ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 22, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 22, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Rotherham United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Millmoor
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Referee:
- Jack Clough
- Attendance:
- 11,578
- League Week:
- 12 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 17
17 - Opp Before/After:
- 20
18
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Barnsley (League Tier 2)
- Rotherham United:
- Mar 03, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2041 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1216 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2243 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3404 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 70 years, 10 months, 25 days ago
ROTHERHAM UNITED
Manager: Andy Smailes
Prior form: LDLLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Keith Bambridge (34')
Terry Farmer (89')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 29 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | 30 | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | 23 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Jim Barrett  (74') | |
| 9 | M | 24 | Peter Higham | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 18 | John Langford | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jock Quairney |
| 2 | D | Jack Selkirk |
| 3 | D | Peter Johnson |
| 4 | D | Frank Marshall |
| 5 | D | Norman Noble |
| 6 | M | Ken Keyworth |
| 7 | M | Ken Simpson |
| 8 | M | Gladstone Guest |
| 9 | M | Terry Farmer |
| 10 | F | Ian Wilson |
| 11 | F | Keith Bambridge |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1-2 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers |
| Bury | 1-4 | Liverpool |
| Fulham | 3-2 | Leicester City |
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Lincoln City |
| Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Stoke City |
| Notts County | 1-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Port Vale | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Rotherham United | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Swansea Town | 4-1 | Hull City |
| West Ham United | 6-1 | Doncaster 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 | Swansea Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 18 | DWWDWW | |||
| 2 | Port Vale | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | DWWDWD | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | WLLWWL | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 16 | LWDWWD | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 16 | WLWLLW | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | DDLDDW | |||
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 15 | WWWLLL | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | DLWDWL | |||
| 9 | Barnsley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -7 | 14 | WDDLWL | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | LWLWLL | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | WLDWLW | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 13 | DWWWLD | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | LWLDWW | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | DDDLWW | |||
| 15 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 11 | DWDWWL | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 11 | DLWDLD | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 10 | LWWLLW | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 10 | LDLWDD | |||
| 19 | Bury | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 8 | LLDDLW | |||
| 20 | Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 8 | LDLLWL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 6 | LLLLLD | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -21 | 3 | LLLDLL | |||
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 | Swansea Town | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | WWDWWW | 4-1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Fulham | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 | LLWWLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Stoke City | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 18 | LWLLWW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | DLDDWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 5 | Bristol City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 17 | WDWWDD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 6 | Port Vale | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | WWDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 16 | WWLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 8 | Leeds United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | LWDWLW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Liverpool | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 15 | LDWLWW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | WLDWWW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -8 | 14 | DDLWLL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 12 | West Ham United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 13 | WDWWLW | 6-1 | |
| 3 | 13 | Lincoln City | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | WLWLLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 13 | WWWLDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | DDLWWL | 1-3 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -7 | 11 | LWDLDL | 1-6 | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 10 | WWLLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Rotherham United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 10 | DLLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Notts County | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 10 | DLWDDL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 8 | LDDLWL | 1-4 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 8 | LLLLDW | 2-1 | ||
| 22 | Hull City | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | -24 | 3 | LLDLLL | 1-4 | ||