The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 FULHAM - Sat Apr 23, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 23, 1955 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: J Mitchell
Attendance:: 10,021
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 12 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Oct 15, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2027 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 1202 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2229 (of 5827)
Total:: 3389 (of 7632)
Played:: 71 years, 4 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (5')
Hugh McLaren (56') - Hugh McLaren last goal

FULHAM
Manager: Duggie Livingstone
Prior form: LLDDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

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	23	Alan Holder	Last game
9	F	30	Peter Small (5')
10	F	24	Jim Barrett
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren (56')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer	43		3	1
2	D	33	Jack Hutchinson	204		3	1
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	278		3	1
4	M	29	Bill Morley	170	5	3	1
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay	46		3	1
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt	260	10	3	1
7	F	38	Freddie Scott	311	44	3	1
8	F	23	Alan Holder	3		3	1
9	F	30	Peter Small (5')	34	7	3	1
10	F	24	Jim Barrett	22	9	3	1
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren (56')	30	14	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian Black
2	D	Tommy Wilson
3	D	Robin Lawler
4	D	Jimmy Hill
5	D	Ron Greenwood
6	M	Joe Stapleton
7	M	Tony Barton
8	M	Bobby Robson
9	M	Bedford Jezzard
10	F	Johnny Haynes
11	F	Charlie Mitten

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 23, 1955)

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

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	Birmingham City	38	20	8	10	81	43	14	3	3	55	21	6	5	7	26	22	38	48	DWWWLW	Safe
4	Luton Town	39	20	8	11	79	51	16	2	1	49	16	4	6	10	30	35	28	48	DDWLDL	Safe
5	Stoke City	39	19	10	10	66	44	11	5	4	36	17	8	5	6	30	27	22	48	WWWWLD	Safe
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
11	Middlesbrough	39	18	4	17	69	77	13	0	6	46	28	5	4	11	23	49	-8	40	WWLWLL	Safe
12	Fulham	39	14	10	15	75	74	10	5	5	45	26	4	5	10	30	48	1	38	LLDDLW	Safe
13	Bury	39	14	9	16	71	69	9	5	6	40	34	5	4	10	31	35	2	37	LWWLLD	Safe
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
16	Doncaster Rovers	39	14	6	19	56	86	10	5	4	34	26	4	1	15	22	60	-30	34	LWLLWD	Safe
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

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	Leeds United	41	22	7	12	67	52	14	4	3	43	19	8	3	9	24	33	15	51	WDWWDW	Safe	2-0
2	2	Luton Town	40	21	8	11	83	53	17	2	1	53	18	4	6	10	30	35	30	50	DWLDLW	Safe	4-2
2	3	Stoke City	40	20	10	10	68	44	12	5	4	38	17	8	5	6	30	27	24	50	WWWLDW	Safe	2-0
2	4	Rotherham United	39	23	4	12	86	62	15	1	3	51	21	8	3	9	35	41	24	50	WWWWWW	Safe	2-0
2	5	Birmingham City	39	20	9	10	82	44	14	4	3	56	22	6	5	7	26	22	38	49	WWWLWD	Safe	1-1
5	6	Blackburn Rovers	41	22	5	14	113	78	14	3	3	72	30	8	2	11	41	48	35	49	DWWLDL	Safe	0-2
	7	West Ham United	39	18	9	12	73	65	12	4	3	46	24	6	5	9	27	41	8	45	WWLDLL	Safe	1-4
1	8	Notts County	40	20	5	15	72	70	13	2	4	44	26	7	3	11	28	44	2	45	WLLWWD	Safe	1-1
1	9	Bristol Rovers	40	19	6	15	73	66	15	3	2	50	21	4	3	13	23	45	7	44	WWLWWL	Safe	0-2
	10	Swansea Town	40	16	9	15	83	79	14	3	3	55	26	2	6	12	28	53	4	41	WLWWLD	Safe	1-1
	11	Middlesbrough	40	18	4	18	70	79	13	0	7	47	30	5	4	11	23	49	-9	40	WLWLLL	Safe	1-2
1	12	Bury	40	15	9	16	75	70	10	5	6	44	35	5	4	10	31	35	5	39	WWLLDW	Safe	4-1
1	13	Liverpool	39	15	9	15	86	88	11	6	3	53	35	4	3	12	33	53	-2	39	DLLDDW	Safe	2-1
2	14	Fulham	40	14	10	16	75	76	10	5	5	45	26	4	5	11	30	50	-1	38	LDDLWL	Safe	0-2
	15	Nottingham Forest	40	16	6	18	55	58	8	3	9	28	28	8	3	9	27	30	-3	38	LWLLDW	Safe	2-0
	16	Doncaster Rovers	40	14	7	19	57	87	10	5	4	34	26	4	2	15	23	61	-30	35	WLLWDD	Safe	1-1
	17	Hull City	40	12	10	18	44	63	7	5	8	30	32	5	5	10	14	31	-19	34	LLWWLD	Safe	1-1
	18	Lincoln City	39	12	9	18	66	77	8	5	6	38	33	4	4	12	28	44	-11	33	LLDWLW	Safe	3-0
	19	Port Vale	39	10	11	18	46	70	9	6	4	30	20	1	5	14	16	50	-24	31	WWLDWL		2-4
	20	Plymouth Argyle	41	11	7	23	55	82	9	4	7	27	26	2	3	16	28	56	-27	29	WLLLWL		0-2
	21	Ipswich Town	40	11	5	24	55	89	10	3	8	37	28	1	2	16	18	61	-34	27	LWLLWD		1-1
	22	Derby County	41	6	9	26	50	82	5	6	9	36	34	1	3	17	14	48	-32	21	LLLLLL	Relegated	0-3