FOREST 2 - 1 SWANSEA TOWN - Sat Dec 10, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 10, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swansea Town
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Referee:
- J Mitchell
- Attendance:
- 10,790
- League Week:
- 19 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 16
15 - Opp Before/After:
- 3
4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 2)
- Swansea Town:
- Mar 10, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2048 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1223 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2250 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3411 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 70 years, 9 months, 5 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLWDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Small (34')
Jim Barrett (60')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  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 | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Jim Barrett  (60') | |
| 9 | M | 25 | Peter Higham | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 31 | Peter Small (34') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John King |
| 2 | D | Arthur Willis |
| 3 | D | Dai Thomas |
| 4 | D | Robert Hennings |
| 5 | D | Ron Burgess |
| 6 | M | Bryn Jones |
| 7 | M | Len Allchurch |
| 8 | M | Harry Griffiths |
| 9 | M | Des Palmer |
| 10 | F | Ivor Allchurch |
| 11 | F | Cliff Jones |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-3 | Leeds United |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-0 | Port Vale |
| Hull City | 2-0 | Notts County |
| Leicester City | 5-0 | Bury |
| Lincoln City | 6-1 | Fulham |
| Liverpool | 1-1 | Barnsley |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Swansea Town |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Rotherham United |
| Stoke City | 4-2 | Bristol 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 | Bristol City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 27 | WWWWLW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 25 | DWWLDW | |||
| 3 | Swansea Town | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 25 | WWLLLD | |||
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 24 | WWWLWL | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 22 | WLWLWD | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 22 | LLWWLL | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 22 | WLWDWW | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 22 | LWLWLW | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 21 | LLLLWD | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | LWWLWL | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 20 | DDDWWL | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 19 | LDLLDD | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 19 | DWLWLW | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -11 | 19 | LLDWLW | |||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 18 | LWDWWD | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 17 | WLLWDW | |||
| 17 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 17 | WWLDLW | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | -14 | 16 | WLDLWL | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 15 | DLLLDL | |||
| 20 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -13 | 15 | DWLWWL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 11 | LLWLLD | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -28 | 8 | DLWWLL | |||
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 City | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 27 | WWWLWL | 2-4 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 25 | WWLDWL | 0-2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 25 | WWLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Swansea Town | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 25 | WLLLDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 24 | LWDWWW | 5-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Leeds United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 24 | WLWLWW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 23 | LWLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 23 | LLLWDW | 4-2 | |
| 2 | 9 | Lincoln City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 22 | DDWWLW | 6-1 | |
| 4 | 10 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 22 | LWWLLL | 1-6 | |
| 1 | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | WWLWLL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 12 | Rotherham United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 20 | WDWWDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 20 | LDWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | Port Vale | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 19 | DLLDDL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 19 | LLWDWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -5 | 19 | WLWLWL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | -11 | 18 | LDLWLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 17 | WLDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 19 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 16 | LLLDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Bury | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -18 | 15 | WLWWLL | 0-5 | ||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -19 | 13 | LWLLDW | 4-0 | ||
| 22 | Hull City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -26 | 10 | LWWLLW | 2-0 | ||