The City Ground

BURY 1 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 20, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Apr 20, 1955 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Murdoch
Attendance:: 8,067
League Week:: 39 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Dec 03, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2026 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1201 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2228 (of 5829)
Total:: 3388 (of 7634)
Played:: 71 years, 4 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ronnie Blackman (57')

BURY
Manager: Dave Russell
Prior form: WLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Walter Kelly (90')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	33	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt
7	F	38	Freddie Scott
8	F	24	Jim Barrett
9	M	30	Ronnie Blackman (57')
10	F	23	Alan Holder
11	F	30	Peter Small

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Chris Conway
2	D	Don Wilson
3	D	Bill Redman
4	D	Don May
5	D	Norman Nielson
6	M	Henry Cockburn
7	M	Johnny Robinson
8	M	Doug Clarke
9	M	Walter Kelly
10	F	Harry Gordon
11	F	Cecil Law

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Apr 20, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Luton Town
Bury	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Stoke City
Fulham	5-1	Swansea Town

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	40	22	5	13	113	76	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	10	41	46	37	49	LDWWLD	Safe
	2	Leeds United	40	21	7	12	65	52	13	4	3	41	19	8	3	9	24	33	13	49	WWDWWD	Safe
	3	Luton Town	38	20	8	10	78	49	16	2	1	49	16	4	6	9	29	33	29	48	WDDWLD	Safe
	4	Rotherham United	38	22	4	12	84	62	14	1	3	49	21	8	3	9	35	41	22	48	LWWWWW	Safe
	5	Stoke City	38	19	9	10	65	43	11	5	4	36	17	8	4	6	29	26	22	47	WWWWWL	Safe
	6	Birmingham City	37	19	8	10	79	42	13	3	3	53	20	6	5	7	26	22	37	46	WDWWWL	Safe
	7	West Ham United	38	18	9	11	72	61	12	4	3	46	24	6	5	8	26	37	11	45	WWWLDL	Safe
	8	Bristol Rovers	39	19	6	14	73	64	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	12	23	43	9	44	DWWLWW	Safe
	9	Notts County	39	20	4	15	71	69	13	2	4	44	26	7	2	11	27	43	2	44	LWLLWW	Safe
	10	Swansea Town	38	16	8	14	81	73	14	3	3	55	26	2	5	11	26	47	8	40	DLWLWW	Safe
	11	Middlesbrough	39	18	4	17	69	77	13	0	6	46	28	5	4	11	23	49	-8	40	WWLWLL	Safe
	12	Liverpool	38	14	9	15	84	87	11	6	3	53	35	3	3	12	31	52	-3	37	DDLLDD	Safe
	13	Bury	38	14	8	16	70	68	9	4	6	39	33	5	4	10	31	35	2	36	WLWWLL	Safe
	14	Fulham	38	13	10	15	70	73	9	5	5	40	25	4	5	10	30	48	-3	36	LLLDDL	Safe
	15	Nottingham Forest	38	15	5	18	52	57	7	3	9	26	28	8	2	9	26	29	-5	35	WWLWLL	Safe
	16	Hull City	39	12	9	18	43	62	7	4	8	29	31	5	5	10	14	31	-19	33	LLLWWL	Safe
	17	Doncaster Rovers	38	14	5	19	55	85	10	4	4	33	25	4	1	15	22	60	-30	33	LLWLLW	Safe
	18	Lincoln City	38	11	9	18	63	77	7	5	6	35	33	4	4	12	28	44	-14	31	LLLDWL
	19	Port Vale	38	10	11	17	44	66	9	6	4	30	20	1	5	13	14	46	-22	31	LWWLDW
	20	Plymouth Argyle	40	11	7	22	55	80	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	15	28	54	-25	29	LWLLLW
	21	Ipswich Town	39	11	4	24	54	88	10	2	8	36	27	1	2	16	18	61	-34	26	WLWLLW
	22	Derby County	40	6	9	25	50	79	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	16	14	45	-29	21	LLLLLL	Relegated

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	40	22	5	13	113	76	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	10	41	46	37	49	LDWWLD	Safe
	2	Leeds United	40	21	7	12	65	52	13	4	3	41	19	8	3	9	24	33	13	49	WWDWWD	Safe
3	3	Birmingham City	38	20	8	10	81	43	14	3	3	55	21	6	5	7	26	22	38	48	DWWWLW	Safe	2-1
1	4	Luton Town	39	20	8	11	79	51	16	2	1	49	16	4	6	10	30	35	28	48	DDWLDL	Safe	1-2
	5	Stoke City	39	19	10	10	66	44	11	5	4	36	17	8	5	6	30	27	22	48	WWWWLD	Safe	1-1
2	6	Rotherham United	38	22	4	12	84	62	14	1	3	49	21	8	3	9	35	41	22	48	LWWWWW	Safe
	7	West Ham United	38	18	9	11	72	61	12	4	3	46	24	6	5	8	26	37	11	45	WWWLDL	Safe
	8	Bristol Rovers	39	19	6	14	73	64	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	12	23	43	9	44	DWWLWW	Safe
	9	Notts County	39	20	4	15	71	69	13	2	4	44	26	7	2	11	27	43	2	44	LWLLWW	Safe
	10	Swansea Town	39	16	8	15	82	78	14	3	3	55	26	2	5	12	27	52	4	40	LWLWWL	Safe	1-5
	11	Middlesbrough	39	18	4	17	69	77	13	0	6	46	28	5	4	11	23	49	-8	40	WWLWLL	Safe
2	12	Fulham	39	14	10	15	75	74	10	5	5	45	26	4	5	10	30	48	1	38	LLDDLW	Safe	5-1
	13	Bury	39	14	9	16	71	69	9	5	6	40	34	5	4	10	31	35	2	37	LWWLLD	Safe	1-1
2	14	Liverpool	38	14	9	15	84	87	11	6	3	53	35	3	3	12	31	52	-3	37	DDLLDD	Safe
	15	Nottingham Forest	39	15	6	18	53	58	7	3	9	26	28	8	3	9	27	30	-5	36	WLWLLD	Safe	1-1
1	16	Doncaster Rovers	39	14	6	19	56	86	10	5	4	34	26	4	1	15	22	60	-30	34	LWLLWD	Safe	1-1
1	17	Hull City	39	12	9	18	43	62	7	4	8	29	31	5	5	10	14	31	-19	33	LLLWWL	Safe
	18	Lincoln City	38	11	9	18	63	77	7	5	6	35	33	4	4	12	28	44	-14	31	LLLDWL
	19	Port Vale	38	10	11	17	44	66	9	6	4	30	20	1	5	13	14	46	-22	31	LWWLDW
	20	Plymouth Argyle	40	11	7	22	55	80	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	15	28	54	-25	29	LWLLLW
	21	Ipswich Town	39	11	4	24	54	88	10	2	8	36	27	1	2	16	18	61	-34	26	WLWLLW
	22	Derby County	40	6	9	25	50	79	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	16	14	45	-29	21	LLLLLL	Relegated