FOREST 0 - 2 NOTTS COUNTY - Sat Oct 01, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 01, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Notts County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leeds United (League Tier 2)
- Notts County:
- Feb 11, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2038 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1213 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2240 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3401 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 70 years, 11 months, 13 days ago
NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: George Poyser
Prior form: LDDLDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Bobby Crookes (46')
Bobby Crookes (72')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 29 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | 30 | Jack French | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 23 |  Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | 24 | Peter Higham | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Eric Jones | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Linton |
| 2 | D | Frank Cruickshank |
| 3 | D | Tommy Deans |
| 4 | D | Harry Adamson |
| 5 | D | Ray Chatham |
| 6 | M | Tom Johnston |
| 7 | M | Gordon Wills |
| 8 | M | Ron Wylie |
| 9 | M | Ron 'Tot' Leverton |
| 10 | F | Don Roby |
| 11 | F | Bobby Crookes  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Bristol City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Hull City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Leicester City | 3-1 | Stoke City |
| Lincoln City | 2-0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Liverpool | 4-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Notts County |
| Port Vale | 1-1 | Bury |
| Rotherham United | 2-3 | Fulham |
| Swansea Town | 1-1 | Leeds United |
| West Ham United | 4-0 | Barnsley |
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 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | WLWWWW | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | WWWWLW | |||
| 3 | Swansea Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | LWWDWW | |||
| 4 | Port Vale | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | LWWDWW | |||
| 5 | Fulham | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | DDWWLL | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | DDDWDD | |||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | LWDLWL | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | LWWDLW | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | WLWLWD | |||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | WDDDDL | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 10 | LLDDWW | |||
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | WDWDLW | |||
| 13 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 9 | DDLWLD | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | LWDDDD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8 | WWLLWW | |||
| 16 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 7 | LWLDWD | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 | WWDLWL | |||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 6 | DDLLDL | |||
| 19 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 6 | LDDLDL | |||
| 20 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 5 | DLDLLD | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 5 | WLWLLL | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
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 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | LWWWWL | 0-2 | ||
 3 | 2 | Fulham | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | DWWLLW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 3 | Stoke City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 14 | WWWLWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Swansea Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | WWDWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | WWDWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Lincoln City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | WDLWLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Bristol City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | LWLWDW | 2-0 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | WWDLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | DDDDLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 12 | LDDWWW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 12 | DDWDDL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 12 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | DLWLDW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 10 | DWDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 9 | WLDWDW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | WDDDDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 | WDLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 17 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 8 | WLLWWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 18 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 8 | DDLDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 6 | LDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 6 | DLLDLL | 2-3 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 5 | LWLLLL | 1-4 | ||
| 22 | Hull City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 3 | LLLLLD | 2-2 | ||