The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 3 SWANSEA TOWN - Sat Dec 29, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 29, 1956 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-3 WON
: Half-time: 4-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: ENFA.co.uk

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: H Howarth
Attendance:: 18,372
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2095 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1270 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2298 (of 5824)
Total:: 3462 (of 7629)
Played:: 69 years, 7 months, 21 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (13')
Stewart Imlach (30')
Tommy Wilson (38')
Jim Barrett (41')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Ronnie Burgess
Prior form: DLWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ivor Allchurch (4')
Des Palmer (62')
Harry Griffiths (84')

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 (41')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (13') (38')
10	F	31	Eddie Baily
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach (30')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson	54		4	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	220		4	1
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	342	1	4	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	231	9	4	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	109	2	4	1
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt	329	13	4	1
7	M	26	Peter Higham	47	17	4	1
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (41')	73	35	4	1
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (13') (38')	66	14	4	1
10	F	31	Eddie Baily	12	4	7	2
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach (30')	61	9	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ken Evans
2	D	Dai Thomas
3	D	Bryn Jones
4	D	Mel Charles
5	D	Dudley Peake
6	M	Tommy Brown
7	M	Len Allchurch
8	M	Harry Griffiths
9	M	Des Palmer
10	F	Ivor Allchurch
11	F	Cliff Jones

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 29, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-2	Rotherham United
Bristol City	3-3	Port Vale
Bury	1-3	Leyton Orient
Doncaster Rovers	4-2	Notts County
Grimsby Town	0-0	Liverpool
Huddersfield Town	1-1	Fulham
Middlesbrough	1-3	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	4-3	Swansea Town
Sheffield United	5-0	Barnsley
Stoke City	2-1	Bristol Rovers
West Ham United	2-1	Lincoln 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	Leicester City	24	14	7	3	61	36	7	4	0	35	14	7	3	3	26	22	25	35	LWWWWD
2	Stoke City	24	13	5	6	56	34	10	2	0	43	11	3	3	6	13	23	22	31	WWWDWL
3	Bristol Rovers	25	13	4	8	58	38	9	1	2	35	10	4	3	6	23	28	20	30	WLLWLW
4	Liverpool	24	11	7	6	50	32	8	1	3	32	18	3	6	3	18	14	18	29	WLWWWW
5	Nottingham Forest	23	11	6	6	43	29	6	3	2	22	16	5	3	4	21	13	14	28	DDWLWL
6	Middlesbrough	25	11	6	8	51	38	8	3	1	29	15	3	3	7	22	23	13	28	WLLLWL
7	Sheffield United	23	12	4	7	56	45	7	3	2	30	19	5	1	5	26	26	11	28	WLWLWL
8	Blackburn Rovers	24	12	3	9	52	56	6	2	3	29	21	6	1	6	23	35	-4	27	WWWWWL
9	Doncaster Rovers	25	10	6	9	52	48	8	2	2	33	13	2	4	7	19	35	4	26	WLLLLW
10	Leyton Orient	24	10	6	8	40	45	5	4	3	21	20	5	2	5	19	25	-5	26	DLWWLL
11	West Ham United	23	10	5	8	31	30	6	2	4	15	14	4	3	4	16	16	1	25	WDWWLW
12	Huddersfield Town	25	11	3	11	42	44	6	1	5	18	17	5	2	6	24	27	-2	25	LLLLWW
13	Fulham	25	11	1	13	49	49	9	1	3	36	19	2	0	10	13	30	0	23	LWLLLW
14	Swansea Town	23	10	3	10	55	57	7	2	4	37	22	3	1	6	18	35	-2	23	DLWLWW
15	Lincoln City	24	10	3	11	31	40	6	1	5	17	12	4	2	6	14	28	-9	23	LWLLLW
16	Barnsley	24	8	6	10	39	51	4	4	5	24	29	4	2	5	15	22	-12	22	LDWWDD
17	Rotherham United	23	7	7	9	48	45	4	4	4	24	20	3	3	5	24	25	3	21	LWWWDD
18	Grimsby Town	24	9	3	12	32	31	6	3	3	22	14	3	0	9	10	17	1	21	LDLWWD
19	Bristol City	24	7	5	12	37	56	6	0	6	22	23	1	5	6	15	33	-19	19	LDLWLL
20	Port Vale	21	5	3	13	30	45	4	3	3	17	13	1	0	10	13	32	-15	13	LLWLWL
21	Bury	25	4	5	16	43	71	3	2	7	28	32	1	3	9	15	39	-28	13	DLWLWL
22	Notts County	24	3	4	17	28	64	2	3	8	15	28	1	1	9	13	36	-36	10	WLLLLL

