The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 WEST HAM UNITED - Mon Apr 15, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Apr 15, 1957 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: J Kelly
Attendance:: 24,251
League Week:: 38 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 8 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (League Tier 2)
West Ham United:: Sep 13, 1958

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2109 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1284 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2317 (of 5828)
Total:: 3481 (of 7633)
Played:: 69 years, 4 months, 22 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Bond (33') (OG)
Jim Barrett (35')
Peter Small (53') - Peter Small last goal

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Ted Fenton
Prior form: LDWDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	F	25	Eric Jones
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (35')
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson
10	F	31	Eddie Baily
11	F	32	Peter Small (53')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	73		2	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	239		2	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	361	1	2	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	250	10	2	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	128	2	2	1
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	348	13	2	1
7	F	25	Eric Jones	15	3	2	1
8	F	26	Jim Barrett (35')	92	55	2	1
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson	85	25	2	1
10	F	31	Eddie Baily	29	9	2	1
11	F	32	Peter Small (53')	91	20	121	22

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Ernie Gregory
2	2	John Bond
3	3	Noel Cantwell
4	4	Andy Malcolm
5	5	Malcolm Allison
6	6	Bill Lansdowne
7	7	Doug Wragg
8	8	John Smith
9	9	Billy Dare
10	10	Eddie Lewis
11	11	Malcolm Musgrove

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Apr 15, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	3-0	West Ham 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	Leicester City	39	24	10	5	102	61	14	4	1	66	31	10	6	4	36	30	41	58	WWLWWD	Promoted
2	Blackburn Rovers	39	20	9	10	81	72	12	5	3	48	31	8	4	7	33	41	9	49	DWDWLW	Safe
3	Nottingham Forest	37	19	10	8	82	47	11	4	3	43	24	8	6	5	39	23	35	48	DWDLLW	Safe
4	Sheffield United	39	19	8	12	85	67	11	6	3	45	24	8	2	9	40	43	18	46	WWWWLW	Safe
5	Liverpool	37	17	10	10	72	51	12	1	4	43	23	5	9	6	29	28	21	44	WWWDWL	Safe
6	Bristol Rovers	39	18	8	13	80	62	12	4	3	47	18	6	4	10	33	44	18	44	WLDLWW	Safe
7	Stoke City	39	18	7	14	76	56	14	2	3	59	18	4	5	11	17	38	20	43	LLLLLL	Safe
8	West Ham United	37	18	7	12	54	53	11	4	5	28	23	7	3	7	26	30	1	43	LDWDLW	Safe
9	Middlesbrough	39	16	10	13	73	57	10	5	4	41	26	6	5	9	32	31	16	42	WWDDWD	Safe
10	Huddersfield Town	39	18	5	16	64	64	10	2	7	31	24	8	3	9	33	40	0	41	WLWWWL	Safe
11	Swansea Town	38	18	5	15	83	83	12	2	6	51	32	6	3	9	32	51	0	41	LLDWLW	Safe
12	Doncaster Rovers	39	14	10	15	71	72	11	5	3	47	20	3	5	12	24	52	-1	38	DDDLWL	Safe
13	Fulham	39	17	3	19	79	75	12	1	7	51	32	5	2	12	28	43	4	37	WLWWDW	Safe
14	Bristol City	37	15	7	15	67	71	12	1	6	45	30	3	6	9	22	41	-4	37	LWWWWW	Safe
15	Leyton Orient	38	14	9	15	59	74	7	7	4	31	29	7	2	11	28	45	-15	37	LLWLWL	Safe
16	Rotherham United	38	12	10	16	65	67	8	7	5	34	26	4	3	11	31	41	-2	34	LDLWLD	Safe
17	Grimsby Town	39	14	5	20	53	58	10	4	5	34	22	4	1	15	19	36	-5	33	WLLLWL	Safe
18	Barnsley	38	12	9	17	57	79	8	6	6	38	34	4	3	11	19	45	-22	33	LWLDLD	Safe
19	Lincoln City	38	13	5	20	47	72	8	3	8	27	23	5	2	12	20	49	-25	31	LWLDLD	Safe
20	Bury	40	7	9	24	59	94	4	3	13	36	47	3	6	11	23	47	-35	23	DLLDWL
21	Notts County	37	6	10	21	45	80	5	6	8	28	31	1	4	13	17	49	-35	22	WDWLDD
22	Port Vale	37	7	4	26	51	90	6	3	9	27	37	1	1	17	24	53	-39	18	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	39	24	10	5	102	61	14	4	1	66	31	10	6	4	36	30	41	58	WWLWWD	Promoted
1	2	Nottingham Forest	38	20	10	8	85	47	12	4	3	46	24	8	6	5	39	23	38	50	WDLLWW	Safe	3-0
1	3	Blackburn Rovers	39	20	9	10	81	72	12	5	3	48	31	8	4	7	33	41	9	49	DWDWLW	Safe
	4	Sheffield United	39	19	8	12	85	67	11	6	3	45	24	8	2	9	40	43	18	46	WWWWLW	Safe
	5	Liverpool	37	17	10	10	72	51	12	1	4	43	23	5	9	6	29	28	21	44	WWWDWL	Safe
	6	Bristol Rovers	39	18	8	13	80	62	12	4	3	47	18	6	4	10	33	44	18	44	WLDLWW	Safe
	7	Stoke City	39	18	7	14	76	56	14	2	3	59	18	4	5	11	17	38	20	43	LLLLLL	Safe
	8	West Ham United	38	18	7	13	54	56	11	4	5	28	23	7	3	8	26	33	-2	43	DWDLWL	Safe	0-3
	9	Middlesbrough	39	16	10	13	73	57	10	5	4	41	26	6	5	9	32	31	16	42	WWDDWD	Safe
	10	Huddersfield Town	39	18	5	16	64	64	10	2	7	31	24	8	3	9	33	40	0	41	WLWWWL	Safe
	11	Swansea Town	38	18	5	15	83	83	12	2	6	51	32	6	3	9	32	51	0	41	LLDWLW	Safe
	12	Doncaster Rovers	39	14	10	15	71	72	11	5	3	47	20	3	5	12	24	52	-1	38	DDDLWL	Safe
	13	Fulham	39	17	3	19	79	75	12	1	7	51	32	5	2	12	28	43	4	37	WLWWDW	Safe
	14	Bristol City	37	15	7	15	67	71	12	1	6	45	30	3	6	9	22	41	-4	37	LWWWWW	Safe
	15	Leyton Orient	38	14	9	15	59	74	7	7	4	31	29	7	2	11	28	45	-15	37	LLWLWL	Safe
	16	Rotherham United	38	12	10	16	65	67	8	7	5	34	26	4	3	11	31	41	-2	34	LDLWLD	Safe
	17	Grimsby Town	39	14	5	20	53	58	10	4	5	34	22	4	1	15	19	36	-5	33	WLLLWL	Safe
	18	Barnsley	38	12	9	17	57	79	8	6	6	38	34	4	3	11	19	45	-22	33	LWLDLD	Safe
	19	Lincoln City	38	13	5	20	47	72	8	3	8	27	23	5	2	12	20	49	-25	31	LWLDLD	Safe
	20	Bury	40	7	9	24	59	94	4	3	13	36	47	3	6	11	23	47	-35	23	DLLDWL
	21	Notts County	37	6	10	21	45	80	5	6	8	28	31	1	4	13	17	49	-35	22	WDWLDD
	22	Port Vale	37	7	4	26	51	90	6	3	9	27	37	1	1	17	24	53	-39	18	LLLLLL