The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED - Mon Apr 22, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Apr 22, 1957 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: R Wood
Attendance:: 29,063
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 5 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 2)
Sheffield United:: Apr 27, 1957

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2111 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1286 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2319 (of 5829)
Total:: 3483 (of 7634)
Played:: 69 years, 4 months, 22 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Higham (6') - Peter Higham last goal
Tommy Wilson (72')

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: Joe Mercer
Prior form: WWWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alf Ringstead (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Peter Higham (6')
8	F	26	Jim Barrett
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (72')
10	F	33	Doug Lishman
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	75		2	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	241		2	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	363	1	2	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	252	10	2	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	130	2	2	1
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	350	13	2	1
7	M	26	Peter Higham (6')	65	20	16	4
8	F	26	Jim Barrett	94	57	2	1
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (72')	87	25	2	1
10	F	33	Doug Lishman	35	19	2	1
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach	80	18	9	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Hodgkinson
2	D	Cec Coldwell
3	D	Graham Shaw
4	D	Tommy Hoyland
5	D	Joe Shaw
6	M	Jim Iley
7	M	Alf Ringstead
8	M	Jimmy Hagan
9	M	Bobby Howitt
10	F	Glyn Jones
11	F	John Spencer

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Apr 22, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-1	Fulham
Bristol Rovers	0-0	Liverpool
Doncaster Rovers	0-1	Grimsby Town
Leicester City	1-4	Leyton Orient
Middlesbrough	7-2	Huddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Sheffield United
Rotherham United	3-0	Lincoln City
Stoke City	2-0	Bury
Swansea Town	2-2	Port Vale
West Ham United	3-1	Bristol 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	41	25	11	5	108	63	14	5	1	67	32	11	6	4	41	31	45	61	LWWDWD	Champions
2	Blackburn Rovers	41	21	10	10	83	73	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	7	34	41	10	52	DWLWDW	Safe
3	Nottingham Forest	39	20	10	9	86	50	12	4	3	46	24	8	6	6	40	26	36	50	DLLWWL	Safe
4	Liverpool	39	19	10	10	79	53	14	1	4	50	25	5	9	6	29	28	26	48	WDWLWW	Safe
5	Sheffield United	40	19	8	13	86	70	11	6	3	45	24	8	2	10	41	46	16	46	WWWLWL	Safe
6	Stoke City	40	19	7	14	79	56	15	2	3	62	18	4	5	11	17	38	23	45	LLLLLW	Safe
7	Middlesbrough	40	17	10	13	76	58	11	5	4	44	27	6	5	9	32	31	18	44	WDDWDW	Safe
8	Bristol Rovers	41	18	8	15	81	67	12	4	4	47	19	6	4	11	34	48	14	44	DLWWLL	Safe
9	Swansea Town	40	19	6	15	87	85	12	2	6	51	32	7	4	9	36	53	2	44	DWLWWD	Safe