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	25	15	7	3	64	37	7	4	0	35	14	8	3	3	29	23	27	37	WWWWDW		3-1
	2	Stoke City	25	14	5	6	58	35	11	2	0	45	12	3	3	6	13	23	23	33	WWDWLW		2-1
1	3	Liverpool	25	11	8	6	50	32	8	1	3	32	18	3	7	3	18	14	18	30	LWWWWD		0-0
1	4	Bristol Rovers	26	13	4	9	59	40	9	1	2	35	10	4	3	7	24	30	19	30	LLWLWL		1-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	24	12	6	6	47	32	7	3	2	26	19	5	3	4	21	13	15	30	DWLWLW		4-3
1	6	Sheffield United	24	13	4	7	61	45	8	3	2	35	19	5	1	5	26	26	16	30	LWLWLW		5-0
1	7	Blackburn Rovers	25	13	3	9	55	58	7	2	3	32	23	6	1	6	23	35	-3	29	WWWWLW		3-2
2	8	Middlesbrough	26	11	6	9	52	41	8	3	2	30	18	3	3	7	22	23	11	28	LLLWLL		1-3
	9	Doncaster Rovers	26	11	6	9	56	50	9	2	2	37	15	2	4	7	19	35	6	28	LLLLWW		4-2
	10	Leyton Orient	25	11	6	8	43	46	5	4	3	21	20	6	2	5	22	26	-3	28	LWWLLW		3-1
	11	West Ham United	24	11	5	8	33	31	7	2	4	17	15	4	3	4	16	16	2	27	DWWLWW		2-1
	12	Huddersfield Town	26	11	4	11	43	45	6	2	5	19	18	5	2	6	24	27	-2	26	LLLWWD		1-1
	13	Fulham	26	11	2	13	50	50	9	1	3	36	19	2	1	10	14	31	0	24	WLLLWD		1-1
	14	Swansea Town	24	10	3	11	58	61	7	2	4	37	22	3	1	7	21	39	-3	23	LWLWWL		3-4
	15	Lincoln City	25	10	3	12	32	42	6	1	5	17	12	4	2	7	15	30	-10	23	WLLLWL		1-2
2	16	Grimsby Town	25	9	4	12	32	31	6	4	3	22	14	3	0	9	10	17	1	22	DLWWDD		0-0
1	17	Barnsley	25	8	6	11	39	56	4	4	5	24	29	4	2	6	15	27	-17	22	DWWDDL		0-5
1	18	Rotherham United	24	7	7	10	50	48	4	4	4	24	20	3	3	6	26	28	2	21	WWWDDL		2-3
	19	Bristol City	25	7	6	12	40	59	6	1	6	25	26	1	5	6	15	33	-19	20	DLWLLD		3-3
	20	Port Vale	22	5	4	13	33	48	4	3	3	17	13	1	1	10	16	35	-15	14	LWLWLD		3-3
	21	Bury	26	4	5	17	44	74	3	2	8	29	35	1	3	9	15	39	-30	13	LWLWLL		1-3
	22	Notts County	25	3	4	18	30	68	2	3	8	15	28	1	1	10	15	40	-38	10	LLLLLL		2-4