FOREST 1 - 0 FULHAM - Sat Oct 15, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 15, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Fulham
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 16,028
- Pos Before/After:
- 18/17
- Opp Before/After:
- 1/3
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Rotherham United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2039 (of 4860)
- League Tier 2:
- 1214 (of 2443)
- Competitive:
- 2241 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 3393 (of 7305)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FULHAM
Manager:
Prior form: WWLLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WWLLWW (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 | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | Peter Higham  | |
| 10 | F | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | John Langford |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | Barnsley |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Swansea City |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | Notts County |
| Hull City | 2 | 3 | Bury |
| Leicester City | 2 | 2 | Bristol City |
| Lincoln City | 1 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | West Ham United |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Fulham |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Port Vale |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | Leeds United |
| Stoke City | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United |
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 | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2.000 | 16 | WWLLWW | |
| 2 | Swansea Town | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.409 | 16 | WDWWDW | |
| 3 | Port Vale | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.200 | 15 | WDWWDW | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.571 | 15 | WLWDWW | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.467 | 15 | WWWWLL | |
| 6 | Leeds United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.700 | 14 | WDLWDW | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.316 | 14 | WWLWLL | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .842 | 14 | DWDDLW | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.692 | 13 | DLWLWL | |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.263 | 13 | DDDLDD | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | .821 | 12 | DDWWWL | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.389 | 11 | LDWDWW | |
| 13 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.056 | 11 | LWLDWL | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.273 | 10 | DLWLDW | |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.143 | 10 | DDDDLW | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .917 | 10 | WDLWDL | |
| 17 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .571 | 9 | DLDLWD | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .773 | 8 | LLWWLL | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .560 | 8 | LLDLLW | |
| 20 | Bury | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | .500 | 6 | DLLDDL | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | .370 | 5 | WLLLLL | |
| 22 | Hull City | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .286 | 3 | LLLLDL | |
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 | 1 | Swansea Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.435 | 18 | DWWDWW |
| 1 | 2 | Port Vale | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.833 | 16 | DWWDWD |
 2 | 3 | Fulham | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.882 | 16 | WLLWWL |
| 4 | Bristol City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.500 | 16 | LWDWWD | |
| 2 | 5 | Stoke City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.368 | 16 | WLWLLW |
| 4 | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.474 | 15 | DDLDDW |
| 2 | 7 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.353 | 15 | WWWLLL |
| 2 | 8 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1.214 | 14 | DLWDWL |
| 1 | 9 | Barnsley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .708 | 14 | WDDLWL |
| 1 | 10 | Lincoln City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.533 | 13 | LWLWLL |
| 2 | 11 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.158 | 13 | WLDWLW |
| 1 | 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | .833 | 13 | DWWWLD |
| 1 | 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.583 | 12 | LWLDWW |
| 1 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.200 | 12 | DDDLWW |
| 3 | 15 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1.238 | 11 | DWDWWL |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .920 | 11 | DLWDLD | |
| 1 | 17 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .818 | 10 | LWWLLW |
| 1 | 18 | Notts County | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .586 | 10 | LDLWDD |
| 1 | 19 | Bury | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | .559 | 8 | LLDDLW |
| 1 | 20 | Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .538 | 8 | LDLLWL |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | .393 | 6 | LLLLLD | |
| 22 | Hull City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .323 | 3 | LLLDLL | |