The City Ground

FULHAM 4 - 3 FOREST - Wed May 02, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed May 02, 1956 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-3

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1955-56
Referee:: E Abbot
Attendance:: 9,975
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 7
Opp Before/After:: 12 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Nottingham Rugby Club (Friendly)
League:: Leyton Orient
Fulham:: Aug 25, 1956

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2071 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1246 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2274 (of 5824)
Total:: 3436 (of 7629)
Played:: 70 years, 3 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Doug Lishman (34')
Eric Jones (39') - Eric Jones last goal
Peter Small (80')

FULHAM
Manager: Duggie Livingstone
Prior form: LDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Roy Dwight (3')
Arthur Stevens (16')
Bedford Jezzard (26')
Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Bill Farmer
2	D	30	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Bill Morley
5	D	23	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	F	31	Peter Small (80')
8	F	24	Stewart Imlach
9	F	25	Tommy Wilson
10	F	32	Doug Lishman (34')
11	F	24	Eric Jones (39')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Bill Farmer	49		249	41
2	D	30	Bill Whare	208	1	4	1
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	319	1	4	1
4	M	30	Bill Morley	207	6	4	1
5	D	23	Bob McKinlay	88	1	4	1
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt	305	11	4	1
7	F	31	Peter Small (80')	69	16	4	1
8	F	24	Stewart Imlach	37	5	11	3
9	F	25	Tommy Wilson	52	12	53	12
10	F	32	Doug Lishman (34')	10	5	4	1
11	F	24	Eric Jones (39')	13	2	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ken Hewkins
2	D	Joe Stapleton
3	D	Robin Lawler
4	D	Norman Smith
5	D	Ron Greenwood
6	M	Eddie Lowe
7	M	Arthur Stevens
8	M	Roy Dwight
9	M	Bedford Jezzard
10	F	Johnny Haynes
11	F	Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed May 02, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Fulham	4-3	Nottingham Forest
Lincoln City	2-0	Liverpool

