The City Ground

SWANSEA TOWN 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1955 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: F Read
Attendance:: 14,964
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Dec 10, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2028 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1203 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2230 (of 5824)
Total:: 3390 (of 7629)
Played:: 71 years, 3 months, 30 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (44')
Jim Barrett (87')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Billy McCandless
Prior form: LWWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ivor Allchurch (47')
Dai Thomas (63')
Terry Medwin (69')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	33	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt
7	F	38	Freddie Scott
8	F	30	Jack French
9	F	30	Peter Small (44')
10	F	24	Jim Barrett (87')
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer	44		7	1
2	D	33	Jack Hutchinson	205		7	1
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	279		7	1
4	M	29	Bill Morley	171	5	7	1
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay	47		7	1
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt	261	10	7	1
7	F	38	Freddie Scott	312	44	7	1
8	F	30	Jack French	71	5	14	3
9	F	30	Peter Small (44')	35	8	7	1
10	F	24	Jim Barrett (87')	23	9	7	1
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren	31	15	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John King
2	D	Dai Thomas
3	D	Arthur Willis
4	D	Bryn Jones
5	D	Mel Charles
6	M	Ron Burgess
7	M	Len Allchurch
8	M	Harry Griffiths
9	M	Terry Medwin
10	F	Ivor Allchurch
11	F	Cliff Jones

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Bury
Bristol Rovers	2-2	Middlesbrough
Derby County	3-0	Hull City
Doncaster Rovers	0-3	Luton Town
Fulham	1-3	Leeds United
Liverpool	2-2	Birmingham City
Notts County	2-1	Ipswich Town
Plymouth Argyle	2-0	Stoke City
Port Vale	1-0	Rotherham United
Swansea Town	3-2	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	0-1	Lincoln 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Luton Town	41	22	8	11	85	53	18	2	1	55	18	4	6	10	30	35	32	52	WLDLWW	Safe
2	Stoke City	41	21	10	10	69	44	12	5	4	38	17	9	5	6	31	27	25	52	WWLDWW	Safe
3	Rotherham United	40	24	4	12	88	62	16	1	3	53	21	8	3	9	35	41	26	52	WWWWWW	Safe
4	Birmingham City	40	21	9	10	85	44	14	4	3	56	22	7	5	7	29	22	41	51	WWLWDW	Safe
5	Leeds United	41	22	7	12	67	52	14	4	3	43	19	8	3	9	24	33	15	51	WDWWDW	Safe
6	Blackburn Rovers	41	22	5	14	113	78	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	11	41	48	35	49	DWWLDL	Safe
7	Notts County	41	20	6	15	72	70	13	3	4	44	26	7	3	11	28	44	2	46	LLWWDD	Safe
8	West Ham United	40	18	9	13	73	68	12	4	4	46	27	6	5	9	27	41	5	45	WLDLLL	Safe
9	Bristol Rovers	41	19	6	16	73	68	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	14	23	47	5	44	WLWWLL	Safe
10	Swansea Town	41	16	9	16	83	81	14	3	3	55	26	2	6	13	28	55	2	41	LWWLDL	Safe
11	Liverpool	40	16	9	15	89	88	11	6	3	53	35	5	3	12	36	53	1	41	LLDDWW	Safe
12	Middlesbrough	41	18	5	18	71	80	13	1	7	48	31	5	4	11	23	49	-9	41	LWLLLD	Safe
13	Bury	41	15	10	16	76	71	10	5	6	44	35	5	5	10	32	36	5	40	WLLDWD	Safe
14	Fulham	41	14	11	16	75	76	10	5	5	45	26	4	6	11	30	50	-1	39	DDLWLD	Safe
15	Nottingham Forest	40	16	6	18	55	58	8	3	9	28	28	8	3	9	27	30	-3	38	LWLLDW	Safe
16	Doncaster Rovers	40	14	7	19	57	87	10	5	4	34	26	4	2	15	23	61	-30	35	WLLWDD	Safe
17	Lincoln City	40	12	10	18	67	78	8	6	6	39	34	4	4	12	28	44	-11	34	LDWLWD	Safe
18	Hull City	41	12	10	19	44	66	7	5	9	30	35	5	5	10	14	31	-22	34	LWWLDL	Safe
19	Port Vale	40	10	11	19	46	71	9	6	5	30	21	1	5	14	16	50	-25	31	WLDWLL	Safe
20	Plymouth Argyle	41	11	7	23	55	82	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	16	28	56	-27	29	WLLLWL
21	Ipswich Town	41	11	6	24	56	90	10	3	8	37	28	1	3	16	19	62	-34	28	WLLWDD
22	Derby County	41	6	9	26	50	82	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	17	14	48	-32	21	LLLLLL	Relegated

