HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 06, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 06, 1956 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Huddersfield Town
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Leeds Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 06 October 1956
- Season:
- 1956-57
- Referee:
- R Chandler
- Attendance:
- 17,600
- League Week:
- 11 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
2 - Opp Before/After:
- 8
7
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bury (League Tier 2)
- Huddersfield Town:
- Feb 21, 1957
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2082 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1257 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2285 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3448 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 69 years, 11 months, 7 days ago
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: WWLWLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Dave Hickson (4')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Harry Nicholson | |
| 2 | D | 19 | Roy Banham | Last game |
| 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 | 31 | Eddie Baily | Debut |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | 33 | Doug Lishman | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sandy Kennon |
| 2 | D | Tony Conwell |
| 3 | D | Ray Wilson |
| 4 | D | Bill McGarry |
| 5 | D | Ken Taylor |
| 6 | M | Jack Connor |
| 7 | M | Jack Marriott |
| 8 | M | Len Quested |
| 9 | M | Dave Hickson  |
| 10 | F | Ron Simpson |
| 11 | F | Vic Metcalfe |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 3-1 | Sheffield United |
| Bury | 0-1 | Fulham |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Lincoln City |
| Grimsby Town | 5-0 | Swansea Town |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Leicester City | 5-2 | Barnsley |
| Leyton Orient | 1-2 | West Ham United |
| Liverpool | 2-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Port Vale |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Bristol City |
| Stoke City | 6-0 | Rotherham 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 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 15 | WWDLWD | |||
| 2 | Leicester City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | DWWWWL | |||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | WDLDLW | |||
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | LLWLLW | |||
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | DDWDWD | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | DWLWWD | |||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | LLDWWW | |||
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 12 | WWLWLD | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 11 | WDDDWL | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | WDDLDW | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 11 | LWWLDD | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 10 | WWWLWL | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 10 | LLWWLL | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 9 | DWWDLW | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 9 | LWWDLD | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 9 | LLLDWW | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 8 | WDWDLD | |||
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 7 | WDLLLL | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 7 | WLLDWL | |||
| 20 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 7 | LLLLWD | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 | LLDWLW | |||
| 22 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 5 | LLLWLL | |||
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 | Leicester City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 | WWWWLW | 5-2 | |
| 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 15 | WDLWDL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 15 | WLWWDW | 6-0 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | LWLLWW | 3-1 | ||
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | DWDWDW | 3-1 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Sheffield United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 14 | DLDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 14 | WLWLDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | DDDWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | WWLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 10 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 13 | LDWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 11 | Fulham | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | WWLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | DDLDWL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 13 | Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 10 | LLDWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Swansea Town | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 10 | LWWLLL | 0-5 | |
| 3 | 15 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | DLLLLW | 5-0 | |
| 3 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 9 | LLDWLW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 17 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 9 | WWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 | WWDLDL | 2-5 | |
| 2 | 19 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 8 | DWDLDL | 1-2 | |
| 20 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 7 | LLLWDL | 0-1 | ||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 6 | LDWLWL | 0-6 | ||
| 22 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 6 | LLWLLD | 1-1 | ||