FOREST 2 - 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Thu Sep 06, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Thu Sep 06, 1956 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
16- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Lincoln City (League Tier 2)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Jan 01, 1957
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2077 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1252 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2280 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3443 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 70 years, 7 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWWDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Small (43')
Jack Burkitt (88')
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: LWLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Bryan Douglas (59')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 31 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 31 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | M | 22 | Peter Watson (1956) | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Jack Burkitt  (88') | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Peter Small (43') | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | F | 25 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Doug Lishman | |
| 11 | F | 24 |  Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Leyland |
| 2 | D | Ken Taylor |
| 3 | D | Eric Bell |
| 4 | D | Bill Smith |
| 5 | D | Willie Kelly |
| 6 | M | Ken Clayton |
| 7 | M | Bryan Douglas |
| 8 | M | Eddie Crossan |
| 9 | M | Tommy Briggs |
| 10 | F | Roy Vernon |
| 11 | F | Ally MacLeod |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Blackburn 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 | Sheffield United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 10 | WWWWW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 9 | WWWDW | |||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | WDWWWL | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | WLLWWD | |||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | WLWDLW | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | LDWDWD | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | LLWWLW | |||
| 8 | Swansea Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WWWLL | |||
| 9 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WWLDD | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | DWWDLL | |||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LDLWWD | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 6 | DWWLLD | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | DLWDDL | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 | DLLWLW | |||
| 15 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 4 | DWLDL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LWLLW | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 4 | LLLLWW | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 | DLLDW | |||
| 19 | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 4 | DLWDLL | |||
| 20 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 3 | DDLDL | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 | LDLLW | |||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 1 | LDLLL | |||
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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 11 | WWWDWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 10 | WWWWW | ||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | WDWWWL | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | WLLWWD | |||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | WLWDLW | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | LDWDWD | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | LLWWLW | |||
| 8 | Swansea Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WWWLL | |||
| 9 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WWLDD | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | DWWDLL | |||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LDLWWD | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 6 | DWWLLD | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | DLWDDL | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 | DLLWLW | |||
| 15 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 4 | DWLDL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 4 | LWLLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 17 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 4 | LLLLWW | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 | DLLDW | |||
| 19 | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 4 | DLWDLL | |||
| 20 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 3 | DDLDL | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 | LDLLW | |||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 1 | LDLLL | |||