The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 2 FOREST - Mon Jan 02, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Jan 02, 1956 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1955-56
Referee:: A Holland
Attendance:: 33,582
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 12 11
Opp Before/After:: 15 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (FA Cup)
League:: Bristol Rovers
Blackburn Rovers:: Apr 28, 1956

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2054 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1229 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2256 (of 5828)
Total:: 3417 (of 7633)
Played:: 70 years, 8 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (46')
Peter Higham (51')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: LLLDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tommy Briggs (11')
Bill Smith (58')

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	31	Peter Small
8	F	25	Jim Barrett
9	M	25	Peter Higham (51')
10	F	25	Tommy Wilson
11	F	23	Stewart Imlach (46')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Reg Elvy
2	D	Tommy Clinton
3	D	Bill Eckersley
4	D	Ronnie Clayton
5	D	Willie Kelly
6	M	Ken Clayton
7	M	Bryan Douglas
8	M	Bill Smith
9	M	Tommy Briggs
10	F	Eddie Quigley
11	F	Bobby Langton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Jan 02, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough	1-1	Port Vale

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	Sheffield Wednesday	26	10	11	5	57	38	6	5	2	34	18	4	6	3	23	20	19	31	LDWDWL
	2	Leicester City	26	13	4	9	65	50	9	2	2	42	16	4	2	7	23	34	15	30	WLWLWW
	3	Leeds United	25	14	2	9	45	40	12	1	0	29	8	2	1	9	16	32	5	30	WWLWLW
	4	Swansea Town	26	13	4	9	48	48	9	3	1	28	13	4	1	8	20	35	0	30	LWLLWD
	5	Bristol City	25	13	3	9	59	45	10	1	2	38	16	3	2	7	21	29	14	29	LLLLWL
	6	Bristol Rovers	25	13	3	9	60	47	9	1	2	37	18	4	2	7	23	29	13	29	DLLWLW
	7	Stoke City	26	13	3	10	47	40	9	1	3	31	16	4	2	7	16	24	7	29	WWLDWD
	8	Liverpool	25	11	6	8	54	39	8	3	3	33	17	3	3	5	21	22	15	28	DWWDLL
	9	Fulham	26	13	2	11	57	53	9	1	3	38	19	4	1	8	19	34	4	28	LWLWLW
	10	Lincoln City	25	10	6	9	44	35	8	4	1	33	11	2	2	8	11	24	9	26	WWDDLL
	11	Port Vale	24	9	8	7	32	31	5	4	3	17	10	4	4	4	15	21	1	26	LWWLWD
	12	Nottingham Forest	24	12	2	10	41	42	7	1	4	21	15	5	1	6	20	27	-1	26	WLWWWD
	13	Doncaster Rovers	25	8	8	9	47	58	8	4	1	33	17	0	4	8	14	41	-11	24	WLWDWD
	14	Barnsley	26	8	8	10	34	47	7	2	3	23	18	1	6	7	11	29	-13	24	DLWWLL
	15	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	3	11	49	43	5	3	4	33	22	5	0	7	16	21	6	23	LLLDLW
	16	Notts County	26	8	7	11	40	44	5	4	4	27	21	3	3	7	13	23	-4	23	LWWLWL
	17	Middlesbrough	24	9	5	10	40	50	8	2	1	29	15	1	3	9	11	35	-10	23	LLWWLL
	18	Rotherham United	26	8	7	11	37	47	6	4	3	21	19	2	3	8	16	28	-10	23	WWLLLD
	19	West Ham United	25	8	6	11	49	42	7	1	4	33	15	1	5	7	16	27	7	22	DLWLWW
	20	Bury	26	8	6	12	48	62	5	3	5	22	26	3	3	7	26	36	-14	22	LLDWWW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	26	6	5	15	31	53	4	4	5	21	17	2	1	10	10	36	-22	17	WDLWLD
	22	Hull City	25	5	3	17	27	57	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	10	10	33	-30	13	WWLLLD

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	Sheffield Wednesday	26	10	11	5	57	38	6	5	2	34	18	4	6	3	23	20	19	31	LDWDWL
	2	Leicester City	26	13	4	9	65	50	9	2	2	42	16	4	2	7	23	34	15	30	WLWLWW
	3	Leeds United	25	14	2	9	45	40	12	1	0	29	8	2	1	9	16	32	5	30	WWLWLW
	4	Swansea Town	26	13	4	9	48	48	9	3	1	28	13	4	1	8	20	35	0	30	LWLLWD
	5	Bristol City	25	13	3	9	59	45	10	1	2	38	16	3	2	7	21	29	14	29	LLLLWL
	6	Bristol Rovers	25	13	3	9	60	47	9	1	2	37	18	4	2	7	23	29	13	29	DLLWLW
	7	Stoke City	26	13	3	10	47	40	9	1	3	31	16	4	2	7	16	24	7	29	WWLDWD
	8	Liverpool	25	11	6	8	54	39	8	3	3	33	17	3	3	5	21	22	15	28	DWWDLL
	9	Fulham	26	13	2	11	57	53	9	1	3	38	19	4	1	8	19	34	4	28	LWLWLW
1	10	Port Vale	25	9	9	7	33	32	5	4	3	17	10	4	5	4	16	22	1	27	WWLWDD		1-1
1	11	Nottingham Forest	25	12	3	10	43	44	7	1	4	21	15	5	2	6	22	29	-1	27	LWWWDD		2-2
2	12	Lincoln City	25	10	6	9	44	35	8	4	1	33	11	2	2	8	11	24	9	26	WWDDLL
2	13	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	4	11	51	45	5	4	4	35	24	5	0	7	16	21	6	24	LLDLWD		2-2
1	14	Doncaster Rovers	25	8	8	9	47	58	8	4	1	33	17	0	4	8	14	41	-11	24	WLWDWD
2	15	Middlesbrough	25	9	6	10	41	51	8	3	1	30	16	1	3	9	11	35	-10	24	LWWLLD		1-1
2	16	Barnsley	26	8	8	10	34	47	7	2	3	23	18	1	6	7	11	29	-13	24	DLWWLL
1	17	Notts County	26	8	7	11	40	44	5	4	4	27	21	3	3	7	13	23	-4	23	LWWLWL
	18	Rotherham United	26	8	7	11	37	47	6	4	3	21	19	2	3	8	16	28	-10	23	WWLLLD
	19	West Ham United	25	8	6	11	49	42	7	1	4	33	15	1	5	7	16	27	7	22	DLWLWW
	20	Bury	26	8	6	12	48	62	5	3	5	22	26	3	3	7	26	36	-14	22	LLDWWW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	26	6	5	15	31	53	4	4	5	21	17	2	1	10	10	36	-22	17	WDLWLD
	22	Hull City	25	5	3	17	27	57	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	10	10	33	-30	13	WWLLLD