SEASON: 1956-57


Prev Season: 1955-56
This Season: 1956-57
Next Season: 1957-58
DIVISION:
English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):
Billy Walker
FA Cup:
Quarter Final (Birmingham City (H) 0-1)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Jim Barrett (30 goals)


LEAGUE POSITIONS

SEASON END TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1956-57 Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Leicester City42251161096714526836116441311.6268761Promoted as Champions1-20-0
2Nottingham Forest4222101094551344502996644261.7090954Promoted
3Liverpool42211110825416145326510629281.51852531-01-3
4Blackburn Rovers4221101183751263493294834431.10667522-12-2
5Stoke City4220814835816236418461119401.43103484-01-2
6Middlesbrough4219101384601254512975933311.40000480-42-2
7Sheffield United4219815877611644528821142481.14474462-14-0
8West Ham United421981559631245312474102839.93651463-01-2
9Bristol Rovers4218915816712544719641134481.20896451-12-3
10Swansea Town4219716909012365334741037561.00000454-34-1
11Fulham4219419847613175332631231441.10526423-11-0
12Huddersfield Town421861868741038332783103547.91892420-00-1
13Bristol City421691774791326493237112547.93671412-25-1
14Doncaster Rovers42151017777712545121351326561.00000402-11-1
15Leyton Orient421510176684786343882113246.78571401-24-1
16Grimsby Town421752061621245412651152036.98387392-10-0
17Rotherham United421311187475975372644133749.98667373-12-3
18Lincoln City42146225480948342752142053.67500341-12-0
19Barnsley421210205989876393543142054.66292347-11-1
20Notts County42912215886768343226132454.67442302-42-1
21Bury42892560965313374736122349.6250025Relegated5-12-1
22Port Vale428628571017410314212182659.5643622Relegated4-27-1

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GAME COUNTS
ALL GAMES
Competitive Games:
47
Competitive Goals:
105
Goals per game:
2.2

LEAGUE GAMES
League Games:
42
League Points:
54 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
64.3%

