The City Ground

FULHAM 0 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 22, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 22, 1956 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: E Jennings
Attendance:: 12,499
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 4
Opp Before/After:: 12 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Oct 03, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2093 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 1268 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2296 (of 5830)
Total:: 3460 (of 7635)
Played:: 69 years, 9 months, 7 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (83')

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

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Peter Higham
8	F	26	Jim Barrett
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Eddie Baily
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach (83')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian Black
2	D	Ken Collins
3	D	Robin Lawler
4	D	Jimmy Hill
5	D	Derek Lampe
6	M	Eddie Lowe
7	M	Arthur Stevens
8	M	John Doherty
9	M	Roy Dwight
10	F	Roy Bentley
11	F	Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain

Videos:

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 22, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	6-1	Doncaster Rovers
Fulham	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Leicester City	3-2	Stoke City
Leyton Orient	3-1	Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool	2-0	Bury
Middlesbrough	1-2	Barnsley
Notts County	0-1	Grimsby Town
Rotherham United	6-1	Bristol City
Swansea Town	3-1	West Ham United

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	Leicester City	22	13	6	3	56	32	6	4	0	32	12	7	2	3	24	20	24	32	DDLWWW
	2	Stoke City	23	13	5	5	54	31	10	2	0	43	11	3	3	5	11	20	23	31	LWWWDW
	3	Nottingham Forest	21	10	6	5	41	27	6	3	2	22	16	4	3	3	19	11	14	26	LDDDWL
	4	Bristol Rovers	22	11	4	7	44	29	7	1	2	23	8	4	3	5	21	21	15	26	WWDWLL
	5	Middlesbrough	22	10	6	6	46	32	7	3	0	25	11	3	3	6	21	21	14	26	WWLWLL
	6	Sheffield United	21	11	4	6	53	41	6	3	2	28	19	5	1	4	25	22	12	26	DWWLWL
	7	Doncaster Rovers	22	9	6	7	47	38	7	2	2	31	12	2	4	5	16	26	9	24	DWLWLL
	8	Leyton Orient	21	9	6	6	37	39	4	4	2	18	15	5	2	4	19	24	-2	24	WWWDLW
	9	Liverpool	21	8	7	6	43	32	6	1	3	29	18	2	6	3	14	14	11	23	DWDWLW
	10	West Ham United	21	9	5	7	28	26	5	2	4	13	13	4	3	3	15	13	2	23	WLWDWW
	11	Blackburn Rovers	21	10	3	8	46	48	5	2	3	27	21	5	1	5	19	27	-2	23	DLWWWW
	12	Fulham	22	10	1	11	42	44	8	1	2	29	16	2	0	9	13	28	-2	21	DLWLWL
	13	Huddersfield Town	22	9	3	10	36	40	5	1	5	15	17	4	2	5	21	23	-4	21	WWDLLL
	14	Lincoln City	21	9	3	9	26	35	5	1	4	12	9	4	2	5	14	26	-9	21	WLLLWL
	15	Swansea Town	21	8	3	10	47	56	5	2	4	29	21	3	1	6	18	35	-9	19	LWDLWL
	16	Bristol City	22	7	5	10	36	45	6	0	6	22	23	1	5	4	14	22	-9	19	LLLDLW
	17	Grimsby Town	22	8	2	12	29	29	6	2	3	20	12	2	0	9	9	17	0	18	WLLDLW
	18	Barnsley	21	7	4	10	36	49	4	3	5	23	28	3	1	5	13	21	-13	18	LWWLDW
	19	Rotherham United	20	6	5	9	41	43	3	3	4	18	19	3	2	5	23	24	-2	17	DLDLWW
	20	Port Vale	21	5	3	13	30	45	4	3	3	17	13	1	0	10	13	32	-15	13	LLWLWL
	21	Bury	22	3	5	14	35	61	2	2	7	21	30	1	3	7	14	31	-26	11	DLLDLW
	22	Notts County	21	3	4	14	27	58	2	3	6	14	25	1	1	8	13	33	-31	10	LLLWLL

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	Leicester City	23	14	6	3	59	34	7	4	0	35	14	7	2	3	24	20	25	34	DLWWWW		3-2
	2	Stoke City	24	13	5	6	56	34	10	2	0	43	11	3	3	6	13	23	22	31	WWWDWL		2-3
1	3	Bristol Rovers	23	12	4	7	50	30	8	1	2	29	9	4	3	5	21	21	20	28	WDWLLW		6-1
1	4	Nottingham Forest	22	11	6	5	42	27	6	3	2	22	16	5	3	3	20	11	15	28	DDDWLW		1-0
	5	Middlesbrough	23	10	6	7	47	34	7	3	1	26	13	3	3	6	21	21	13	26	WLWLLL		1-2
	6	Sheffield United	21	11	4	6	53	41	6	3	2	28	19	5	1	4	25	22	12	26	DWWLWL
1	7	Leyton Orient	22	10	6	6	40	40	5	4	2	21	16	5	2	4	19	24	0	26	WWDLWW		3-1
1	8	Liverpool	22	9	7	6	45	32	7	1	3	31	18	2	6	3	14	14	13	25	WDWLWW		2-0
2	9	Blackburn Rovers	22	11	3	8	48	49	5	2	3	27	21	6	1	5	21	28	-1	25	LWWWWW		2-1
3	10	Doncaster Rovers	23	9	6	8	48	44	7	2	2	31	12	2	4	6	17	32	4	24	WLWLLL		1-6
1	11	West Ham United	22	9	5	8	29	29	5	2	4	13	13	4	3	4	16	16	0	23	LWDWWL		1-3
	12	Fulham	23	10	1	12	42	45	8	1	3	29	17	2	0	9	13	28	-3	21	LWLWLL		0-1
2	13	Swansea Town	22	9	3	10	50	57	6	2	4	32	22	3	1	6	18	35	-7	21	WDLWLW		3-1
1	14	Huddersfield Town	23	9	3	11	37	43	5	1	5	15	17	4	2	6	22	26	-6	21	WDLLLL		1-3
1	15	Lincoln City	22	9	3	10	27	37	5	1	5	13	11	4	2	5	14	26	-10	21	LLLWLL		1-2
1	16	Grimsby Town	23	9	2	12	30	29	6	2	3	20	12	3	0	9	10	17	1	20	LLDLWW		1-0
1	17	Barnsley	22	8	4	10	38	50	4	3	5	23	28	4	1	5	15	22	-12	20	WWLDWW		2-1
1	18	Rotherham United	21	7	5	9	47	44	4	3	4	24	20	3	2	5	23	24	3	19	LDLWWW		6-1
3	19	Bristol City	23	7	5	11	37	51	6	0	6	22	23	1	5	5	15	28	-14	19	LLDLWL		1-6
	20	Port Vale	21	5	3	13	30	45	4	3	3	17	13	1	0	10	13	32	-15	13	LLWLWL
	21	Bury	23	3	5	15	35	63	2	2	7	21	30	1	3	8	14	33	-28	11	LLDLWL		0-2
	22	Notts County	22	3	4	15	27	59	2	3	7	14	26	1	1	8	13	33	-32	10	LLWLLL		0-1