ROTHERHAM UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 15, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 15, 1956 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Rotherham United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Millmoor
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Port Vale (League Tier 2)
- Rotherham United:
- Jan 19, 1957
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2079 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1254 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2282 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3445 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 70 years, 0 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWDWWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Freddie Scott (14') - Freddie Scott last goal
Doug Lishman (81')
ROTHERHAM UNITED
Manager: Andy Smailes
Prior form: LDLLLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Danny Williams (16')
Jack Grainger (39')
Peter Johnson (89')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Bill Farmer | |
| 2 | D | 31 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 31 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 23 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | 39 | Freddie Scott  (14') | Last game |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 33 | Doug Lishman (81') | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jock Quairney |
| 2 | D | Jack Selkirk |
| 3 | D | Lol Morgan |
| 4 | D | Steve Neilson |
| 5 | D | Peter Madden |
| 6 | M | Brian Jordan |
| 7 | M | Jack Grainger |
| 8 | M | Brian Jackson |
| 9 | M | Peter Johnson |
| 10 | F | Danny Williams |
| 11 | F | Keith Bambridge |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Leicester City |
| Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Grimsby Town |
| Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Lincoln City | 1-0 | Fulham |
| Liverpool | 0-2 | Stoke City |
| Notts County | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Port Vale | 0-0 | West Ham United |
| Rotherham United | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Bristol City |
| Swansea Town | 3-0 | Bury |
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 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 12 | WWDWWD | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | WWWWDL | |||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | WWWLLW | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | WLDDDW | |||
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | LWWDDW | |||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | WDDLWW | |||
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | WDLWWL | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | LLWWDD | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | DWDWDD | |||
| 10 | Swansea Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | WWLLLW | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | LLWWWW | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 8 | WLLDWL | |||
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | WWLWDL | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | WWDLLD | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 7 | LLWLWW | |||
| 16 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 6 | DLLDWW | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 6 | DLLWDW | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 4 | WLLWLL | |||
| 19 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 4 | WLDLLL | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 4 | WDLLLL | |||
| 21 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 3 | DLDLLL | |||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 2 | LDLLLD | |||
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 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 12 | WDWWDL | 2-3 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | WWWDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | WWLLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 4 | Leicester City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | LDDDWW | 2-1 | ||
 2 | 5 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 11 | DLWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 6 | Swansea Town | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | WLLLWW | 3-0 | |
 2 | 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | WWDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | LLDWLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | LWWDDD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 10 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | WDLLDW | 1-0 | |
| 5 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | DDLWWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 12 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | WDWDDL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 13 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 8 | LWWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 8 | LWLWWD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 15 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | WLWDLL | 1-2 | |
| 16 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 7 | LLDWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 7 | LLWDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 5 | LLWLLD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 5 | LDLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 20 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 5 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 21 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 4 | LDLLLL | 0-3 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 4 | DLLLDW | 3-2 | ||