The City Ground

PORT VALE 1 - 7 FOREST - Sat Feb 02, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 02, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vale Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 7-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: F Gerrard
Attendance:: 18,185
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Barnsley (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Aug 11, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2099 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1274 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2304 (of 5768)
Total:: 3468 (of 7556)
Played:: 68 years, 5 months, 9 days ago

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

Goals
Jim Barrett (2')
Stewart Imlach (67')
Tommy Wilson (69')
Jim Barrett (72')
Eddie Baily (76')
Stewart Imlach (78')
Jim Barrett (85')

PORT VALE
Manager: Norman Low
Prior form: WLDLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Colin Askey (31')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	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	31	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Peter Higham
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (2') (72') (85')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (69')
10	F	31	Eddie Baily (76')
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach (67') (78')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray King
2	D	Frank Wintle
3	D	Reg Potts
4	D	Derek Mountford
5	D	Albert Leake
6	M	Roy Sproson
7	M	Colin Askey
8	M	Bill Spurdle
9	M	Basil Hayward
10	F	Ken Griffiths
11	F	Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 02, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-2	West Ham United
Bristol Rovers	0-0	Bristol City
Bury	2-3	Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town	0-1	Doncaster Rovers
Leyton Orient	2-2	Stoke City
Lincoln City	0-2	Swansea Town
Liverpool	1-2	Middlesbrough
Notts County	0-0	Leicester City
Port Vale	1-7	Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United	4-3	Fulham
Sheffield United	0-2	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Leicester City	28	18	7	3	80	42	10	4	0	51	19	8	3	3	29	23	1.90476	43	WDWWWW
	2	Stoke City	28	16	5	7	60	40	12	2	0	46	12	4	3	7	14	28	1.50000	37	WLWWLW
	3	Nottingham Forest	27	14	7	6	54	35	8	3	2	29	20	6	4	4	25	15	1.54286	35	WLWDWW
	4	Blackburn Rovers	28	15	4	9	62	60	8	3	3	36	25	7	1	6	26	35	1.03333	34	WLWDWW
	5	Liverpool	27	12	8	7	52	34	9	1	3	34	19	3	7	4	18	15	1.52941	32	WWWDWL
	6	Middlesbrough	28	12	7	9	54	41	8	4	2	30	18	4	3	7	24	23	1.31707	31	LWLLWD
	7	West Ham United	26	13	5	8	36	32	8	2	4	19	16	5	3	4	17	16	1.12500	31	WLWWWW
	8	Sheffield United	27	13	5	9	64	57	8	4	2	37	21	5	1	7	27	36	1.12281	31	WLWDLL
	9	Bristol Rovers	28	13	4	11	61	49	9	1	3	35	12	4	3	8	26	37	1.24490	30	WLWLLL
	10	Doncaster Rovers	28	12	6	10	63	53	10	2	2	43	16	2	4	8	20	37	1.18868	30	LLWWLW
	11	Leyton Orient	27	11	7	9	45	53	5	5	3	22	21	6	2	6	23	32	.84906	29	WLLWDL
	12	Huddersfield Town	28	12	4	12	46	48	6	2	6	20	20	6	2	6	26	28	.95833	28	LWWDLW
	13	Fulham	28	12	2	14	55	55	9	1	4	36	20	3	1	10	19	35	1.00000	26	LLWDWL
	14	Swansea Town	27	11	4	12	67	69	7	2	5	41	27	4	2	7	26	42	.97101	26	WWLDLW
	15	Lincoln City	27	11	3	13	33	44	6	1	6	17	14	5	2	7	16	30	.75000	25	LLWLLW
	16	Barnsley	27	9	6	12	42	58	5	4	5	27	29	4	2	7	15	29	.72414	24	WDDLWL
	17	Rotherham United	27	8	7	12	52	52	5	4	5	25	21	3	3	7	27	31	1.00000	23	DDLWLL
	18	Grimsby Town	28	9	5	14	37	38	6	4	4	23	16	3	1	10	14	22	.97368	23	WDDDLL
	19	Bristol City	27	8	6	13	45	63	7	1	6	30	27	1	5	7	15	36	.71429	22	WLLDLW
	20	Bury	29	5	5	19	47	79	3	2	10	30	39	2	3	9	17	40	.59494	15	WLLLWL
	21	Port Vale	25	5	4	16	34	54	4	3	4	17	16	1	1	12	17	38	.62963	14	WLDLLL
	22	Notts County	27	4	5	18	35	68	3	3	8	20	28	1	2	10	15	40	.51471	13	LLLLWD