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored11 times14 times4 times6 times5 times
Conceded22 times8 times4 times2 times
Won By10 times5 times3 times4 times3 times
Lost By8 times2 times1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
124 12-11121 Leicester City (0-0), Leicester City (1-2)
276 2-------
3109 321-1522 Stoke City (1-2), Stoke City (4-0)
412 43-12281 Middlesbrough (0-4), Bristol Rovers (1-1), Liverpool (1-3)
527 522--624 Swansea Town (4-1), Sheffield United (2-1)
68 611--212 Doncaster Rovers (2-1)
7 7211-623 Blackburn Rovers (2-2), Sheffield United (4-0)
8 841-3662 Huddersfield Town (0-1), Leyton Orient (1-2), Bristol Rovers (2-3), West Ham United (3-0)
9 9211-323 Liverpool (1-0), Middlesbrough (2-2)
10 10211-623 Bristol City (5-1), Lincoln City (1-1)
11 112-11231 West Ham United (1-2), Doncaster Rovers (1-1)
12 1211--102 Fulham (1-0)
13 13-------
14 14312-544 Barnsley (1-1), Swansea Town (4-3), Huddersfield Town (0-0)
15 15-------
16 16541-1369 Bristol City (2-2), Blackburn Rovers (2-1), Port Vale (4-2), Lincoln City (2-0), Rotherham United (3-1)<
17 17211-213 Grimsby Town (0-0), Grimsby Town (2-1)
18 1811--712 Barnsley (7-1)
19 19-------
20 2032-1964 Bury (5-1), Bury (2-1), Notts County (2-4)
21 2122--1024 Fulham (3-1), Port Vale (7-1)
22 2221-1442 Rotherham United (2-3), Notts County (2-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Leyton Orient (4-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
39,750 (Leicester City)
Lowest League Attendance:
13,959 (Leyton Orient)
Average League Attendance:
23,118
Highest Cup Attendance:
36,486 (Birmingham City)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
18,060 (Goole Town)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
11
Yellow cards:
0
Red cards:
0
Own goals (for):
2 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:
0
Penalties conceded:
0
Penalties missed:
2
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreResultAttPosScorers
1Sat Aug 18, 1956Leyton OrientA4-1Win25,9834Barrett (?, ?), Wilson (?), Lishman (?)
2Tue Aug 21, 1956Bristol CityA5-1Win27,8981Morley (?), Barrett (?, ?), Lishman (?, ?)
3Sat Aug 25, 1956FulhamH3-1Win21,4941Barrett (?, ?, ?)
4Thu Aug 30, 1956Bristol CityH2-2Draw23,1722McKinlay (?), Wilson (?)
5Sat Sep 01, 1956Swansea TownA4-1Win24,4782Small (?), Lishman (?, ?), Imlach (?)
6Thu Sep 06, 1956Blackburn RoversH2-1Win21,2511Burkitt (?), Small (?)
7Sat Sep 08, 1956Lincoln CityH1-1Draw26,7801Lishman (?)
8Sat Sep 15, 1956Rotherham UnitedA2-3Loss12,5121Scott (?), Lishman (?)
9Sat Sep 22, 1956Port ValeH4-2Win18,6992Morley (?), Burkitt (?), Lishman (?), Hayward (? OG)
10Sat Sep 29, 1956BarnsleyA1-1Draw15,6661Lishman (?)
11Sat Oct 06, 1956Huddersfield TownA0-1Loss17,6002
12Sat Oct 13, 1956BuryH5-1Win21,9673Morley (?), Baily (?, ?), Higham (?), Lishman (?)
13Sat Oct 20, 1956Notts CountyA2-1Win31,5853Baily (?), Lishman (?)
14Sat Oct 27, 1956Doncaster RoversH2-1Win24,5122Small (?), Imlach (?)
15Sat Nov 03, 1956Stoke CityA1-2Loss32,6563Lishman (?)
16Sat Nov 10, 1956MiddlesbroughH0-4Loss20,8625
17Sat Nov 17, 1956Leicester CityA0-0Draw40,8305
18Sat Nov 24, 1956Bristol RoversH1-1Draw18,1466Lishman (?)
19Sat Dec 01, 1956Grimsby TownA0-0Draw14,0335
20Sat Dec 08, 1956LiverpoolH1-0Win17,7744Baily (?)
21Sat Dec 15, 1956Leyton OrientH1-2Loss13,9593Barrett (?)
22Sat Dec 22, 1956FulhamA1-0Win12,4994Imlach (?)
23Tue Dec 25, 1956West Ham UnitedA1-2Loss16,3003Imlach (?)
24Sat Dec 29, 1956Swansea TownH4-3Win18,3725Barrett (?), Wilson (?, ?), Imlach (?)
25Tue Jan 01, 1957Blackburn RoversA2-2Draw28,8103Barrett (?), Alexander (?)
26Sat Jan 12, 1957Lincoln CityA2-0Win13,2143Barrett (?), Imlach (?)
27Sat Jan 19, 1957Rotherham UnitedH3-1Win18,5803Barrett (?, ?), Imlach (?)
28Sat Feb 02, 1957Port ValeA7-1Win18,1853Barrett (?, ?, ?), Wilson (?), Baily (?), Imlach (?, ?)
29Sat Feb 09, 1957BarnsleyH7-1Win25,9943Higham (?), Barrett (?), Wilson (?, ?, ?), Baily (?), Imlach (?)
30Thu Feb 21, 1957Huddersfield TownH0-0Draw14,9042
31Sat Feb 23, 1957BuryA2-1Win14,1282Barrett (?, ?)
32Sat Mar 09, 1957Doncaster RoversA1-1Draw14,1282Barrett (?)
33Sat Mar 16, 1957Stoke CityH4-0Win32,4442Barrett (?, ?), Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
34Sat Mar 23, 1957MiddlesbroughA2-2Draw25,0092Higham (10), Barrett (80)
35Sat Mar 30, 1957Leicester CityH1-2Loss39,7503Barrett (75)
36Sat Apr 06, 1957Bristol RoversA2-3Loss21,0783Morley (?), Wilson (?)
37Sat Apr 13, 1957Grimsby TownH2-1Win21,4663Barrett (?), Baily (?)
38Mon Apr 15, 1957West Ham UnitedH3-0Win24,2512Barrett (?), Small (?), Bond (? OG)
39Sat Apr 20, 1957LiverpoolA1-3Loss47,6213Barrett (?)
40Mon Apr 22, 1957Sheffield UnitedH2-1Win29,0632Higham (?), Wilson (?)
41Sat Apr 27, 1957Sheffield UnitedA4-0Win28,0362Wilson (?), Lishman (?, ?, ?)
42Wed May 01, 1957Notts CountyH2-4Loss32,0462Wilson (?), Imlach (?)

