The City Ground

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 - 4 FOREST - Sat Apr 27, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 27, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: R Wood
Attendance:: 28,036
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 2)
Sheffield United:: Jan 30, 1960

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2112 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1287 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2320 (of 5829)
Total:: 3484 (of 7634)
Played:: 69 years, 4 months, 20 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Doug Lishman (22')
Tommy Wilson (51')
Doug Lishman (80')
Doug Lishman (85') - Doug Lishman last goal

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: Joe Mercer
Prior form: WWLWLL (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	26	Tommy Wilson (51')
8	F	31	Eddie Baily
9	F	26	Jim Barrett
10	F	33	Doug Lishman (22') (80') (85')
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Hodgkinson
2	D	Cec Coldwell
3	D	Graham Shaw
4	D	Tommy Hoyland
5	D	Joe Shaw
6	M	Jim Iley
7	M	Alf Ringstead
8	M	Jimmy Hagan
9	M	Jack Wilkinson
10	F	Bobby Howitt
11	F	John Spencer

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 27, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	3-1	Swansea Town
Leyton Orient	2-2	Notts County
Lincoln City	4-1	Barnsley
Liverpool	1-0	West Ham United
Port Vale	2-1	Rotherham United
Sheffield United	0-4	Nottingham Forest

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	42	25	11	6	109	67	14	5	2	68	36	11	6	4	41	31	42	61	WWDWDL	Champions
	2	Nottingham Forest	40	21	10	9	88	51	13	4	3	48	25	8	6	6	40	26	37	52	LLWWLW	Safe
	3	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	10	11	83	75	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	8	34	43	8	52	WLWDWL	Safe
	4	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	79	53	14	1	4	50	25	5	10	6	29	28	26	49	DWLWWD	Safe
	5	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	84	60	12	5	4	51	29	7	5	9	33	31	24	48	DWDWWW	Safe
	6	Stoke City	41	20	7	14	81	56	16	2	3	64	18	4	5	11	17	38	25	47	LLLLWW	Safe
	7	Sheffield United	41	19	8	14	87	72	11	6	3	45	24	8	2	11	42	48	15	46	WWLWLL	Safe
	8	West Ham United	41	19	8	14	59	62	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	9	28	38	-3	46	LWLDLW	Safe
	9	Bristol Rovers	42	18	9	15	81	67	12	5	4	47	19	6	4	11	34	48	14	45	LWWLLD	Safe
	10	Swansea Town	41	19	7	15	89	87	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	9	36	53	2	45	WLWWDD	Safe
	11	Fulham	42	19	4	19	84	76	13	1	7	53	32	6	3	12	31	44	8	42	WDWWWD	Safe
	12	Huddersfield Town	42	18	6	18	68	74	10	3	8	33	27	8	3	10	35	47	-6	42	WWLDLL	Safe
	13	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	10	17	77	77	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	0	40	LWLLWL	Safe
	14	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	61	62	12	4	5	41	26	5	1	15	20	36	-1	39	LWLWWW	Safe
	15	Bristol City	40	15	9	16	70	76	12	2	6	46	31	3	7	10	24	45	-6	39	WWWDDL	Safe
	16	Leyton Orient	41	15	9	17	64	82	7	7	6	32	36	8	2	11	32	46	-18	39	LWLLLW	Safe
	17	Rotherham United	41	13	11	17	73	73	9	7	5	37	26	4	4	12	36	47	0	37	WLDDLW	Safe
	18	Barnsley	41	12	10	19	58	85	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	13	19	50	-27	34	DLDLLD	Safe
	19	Lincoln City	41	13	6	22	50	79	8	4	8	30	26	5	2	14	20	53	-29	32	DLDDLL	Safe
	20	Notts County	40	8	11	21	52	82	7	6	8	34	32	1	5	13	18	50	-30	27	LDDDWW	Safe
	21	Bury	42	8	9	25	60	96	5	3	13	37	47	3	6	12	23	49	-36	25	LDWLWL	Relegated
	22	Port Vale	40	7	5	28	53	98	6	3	10	27	39	1	2	18	26	59	-45	19	LLLLLD	Relegated

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	42	25	11	6	109	67	14	5	2	68	36	11	6	4	41	31	42	61	WWDWDL	Champions
	2	Nottingham Forest	41	22	10	9	92	51	13	4	3	48	25	9	6	6	44	26	41	54	LWWLWW	Promoted	4-0
	3	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	10	11	83	75	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	8	34	43	8	52	WLWDWL	Safe
	4	Liverpool	41	20	11	10	80	53	15	1	4	51	25	5	10	6	29	28	27	51	WLWWDW	Safe	1-0
	5	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	84	60	12	5	4	51	29	7	5	9	33	31	24	48	DWDWWW	Safe
	6	Stoke City	41	20	7	14	81	56	16	2	3	64	18	4	5	11	17	38	25	47	LLLLWW	Safe
	7	Sheffield United	42	19	8	15	87	76	11	6	4	45	28	8	2	11	42	48	11	46	WLWLLL	Safe	0-4
	8	West Ham United	42	19	8	15	59	63	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	10	28	39	-4	46	WLDLWL	Safe	0-1
	9	Bristol Rovers	42	18	9	15	81	67	12	5	4	47	19	6	4	11	34	48	14	45	LWWLLD	Safe
	10	Swansea Town	42	19	7	16	90	90	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	10	37	56	0	45	LWWDDL	Safe	1-3
	11	Fulham	42	19	4	19	84	76	13	1	7	53	32	6	3	12	31	44	8	42	WDWWWD	Safe
	12	Huddersfield Town	42	18	6	18	68	74	10	3	8	33	27	8	3	10	35	47	-6	42	WWLDLL	Safe
2	13	Bristol City	41	16	9	16	73	77	13	2	6	49	32	3	7	10	24	45	-4	41	WWDDLW	Safe	3-1
1	14	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	10	17	77	77	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	0	40	LWLLWL	Safe
1	15	Leyton Orient	42	15	10	17	66	84	7	8	6	34	38	8	2	11	32	46	-18	40	WLLLWD	Safe	2-2
2	16	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	61	62	12	4	5	41	26	5	1	15	20	36	-1	39	LWLWWW	Safe
	17	Rotherham United	42	13	11	18	74	75	9	7	5	37	26	4	4	13	37	49	-1	37	LDDLWL	Safe	1-2
1	18	Lincoln City	42	14	6	22	54	80	9	4	8	34	27	5	2	14	20	53	-26	34	LDDLLW	Safe	4-1
1	19	Barnsley	42	12	10	20	59	89	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	14	20	54	-30	34	LDLLDL	Safe	1-4
	20	Notts County	41	8	12	21	54	84	7	6	8	34	32	1	6	13	20	52	-30	28	DDDWWD	Safe	2-2
	21	Bury	42	8	9	25	60	96	5	3	13	37	47	3	6	12	23	49	-36	25	LDWLWL	Relegated
	22	Port Vale	41	8	5	28	55	99	7	3	10	29	40	1	2	18	26	59	-44	21	LLLLDW	Relegated	2-1