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MIDDLESBROUGH 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 23, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 23, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: H Howarth
Attendance:: 25,009
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 2)
Middlesbrough:: Dec 09, 1972

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2105 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1280 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2313 (of 5724)
Total:: 3476 (of 7505)
Played:: 67 years, 1 month, 2 days ago

Review
Clough assisted the first goal and scored the second goal for Middlesborough. According to the Newcastle Sunday Sun, "The game built to an exciting climax when Clough scored a fine individual goal holding off two defenders before squeezing the ball past the advancing goalkeeper".

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

Goals
Peter Higham (10')
Jim Barrett (80')

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager:
Prior form: LLLLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Derek McLean (72')
Brian Clough (82')

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 (10')
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (80')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Eddie Baily
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	78		7	2
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	254		7	2
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	432	1	7	2
4	M	31	Bill Morley	296	10	7	2
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	688	10	7	2
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	504	14	7	2
7	M	26	Peter Higham (10)	68	21	7	2
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (80)	118	69	7	2
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson	219	89	7	2
10	F	31	Eddie Baily	76	18	7	2
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach	204	49	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Taylor
2	D	Ray Bilcliff
3	D	Dick Robinson
4	D	Brian Phillips
5	D	Ronnie Dicks
6	M	Billy Day
7	M	Brian Clough
8	M	Ron Burbeck
9	M	Arthur Fitzsimmons
10	F	Derek McLean
11	F	Bill Harris

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Mar 23, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	1-1	Swansea Town
Bury	0-1	Sheffield United
Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Grimsby Town	0-3	Bristol City
Huddersfield Town	2-0	Barnsley
Leicester City	1-3	Fulham
Leyton Orient	3-2	Port Vale
Liverpool	4-1	Rotherham United
Middlesbrough	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Notts County	3-0	Lincoln City
Stoke City	0-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Leicester City	35	22	9	4	93	53	13	4	0	60	25	9	5	4	33	28	1.75472	53	WWLDWW	Safe
2	Nottingham Forest	33	18	9	6	75	39	10	4	2	40	21	8	5	4	35	18	1.92308	45	WWDWDW	Safe
3	Blackburn Rovers	35	18	8	9	75	67	10	5	3	44	29	8	3	6	31	38	1.11940	44	WDDDDW	Safe
4	Stoke City	35	18	7	10	76	51	14	2	1	59	15	4	5	9	17	36	1.49020	43	WLWDLL	Safe
5	Liverpool	33	15	9	9	63	44	10	1	4	37	22	5	8	5	26	22	1.43182	39	LLDWWW	Safe
6	Bristol Rovers	35	16	7	12	71	54	11	3	3	43	15	5	4	9	28	39	1.31481	39	WDDWWL	Safe
7	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	73	66	9	6	3	40	24	6	2	8	33	42	1.10606	38	LDDDWW	Safe
8	West Ham United	33	16	6	11	48	47	10	3	5	26	22	6	3	6	22	25	1.02128	38	WWLLLD	Safe
9	Middlesbrough	35	15	7	13	67	52	9	4	4	37	23	6	3	9	30	29	1.28846	37	LLLLWW	Safe
10	Swansea Town	34	16	4	14	79	79	10	2	6	48	31	6	2	8	31	48	1.00000	36	WWWWLL
11	Doncaster Rovers	35	13	9	13	69	64	10	4	3	45	19	3	5	10	24	45	1.07813	35	DLLLDD
12	Huddersfield Town	35	15	5	15	57	60	8	2	7	28	24	7	3	8	29	36	.95000	35	LDWWWL
13	Leyton Orient	34	12	9	13	52	65	5	7	4	26	26	7	2	9	26	39	.80000	33	WLDLLL
14	Rotherham United	34	11	9	14	61	61	7	6	5	31	25	4	3	9	30	36	1.00000	31	LWWDLD
15	Grimsby Town	35	13	5	17	48	50	9	4	4	30	18	4	1	13	18	32	.96000	31	WLWLWL
16	Barnsley	34	12	7	15	54	71	8	4	6	36	32	4	3	9	18	39	.76056	31	LDWWLW
17	Fulham	35	14	2	19	70	72	10	1	7	45	30	4	1	12	25	42	.97222	30	WLLLWL
18	Bristol City	33	11	7	15	54	69	10	1	6	37	28	1	6	9	17	41	.78261	29	DLWWLW
19	Lincoln City	34	13	3	18	42	63	8	1	8	23	19	5	2	10	19	44	.66667	29	LWLLLW
20	Bury	36	6	8	22	57	91	3	3	12	35	46	3	5	10	22	45	.62637	20	DWLDDL
21	Port Vale	32	7	4	21	46	75	6	3	6	24	26	1	1	15	22	49	.61333	18	LWLWLL
22	Notts County	33	5	8	20	40	77	4	5	8	25	31	1	3	12	15	46	.51948	18	DLLDWD