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Leicester City	29	18	8	3	80	42	10	4	0	51	19	8	4	3	29	23	1.90476	44	DWWWWD	Safe	0-0
	2	Stoke City	29	16	6	7	62	42	12	2	0	46	12	4	4	7	16	30	1.47619	38	LWWLWD		2-2
	3	Nottingham Forest	28	15	7	6	61	36	8	3	2	29	20	7	4	4	32	16	1.69444	37	LWDWWW		7-1
	4	Blackburn Rovers	29	16	4	9	64	60	8	3	3	36	25	8	1	6	28	35	1.06667	36	LWDWWW		2-0
1	5	Middlesbrough	29	13	7	9	56	42	8	4	2	30	18	5	3	7	26	24	1.33333	33	WLLWDW		2-1
1	6	West Ham United	27	14	5	8	38	33	8	2	4	19	16	6	3	4	19	17	1.15152	33	LWWWWW		2-1
2	7	Liverpool	28	12	8	8	53	36	9	1	4	35	21	3	7	4	18	15	1.47222	32	WWDWLL		1-2
2	8	Doncaster Rovers	29	13	6	10	64	53	10	2	2	43	16	3	4	8	21	37	1.20755	32	LWWLWW		1-0
	9	Bristol Rovers	29	13	5	11	61	49	9	2	3	35	12	4	3	8	26	37	1.24490	31	LWLLLD		0-0
2	10	Sheffield United	28	13	5	10	64	59	8	4	3	37	23	5	1	7	27	36	1.08475	31	LWDLLL		0-2
	11	Leyton Orient	28	11	8	9	47	55	5	6	3	24	23	6	2	6	23	32	.85455	30	LLWDLD		2-2
2	12	Swansea Town	28	12	4	12	69	69	7	2	5	41	27	5	2	7	28	42	1.00000	28	WLDLWW		2-0
1	13	Huddersfield Town	29	12	4	13	46	49	6	2	7	20	21	6	2	6	26	28	.93878	28	WWDLWL		0-1
1	14	Fulham	29	12	2	15	58	59	9	1	4	36	20	3	1	11	22	39	.98305	26	LWDWLL		3-4
2	15	Rotherham United	28	9	7	12	56	55	6	4	5	29	24	3	3	7	27	31	1.01818	25	DLWLLW		4-3
2	16	Grimsby Town	29	10	5	14	40	40	6	4	4	23	16	4	1	10	17	24	1.00000	25	DDDLLW		3-2
2	17	Lincoln City	28	11	3	14	33	46	6	1	7	17	16	5	2	7	16	30	.71739	25	LWLLWL		0-2
2	18	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	43	60	5	4	6	28	31	4	2	7	15	29	.71667	24	DDLWLL		1-2
	19	Bristol City	28	8	7	13	45	63	7	1	6	30	27	1	6	7	15	36	.71429	23	LLDLWD		0-0
	20	Bury	30	5	5	20	49	82	3	2	11	32	42	2	3	9	17	40	.59756	15	LLLWLL		2-3
	21	Port Vale	26	5	4	17	35	61	4	3	5	18	23	1	1	12	17	38	.57377	14	LDLLLL		1-7
	22	Notts County	28	4	6	18	35	68	3	4	8	20	28	1	2	10	15	40	.51471	14	LLLWDD		0-0