FOREST 2 - 2 PORT VALE - Sat Nov 26, 1955 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 26, 1955 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Port Vale
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1955-56
- Referee:
- E Crawford
- Attendance:
- 9,533
- League Week:
- 17 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 18
18 - Opp Before/After:
- 13
12
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bury (League Tier 2)
- Port Vale:
- Apr 07, 1956
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2046 (of 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 1221 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2248 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3409 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 70 years, 9 months, 29 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLWLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Higham (56')
Jim Barrett (74') (Pen)
PORT VALE
Manager: Freddie Steele
Prior form: DLLDLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tom Conway (17')
Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe (26')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 29 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 30 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 23 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 29 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Stewart Imlach | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Jim Barrett  (74') | |
| 9 | M | 25 | Peter Higham (56') | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Dennis Alexander | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Eric Jones | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ray King |
| 2 | D | Stan Turner |
| 3 | D | Basil Hayward |
| 4 | D | Albert Leake |
| 5 | D | Tom Cheadle |
| 6 | M | Roy Sproson |
| 7 | M | Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe |
| 8 | M | Tom Conway |
| 9 | M | Albert Mullard |
| 10 | F | Len Stephenson |
| 11 | F | Reg Potts |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Swansea Town |
| Bristol Rovers | 7-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-2 | Bristol City |
| Hull City | 0-3 | Rotherham United |
| Leicester City | 5-2 | Leeds United |
| Lincoln City | 2-0 | Notts County |
| Liverpool | 7-0 | Fulham |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Port Vale |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-4 | Bury |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Stoke City | 2-1 | Barnsley |
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 City | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 25 | DDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Swansea Town | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 24 | WWWWLL | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 22 | WWDWWL | |||
| 4 | Fulham | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 22 | LWLLWW | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 22 | LDWWWL | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 20 | LWLWLW | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 19 | WWWLWL | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | WWLWWL | |||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | LLDDDW | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 18 | WWLLLL | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 18 | DLWLWD | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 17 | WLDWLW | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 17 | DLLDLL | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -11 | 17 | LLLLDW | |||
| 15 | Notts County | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 15 | DLWWLD | |||
| 16 | Rotherham United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 15 | LWLWDW | |||
| 17 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 14 | LWDLLL | |||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 14 | WLWLLW | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -12 | 14 | DLWLDL | |||
| 20 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 13 | WLDWLW | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -20 | 10 | DWLLWL | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 27 | -24 | 8 | LLDLWW | |||
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 City | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | DWWWWL | 2-3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | DWWWLW | 7-2 | |
 1 | 3 | Swansea Town | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 24 | WWWLLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 23 | WDWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Fulham | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 22 | WLLWWL | 0-7 | |
| 1 | 6 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 21 | WWLWLW | 7-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | WLWWLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Lincoln City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | LDDDWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Stoke City | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 20 | WLLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 20 | LWLWDW | 5-2 | |
| 5 | 11 | Leeds United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 20 | WLWLWL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 12 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 18 | LLDLLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 17 | LDWLWL | 2-7 | |
| 2 | 14 | Rotherham United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 17 | WLWDWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 17 | LLLDWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -11 | 16 | LWLDLW | 3-2 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 15 | WDLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 15 | LWLLWD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 19 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -12 | 15 | LDWLWW | 4-1 | |
| 5 | 20 | Notts County | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 15 | LWWLDL | 0-2 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 10 | WLLWLL | 1-4 | ||
| 22 | Hull City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 27 | -27 | 8 | LDLWWL | 0-3 | ||