SWANSEA TOWN 1 - 4 FOREST - Sat Sep 01, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 01, 1956 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swansea Town
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Vetch Field
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
2- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
- Swansea Town:
- Dec 29, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2076 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1251 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2279 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3442 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 70 years, 10 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Small (13')
Doug Lishman (55')
Stewart Imlach (71')
Doug Lishman (75')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Bill Farmer | |
| 2 | D | 31 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 31 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | M | 22 | Peter Watson (1956) | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Peter Small  (13') | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | F | 25 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Doug Lishman (55') (75') | |
| 11 | F | 24 |  Stewart Imlach (71') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John King |
| 2 | D | Arthur Willis |
| 3 | D | Dai Thomas |
| 4 | D | Robert Hennings |
| 5 | D | Dudley Peake |
| 6 | M | Bryn Jones |
| 7 | M | Dudley Price |
| 8 | M | Harry Griffiths |
| 9 | M | Mel Charles |
| 10 | F | Ivor Allchurch |
| 11 | F | Len Allchurch |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1-6 | Sheffield United |
| Bristol Rovers | 4-0 | Stoke City |
| Fulham | 1-0 | Huddersfield Town |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Leyton Orient | 4-3 | Bury |
| Lincoln City | 0-2 | West Ham United |
| Liverpool | 3-2 | Grimsby Town |
| Notts County | 1-2 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Bristol City |
| Rotherham United | 0-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Swansea Town | 1-4 | Nottingham Forest |
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 United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | WWWD | |||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DWWD | |||
| 5 | Swansea Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 14 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 15 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | DLLW | |||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | DLLD | |||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 0 | LLLL | |||
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 United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 10 | WWWWW | 6-1 | ||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 9 | WWWDW | 4-1 | ||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | WDWWW | 4-0 | ||
 6 | 4 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WLLWW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 5 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | DWWDL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | LDWDW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Swansea Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WWWLL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 8 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WWLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | WLWDL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 | LDLWW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 12 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 5 | DWWLL | 0-4 | |
| 4 | 13 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | LLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 4 | DWLDL | 3-4 | |
| 3 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LWLLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 16 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 | DLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 17 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 4 | DLWDL | 1-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 3 | DDLDL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 19 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 | LDLLW | 4-3 | |
| 4 | 20 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 3 | DLLWL | 1-6 | |
| 1 | 21 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 | LLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 22 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 1 | LDLLL | 0-2 | |