FOREST 2 - 1 SWANSEA TOWN - Sat Dec 10, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 10, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swansea Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 10,790
- Position Before:
- 16
- Position After:
- 15
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Liverpool
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2047 (of 4786)
- League Tier 2
- 1222 (of 2369)
- Competitive:
- 2249 (of 5476)
- Total:
- 3399 (of 7210)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Swansea Town 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 | 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 | Peter Small |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 10, 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 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 27 | |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 25 | |
| 16 | Swansea City | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 25 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 24 | |
| 26 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 22 | |
| 29 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 22 | |
| 33 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 22 | |
| 34 | Leeds United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 22 | |
| 40 | Stoke City | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 21 | |
| 46 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | |
| 48 | Lincoln City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 20 | |
| 55 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 19 | |
| 56 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 19 | |
| 63 | Barnsley | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -11 | 19 | |
| 65 | Rotherham United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 18 | |
| 66 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 17 | |
| 67 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 17 | |
| 71 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | -14 | 16 | |
| 74 | West Ham United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 15 | |
| 76 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -13 | 15 | |
| 89 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 11 | |
| 92 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -28 | 8 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 7 | Bristol City | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 27 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 25 |
| ⇧ | 14 | Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 25 |
| ⇧ | 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Leeds United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 21 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 23 |
| ⇧ | 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 23 |
| ⇧ | 24 | Lincoln City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 27 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 40 | Rotherham United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 42 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 44 | Port Vale | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 45 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 46 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -5 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 49 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | -11 | 18 |
| ⇧ | 52 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 54 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 59 | Bury | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -18 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 65 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -19 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 67 | Hull City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -26 | 10 |