The City Ground

BRISTOL ROVERS 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 06, 1957 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 06, 1957 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Eastville Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: J Pickles
Attendance:: 21,078
League Week:: 36 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Bristol Rovers:: Jan 06, 1974

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2107 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1282 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2315 (of 5824)
Total:: 3479 (of 7629)
Played:: 69 years, 4 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Wilson (2')
Bill Morley (63') - Bill Morley last goal

BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Bert Tann
Prior form: DWWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alfie Biggs (19')
Peter Hooper (74')
Dai Ward (83')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley (63')
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt
7	M	26	Peter Higham
8	F	26	Jim Barrett
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (2')
10	F	31	Eddie Baily
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Nicholson	71		7	1
2	D	35	Jack Hutchinson	237		7	1
3	D	31	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	359	1	7	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley (63')	248	9	7	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	126	2	7	1
6	M	31	Jack Burkitt	346	13	7	1
7	M	26	Peter Higham	64	20	7	1
8	F	26	Jim Barrett	90	54	7	1
9	F	26	Tommy Wilson (2')	83	24	7	1
10	F	31	Eddie Baily	27	8	7	1
11	F	25	Stewart Imlach	78	18	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ron Nicholls
2	D	Harry Bamford
3	D	Les Edwards
4	D	Jackie Pitt
5	D	Paddy Hale
6	M	Norman Sykes
7	M	George Petherbridge
8	M	Alfie Biggs
9	M	Geoff Bradford
10	F	Dai Ward
11	F	Peter Hooper

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 06, 1957)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Bury	1-0	Port Vale
Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Sheffield United
Grimsby Town	4-1	Barnsley
Huddersfield Town	1-0	Rotherham United
Leicester City	5-3	West Ham United
Leyton Orient	2-1	Lincoln City
Liverpool	2-0	Swansea Town
Middlesbrough	2-1	Blackburn Rovers
Notts County	0-0	Fulham
Stoke City	0-2	Bristol City

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	37	23	9	5	96	57	13	4	1	61	28	10	5	4	35	29	39	55	LDWWLW	Safe
2	Blackburn Rovers	37	19	9	9	77	68	11	5	3	45	29	8	4	6	32	39	9	47	DDDWDW	Safe
3	Nottingham Forest	35	18	10	7	78	43	10	4	3	41	23	8	6	4	37	20	35	46	DWDWDL	Safe
4	Sheffield United	37	18	8	11	82	66	10	6	3	42	24	8	2	8	40	42	16	44	DWWWWW	Safe
5	Stoke City	37	18	7	12	76	53	14	2	2	59	16	4	5	10	17	37	23	43	WDLLLL	Safe
6	Liverpool	35	16	10	9	70	48	11	1	4	41	23	5	9	5	29	25	22	42	DWWWWD	Safe
7	West Ham United	35	17	7	11	50	48	10	4	5	27	23	7	3	6	23	25	2	41	LLLDWD	Safe
8	Bristol Rovers	37	16	8	13	74	58	11	4	3	44	16	5	4	10	30	42	16	40	DWWLDL	Safe
9	Middlesbrough	37	15	9	13	70	55	9	5	4	39	25	6	4	9	31	30	15	39	LLWWDD	Safe
10	Swansea Town	36	17	5	14	82	81	11	2	6	50	32	6	3	8	32	49	1	39	WWLLDW	Safe
11	Huddersfield Town	37	17	5	15	61	61	9	2	7	30	24	8	3	8	31	37	0	39	WWWLWW	Safe
12	Doncaster Rovers	37	13	10	14	70	69	10	5	3	46	20	3	5	11	24	49	1	36	LLDDDL	Safe
13	Leyton Orient	36	13	9	14	55	69	6	7	4	29	28	7	2	10	26	41	-14	35	DLLLWL	Safe
14	Fulham	37	16	2	19	76	75	11	1	7	48	32	5	1	12	28	43	1	34	LLWLWW	Safe
15	Rotherham United	36	12	9	15	64	65	8	6	5	33	25	4	3	10	31	40	-1	33	WDLDLW	Safe
16	Bristol City	35	13	7	15	61	69	11	1	6	41	28	2	6	9	20	41	-8	33	WWLWWW	Safe
17	Barnsley	36	12	8	16	55	74	8	5	6	37	33	4	3	10	18	41	-19	32	WWLWLD
18	Grimsby Town	37	13	5	19	48	55	9	4	5	30	21	4	1	14	18	34	-7	31	WLWLLL
19	Lincoln City	36	13	4	19	45	69	8	2	8	26	22	5	2	11	19	47	-24	30	LLLWLD
20	Bury	38	6	9	23	58	93	3	3	13	35	47	3	6	10	23	46	-35	21	LDDLLD
21	Notts County	35	6	8	21	44	79	5	5	8	28	31	1	3	13	16	48	-35	20	LDWDWL
22	Port Vale	35	7	4	24	49	86	6	3	8	25	34	1	1	16	24	52	-37	18	WLLLLL

