MIDDLESBROUGH 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 05, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 05, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ayresome Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 14,295
- Position Before:
- 17
- Position After:
- 18
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Bristol City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2042 (of 4788)
- League Tier 2
- 1217 (of 2371)
- Competitive:
- 2244 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3394 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Middlesbrough Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Nov 05, 1955)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Swansea City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | |
| 2 | Bristol City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Fulham | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 18 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 18 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 18 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -3 | 15 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 14 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 14 | |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 13 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -5 | 13 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 12 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 12 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 10 | |
| 20 | Bury | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -18 | 9 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 8 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | -24 | 4 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Swansea City | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | |
| 2 | Bristol City | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 20 | |
| ⇩ | 5 | Fulham | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 18 | |
| ⇧ | 7 | Leeds United | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| ⇩ | 9 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Lincoln City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | -5 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 14 | West Ham United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 14 |
| ⇧ | 15 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Barnsley | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | -9 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 12 | |
| 20 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 11 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 8 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 4 | |