FOREST 2 - 2 BRISTOL CITY - Thu Aug 30, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Thu Aug 30, 1956 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bristol City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (League Tier 2)
- Bristol City:
- Nov 15, 1960
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2075 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 1250 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2278 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3441 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 69 years, 11 months, 20 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (17')
Bob McKinlay (80')
BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Pat Beasley
Prior form: DLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
David Smith (25')
John Atyeo (88')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Bill Farmer | |
| 2 | D | 31 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 30 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 31 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 23 |  Bob McKinlay  (80') | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Jim Barrett | |
| 9 | F | 25 | Tommy Wilson (17') | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Doug Lishman | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Stewart Imlach | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tony Cook |
| 2 | D | Joe Baillie |
| 3 | D | Mike Thresher |
| 4 | D | Jack White |
| 5 | D | Terry Compton |
| 6 | M | Cyril Williams |
| 7 | M | Wally Hinshelwood |
| 8 | M | John Atyeo |
| 9 | M | Jimmy Rogers |
| 10 | F | Alec Eisentrager |
| 11 | F | David Smith |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Bristol City |
| Swansea Town | 2-3 | Barnsley |
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 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 4 | Swansea Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DWWD | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | DLLD | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 0 | LLLL | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | WWWW | |||
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | WWWD | 2-2 | |
 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | WDWW | ||
| 1 | 4 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DWWD | ||
| 1 | 5 | Swansea Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | WWWL | 2-3 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 2 | 14 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 | DLWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | ||
| 3 | 16 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | DLLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LDLW | ||
| 1 | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LWLL | ||
| 1 | 19 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | DLLD | ||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 0 | LLLL | |||