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)

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:: 2098 (of 4930)
League Tier 2:: 1273 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2303 (of 5633)
Total:: 3464 (of 7393)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:
Jim Barrett
Jim Barrett
Jim Barrett
Tommy Wilson
Eddie Baily
Stewart Imlach
Stewart Imlach

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

Goals:
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Nicholson
2	M	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	F	William Morley
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	M	Peter Higham
8	F	Jim Barrett
9	F	Tommy Wilson
10	F	Eddie Baily
11	F	Stewart Imlach

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the 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
	1	Leicester City	28	18	7	3	80	42	10	4	0	51	19	8	3	3	29	23	1.905	43	WDWWWW
	2	Stoke City	28	16	5	7	60	40	12	2	0	46	12	4	3	7	14	28	1.500	37	WLWWLW
	3	Nottingham Forest	27	14	7	6	54	35	8	3	2	29	20	6	4	4	25	15	1.543	35	WLWDWW
	4	Blackburn Rovers	28	15	4	9	62	60	8	3	3	36	25	7	1	6	26	35	1.033	34	WLWDWW
	5	Liverpool	27	12	8	7	52	34	9	1	3	34	19	3	7	4	18	15	1.529	32	WWWDWL
	6	Middlesbrough	28	12	7	9	54	41	8	4	2	30	18	4	3	7	24	23	1.317	31	LWLLWD
	7	West Ham United	26	13	5	8	36	32	8	2	4	19	16	5	3	4	17	16	1.125	31	WLWWWW
	8	Sheffield United	27	13	5	9	64	57	8	4	2	37	21	5	1	7	27	36	1.123	31	WLWDLL
	9	Bristol Rovers	28	13	4	11	61	49	9	1	3	35	12	4	3	8	26	37	1.245	30	WLWLLL
	10	Doncaster Rovers	28	12	6	10	63	53	10	2	2	43	16	2	4	8	20	37	1.189	30	LLWWLW
	11	Leyton Orient	27	11	7	9	45	53	5	5	3	22	21	6	2	6	23	32	.849	29	WLLWDL
	12	Huddersfield Town	28	12	4	12	46	48	6	2	6	20	20	6	2	6	26	28	.958	28	LWWDLW
	13	Fulham	28	12	2	14	55	55	9	1	4	36	20	3	1	10	19	35	1.000	26	LLWDWL
	14	Swansea Town	27	11	4	12	67	69	7	2	5	41	27	4	2	7	26	42	.971	26	WWLDLW
	15	Lincoln City	27	11	3	13	33	44	6	1	6	17	14	5	2	7	16	30	.750	25	LLWLLW
	16	Barnsley	27	9	6	12	42	58	5	4	5	27	29	4	2	7	15	29	.724	24	WDDLWL
	17	Rotherham United	27	8	7	12	52	52	5	4	5	25	21	3	3	7	27	31	1.000	23	DDLWLL
	18	Grimsby Town	28	9	5	14	37	38	6	4	4	23	16	3	1	10	14	22	.974	23	WDDDLL
	19	Bristol City	27	8	6	13	45	63	7	1	6	30	27	1	5	7	15	36	.714	22	WLLDLW
	20	Bury	29	5	5	19	47	79	3	2	10	30	39	2	3	9	17	40	.595	15	WLLLWL
	21	Port Vale	25	5	4	16	34	54	4	3	4	17	16	1	1	12	17	38	.630	14	WLDLLL
	22	Notts County	27	4	5	18	35	68	3	3	8	20	28	1	2	10	15	40	.515	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	Result(s)
	1	Leicester City	29	18	8	3	80	42	10	4	0	51	19	8	4	3	29	23	1.905	44	DWWWWD	0-0
	2	Stoke City	29	16	6	7	62	42	12	2	0	46	12	4	4	7	16	30	1.476	38	LWWLWD	2-2
	3	Nottingham Forest	28	15	7	6	61	36	8	3	2	29	20	7	4	4	32	16	1.694	37	LWDWWW	7-1
	4	Blackburn Rovers	29	16	4	9	64	60	8	3	3	36	25	8	1	6	28	35	1.067	36	LWDWWW	2-0
1	5	Middlesbrough	29	13	7	9	56	42	8	4	2	30	18	5	3	7	26	24	1.333	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	1.152	33	LWWWWW	2-1
2	7	Liverpool	28	12	8	8	53	36	9	1	4	35	21	3	7	4	18	15	1.472	32	WWDWLL	1-2
2	8	Doncaster Rovers	29	13	6	10	64	53	10	2	2	43	16	3	4	8	21	37	1.208	32	LWWLWW	1-0
	9	Bristol Rovers	29	13	5	11	61	49	9	2	3	35	12	4	3	8	26	37	1.245	31	LWLLLD	0-0
2	10	Sheffield United	28	13	5	10	64	59	8	4	3	37	23	5	1	7	27	36	1.085	31	LWDLLL	0-2
	11	Leyton Orient	28	11	8	9	47	55	5	6	3	24	23	6	2	6	23	32	.855	30	LLWDLD	2-2
2	12	Swansea Town	28	12	4	12	69	69	7	2	5	41	27	5	2	7	28	42	1.000	28	WLDLWW	2-0
1	13	Huddersfield Town	29	12	4	13	46	49	6	2	7	20	21	6	2	6	26	28	.939	28	WWDLWL	0-1
1	14	Fulham	29	12	2	15	58	59	9	1	4	36	20	3	1	11	22	39	.983	26	LWDWLL	3-4
2	15	Rotherham United	28	9	7	12	56	55	6	4	5	29	24	3	3	7	27	31	1.018	25	DLWLLW	4-3
2	16	Grimsby Town	29	10	5	14	40	40	6	4	4	23	16	4	1	10	17	24	1.000	25	DDDLLW	3-2
2	17	Lincoln City	28	11	3	14	33	46	6	1	7	17	16	5	2	7	16	30	.717	25	LWLLWL	0-2
2	18	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	43	60	5	4	6	28	31	4	2	7	15	29	.717	24	DDLWLL	1-2
	19	Bristol City	28	8	7	13	45	63	7	1	6	30	27	1	6	7	15	36	.714	23	LLDLWD	0-0
	20	Bury	30	5	5	20	49	82	3	2	11	32	42	2	3	9	17	40	.598	15	LLLWLL	2-3
	21	Port Vale	26	5	4	17	35	61	4	3	5	18	23	1	1	12	17	38	.574	14	LDLLLL	1-7
	22	Notts County	28	4	6	18	35	68	3	4	8	20	28	1	2	10	15	40	.515	14	LLLWDD	0-0