FOREST 2 - 0 LEICESTER CITY - Wed Aug 31, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Aug 31, 1955 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leicester City
- 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
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (League Tier 2)
- Leicester City:
- Nov 17, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2033 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1208 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2235 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3396 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 71 years, 16 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Geoff Thomas (1944-60) (83') - Geoff Thomas (1944-60) only goal
Stewart Imlach (44')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | Debut |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 29 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60)  (83') | |
| 4 | F | 30 | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | 22 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Stewart Imlach (44') | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | 24 | Peter Higham | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Peter Small | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Johnny Anderson |
| 2 | D | Stan Milburn |
| 3 | D | Willie Cunningham |
| 4 | D | Brian Jayes |
| 5 | D | Jack Froggatt |
| 6 | M | Eddie Russell |
| 7 | M | Howard Riley |
| 8 | M | Barrie Thomas |
| 9 | M | Derek Hines |
| 10 | F | Jimmy Dunne |
| 11 | F | Derek Hogg |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-1 | Notts County |
| Middlesbrough | 4-1 | Swansea Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Leicester City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Liverpool |
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 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | DWWW | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 5 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | DWLW | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 8 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 13 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | LDW | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 | DLLL | |||
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 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | DWWW | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | WWLW | |||
 1 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | WWLD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 6 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | DWLW | ||
| 1 | 7 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | WLWD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | 8 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 5 | WDLW | 3-1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | WLLW | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 4 | 11 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WWLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 12 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | ||
| 4 | 13 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 | LWWL | 1-4 | |
| 3 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LLWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | LLWW | ||
| 3 | 16 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | LDWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 17 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 | DLWL | ||
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 | DLLL | |||