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	42	21	13	8	101	62	13	5	3	60	28	8	8	5	41	34	39	55	WWDLWW	Champions
2	Leeds United	42	23	6	13	80	60	17	3	1	51	18	6	3	12	29	42	20	52	WWWWWW	Promoted
3	Liverpool	41	21	6	14	85	61	14	3	4	52	25	7	3	10	33	36	24	48	WLLWWW	Safe
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	65	13	4	4	55	29	8	2	11	29	36	19	48	WLWLDW	Safe
5	Leicester City	42	21	6	15	94	78	15	3	3	63	23	6	3	12	31	55	16	48	DLLWWW	Safe
6	Bristol Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	70	13	3	5	53	33	8	3	10	31	37	14	48	LWWWLL	Safe
7	Nottingham Forest	41	19	9	13	65	59	9	5	7	30	26	10	4	6	35	33	6	47	DWLDDD	Safe
8	Bristol City	42	19	7	16	80	64	14	4	3	49	20	5	3	13	31	44	16	45	LDWLWL	Safe
9	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	60	58	12	4	5	38	21	4	9	8	22	37	2	45	DDLLLW	Safe
10	Lincoln City	41	17	10	14	77	65	13	5	2	47	17	4	5	12	30	48	12	44	DWLWWL	Safe
11	Stoke City	42	20	4	18	71	62	13	2	6	47	27	7	2	12	24	35	9	44	WLWLWL	Safe
12	Fulham	41	19	6	16	85	76	14	2	4	55	24	5	4	12	30	52	9	44	LDLWWW	Safe
13	Swansea Town	41	19	6	16	80	79	14	4	3	49	23	5	2	13	31	56	1	44	LLWLDW	Safe
14	Bury	42	16	8	18	86	90	9	5	7	44	39	7	3	11	42	51	-4	40	LLWWWL	Safe
15	West Ham United	42	14	11	17	74	69	12	4	5	52	27	2	7	12	22	42	5	39	LDLDLW	Safe
16	Middlesbrough	41	15	8	18	75	78	11	4	6	46	31	4	4	12	29	47	-3	38	LLLWWL	Safe
17	Doncaster Rovers	41	12	11	18	69	95	11	5	4	45	29	1	6	14	24	66	-26	35	WLDLLL	Safe
18	Barnsley	42	11	12	19	47	84	10	5	6	33	35	1	7	13	14	49	-37	34	LWWLDL	Safe
19	Rotherham United	41	12	9	20	54	72	7	5	8	27	31	5	4	12	27	41	-18	33	LLLLLL	Safe
20	Notts County	42	11	9	22	55	82	8	5	8	39	37	3	4	14	16	45	-27	31	LLWDLL	Safe
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	8	24	54	87	7	6	8	33	25	3	2	16	21	62	-33	28	LLLLWD	Relegated
22	Hull City	42	10	6	26	53	97	6	4	11	32	45	4	2	15	21	52	-44	26	WDWLLW	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	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	13	8	101	62	13	5	3	60	28	8	8	5	41	34	39	55	WWDLWW	Champions
	2	Leeds United	42	23	6	13	80	60	17	3	1	51	18	6	3	12	29	42	20	52	WWWWWW	Promoted
	3	Liverpool	42	21	6	15	85	63	14	3	4	52	25	7	3	11	33	38	22	48	LLWWWL	Safe	0-2
	4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	65	13	4	4	55	29	8	2	11	29	36	19	48	WLWLDW	Safe
	5	Leicester City	42	21	6	15	94	78	15	3	3	63	23	6	3	12	31	55	16	48	DLLWWW	Safe
	6	Bristol Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	70	13	3	5	53	33	8	3	10	31	37	14	48	LWWWLL	Safe
	7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	9	14	68	63	9	5	7	30	26	10	4	7	38	37	5	47	WLDDDL	Safe	3-4
2	8	Lincoln City	42	18	10	14	79	65	14	5	2	49	17	4	5	12	30	48	14	46	WLWWLW	Safe	2-0
3	9	Fulham	42	20	6	16	89	79	15	2	4	59	27	5	4	12	30	52	10	46	DLWWWW	Safe	4-3
2	10	Bristol City	42	19	7	16	80	64	14	4	3	49	20	5	3	13	31	44	16	45	LDWLWL	Safe
2	11	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	60	58	12	4	5	38	21	4	9	8	22	37	2	45	DDLLLW	Safe
1	12	Stoke City	42	20	4	18	71	62	13	2	6	47	27	7	2	12	24	35	9	44	WLWLWL	Safe
	13	Swansea Town	41	19	6	16	80	79	14	4	3	49	23	5	2	13	31	56	1	44	LLWLDW	Safe
	14	Bury	42	16	8	18	86	90	9	5	7	44	39	7	3	11	42	51	-4	40	LLWWWL	Safe
	15	West Ham United	42	14	11	17	74	69	12	4	5	52	27	2	7	12	22	42	5	39	LDLDLW	Safe
	16	Middlesbrough	41	15	8	18	75	78	11	4	6	46	31	4	4	12	29	47	-3	38	LLLWWL	Safe
	17	Doncaster Rovers	41	12	11	18	69	95	11	5	4	45	29	1	6	14	24	66	-26	35	WLDLLL	Safe
	18	Barnsley	42	11	12	19	47	84	10	5	6	33	35	1	7	13	14	49	-37	34	LWWLDL	Safe
	19	Rotherham United	41	12	9	20	54	72	7	5	8	27	31	5	4	12	27	41	-18	33	LLLLLL	Safe
	20	Notts County	42	11	9	22	55	82	8	5	8	39	37	3	4	14	16	45	-27	31	LLWDLL	Safe
	21	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	8	24	54	87	7	6	8	33	25	3	2	16	21	62	-33	28	LLLLWD	Relegated
	22	Hull City	42	10	6	26	53	97	6	4	11	32	45	4	2	15	21	52	-44	26	WDWLLW	Relegated