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Luton Town	42	23	8	11	88	53	18	2	1	55	18	5	6	10	33	35	35	54	LDLWWW	Safe	3-0
3	2	Leeds United	42	23	7	12	70	53	14	4	3	43	19	9	3	9	27	34	17	53	DWWDWW	Safe	3-1
1	3	Birmingham City	41	21	10	10	87	46	14	4	3	56	22	7	6	7	31	24	41	52	WLWDWD	Safe	2-2
2	4	Stoke City	42	21	10	11	69	46	12	5	4	38	17	9	5	7	31	29	23	52	WLDWWL	Safe	0-2
2	5	Rotherham United	41	24	4	13	88	63	16	1	3	53	21	8	3	10	35	42	25	52	WWWWWL	Safe	0-1
	6	Blackburn Rovers	42	22	6	14	114	79	14	4	3	73	31	8	2	11	41	48	35	50	WWLDLD	Safe	1-1
	7	Notts County	42	21	6	15	74	71	14	3	4	46	27	7	3	11	28	44	3	48	LWWDDW	Safe	2-1
1	8	Bristol Rovers	42	19	7	16	75	70	15	4	2	52	23	4	3	14	23	47	5	45	LWWLLD	Safe	2-2
1	9	West Ham United	41	18	9	14	73	69	12	4	5	46	28	6	5	9	27	41	4	45	LDLLLL	Safe	0-1
	10	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	86	83	15	3	3	58	28	2	6	13	28	55	3	43	WWLDLW	Safe	3-2
	11	Liverpool	41	16	10	15	91	90	11	7	3	55	37	5	3	12	36	53	1	42	LDDWWD	Safe	2-2
	12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	13	1	7	48	31	5	5	11	25	51	-9	42	WLLLDD	Safe	2-2
	13	Bury	42	15	11	16	77	72	10	5	6	44	35	5	6	10	33	37	5	41	LLDWDD	Safe	1-1
	14	Fulham	42	14	11	17	76	79	10	5	6	46	29	4	6	11	30	50	-3	39	DLWLDL	Safe	1-3
	15	Nottingham Forest	41	16	6	19	57	61	8	3	9	28	28	8	3	10	29	33	-4	38	WLLDWL	Safe	2-3
1	16	Lincoln City	41	13	10	18	68	78	8	6	6	39	34	5	4	12	29	44	-10	36	DWLWDW	Safe	1-0
1	17	Doncaster Rovers	41	14	7	20	57	90	10	5	5	34	29	4	2	15	23	61	-33	35	LLWDDL	Safe	0-3
	18	Hull City	42	12	10	20	44	69	7	5	9	30	35	5	5	11	14	34	-25	34	WWLDLL	Safe	0-3
	19	Port Vale	41	11	11	19	47	71	10	6	5	31	21	1	5	14	16	50	-24	33	LDWLLW	Safe	1-0
	20	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	7	23	57	82	10	4	7	29	26	2	3	16	28	56	-25	31	LLLWLW	Safe	2-0
	21	Ipswich Town	42	11	6	25	57	92	10	3	8	37	28	1	3	17	20	64	-35	28	LLWDDL	Relegated	1-2
	22	Derby County	42	7	9	26	53	82	6	6	9	39	34	1	3	17	14	48	-29	23	LLLLLW	Relegated	3-0