The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Mar 17, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 17, 1956 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1955-56
Referee:: J Swain
Attendance:: 22,918
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol City (League Tier 2)
Middlesbrough:: Nov 10, 1956

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2061 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1236 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2264 (of 5829)
Total:: 3425 (of 7634)
Played:: 70 years, 6 months, 2 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (49')
Doug Lishman (60') - Doug Lishman first goal

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Bob Dennison
Prior form: LWLWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Day (26')
Alan Peacock (41')
Bob McKinlay (79') (OG)
Alan Peacock (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson
2	D	30	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Bill Morley
5	D	23	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	F	31	Peter Small (49')
8	F	25	Jim Barrett
9	M	25	Peter Higham
10	F	32	Doug Lishman (60')	Debut
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson	29		7	1
2	D	30	Bill Whare	198	1	7	1
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	309	1	7	1
4	M	30	Bill Morley	197	6	7	1
5	D	23	Bob McKinlay	79		7	1
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt	295	11	7	1
7	F	31	Peter Small (49')	59	13	7	1
8	F	25	Jim Barrett	56	27	7	1
9	M	25	Peter Higham	32	14	7	1
10	F	32	Doug Lishman (60')	Debut
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach	29	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Rolando Ugilini
2	D	Ray Barnard
3	D	Bobby Corbett
4	D	Dick Robinson
5	D	Francis Mulholland
6	M	Billy Day
7	M	Lindy Delapenha
8	M	Alan Peacock
9	M	Arthur Fitzsimmons
10	F	Joe Scott
11	F	Bill Harris

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 17, 1956)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-1	West Ham United
Bristol Rovers	2-2	Fulham
Doncaster Rovers	2-3	Bury
Hull City	1-3	Bristol City
Leicester City	3-1	Rotherham United
Lincoln City	1-0	Port Vale
Liverpool	4-1	Swansea Town
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Middlesbrough
Plymouth Argyle	1-1	Notts County
Stoke City	2-1	Leeds United

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	Sheffield Wednesday	34	16	11	7	78	48	10	5	2	49	22	6	6	5	29	26	30	43	WWWLWW	Safe
2	Leicester City	34	17	5	12	80	61	12	2	2	53	18	5	3	10	27	43	19	39	WLWDWL
3	Liverpool	32	16	6	10	69	49	11	3	3	41	20	5	3	7	28	29	20	38	WLLWWW
4	Bristol City	33	16	5	12	70	53	12	2	3	43	19	4	3	9	27	34	17	37	WLLDWL
5	Bristol Rovers	33	16	5	12	72	59	11	2	3	45	24	5	3	9	27	35	13	37	LWDWLL
6	Port Vale	33	13	11	9	47	44	9	4	3	27	13	4	7	6	20	31	3	37	WDLWLW
7	Swansea Town	33	16	5	12	63	59	11	3	3	36	18	5	2	9	27	41	4	37	WDLLWL
8	Nottingham Forest	31	16	4	11	52	48	8	2	5	23	17	8	2	6	29	31	4	36	DWLWWW
9	Leeds United	32	15	6	11	53	49	13	3	1	35	14	2	3	10	18	35	4	36	DDWLDL
10	Blackburn Rovers	32	15	5	12	64	52	8	4	4	41	25	7	1	8	23	27	12	35	WWDLWW
11	Fulham	33	15	4	14	67	61	11	2	3	45	21	4	2	11	22	40	6	34	WLDDLW
12	Stoke City	30	15	3	12	53	47	10	1	5	36	23	5	2	7	17	24	6	33	WDLWLW
13	Lincoln City	30	12	7	11	52	44	9	5	1	37	13	3	2	10	15	31	8	31	LWLWDL
14	Middlesbrough	31	12	6	13	55	61	9	3	4	35	24	3	3	9	20	37	-6	30	LWLWWL
15	Bury	32	11	8	13	62	73	7	5	5	31	32	4	3	8	31	41	-11	30	WDDWLW
16	West Ham United	30	10	8	12	56	48	9	2	4	38	17	1	6	8	18	31	8	28	WDLDWW
17	Barnsley	34	9	10	15	38	65	8	3	6	26	30	1	7	9	12	35	-27	28	LDDWLL
18	Rotherham United	30	9	8	13	42	53	6	4	4	23	22	3	4	9	19	31	-11	26	LDWDLL
19	Doncaster Rovers	30	8	9	13	54	73	8	5	2	36	22	0	4	11	18	51	-19	25	DLLDLL
20	Notts County	34	9	7	18	47	67	6	4	7	32	30	3	3	11	15	37	-20	25	LLLWLL
21	Plymouth Argyle	34	9	6	19	44	68	6	5	6	29	21	3	1	13	15	47	-24	24	LWDLWW
22	Hull City	31	7	3	21	37	73	4	2	8	20	29	3	1	13	17	44	-36	17	LLWLLW

