The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 1 - 5 FOREST - Tue Aug 21, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Aug 21, 1956 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 5-1 (Won)

Attendance:: 27,898
Pos Before/After:: 6/1
Opp Before/After:: 12/14
Referee:
Season:: 1956-57
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Fulham

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2072 (of 4877)
League Tier 2:: 1247 (of 2460)
Competitive:: 2275 (of 5574)
Total:: 3430 (of 7322)

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

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

Goals:
William Morley
Jim Barrett
Jim Barrett
Doug Lishman
Doug Lishman

BRISTOL CITY
Manager:
Prior form: D (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Willie Fraser
2	M	Bill Whare
3	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	F	William Morley
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Peter Small
8	F	Jim Barrett
9	F	Tommy Wilson
10	F	Doug Lishman
11	F	Stewart Imlach

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Tue Aug 21, 1956)

Home	F	A	Away
Bristol City	1	5	Nottingham Forest
Bury	3	2	Middlesbrough

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	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	9	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	4.500	4	WW
	2	Leicester City	2	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.500	4	WW
	3	Stoke City	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2.000	3	DW
	4	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.999	2	W
	5	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.000	2	W
	6	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4.000	2	W
	7	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	1.250	2	WL
	8	Huddersfield Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	1.000	2	WL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	.667	2	LW
	10	Bury	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.000	1	D
	11	Notts County	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1	D
	12	Bristol City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.000	1	D
	13	Lincoln City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1	D
	14	Middlesbrough	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1	D
	15	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1	D
	16	Port Vale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	D
	17	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.667	0	L
	18	Fulham	2	0	0	2	3	9	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	5	.333	0	LL
	19	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.333	0	L
	20	Leyton Orient	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	0	L
	21	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	0	LL
	22	Rotherham United	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	L

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
5	1	Nottingham Forest	2	2	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	2	4.500	4	WW
1	2	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	9	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	4.500	4	WW
1	3	Leicester City	2	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.500	4	WW
1	4	Stoke City	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2.000	3	DW
5	5	Bury	2	1	1	0	5	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	1.250	3	DW
2	6	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.999	2	W
2	7	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.000	2	W
1	8	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	1.250	2	WL
1	9	Huddersfield Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	1.000	2	WL
1	10	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	.667	2	LW
	11	Notts County	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1	D
1	12	Lincoln City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1	D
1	13	Middlesbrough	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	.750	1	DL
2	14	Bristol City	2	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	.333	1	DL
	15	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1	D
	16	Port Vale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	D
	17	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.667	0	L
	18	Fulham	2	0	0	2	3	9	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	5	.333	0	LL
	19	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.333	0	L
	20	Leyton Orient	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	0	L
	21	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	0	LL
	22	Rotherham United	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	L