The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 2 FOREST - Tue Jan 01, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Jan 01, 1957 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: E Oxley
Attendance:: 28,810
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 3
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Goole Town (FA Cup)
League:: Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 27, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2096 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1271 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2299 (of 5829)
Total:: 3463 (of 7634)
Played:: 69 years, 8 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Dennis Alexander (33') - Dennis Alexander last goal
Jim Barrett (44')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: WWWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bryan Douglas (18')
Ally MacLeod (21')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Peter Higham
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (44')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson
10	F	21	Dennis Alexander (33')	Last game
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson	55		3	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	221		3	1
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	343	1	3	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	232	9	3	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	110	2	3	1
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt	330	13	3	1
7	M	26	Peter Higham	48	17	3	1
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (44')	74	36	3	1
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson	67	16	3	1
10	F	21	Dennis Alexander (33')	19	3	346	43
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach	62	10	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Leyland
2	D	Ken Taylor
3	D	Bill Eckersley
4	D	Ronnie Clayton
5	D	Matt Woods
6	M	Ken Clayton
7	M	Bryan Douglas
8	M	Peter Dobing
9	M	Tommy Briggs
10	F	Eddie Crossan
11	F	Ally MacLeod

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Jan 01, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Bury	0-1	Stoke City
Rotherham United	1-0	Port Vale
Sheffield United	2-2	Swansea Town

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	Leicester City	25	15	7	3	64	37	7	4	0	35	14	8	3	3	29	23	27	37	WWWWDW
2	Stoke City	25	14	5	6	58	35	11	2	0	45	12	3	3	6	13	23	23	33	WWDWLW
3	Liverpool	25	11	8	6	50	32	8	1	3	32	18	3	7	3	18	14	18	30	LWWWWD
4	Bristol Rovers	26	13	4	9	59	40	9	1	2	35	10	4	3	7	24	30	19	30	LLWLWL
5	Nottingham Forest	24	12	6	6	47	32	7	3	2	26	19	5	3	4	21	13	15	30	DWLWLW
6	Sheffield United	24	13	4	7	61	45	8	3	2	35	19	5	1	5	26	26	16	30	LWLWLW
7	Blackburn Rovers	25	13	3	9	55	58	7	2	3	32	23	6	1	6	23	35	-3	29	WWWWLW
8	Middlesbrough	26	11	6	9	52	41	8	3	2	30	18	3	3	7	22	23	11	28	LLLWLL
9	Doncaster Rovers	26	11	6	9	56	50	9	2	2	37	15	2	4	7	19	35	6	28	LLLLWW
10	Leyton Orient	25	11	6	8	43	46	5	4	3	21	20	6	2	5	22	26	-3	28	LWWLLW
11	West Ham United	24	11	5	8	33	31	7	2	4	17	15	4	3	4	16	16	2	27	DWWLWW
12	Huddersfield Town	26	11	4	11	43	45	6	2	5	19	18	5	2	6	24	27	-2	26	LLLWWD
13	Fulham	26	11	2	13	50	50	9	1	3	36	19	2	1	10	14	31	0	24	WLLLWD
14	Swansea Town	24	10	3	11	58	61	7	2	4	37	22	3	1	7	21	39	-3	23	LWLWWL
15	Lincoln City	25	10	3	12	32	42	6	1	5	17	12	4	2	7	15	30	-10	23	WLLLWL
16	Grimsby Town	25	9	4	12	32	31	6	4	3	22	14	3	0	9	10	17	1	22	DLWWDD
17	Barnsley	25	8	6	11	39	56	4	4	5	24	29	4	2	6	15	27	-17	22	DWWDDL
18	Rotherham United	24	7	7	10	50	48	4	4	4	24	20	3	3	6	26	28	2	21	WWWDDL
19	Bristol City	25	7	6	12	40	59	6	1	6	25	26	1	5	6	15	33	-19	20	DLWLLD
20	Port Vale	22	5	4	13	33	48	4	3	3	17	13	1	1	10	16	35	-15	14	LWLWLD
21	Bury	26	4	5	17	44	74	3	2	8	29	35	1	3	9	15	39	-30	13	LWLWLL
22	Notts County	25	3	4	18	30	68	2	3	8	15	28	1	1	10	15	40	-38	10	LLLLLL

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	Leicester City	25	15	7	3	64	37	7	4	0	35	14	8	3	3	29	23	27	37	WWWWDW
	2	Stoke City	26	15	5	6	59	35	11	2	0	45	12	4	3	6	14	23	24	35	WDWLWW		1-0
2	3	Nottingham Forest	25	12	7	6	49	34	7	3	2	26	19	5	4	4	23	15	15	31	WLWLWD		2-2
2	4	Sheffield United	25	13	5	7	63	47	8	4	2	37	21	5	1	5	26	26	16	31	WLWLWD		2-2
2	5	Liverpool	25	11	8	6	50	32	8	1	3	32	18	3	7	3	18	14	18	30	LWWWWD
2	6	Bristol Rovers	26	13	4	9	59	40	9	1	2	35	10	4	3	7	24	30	19	30	LLWLWL
	7	Blackburn Rovers	26	13	4	9	57	60	7	3	3	34	25	6	1	6	23	35	-3	30	WWWLWD		2-2
	8	Middlesbrough	26	11	6	9	52	41	8	3	2	30	18	3	3	7	22	23	11	28	LLLWLL
	9	Doncaster Rovers	26	11	6	9	56	50	9	2	2	37	15	2	4	7	19	35	6	28	LLLLWW
	10	Leyton Orient	25	11	6	8	43	46	5	4	3	21	20	6	2	5	22	26	-3	28	LWWLLW
	11	West Ham United	24	11	5	8	33	31	7	2	4	17	15	4	3	4	16	16	2	27	DWWLWW
	12	Huddersfield Town	26	11	4	11	43	45	6	2	5	19	18	5	2	6	24	27	-2	26	LLLWWD
	13	Fulham	26	11	2	13	50	50	9	1	3	36	19	2	1	10	14	31	0	24	WLLLWD
	14	Swansea Town	25	10	4	11	60	63	7	2	4	37	22	3	2	7	23	41	-3	24	WLWWLD		2-2
3	15	Rotherham United	25	8	7	10	51	48	5	4	4	25	20	3	3	6	26	28	3	23	WWDDLW		1-0
1	16	Lincoln City	25	10	3	12	32	42	6	1	5	17	12	4	2	7	15	30	-10	23	WLLLWL
1	17	Grimsby Town	25	9	4	12	32	31	6	4	3	22	14	3	0	9	10	17	1	22	DLWWDD
1	18	Barnsley	25	8	6	11	39	56	4	4	5	24	29	4	2	6	15	27	-17	22	DWWDDL
	19	Bristol City	25	7	6	12	40	59	6	1	6	25	26	1	5	6	15	33	-19	20	DLWLLD
	20	Port Vale	23	5	4	14	33	49	4	3	3	17	13	1	1	11	16	36	-16	14	WLWLDL		0-1
	21	Bury	27	4	5	18	44	75	3	2	9	29	36	1	3	9	15	39	-31	13	WLWLLL		0-1
	22	Notts County	25	3	4	18	30	68	2	3	8	15	28	1	1	10	15	40	-38	10	LLLLLL