10	West Ham United	40	18	8	14	56	61	11	4	5	28	23	7	4	9	28	38	-5	44	DLWLDL	Safe
11	Huddersfield Town	40	18	6	16	66	66	10	3	7	33	26	8	3	9	33	40	0	42	LWWWLD	Safe
12	Fulham	41	19	3	19	83	75	13	1	7	53	32	6	2	12	30	43	8	41	WWDWWW	Safe
13	Doncaster Rovers	41	15	10	16	77	76	12	5	3	51	20	3	5	13	26	56	1	40	DLWLLW	Safe
14	Bristol City	39	15	9	15	69	73	12	2	6	46	31	3	7	9	23	42	-4	39	WWWWDD	Safe
15	Grimsby Town	41	16	5	20	60	62	12	4	5	41	26	4	1	15	19	36	-2	37	LLWLWW	Safe
16	Leyton Orient	40	14	9	17	60	81	7	7	6	32	36	7	2	11	28	45	-21	37	WLWLLL	Safe
17	Rotherham United	40	12	11	17	70	73	8	7	5	34	26	4	4	12	36	47	-3	35	LWLDDL	Safe
18	Barnsley	40	12	9	19	57	84	8	6	6	38	34	4	3	13	19	50	-27	33	LDLDLL	Safe
19	Lincoln City	40	13	6	21	50	76	8	4	8	30	26	5	2	13	20	50	-26	32	LDLDDL	Safe
20	Bury	41	8	9	24	60	94	5	3	13	37	47	3	6	11	23	47	-34	25	LLDWLW
21	Notts County	39	7	11	21	50	82	6	6	8	32	32	1	5	13	18	50	-32	25	WLDDDW
22	Port Vale	39	7	4	28	51	96	6	3	10	27	39	1	1	18	24	57	-45	18	LLLLLL	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	Leicester City	42	25	11	6	109	67	14	5	2	68	36	11	6	4	41	31	42	61	WWDWDL	Champions	1-4
1	2	Nottingham Forest	40	21	10	9	88	51	13	4	3	48	25	8	6	6	40	26	37	52	LLWWLW	Safe	2-1
1	3	Blackburn Rovers	41	21	10	10	83	73	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	7	34	41	10	52	DWLWDW	Safe
	4	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	79	53	14	1	4	50	25	5	10	6	29	28	26	49	DWLWWD	Safe	0-0
1	5	Stoke City	41	20	7	14	81	56	16	2	3	64	18	4	5	11	17	38	25	47	LLLLWW	Safe	2-0
1	6	Middlesbrough	41	18	10	13	83	60	12	5	4	51	29	6	5	9	32	31	23	46	DDWDWW	Safe	7-2
2	7	Sheffield United	41	19	8	14	87	72	11	6	3	45	24	8	2	11	42	48	15	46	WWLWLL	Safe	1-2
2	8	West Ham United	41	19	8	14	59	62	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	9	28	38	-3	46	LWLDLW	Safe	3-1
1	9	Bristol Rovers	42	18	9	15	81	67	12	5	4	47	19	6	4	11	34	48	14	45	LWWLLD	Safe	0-0
1	10	Swansea Town	41	19	7	15	89	87	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	9	36	53	2	45	WLWWDD	Safe	2-2
1	11	Fulham	42	19	4	19	84	76	13	1	7	53	32	6	3	12	31	44	8	42	WDWWWD	Safe	1-1
1	12	Huddersfield Town	41	18	6	17	68	73	10	3	7	33	26	8	3	10	35	47	-5	42	WWWLDL	Safe	2-7
	13	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	10	17	77	77	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	0	40	LWLLWL	Safe	0-1
1	14	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	61	62	12	4	5	41	26	5	1	15	20	36	-1	39	LWLWWW	Safe	1-0
1	15	Bristol City	40	15	9	16	70	76	12	2	6	46	31	3	7	10	24	45	-6	39	WWWDDL	Safe	1-3
	16	Leyton Orient	41	15	9	17	64	82	7	7	6	32	36	8	2	11	32	46	-18	39	LWLLLW	Safe	4-1
	17	Rotherham United	41	13	11	17	73	73	9	7	5	37	26	4	4	12	36	47	0	37	WLDDLW	Safe	3-0
	18	Barnsley	41	12	10	19	58	85	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	13	19	50	-27	34	DLDLLD	Safe	1-1
	19	Lincoln City	41	13	6	22	50	79	8	4	8	30	26	5	2	14	20	53	-29	32	DLDDLL	Safe	0-3
	20	Bury	42	8	9	25	60	96	5	3	13	37	47	3	6	12	23	49	-36	25	LDWLWL		0-2
	21	Notts County	39	7	11	21	50	82	6	6	8	32	32	1	5	13	18	50	-32	25	WLDDDW
	22	Port Vale	40	7	5	28	53	98	6	3	10	27	39	1	2	18	26	59	-45	19	LLLLLD	Relegated	2-2