The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 NOTTS COUNTY - Wed May 01, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed May 01, 1957 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Notts County
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: J Topliss
Attendance:: 32,046
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (Friendly)
League:: Preston North End
Notts County:: Oct 26, 1959

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2113 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1288 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2321 (of 5824)
Total:: 3485 (of 7629)
Played:: 69 years, 3 months, 20 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Stewart Imlach (47')
Tommy Wilson (90')

NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: George Poyser
Prior form: DDDWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Taylor (38')
Jack Taylor (83')
Don Roby (61')
Ron Wylie (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	Last game
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 (90')
8	F	31	Eddie Baily
9	F	26	Jim Barrett
10	F	33	Doug Lishman	Last game
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach (47')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	77		4	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	243		4	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	365	1	4	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley	254	10	4	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	132	2	4	1
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	352	13	4	1
7	F	26	Tommy Wilson (90')	89	27	4	1
8	F	31	Eddie Baily	31	9	4	1
9	F	26	Jim Barrett	96	57	4	1
10	F	33	Doug Lishman	37	22	4	1
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach (47')	82	18	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Linton
2	D	Ray Chatham
3	D	Frank Cruickshank
4	D	Bobby Bulch
5	D	Peter Russell
6	M	Gerry Carver
7	M	Don Roby
8	M	Jack Taylor
9	M	Gordon Wills
10	F	Ron Wylie
11	F	Ken Tucker

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed May 01, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Liverpool	2-1	Bristol City
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Notts County

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	41	22	10	9	92	51	13	4	3	48	25	9	6	6	44	26	41	54	LWWLWW	Promoted
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
5	Stoke City	42	20	8	14	83	58	16	2	3	64	18	4	6	11	19	40	25	48	LLLWWD	Safe
6	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	84	60	12	5	4	51	29	7	5	9	33	31	24	48	DWDWWW	Safe
7	Sheffield United	42	19	8	15	87	76	11	6	4	45	28	8	2	11	42	48	11	46	WLWLLL	Safe
8	West Ham United	42	19	8	15	59	63	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	10	28	39	-4	46	WLDLWL	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	42	19	7	16	90	90	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	10	37	56	0	45	LWWDDL	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	Bristol City	41	16	9	16	73	77	13	2	6	49	32	3	7	10	24	45	-4	41	WWDDLW	Safe
14	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	10	17	77	77	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	0	40	LWLLWL	Safe
15	Leyton Orient	42	15	10	17	66	84	7	8	6	34	38	8	2	11	32	46	-18	40	WLLLWD	Safe
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
18	Lincoln City	42	14	6	22	54	80	9	4	8	34	27	5	2	14	20	53	-26	34	LDDLLW	Safe
19	Barnsley	42	12	10	20	59	89	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	14	20	54	-30	34	LDLLDL	Safe
20	Notts County	41	8	12	21	54	84	7	6	8	34	32	1	6	13	20	52	-30	28	DDDWWD	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	42	8	6	28	57	101	7	4	10	31	42	1	2	18	26	59	-44	22	LLLDWD	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	Promoted
	2	Nottingham Forest	42	22	10	10	94	55	13	4	4	50	29	9	6	6	44	26	39	54	WWLWWL	Promoted	2-4
1	3	Liverpool	42	21	11	10	82	54	16	1	4	53	26	5	10	6	29	28	28	53	LWWDWW	Safe	2-1
1	4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	10	11	83	75	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	8	34	43	8	52	WLWDWL	Safe
	5	Stoke City	42	20	8	14	83	58	16	2	3	64	18	4	6	11	19	40	25	48	LLLWWD	Safe
	6	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	84	60	12	5	4	51	29	7	5	9	33	31	24	48	DWDWWW	Safe
	7	Sheffield United	42	19	8	15	87	76	11	6	4	45	28	8	2	11	42	48	11	46	WLWLLL	Safe
	8	West Ham United	42	19	8	15	59	63	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	10	28	39	-4	46	WLDLWL	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	42	19	7	16	90	90	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	10	37	56	0	45	LWWDDL	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	Bristol City	42	16	9	17	74	79	13	2	6	49	32	3	7	11	25	47	-5	41	WDDLWL	Safe	1-2
	14	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	10	17	77	77	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	0	40	LWLLWL	Safe
	15	Leyton Orient	42	15	10	17	66	84	7	8	6	34	38	8	2	11	32	46	-18	40	WLLLWD	Safe
	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
	18	Lincoln City	42	14	6	22	54	80	9	4	8	34	27	5	2	14	20	53	-26	34	LDDLLW	Safe
	19	Barnsley	42	12	10	20	59	89	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	14	20	54	-30	34	LDLLDL	Safe
	20	Notts County	42	9	12	21	58	86	7	6	8	34	32	2	6	13	24	54	-28	30	DDWWDW	Safe	4-2
	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	42	8	6	28	57	101	7	4	10	31	42	1	2	18	26	59	-44	22	LLLDWD	Relegated