FOREST 5 - 2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - Sat Dec 28, 1957 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 28, 1957 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 5-2 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 31,903
- Position Before:
- 7
- Position After:
- 7
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1957-58
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Gillingham
- League:
- Manchester City
- League Tier 1:
- Manchester City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2137 (of 4780)
- League Tier 1
- 762 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2345 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 3500 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | William Morley | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Peter Watson (1956) | |
| 7 | F | Billy Gray  | |
| 8 | F | Johnny Quigley | |
| 9 | F | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | Eddie Baily | |
| 11 | F | Stewart Imlach |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 28, 1957)
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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 37 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 31 | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 30 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 30 | |
| 19 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 29 | |
| 31 | Luton Town | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 27 | |
| 33 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 26 | |
| 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 26 | |
| 43 | Burnley | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 25 | |
| 44 | Arsenal | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 25 | |
| 46 | Everton | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -2 | 25 | |
| 48 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -5 | 25 | |
| 49 | Chelsea | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 24 | |
| 50 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 24 | |
| 66 | Birmingham City | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 21 | |
| 68 | Portsmouth | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -1 | 20 | |
| 71 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -3 | 19 | |
| 73 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 42 | -25 | 19 | |
| 76 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 35 | -12 | 18 | |
| 77 | Leeds United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 18 | |
| 87 | Leicester City | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 42 | -22 | 15 | |
| 90 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -19 | 14 | |
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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 32 | 39 | |
| ⇧ | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 60 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 33 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Preston North End | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 32 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Manchester United | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 31 |
| ⇩ | 20 | Manchester City | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 30 |
| ⇧ | 25 | Luton Town | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| ⇧ | 30 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 28 |
| ⇩ | 39 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 27 |
| ⇧ | 41 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 28 | -4 | 27 |
| ⇩ | 50 | Chelsea | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 51 | Burnley | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 38 | -1 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 53 | Everton | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -3 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 54 | Arsenal | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 55 | Blackpool | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 64 | Birmingham City | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 69 | Portsmouth | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -3 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 70 | Newcastle United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | -3 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 71 | Aston Villa | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -11 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 79 | Sunderland | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 42 | -27 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 81 | Leeds United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -15 | 18 |
| ⇧ | 85 | Leicester City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 42 | -19 | 17 |
| 90 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | -22 | 14 | |