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
- Position Before:
- 6
- Position After:
- 1
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1956-57
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Fulham
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2072 (of 4788)
- League Tier 2
- 1247 (of 2371)
- Competitive:
- 2275 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3427 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Bristol City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Tue Aug 21, 1956)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 3 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 | |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| ⇩ | 3 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ⇧ | 5 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| ⇩ | 8 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ⇩ | 15 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 | |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |