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
- Pos Before/After:
- 16/15
- Opp Before/After:
- 3/4
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Liverpool
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2047 (of 4849)
- League Tier 2:
- 1222 (of 2432)
- Competitive:
- 2249 (of 5544)
- Total:
- 3401 (of 7292)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
SWANSEA TOWN
Manager:
Prior form: WWLLLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WWLLLD (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 | 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 3 | Leeds United |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | West Ham United |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | Port Vale |
| Hull City | 2 | 0 | Notts County |
| Leicester City | 5 | 0 | Bury |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | Fulham |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Barnsley |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Swansea City |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | Middlesbrough |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 2 | Rotherham United |
| Stoke City | 4 | 2 | Bristol 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 City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1.655 | 27 | WWWWLW | |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1.536 | 25 | DWWLDW | |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 1.139 | 25 | WWLLLD | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1.400 | 24 | WWWLWL | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1.464 | 22 | WLWLWD | |
| 6 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.154 | 22 | LLWWLL | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 1.119 | 22 | WLWDWW | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 1.103 | 22 | LWLWLW | |
| 9 | Stoke City | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1.185 | 21 | LLLLWD | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1.538 | 20 | LWWLWL | |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.292 | 20 | DDDWWL | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.000 | 19 | LDLLDD | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | .970 | 19 | DWLWLW | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | .703 | 19 | LLDWLW | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .788 | 18 | LWDWWD | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | .848 | 17 | WLLWDW | |
| 17 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | .789 | 17 | WWLDLW | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | .708 | 16 | WLDLWL | |
| 19 | West Ham United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 1.114 | 15 | DLLLDL | |
| 20 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | .735 | 15 | DWLWWL | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | .452 | 11 | LLWLLD | |
| 22 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | .417 | 8 | DLWWLL | |
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 City | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1.515 | 27 | WWWLWL | |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1.433 | 25 | WWLDWL | |
 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1.389 | 25 | WWLWLD |
 1 | 4 | Swansea Town | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 1.105 | 25 | WLLLDL |
| 2 | 5 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 1.238 | 24 | LWDWWW |
| 2 | 6 | Leeds United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 1.129 | 24 | WLWLWW |
| 2 | 7 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1.448 | 23 | LWLWDD |
| 1 | 8 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1.241 | 23 | LLLWDW |
| 2 | 9 | Lincoln City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.480 | 22 | DDWWLW |
| 4 | 10 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 1.022 | 22 | LWWLLL |
| 1 | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1.448 | 20 | WWLWLL |
| 3 | 12 | Rotherham United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | .848 | 20 | WDWWDW |
| 1 | 13 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | .711 | 20 | LDWLWD |
| 2 | 14 | Port Vale | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | .885 | 19 | DLLDDL |
| 1 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | .882 | 19 | LLWDWW |
| 3 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | .865 | 19 | WLWLWL |
| 1 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | .771 | 18 | LDLWLW |
| 1 | 18 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .750 | 17 | WLDLWL |
| 19 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.111 | 16 | LLLDLD | |
| 20 | Bury | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 32 | .667 | 15 | WLWWLL | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | .548 | 13 | LWLLDW | |
| 22 | Hull City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | .458 | 10 | LWWLLW | |