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Leicester City	36	22	9	5	94	56	13	4	1	61	28	9	5	4	33	28	1.67857	53	WLDWWL	Safe	1-3
	2	Nottingham Forest	34	18	10	6	77	41	10	4	2	40	21	8	6	4	37	20	1.87805	46	WDWDWD	Safe	2-2
	3	Blackburn Rovers	36	18	9	9	76	68	10	5	3	44	29	8	4	6	32	39	1.11765	45	DDDDWD	Safe	1-1
	4	Stoke City	36	18	7	11	76	52	14	2	2	59	16	4	5	9	17	36	1.46154	43	LWDLLL	Safe	0-1
	5	Liverpool	34	16	9	9	67	45	11	1	4	41	23	5	8	5	26	22	1.48889	41	LDWWWW	Safe	4-1
	6	Bristol Rovers	36	16	8	12	72	55	11	4	3	44	16	5	4	9	28	39	1.30909	40	DDWWLD	Safe	1-1
	7	Sheffield United	35	16	8	11	74	66	9	6	3	40	24	7	2	8	34	42	1.12121	40	DDDWWW	Safe	1-0
	8	West Ham United	34	17	6	11	49	47	10	3	5	26	22	7	3	6	23	25	1.04255	40	WLLLDW	Safe	1-0
	9	Middlesbrough	36	15	8	13	69	54	9	5	4	39	25	6	3	9	30	29	1.27778	38	LLLWWD	Safe	2-2
	10	Swansea Town	35	16	5	14	80	80	10	2	6	48	31	6	3	8	32	49	1.00000	37	WWWLLD	Safe	1-1
1	11	Huddersfield Town	36	16	5	15	59	60	9	2	7	30	24	7	3	8	29	36	.98333	37	DWWWLW	Safe	2-0
1	12	Doncaster Rovers	36	13	10	13	70	65	10	5	3	46	20	3	5	10	24	45	1.07692	36	LLLDDD		1-1
	13	Leyton Orient	35	13	9	13	55	67	6	7	4	29	28	7	2	9	26	39	.82090	35	LDLLLW		3-2
3	14	Fulham	36	15	2	19	73	73	10	1	7	45	30	5	1	12	28	43	1.00000	32	LLLWLW		3-1
1	15	Rotherham United	35	11	9	15	62	65	7	6	5	31	25	4	3	10	31	40	.95385	31	WWDLDL		1-4
1	16	Grimsby Town	36	13	5	18	48	53	9	4	5	30	21	4	1	13	18	32	.90566	31	LWLWLL		0-3
1	17	Bristol City	34	12	7	15	57	69	10	1	6	37	28	2	6	9	20	41	.82609	31	LWWLWW		3-0
2	18	Barnsley	35	12	7	16	54	73	8	4	6	36	32	4	3	10	18	41	.73973	31	DWWLWL		0-2
	19	Lincoln City	35	13	3	19	42	66	8	1	8	23	19	5	2	11	19	47	.63636	29	WLLLWL		0-3
	20	Bury	37	6	8	23	57	92	3	3	13	35	47	3	5	10	22	45	.61957	20	WLDDLL		0-1
1	21	Notts County	34	6	8	20	43	77	5	5	8	28	31	1	3	12	15	46	.55844	20	LLDWDW		3-0
1	22	Port Vale	33	7	4	22	48	78	6	3	6	24	26	1	1	16	24	52	.61538	18	WLWLLL		2-3

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