The City Ground

PORT VALE 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 19, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 19, 1955 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vale Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: F Cowen
Attendance:: 17,586
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 15
Opp Before/After:: 19 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: East Fife (Friendly)
League:: Doncaster Rovers
Port Vale:: Nov 26, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2019 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1194 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2221 (of 5828)
Total:: 3380 (of 7633)
Played:: 71 years, 5 months, 22 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (57')
Hugh McLaren (86')

PORT VALE
Manager: Freddie Steele
Prior form: DLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Len Stephenson (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt
7	F	30	Peter Small
8	F	30	Jack French
9	F	24	Tommy Wilson (57')
10	F	24	Jim Barrett
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren (86')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray King
2	D	Stan Turner
3	D	Reg Potts
4	D	Albert Mullard
5	D	Basil Hayward
6	M	Roy Sproson
7	M	Colin Askey
8	M	Stan Smith
9	M	Cyril Done
10	F	Len Stephenson
11	F	Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 19, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Stoke City
Bristol Rovers	2-1	Bury
Derby County	0-0	Birmingham City
Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Ipswich Town
Fulham	1-1	Rotherham United
Liverpool	2-4	Lincoln City
Notts County	3-1	Hull City
Plymouth Argyle	3-1	Leeds United
Port Vale	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Swansea Town	2-1	Luton Town
West Ham United	2-1	Middlesbrough

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	Luton Town	31	18	5	8	68	38	14	1	1	44	15	4	4	7	24	23	30	41	WDWDLW	Safe
	2	Blackburn Rovers	33	19	3	11	99	66	12	1	3	66	27	7	2	8	33	39	33	41	WWWDLL	Safe
	3	Leeds United	33	17	5	11	52	47	10	4	3	32	19	7	1	8	20	28	5	39	DWWLLW
	4	Rotherham United	31	17	3	11	70	53	11	1	3	42	17	6	2	8	28	36	17	37	LWLWLW
	5	Birmingham City	29	15	6	8	61	30	10	3	2	43	15	5	3	6	18	15	31	36	WDWWWW
	6	Stoke City	30	14	8	8	47	34	8	4	4	26	16	6	4	4	21	18	13	36	LDDWWL
	7	West Ham United	31	14	8	9	61	54	9	4	2	37	20	5	4	7	24	34	7	36	WWDLWW
	8	Notts County	31	16	4	11	56	53	9	2	4	32	22	7	2	7	24	31	3	36	WLWLLW
	9	Middlesbrough	32	15	4	13	57	60	11	0	5	38	20	4	4	8	19	40	-3	34	LLDWWW
	10	Liverpool	31	14	5	12	69	67	11	3	2	44	24	3	2	10	25	43	2	33	WWDWLW
	11	Fulham	30	13	6	11	62	61	9	3	3	38	21	4	3	8	24	40	1	32	DLLLWL
	12	Bristol Rovers	31	13	5	13	61	59	11	3	2	42	18	2	2	11	19	41	2	31	LLWDWL
	13	Swansea Town	31	12	7	12	64	62	11	2	2	43	18	1	5	10	21	44	2	31	WWDLLL
	14	Bury	31	11	8	12	59	59	6	4	6	30	30	5	4	6	29	29	0	30	LWLLWL
	15	Hull City	31	10	8	13	36	46	6	3	7	25	25	4	5	6	11	21	-10	28	WDLLLW
	16	Doncaster Rovers	31	12	4	15	46	70	8	3	3	25	20	4	1	12	21	50	-24	28	LWWWDL
	17	Nottingham Forest	31	11	5	15	39	46	5	3	8	20	24	6	2	7	19	22	-7	27	DDLWLW
	18	Lincoln City	31	9	8	14	54	65	6	4	5	31	28	3	4	9	23	37	-11	26	DDDLDL
	19	Port Vale	31	7	10	14	35	55	6	6	3	22	15	1	4	11	13	40	-20	24	DLDLWL
	20	Plymouth Argyle	33	8	7	18	46	69	6	4	6	21	24	2	3	12	25	45	-23	23	LLWWWL
	21	Derby County	33	6	8	19	45	64	5	5	6	33	26	1	3	13	12	38	-19	20	LDLDLL
	22	Ipswich Town	32	8	3	21	48	77	7	2	8	31	26	1	1	13	17	51	-29	19	LLDLWW

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	1	Blackburn Rovers	34	20	3	11	101	66	13	1	3	68	27	7	2	8	33	39	35	43	WWDLLW	Safe	2-0
1	2	Luton Town	32	18	5	9	69	40	14	1	1	44	15	4	4	8	25	25	29	41	DWDLWL	Safe	1-2
	3	Leeds United	34	17	5	12	53	50	10	4	3	32	19	7	1	9	21	31	3	39	WWLLWL	Safe	1-3
	4	Rotherham United	32	17	4	11	71	54	11	1	3	42	17	6	3	8	29	37	17	38	WLWLWD		1-1
2	5	West Ham United	32	15	8	9	63	55	10	4	2	39	21	5	4	7	24	34	8	38	WDLWWW		2-1
2	6	Notts County	32	17	4	11	59	54	10	2	4	35	23	7	2	7	24	31	5	38	LWLLWW		3-1
2	7	Birmingham City	30	15	7	8	61	30	10	3	2	43	15	5	4	6	18	15	31	37	DWWWWD		0-0
2	8	Stoke City	31	14	8	9	47	36	8	4	4	26	16	6	4	5	21	20	11	36	DDWWLL		0-2
	9	Middlesbrough	33	15	4	14	58	62	11	0	5	38	20	4	4	9	20	42	-4	34	LDWWWL		1-2
2	10	Bristol Rovers	32	14	5	13	63	60	12	3	2	44	19	2	2	11	19	41	3	33	LWDWLW		2-1
2	11	Swansea Town	32	13	7	12	66	63	12	2	2	45	19	1	5	10	21	44	3	33	WDLLLW		2-1
1	12	Fulham	31	13	7	11	63	62	9	4	3	39	22	4	3	8	24	40	1	33	LLLWLD		1-1
3	13	Liverpool	32	14	5	13	71	71	11	3	3	46	28	3	2	10	25	43	0	33	WDWLWL		2-4
	14	Bury	32	11	8	13	60	61	6	4	6	30	30	5	4	7	30	31	-1	30	WLLWLL		1-2
2	15	Nottingham Forest	32	12	5	15	41	47	5	3	8	20	24	7	2	7	21	23	-6	29	DLWLWW		2-1
	16	Doncaster Rovers	32	12	5	15	47	71	8	4	3	26	21	4	1	12	21	50	-24	29	WWWDLD		1-1
1	17	Lincoln City	32	10	8	14	58	67	6	4	5	31	28	4	4	9	27	39	-9	28	DDLDLW		4-2
3	18	Hull City	32	10	8	14	37	49	6	3	7	25	25	4	5	7	12	24	-12	28	DLLLWL		1-3
1	19	Plymouth Argyle	34	9	7	18	49	70	7	4	6	24	25	2	3	12	25	45	-21	25	LWWWLW		3-1
1	20	Port Vale	32	7	10	15	36	57	6	6	4	23	17	1	4	11	13	40	-21	24	LDLWLL		1-2
	21	Derby County	34	6	9	19	45	64	5	6	6	33	26	1	3	13	12	38	-19	21	DLDLLD		0-0
	22	Ipswich Town	33	8	4	21	49	78	7	2	8	31	26	1	2	13	18	52	-29	20	LDLWWD		1-1