The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 LINCOLN CITY - Sat Jan 15, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 15, 1955 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Lincoln City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: K Collinge
Attendance:: 6,707
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 16 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Hartlepool United (FA Cup)
League:: Leeds United
Lincoln City:: Apr 02, 1956

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2013 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1188 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2210 (of 5824)
Total:: 3369 (of 7629)
Played:: 71 years, 7 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Noel Kelly (50')

LINCOLN CITY
Manager: Bill Anderson
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Brian Birch (10')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	38	Freddie Scott
8	F	33	Noel Kelly (50')
9	F	24	Tommy Wilson
10	F	24	Jim Barrett
11	F	30	Peter Small

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Mitch Downie
2	D	Doug Graham
3	D	Harry Troops
4	D	Fred Middleton
5	D	Tony Emery
6	M	Dick Neal
7	M	Jimmy Munro
8	M	Johnny Garvie
9	M	Bobby Gibson
10	F	Brian Birch
11	F	Roy Finch

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 15, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-5	Notts County
Doncaster Rovers	3-2	Plymouth Argyle
Leeds United	1-0	Bury
Middlesbrough	5-1	Rotherham United
Nottingham Forest	1-1	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	Blackburn Rovers	25	16	2	7	80	46	10	1	1	52	17	6	1	6	28	29	34	34	LLWWWW
	2	Luton Town	25	15	3	7	58	36	11	1	1	35	15	4	2	6	23	21	22	33	DWWDWW
	3	Rotherham United	25	14	3	8	58	42	9	1	3	35	16	5	2	5	23	26	16	31	LWDWWL
	4	Stoke City	25	12	6	7	38	27	7	3	3	22	12	5	3	4	16	15	11	30	DWLWDL
	5	Notts County	25	13	4	8	44	38	8	2	2	27	15	5	2	6	17	23	6	30	WWDWWW
	6	Fulham	25	12	6	7	54	48	8	3	1	31	15	4	3	6	23	33	6	30	DDLWLD
	7	Leeds United	25	13	4	8	42	39	6	4	3	24	18	7	0	5	18	21	3	30	WDWDLL
	8	Birmingham City	24	11	5	8	48	26	8	2	2	34	11	3	3	6	14	15	22	27	LWWLWW
	9	West Ham United	25	10	7	8	46	48	7	4	1	29	17	3	3	7	17	31	-2	27	DLDWDL
	10	Bristol Rovers	25	11	4	10	50	43	9	3	1	35	13	2	1	9	15	30	7	26	DLLLLW
	11	Bury	25	9	8	8	49	45	6	4	3	26	21	3	4	5	23	24	4	26	DWWLDD
	12	Swansea Town	25	10	6	9	53	50	9	2	1	38	15	1	4	8	15	35	3	26	WDDDWL
	13	Middlesbrough	25	11	3	11	38	48	8	0	4	25	14	3	3	7	13	34	-10	25	LWWDWW
	14	Liverpool	25	10	4	11	53	57	10	2	1	37	18	0	2	10	16	39	-4	24	WLLWLW
	15	Hull City	25	8	7	10	29	34	5	2	6	20	19	3	5	4	9	15	-5	23	DDLDLL
	16	Lincoln City	25	9	4	12	43	51	6	3	4	27	23	3	1	8	16	28	-8	22	LWLLLW
	17	Nottingham Forest	25	9	3	13	32	38	4	1	8	16	22	5	2	5	16	16	-6	21	DDLWLW
	18	Port Vale	25	6	8	11	28	44	5	4	3	17	13	1	4	8	11	31	-16	20	DLWLWD
	19	Doncaster Rovers	23	8	2	13	33	57	6	2	2	19	13	2	0	11	14	44	-24	18	DLWLLL
	20	Derby County	25	5	6	14	35	52	4	3	5	24	21	1	3	9	11	31	-17	16	WDDLDL
	21	Plymouth Argyle	25	4	7	14	35	53	4	4	5	18	21	0	3	9	17	32	-18	15	WLLDLD
	22	Ipswich Town	26	6	2	18	40	64	5	1	7	25	21	1	1	11	15	43	-24	14	LLDLWL

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	Blackburn Rovers	26	16	2	8	84	51	10	1	2	56	22	6	1	6	28	29	33	34	LWWWWL		4-5
	2	Luton Town	25	15	3	7	58	36	11	1	1	35	15	4	2	6	23	21	22	33	DWWDWW
2	3	Notts County	26	14	4	8	49	42	8	2	2	27	15	6	2	6	22	27	7	32	WDWWWW		5-4
3	4	Leeds United	26	14	4	8	43	39	7	4	3	25	18	7	0	5	18	21	4	32	DWDLLW		1-0
2	5	Rotherham United	26	14	3	9	59	47	9	1	3	35	16	5	2	6	24	31	12	31	WDWWLL		1-5
2	6	Stoke City	25	12	6	7	38	27	7	3	3	22	12	5	3	4	16	15	11	30	DWLWDL
1	7	Fulham	25	12	6	7	54	48	8	3	1	31	15	4	3	6	23	33	6	30	DDLWLD
	8	Birmingham City	24	11	5	8	48	26	8	2	2	34	11	3	3	6	14	15	22	27	LWWLWW
	9	West Ham United	25	10	7	8	46	48	7	4	1	29	17	3	3	7	17	31	-2	27	DLDWDL
3	10	Middlesbrough	26	12	3	11	43	49	9	0	4	30	15	3	3	7	13	34	-6	27	WWDWWW		5-1
1	11	Bristol Rovers	25	11	4	10	50	43	9	3	1	35	13	2	1	9	15	30	7	26	DLLLLW
1	12	Bury	26	9	8	9	49	46	6	4	3	26	21	3	4	6	23	25	3	26	WWLDDL		0-1
1	13	Swansea Town	25	10	6	9	53	50	9	2	1	38	15	1	4	8	15	35	3	26	WDDDWL
	14	Liverpool	25	10	4	11	53	57	10	2	1	37	18	0	2	10	16	39	-4	24	WLLWLW
	15	Hull City	25	8	7	10	29	34	5	2	6	20	19	3	5	4	9	15	-5	23	DDLDLL
	16	Lincoln City	26	9	5	12	44	52	6	3	4	27	23	3	2	8	17	29	-8	23	WLLLWD		1-1
	17	Nottingham Forest	26	9	4	13	33	39	4	2	8	17	23	5	2	5	16	16	-6	22	DLWLWD		1-1
	18	Port Vale	25	6	8	11	28	44	5	4	3	17	13	1	4	8	11	31	-16	20	DLWLWD
	19	Doncaster Rovers	24	9	2	13	36	59	7	2	2	22	15	2	0	11	14	44	-23	20	LWLLLW		3-2
	20	Derby County	25	5	6	14	35	52	4	3	5	24	21	1	3	9	11	31	-17	16	WDDLDL
	21	Plymouth Argyle	26	4	7	15	37	56	4	4	5	18	21	0	3	10	19	35	-19	15	LLDLDL		2-3
	22	Ipswich Town	26	6	2	18	40	64	5	1	7	25	21	1	1	11	15	43	-24	14	LLDLWL