The City Ground

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 - 4 FOREST - Sat Apr 27, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 27, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: R Wood
Attendance:: 28,036
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 2)
Sheffield United:: Jan 30, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2112 (of 5060)
League Tier 2:: 1287 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2320 (of 5790)
Total:: 3484 (of 7585)
Played:: 68 years, 7 months, 16 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Doug Lishman (22')
Tommy Wilson (51')
Doug Lishman (80')
Doug Lishman (85') - Doug Lishman last goal

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

Goal Scorers

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	F	26	Tommy Wilson (51')
8	F	31	Eddie Baily
9	F	26	Jim Barrett
10	F	33	Doug Lishman (22') (80') (85')
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	76		5	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	242		5	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	364	1	5	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	253	10	5	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	131	2	5	1
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	351	13	5	1
7	F	26	Tommy Wilson (51')	88	26	5	1
8	F	31	Eddie Baily	30	9	12	3
9	F	26	Jim Barrett	95	57	5	1
10	F	33	Doug Lishman (22') (80') (85')	36	19	5	1
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach	81	18	5	1

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	Jack Wilkinson
10	F	Bobby Howitt
11	F	John Spencer

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 27, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	3-1	Swansea Town
Leyton Orient	2-2	Notts County
Lincoln City	4-1	Barnsley
Liverpool	1-0	West Ham United
Port Vale	2-1	Rotherham United
Sheffield United	0-4	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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