SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Aug 31, 1957 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 31, 1957 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Hillsborough
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1957-58
- Referee:
- T Blenkinsop
- Attendance:
- 31,236
- League Week:
- 3 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
3 - Opp Before/After:
- 22 21
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
- Sheffield Wednesday:
- Dec 28, 1957
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2116 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 740 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 2324 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3489 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 68 years, 11 months, 20 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (9')
Jim Barrett (67') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Chic Thomson | |
| 2 | D | 36 |  Jack Hutchinson | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 32 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 24 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 31 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Billy Gray | |
| 8 | F | 32 | Eddie Baily | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Jim Barrett  (67') | 100th appearance |
| 11 | F | 25 | Stewart Imlach (9') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Charlie Pllu |
| 2 | D | Ron Staniforth |
| 3 | D | Walter Bingley |
| 4 | D | Tom McAnearney |
| 5 | D | Don McEvoy |
| 6 | M | Ralph O'Donnell |
| 7 | M | Alan Finney |
| 8 | M | Albert Quixall |
| 9 | M | Keith Ellis |
| 10 | F | Jim McAnearney |
| 11 | F | Albert Broadbent |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2-0 | Luton Town |
| Aston Villa | 0-1 | Everton |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Blackpool |
| Burnley | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Chelsea | 5-1 | Birmingham City |
| Leeds United | 2-1 | Leicester City |
| Manchester United | 4-1 | Manchester City |
| Newcastle United | 3-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Preston North End | 4-0 | Portsmouth |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-0 | Sunderland |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST 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 | Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | DW | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 12 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 14 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 15 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LL | |||
| 19 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Table after:
| FIRST 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 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | WDW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | WDW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | LWW | 5-0 | |
 2 | 5 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | DWD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WDD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | 7 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | WLW | 1-0 | |
| 6 | 9 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | DLW | 5-1 | |
| 6 | 10 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | DWL | 0-4 | |
| 6 | 11 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 3 | WDL | 1-5 | |
| 5 | 12 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | LW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 13 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | LLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 14 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LWL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 15 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | WLL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 16 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LWL | 0-1 | |
| 6 | 17 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | WL | 1-4 | |
| 2 | 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 2 | LLW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 19 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 2 | LLW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 | DLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 22 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 0 | LLL | 0-5 | |