The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - Sat Feb 04, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 04, 1956 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield Wednesday
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1955-56
Referee:: LG Hamer
Attendance:: 16,658
Pos Before/After:: 10 11
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 2)
Sheffield Wednesday:: Aug 31, 1957

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2057 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1232 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2260 (of 5768)
Total:: 3421 (of 7556)
Played:: 69 years, 5 months, 1 day ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWDDDW (Old to recent)

Goals

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Eric Taylor
Prior form: WDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Albert Broadbent (14')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson
2	D	30	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Bill Morley
5	D	23	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	F	31	Peter Small
8	F	31	Jack French
9	M	25	Peter Higham
10	F	25	Jim Barrett
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dave McIntosh
2	D	Ron Staniforth
3	D	Norman Curtis
4	D	Tom McAnearney
5	D	Don McEvoy
6	M	Ralph O'Donnell
7	M	Alan Finney
8	M	Albert Quixall
9	M	Roy Shiner
10	F	Redfern Froggatt
11	F	Albert Broadbent

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 04, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Bristol Rovers
Bristol City	2-0	Barnsley
Leicester City	5-1	Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough	1-2	Liverpool
Nottingham Forest	0-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale	2-1	Fulham
Swansea Town	5-1	Notts County

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	Status
	1	Sheffield Wednesday	28	11	11	6	63	42	7	5	2	39	20	4	6	4	24	22	1.50000	33	WDWLWL
	2	Bristol City	27	14	4	9	62	47	11	1	2	40	17	3	3	7	22	30	1.31915	32	LLWLWD
	3	Bristol Rovers	27	14	4	9	65	50	10	1	2	41	20	4	3	7	24	30	1.30000	32	LWLWDW
	4	Leicester City	28	14	4	10	67	53	9	2	2	42	16	5	2	8	25	37	1.26415	32	WLWWWL
	5	Leeds United	27	14	4	9	47	42	12	2	0	30	9	2	2	9	17	33	1.11905	32	LWLWDD
	6	Swansea Town	27	14	4	9	50	49	10	3	1	30	14	4	1	8	20	35	1.02041	32	WLLWDW
	7	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	57	40	9	3	3	36	18	3	3	5	21	22	1.42500	30	WWDLLW
	8	Fulham	28	14	2	12	61	56	10	1	3	41	20	4	1	9	20	36	1.08929	30	LWLWLW
	9	Port Vale	27	10	10	7	37	34	6	4	3	20	11	4	6	4	17	23	1.08824	30	LWDDWD
	10	Nottingham Forest	27	13	4	10	47	46	7	2	4	22	16	6	2	6	25	30	1.02174	30	WWDDDW
	11	Stoke City	27	13	3	11	48	42	9	1	4	32	18	4	2	7	16	24	1.14286	29	WLDWDL
	12	Lincoln City	26	11	6	9	48	36	8	4	1	33	11	3	2	8	15	25	1.33333	28	WDDLLW
	13	Blackburn Rovers	27	12	4	11	55	47	6	4	4	37	25	6	0	7	18	22	1.17021	28	DLWDWW
	14	Middlesbrough	27	10	6	11	46	54	8	3	2	31	19	2	3	9	15	35	.85185	26	WLLDLW
	15	Bury	28	9	7	12	52	64	5	4	5	23	27	4	3	7	29	37	.81250	25	DWWWWD
	16	Rotherham United	27	9	7	11	39	48	6	4	3	21	19	3	3	8	18	29	.81250	25	WLLLDW
	17	Doncaster Rovers	27	8	8	11	50	66	8	4	2	34	20	0	4	9	16	46	.75758	24	WDWDLL
	18	Barnsley	28	8	8	12	34	52	7	2	5	23	23	1	6	7	11	29	.65385	24	WWLLLL
	19	West Ham United	27	8	7	12	51	46	7	2	4	34	16	1	5	8	17	30	1.10870	23	WLWWDL
	20	Notts County	28	8	7	13	42	49	5	4	5	28	23	3	3	8	14	26	.85714	23	WLWLLL
	21	Plymouth Argyle	28	6	5	17	33	59	4	4	6	22	21	2	1	11	11	38	.55932	17	LWLDLL
	22	Hull City	26	5	3	18	29	61	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	11	12	37	.47541	13	WLLLDL

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Sheffield Wednesday	29	12	11	6	64	42	7	5	2	39	20	5	6	4	25	22	1.52381	35	DWLWLW		1-0
	2	Bristol City	28	15	4	9	64	47	12	1	2	42	17	3	3	7	22	30	1.36170	34	LWLWDW		2-0
1	3	Leicester City	29	15	4	10	72	54	10	2	2	47	17	5	2	8	25	37	1.33333	34	LWWWLW		5-1
2	4	Swansea Town	28	15	4	9	55	50	11	3	1	35	15	4	1	8	20	35	1.10000	34	LLWDWW		5-1
2	5	Liverpool	27	13	6	8	59	41	9	3	3	36	18	4	3	5	23	23	1.43902	32	WDLLWW		2-1
3	6	Bristol Rovers	28	14	4	10	65	52	10	1	2	41	20	4	3	8	24	32	1.25000	32	WLWDWL		0-2
2	7	Leeds United	27	14	4	9	47	42	12	2	0	30	9	2	2	9	17	33	1.11905	32	LWLWDD
1	8	Port Vale	28	11	10	7	39	35	7	4	3	22	12	4	6	4	17	23	1.11429	32	WDDWDW		2-1
4	9	Blackburn Rovers	28	13	4	11	57	47	7	4	4	39	25	6	0	7	18	22	1.21277	30	LWDWWW		2-0
2	10	Fulham	29	14	2	13	62	58	10	1	3	41	20	4	1	10	21	38	1.06897	30	WLWLWL		1-2
1	11	Nottingham Forest	28	13	4	11	47	47	7	2	5	22	17	6	2	6	25	30	1.00000	30	WDDDWL		0-1
1	12	Stoke City	27	13	3	11	48	42	9	1	4	32	18	4	2	7	16	24	1.14286	29	WLDWDL
1	13	Lincoln City	26	11	6	9	48	36	8	4	1	33	11	3	2	8	15	25	1.33333	28	WDDLLW
	14	Middlesbrough	28	10	6	12	47	56	8	3	3	32	21	2	3	9	15	35	.83929	26	LLDLWL		1-2
	15	Bury	28	9	7	12	52	64	5	4	5	23	27	4	3	7	29	37	.81250	25	DWWWWD
	16	Rotherham United	27	9	7	11	39	48	6	4	3	21	19	3	3	8	18	29	.81250	25	WLLLDW
	17	Doncaster Rovers	27	8	8	11	50	66	8	4	2	34	20	0	4	9	16	46	.75758	24	WDWDLL
	18	Barnsley	29	8	8	13	34	54	7	2	5	23	23	1	6	8	11	31	.62963	24	WLLLLL		0-2
	19	West Ham United	27	8	7	12	51	46	7	2	4	34	16	1	5	8	17	30	1.10870	23	WLWWDL
	20	Notts County	29	8	7	14	43	54	5	4	5	28	23	3	3	9	15	31	.79630	23	LWLLLL		1-5
	21	Plymouth Argyle	29	6	5	18	34	64	4	4	6	22	21	2	1	12	12	43	.53125	17	WLDLLL		1-5
	22	Hull City	26	5	3	18	29	61	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	11	12	37	.47541	13	WLLLDL