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	38	24	9	5	101	60	14	4	1	66	31	10	5	4	35	29	41	57	DWWLWW	Promoted	5-3
	2	Blackburn Rovers	38	19	9	10	78	70	11	5	3	45	29	8	4	7	33	41	8	47	DDWDWL	Safe	1-2
	3	Nottingham Forest	36	18	10	8	80	46	10	4	3	41	23	8	6	5	39	23	34	46	WDWDLL	Safe	2-3
2	4	Liverpool	36	17	10	9	72	48	12	1	4	43	23	5	9	5	29	25	24	44	WWWWDW	Safe	2-0
1	5	Sheffield United	38	18	8	12	82	67	10	6	3	42	24	8	2	9	40	43	15	44	WWWWWL	Safe	0-1
1	6	Stoke City	38	18	7	13	76	55	14	2	3	59	18	4	5	10	17	37	21	43	DLLLLL	Safe	0-2
1	7	Bristol Rovers	38	17	8	13	77	60	12	4	3	47	18	5	4	10	30	42	17	42	WWLDLW	Safe	3-2
1	8	Middlesbrough	38	16	9	13	72	56	10	5	4	41	26	6	4	9	31	30	16	41	LWWDDW	Safe	2-1
2	9	Huddersfield Town	38	18	5	15	62	61	10	2	7	31	24	8	3	8	31	37	1	41	WWLWWW	Safe	1-0
3	10	West Ham United	36	17	7	12	53	53	10	4	5	27	23	7	3	7	26	30	0	41	LLDWDL	Safe	3-5
1	11	Swansea Town	37	17	5	15	82	83	11	2	6	50	32	6	3	9	32	51	-1	39	WLLDWL	Safe	0-2
	12	Doncaster Rovers	38	14	10	14	71	69	11	5	3	47	20	3	5	11	24	49	2	38	LDDDLW	Safe	1-0
	13	Leyton Orient	37	14	9	14	57	70	7	7	4	31	29	7	2	10	26	41	-13	37	LLLWLW	Safe	2-1
	14	Fulham	38	16	3	19	76	75	11	1	7	48	32	5	2	12	28	43	1	35	LWLWWD	Safe	0-0
1	15	Bristol City	36	14	7	15	63	69	11	1	6	41	28	3	6	9	22	41	-6	35	WLWWWW	Safe	2-0
1	16	Rotherham United	37	12	9	16	64	66	8	6	5	33	25	4	3	11	31	41	-2	33	DLDLWL	Safe	0-1
1	17	Grimsby Town	38	14	5	19	52	56	10	4	5	34	22	4	1	14	18	34	-4	33	LWLLLW	Safe	4-1
1	18	Barnsley	37	12	8	17	56	78	8	5	6	37	33	4	3	11	19	45	-22	32	WLWLDL	Safe	1-4
	19	Lincoln City	37	13	4	20	46	71	8	2	8	26	22	5	2	12	20	49	-25	30	LLWLDL		1-2
	20	Bury	39	7	9	23	59	93	4	3	13	36	47	3	6	10	23	46	-34	23	DDLLDW		1-0
	21	Notts County	36	6	9	21	44	79	5	6	8	28	31	1	3	13	16	48	-35	21	DWDWLD		0-0
	22	Port Vale	36	7	4	25	49	87	6	3	8	25	34	1	1	17	24	53	-38	18	LLLLLL		0-1