FOREST 2 - 4 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Mar 17, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 17, 1956 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-4 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 22,918
- Pos Before/After:
- 8/10
- Opp Before/After:
- 14/14
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Bristol City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2060 (of 4860)
- League Tier 2:
- 1235 (of 2443)
- Competitive:
- 2263 (of 5556)
- Total:
- 3415 (of 7304)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Peter Small
Doug Lishman - Doug Lishman first goal
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Peter Small
Doug Lishman - Doug Lishman first goal
MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager:
Prior form: LWLWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LWLWWL (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 | Peter Small ![]() | |
8 | F | Jim Barrett | |
9 | M | Peter Higham | |
10 | F | Doug Lishman ![]() | Debut |
11 | F | Stewart Imlach |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|
Home | F | A | Away |
---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | West Ham United |
Bristol Rovers | 2 | 2 | Fulham |
Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 3 | Bury |
Hull City | 1 | 3 | Bristol City |
Leicester City | 3 | 1 | Rotherham United |
Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Port Vale |
Liverpool | 4 | 1 | Swansea City |
Nottingham Forest | 2 | 4 | Middlesbrough |
Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Notts County |
Stoke City | 2 | 1 | Leeds United |
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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 78 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 1.625 | 43 | WWWLWW | |
2 | Leicester City | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 1.311 | 39 | WLWDWL | |
3 | Liverpool | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 1.408 | 38 | WLLWWW | |
4 | Bristol City | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 1.321 | 37 | WLLDWL | |
5 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.220 | 37 | LWDWLL | |
6 | Swansea Town | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 1.068 | 37 | WDLLWL | |
7 | Port Vale | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 1.068 | 37 | WDLWLW | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 1.083 | 36 | DWLWWW | |
9 | Leeds United | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 1.082 | 36 | DDWLDL | |
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 1.231 | 35 | WWDLWW | |
11 | Fulham | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 67 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 1.098 | 34 | WLDDLW | |
12 | Stoke City | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1.128 | 33 | WDLWLW | |
13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1.182 | 31 | LWLWDL | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 37 | .902 | 30 | LWLWWL | |
15 | Bury | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 41 | .849 | 30 | WDDWLW | |
16 | West Ham United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.167 | 28 | WDLDWW | |
17 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | .585 | 28 | LDDWLL | |
18 | Rotherham United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | .792 | 26 | LDWDLL | |
19 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 73 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 51 | .740 | 25 | DLLDLL | |
20 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 37 | .701 | 25 | LLLWLL | |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 47 | .647 | 24 | LWDLWW | |
22 | Hull City | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 44 | .507 | 17 | LLWLLW |
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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 78 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 1.625 | 43 | WWWLWW | |
2 | Leicester City | 35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 1.339 | 41 | LWDWLW | |
3 | Liverpool | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 1.460 | 40 | LLWWWW | |
4 | Bristol City | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 73 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 1.352 | 39 | LLDWLW | |
5 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.213 | 38 | WDWLLD | |
![]() | 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 1.283 | 37 | WDLWWW |
7 | Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 1.044 | 37 | DLWLWL | |
![]() | 8 | Swansea Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 1.016 | 37 | DLLWLL |
9 | Leeds United | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 1.059 | 36 | DWLDLL | |
![]() | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 1.038 | 36 | WLWWWL |
![]() | 11 | Stoke City | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1.146 | 35 | DLWLWW |
![]() | 12 | Fulham | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 1.095 | 35 | LDDLWD |
13 | Lincoln City | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1.205 | 33 | WLWDLW | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 39 | .937 | 32 | WLWWLW | |
15 | Bury | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 43 | .867 | 32 | DDWLWW | |
16 | West Ham United | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 1.096 | 28 | DLDWWL | |
17 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | .585 | 28 | LDDWLL | |
18 | Rotherham United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | .768 | 26 | DWDLLL | |
![]() | 19 | Notts County | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 38 | .706 | 26 | LLWLLD |
![]() | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 51 | .737 | 25 | LLDLLL |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 47 | .652 | 25 | WDLWWD | |
22 | Hull City | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 44 | .500 | 17 | LWLLWL |