The City Ground

LEICESTER CITY 5 - 2 FOREST - Mon Aug 22, 1955 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Aug 22, 1955 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-5 LOST
: Half-time: 2-3

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1955-56
Referee:: T Seymour
Attendance:: 29,837
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 8 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Leicester City:: Aug 31, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2031 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1206 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2233 (of 5829)
Total:: 3394 (of 7634)
Played:: 71 years, 25 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (36') - Stewart Imlach first goal
Peter Higham (26')

LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Dave Halliday
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Morris (23')
Derek Hogg (25')
Derek Hogg (40')
Derek Hines (61')
Derek Hines (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	30	Bill Whare
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt
7	F	23	Stewart Imlach (36')
8	F	24	Jim Barrett
9	M	24	Peter Higham (26')
10	F	20	Dennis Alexander
11	F	30	Peter Small

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer	47		2	1
2	D	30	Bill Whare	167	1	2	1
3	D	29	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	282		2	1
4	M	30	Bill Morley	174	5	2	1
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay	50		2	1
6	M	29	Jack Burkitt	264	10	2	1
7	F	23	Stewart Imlach (36')	1		2	1
8	F	24	Jim Barrett	26	10	2	1
9	M	24	Peter Higham (26')	1	1	2	1
10	F	20	Dennis Alexander	1		2	1
11	F	30	Peter Small	37	9	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Johnny Anderson
2	D	Stan Milburn
3	D	Willie Cunningham
4	D	Jimmy Baldwin
5	D	Jack Froggatt
6	M	Eddie Russell
7	M	Howard Riley
8	M	Johnny Morris
9	M	Derek Hines
10	F	Arthur Rowley
11	F	Derek Hogg

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Aug 22, 1955)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	4-2	Stoke City
Leeds United	1-0	Bury
Leicester City	5-2	Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Doncaster Rovers
Port Vale	2-1	West Ham United
Rotherham United	1-3	Bristol 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	Lincoln City	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W
2	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
3	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	4	2	W
4	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	W
5	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
6	Barnsley	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
7	Bristol City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
8	Leicester City	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	2	2	W
9	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	2	2	W
10	Bristol Rovers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
11	Port Vale	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
12	Rotherham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
13	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
14	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
15	Hull City	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
16	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
17	Swansea Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
18	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	-3	0	L
19	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
20	Bury	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0	L
21	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
22	Notts County	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L

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)
6	1	Bristol City	2	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	3	4	WW		3-1
6	2	Leicester City	2	2	0	0	9	4	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	4	2	5	4	WW		5-2
7	3	Bristol Rovers	2	1	1	0	5	3	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	DW		4-2
7	4	Port Vale	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	DW		2-1
4	5	Lincoln City	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W
4	6	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
4	7	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	4	2	W
4	8	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	W
4	9	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
4	10	Barnsley	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
5	11	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	LW		1-0
3	12	Stoke City	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	6	0	2	WL		2-4
1	13	Doncaster Rovers	2	0	1	1	4	6	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	0	2	2	-2	1	LD		2-2
1	14	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	DL		1-2
3	15	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	1	1	4	7	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	5	-3	1	LD		2-2
4	16	Rotherham United	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	-2	1	DL		1-3
2	17	Hull City	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
1	18	Swansea Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	19	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	3	8	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	5	-5	0	LL		2-5
	20	Bury	2	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	1	-5	0	LL		0-1
	21	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
	22	Notts County	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L