BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 2 FOREST - Mon Jan 02, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Mon Jan 02, 1956 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-2 (Draw)
- Attendance:
- 33,582
- Position Before:
- 12
- Position After:
- 11
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Doncaster Rovers
- League:
- Bristol Rovers
- League Tier 2:
- Bristol Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2053 (of 4788)
- League Tier 2
- 1228 (of 2371)
- Competitive:
- 2255 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3405 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Blackburn Rovers 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 | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | Peter Higham  | |
| 10 | F | Tommy Wilson | |
| 11 | F | Stewart Imlach |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Mon Jan 02, 1956)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Port Vale |
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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 31 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 30 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 30 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 29 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 29 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 28 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 26 | |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -1 | 26 | |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 41 | -11 | 24 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -13 | 24 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 23 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 23 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 35 | -10 | 23 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -10 | 23 | |
| 19 | West Ham United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 22 | |
| 20 | Bury | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 36 | -14 | 22 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -22 | 17 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -30 | 13 | |
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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 31 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 30 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 30 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 29 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 29 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 28 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 28 | |
| ⇧ | 10 | Port Vale | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | -1 | 27 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Lincoln City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 26 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 41 | -11 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 15 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 35 | -10 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Barnsley | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -13 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Notts County | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 23 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -10 | 23 | |
| 19 | West Ham United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 22 | |
| 20 | Bury | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 36 | -14 | 22 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -22 | 17 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -30 | 13 | |