391 (of 7321)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager:
Prior form: DWDDDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DWDDDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | Jack French | |
| 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Bristol City |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Bury | 1 | 1 | West Ham United |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | Hull City |
| Fulham | 1 | 4 | Port Vale |
| Leeds United | 4 | 1 | Rotherham United |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough |
| Notts County | 1 | 5 | Swansea City |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 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 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.750 | 13 | WWLWWW | |
| 2 | Fulham | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2.300 | 12 | LDDWWL | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.400 | 12 | LWWWWL | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.222 | 11 | WLWDLW | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.429 | 11 | DWDDDD | |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.150 | 11 | LLWWDW | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.000 | 11 | WDDDWD | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.333 | 10 | WLWWDW | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.385 | 10 | LWLWLW | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.125 | 9 | WLWWDL | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .929 | 8 | WDDLWL | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | .696 | 8 | LLLDDW | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.375 | 7 | LLWDDD | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | 7 | LWWDLW | |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .857 | 7 | LWDWDL | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .941 | 6 | LLWLDW | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .938 | 6 | LWWLLW | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .556 | 6 | LDDLLD | |
| 19 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .545 | 6 | LLDDLD | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .500 | 5 | LWLWLL | |
| 21 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | .538 | 4 | WDLDLL | |
| 22 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .333 | 2 | LWLLLL | |
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 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.833 | 15 | WLWWWW | |
 1 | 2 | Stoke City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.600 | 14 | WWWWLW |
| 3 | 3 | Swansea Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.333 | 13 | LWWDWW |
| 4 | 4 | Port Vale | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.500 | 12 | LWWDWW |
 3 | 5 | Fulham | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.714 | 12 | DDWWLL |
| 1 | 6 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.000 | 12 | DDDWDD |
| 3 | 7 | Lincoln City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.667 | 11 | LWDLWL |
| 2 | 8 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.444 | 11 | LWWDLW |
| 9 | Bristol City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.385 | 11 | WLWLWD | |
| 5 | 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.313 | 11 | WDDDDL |
| 1 | 11 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | .739 | 10 | LLDDWW |
| 3 | 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1.000 | 9 | WDWDLW |
| 2 | 13 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .933 | 9 | DDLWLD |
| 1 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.333 | 8 | LWDDDD |
| 2 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.000 | 8 | WWLLWW |
| 16 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .944 | 7 | LWLDWD | |
| 3 | 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .900 | 7 | WWDLWL |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .500 | 6 | DDLLDL | |
| 19 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .481 | 6 | LDDLDL | |
| 1 | 20 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | .556 | 5 | DLDLLD |
| 1 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .474 | 5 | WLWLLL |
| 22 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .286 | 2 | WLLLLL | |