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	Sheffield Wednesday	34	16	11	7	78	48	10	5	2	49	22	6	6	5	29	26	30	43	WWWLWW	Safe
	2	Leicester City	35	18	5	12	83	62	13	2	2	56	19	5	3	10	27	43	21	41	LWDWLW	Safe	3-1
	3	Liverpool	33	17	6	10	73	50	12	3	3	45	21	5	3	7	28	29	23	40	LLWWWW	Safe	4-1
	4	Bristol City	34	17	5	12	73	54	12	2	3	43	19	5	3	9	30	35	19	39	LLDWLW		3-1
	5	Bristol Rovers	34	16	6	12	74	61	11	3	3	47	26	5	3	9	27	35	13	38	WDWLLD		2-2
4	6	Blackburn Rovers	33	16	5	12	68	53	9	4	4	45	26	7	1	8	23	27	15	37	WDLWWW		4-1
1	7	Port Vale	34	13	11	10	47	45	9	4	3	27	13	4	7	7	20	32	2	37	DLWLWL		0-1
1	8	Swansea Town	34	16	5	13	64	63	11	3	3	36	18	5	2	10	28	45	1	37	DLLWLL		1-4
	9	Leeds United	33	15	6	12	54	51	13	3	1	35	14	2	3	11	19	37	3	36	DWLDLL		1-2
2	10	Nottingham Forest	32	16	4	12	54	52	8	2	6	25	21	8	2	6	29	31	2	36	WLWWWL		2-4
1	11	Stoke City	31	16	3	12	55	48	11	1	5	38	24	5	2	7	17	24	7	35	DLWLWW		2-1
1	12	Fulham	34	15	5	14	69	63	11	2	3	45	21	4	3	11	24	42	6	35	LDDLWD		2-2
	13	Lincoln City	31	13	7	11	53	44	10	5	1	38	13	3	2	10	15	31	9	33	WLWDLW		1-0
	14	Middlesbrough	32	13	6	13	59	63	9	3	4	35	24	4	3	9	24	39	-4	32	WLWWLW		4-2
	15	Bury	33	12	8	13	65	75	7	5	5	31	32	5	3	8	34	43	-10	32	DDWLWW		3-2
	16	West Ham United	31	10	8	13	57	52	9	2	4	38	17	1	6	9	19	35	5	28	DLDWWL		1-4
	17	Barnsley	34	9	10	15	38	65	8	3	6	26	30	1	7	9	12	35	-27	28	LDDWLL
	18	Rotherham United	31	9	8	14	43	56	6	4	4	23	22	3	4	10	20	34	-13	26	DWDLLL		1-3
1	19	Notts County	35	9	8	18	48	68	6	4	7	32	30	3	4	11	16	38	-20	26	LLWLLD		1-1
1	20	Doncaster Rovers	31	8	9	14	56	76	8	5	3	38	25	0	4	11	18	51	-20	25	LLDLLL		2-3
	21	Plymouth Argyle	35	9	7	19	45	69	6	6	6	30	22	3	1	13	15	47	-24	25	WDLWWD		1-1
	22	Hull City	32	7	3	22	38	76	4	2	9	21	32	3	1	13	17	44	-38	17	LWLLWL		1-3