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayCountH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Sat Jan 05, 1957Goole Town3H6-0Win18,060Higham (?), Barrett (?, ?, ?), Wilson (?), Baily (?)
Sat Jan 26, 1957Portsmouth4A3-1Win36,432Baily (?, ?), Imlach (?)
Sat Feb 16, 1957Barnsley5A2-1Win40,626Wilson (?), Imlach (?)
Sat Mar 02, 1957Birmingham CityQuarterA0-0Draw57,827
Thu Mar 07, 1957Birmingham CityQuarterY1H0-1Loss36,486

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Mon Oct 15, 1956Coventry CityEnglandA2-3Loss10,000Jones (?), Kirk (? OG)
Wed May 08, 1957Norwich CityEnglandA7-2Win6,533Imlach (?, ?, ?), Wilson (?, ?), Morley (?), McKinlay (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) - £6,000 Out (7) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Chris JoyceBoughtJuly 1957Bill FarmerSold
Edward HuddlestoneBoughtDennis AlexanderSold
Willie FraserBoughtDoug LishmanRetired
Oct 06, 1956Eddie BailyBought£6,000Edward HuddlestoneSold
Freddie ScottSold
Roy BanhamSold
1957Peter SmallSold


SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Country PlayerP W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK EnglandHarry Nicholson3920910
GK ScotlandWillie Fraser8521
Defenders
D EnglandBill Whare13931
D ScotlandBob McKinlay442310111
D EnglandGeoff Thomas (1944-60)46241111
D EnglandJack Hutchinson331689
D EnglandRoy Banham11
Midfielders
M EnglandEdward Huddlestone11
M EnglandJack Burkitt472511112
M EnglandPeter Higham2615565
M EnglandPeter Watson (1956)642
M EnglandWilliam Morley472511114
Forwards
F ScotlandChris Joyce
F EnglandDennis Alexander111
F EnglandDoug Lishman27127816
F EnglandEddie Baily32186810
F EnglandEric Jones321
F EnglandFreddie Scott111
F EnglandJim Barrett37219730
F EnglandPeter Small2311664
F ScotlandStewart Imlach4524111014
F EnglandTommy Wilson37218815


GOALSCORERS


Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
30Jim Barrett37
16Doug Lishman27
15Tommy Wilson37
14Stewart Imlach45
10Eddie Baily32
5Peter Higham26
4Peter Small23
4William Morley47
2Jack Burkitt47
2Own Goals47
1Bob McKinlay44
1Dennis Alexander1
1Freddie Scott1


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
BurySat Oct 13, 1956Home5-1Sat Feb 23, 1957Away2-1
FulhamSat Aug 25, 1956Home3-1Sat Dec 22, 1956Away1-0
Port ValeSat Sep 22, 1956Home4-2Sat Feb 02, 1957Away7-1
Sheffield UnitedMon Apr 22, 1957Home2-1Sat Apr 27, 1957Away4-0
Swansea TownSat Sep 01, 1956Away4-1Sat Dec 29, 1956Home4-3



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score