FOREST 2 - 3 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 03, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 03, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
14- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol Rovers (League Tier 2)
- Stoke City:
- Dec 31, 1955
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2034 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1209 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2236 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3397 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 71 years, 13 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Higham (17')
Peter Higham (82')
STOKE CITY
Manager: Frank Taylor
Prior form: WLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Frank Bowyer (63')
Frank Bowyer (83')
Harry Oscroft (84')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 34 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 30 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 22 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | M | 24 | Peter Higham  (17') (82') | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Eric Jones | Debut |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bill Robertson |
| 2 | D | George Bourne |
| 3 | D | John McCue |
| 4 | D | Bobby Cairns |
| 5 | D | Jack Short |
| 6 | M | Johnny Sellars |
| 7 | M | Jack Malkin |
| 8 | M | Frank Bowyer |
| 9 | M | Johnny King |
| 10 | F | Eric Lowell |
| 11 | F | Harry Oscroft |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-3 | Bury |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-3 | Liverpool |
| Bristol City | 0-1 | Leeds United |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-1 | Rotherham United |
| Hull City | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Lincoln City | 7-1 | Leicester City |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Fulham |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-3 | Stoke City |
| Port Vale | 3-0 | Swansea Town |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4-2 | Bristol Rovers |
| West Ham United | 6-1 | Notts County |
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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 6 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | DWLW | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 8 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 5 | WDLW | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 17 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | LDWL | |||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 19 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 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) | |
 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | WWWLW | 7-1 | |
| 2 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | WWWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | DWLWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | WWLDW | 4-2 | |
 4 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | DWWWL | 2-4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | WWLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | WLWDD | 3-3 | |
| 3 | 9 | Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | WLWLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 6 | WDLWD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | WLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 | LLWWD | 3-3 | |
| 3 | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LLWWL | 2-3 | ||
| 4 | 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 4 | WWLLL | 1-7 | |
| 3 | 16 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 4 | LWWLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 17 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 4 | DLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 18 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | DLLLW | 6-1 | |
| 2 | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 3 | LDLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 3 | LLLWD | 3-3 | |
| 4 | 21 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 3 | LDWLL | 1-6 | |
| 2 | 22 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 2 | LLLWL | 0-1 | |