FOREST 5 - 0 DONCASTER ROVERS - Sat Sep 17, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 17, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Doncaster Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 5-0 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 2)
- Doncaster Rovers:
- Jan 07, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2036 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1211 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2238 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3399 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 70 years, 11 months, 24 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLWWLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jack French (5')
Jim Barrett (20')
Jim Barrett (50') (Pen)
Peter Higham (68')
Dennis Alexander (73') - Dennis Alexander first goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 34 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | 30 | Jack French  (5') | |
| 5 | D | 22 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Jim Barrett (20') (50') | |
| 9 | M | 24 | Peter Higham (68') | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander (73') | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Peter Small | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ken Hardwick |
| 2 | D | Brian Makepeace |
| 3 | D | Len Graham |
| 4 | D | Jackie Teasdale |
| 5 | D | Charlie Williams |
| 6 | M | Bobby Herbert |
| 7 | M | Johnny Mooney |
| 8 | M | Eddie McMorran |
| 9 | M | Jimmy Walker |
| 10 | F | Bert Tindill |
| 11 | F | Geoff Walker |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Stoke City |
| Bristol City | 3-1 | Bury |
| Hull City | 1-2 | Bristol Rovers |
| Leicester City | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| Lincoln City | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Barnsley |
| Nottingham Forest | 5-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | Leeds United |
| Rotherham United | 1-1 | Notts County |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Swansea Town |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Fulham |
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 | Fulham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 12 | WLDDWW | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | WLWWWW | |||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | WWWLWW | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | LDWDDD | |||
| 5 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | LWDDDW | |||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | WWLWDL | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | WWLWWD | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | DWLWWD | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | WLWLWL | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | LWDDLW | |||
| 11 | Swansea Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | WWLLWW | |||
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | DLWDWD | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | WLLWDD | |||
| 14 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 6 | LLLLDD | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 | LLWWDL | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 5 | LLWLWL | |||
| 17 | Rotherham United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 5 | WLDDLL | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 5 | WLLDDL | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 4 | LLLWLD | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 4 | LLWWLL | |||
| 21 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 4 | LLWDLD | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 2 | LLWLLL | |||
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 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | WWLWWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Fulham | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | LDDWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 3 | Stoke City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | LWWWWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lincoln City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | WLWDLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | DWDDDD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 | WDDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Port Vale | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | WLWWDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | LWLWLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Leeds United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | WLWWDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Swansea Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | WLLWWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 11 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 8 | WDDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 12 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 8 | LLLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | LLWDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | LWWDLW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 7 | LWDWDL | 0-5 | |
| 3 | 16 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 6 | LLWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 17 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 6 | LWWLLW | 5-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Rotherham United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 6 | LDDLLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 6 | LLDDLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 5 | LWLWLL | 0-1 | |
| 21 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 4 | LWDLDL | 1-3 | ||
| 22 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 2 | LWLLLL | 1-2 | ||