The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 0 - 2 FOREST - Tue Aug 30, 1949 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Tue Aug 30, 1949 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Journal - Wednesday 31 August 1949

Season:: 1949-50
Referee:: G Clarke
Attendance:: 25,924
League Week:: 4 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 1
Opp Before/After:: 19 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 3)
Bristol City:: Nov 26, 1949

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1777 (of 5060)
League Tier 3:: 4 (of 226)
Competitive:: 1964 (of 5790)
Total:: 3104 (of 7585)
Played:: 76 years, 3 months, 13 days ago

Review
Despite missing a first half penalty, Wally Ardron kept up his goalscoring with a brace in the second half. And this win put us on top of the Third Division South table, which would be the only time this season we can say that.

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

Goal Scorers
Wally Ardron (48')
Wally Ardron (68')

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Bob Wright
Prior form: WLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Penalties Missed:
Wally Ardron (28')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	33	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	33	Bob McCall
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Frank Knight
7	F	32	Freddie Scott
8	F	25	John Love
9	M	30	Wally Ardron (48') (68')
10	F	21	Alan Ashman
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	33	Harry Walker	90		3	1
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	87		3	1
3	M	33	Bob McCall	153	1	3	1
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt	34	1	3	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	59	1	3	1
6	M	27	Frank Knight	48	1	115	4
7	F	32	Freddie Scott	116	12	3	1
8	F	25	John Love	16	7	3	1
9	M	30	Wally Ardron (48') (68')	3	2	3	1
10	F	21	Alan Ashman	3	1	134	7
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile	29	4	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Coombs
2	D	Stone
3	D	Bailey
4	D	Freeman
5	D	Roberts
6	M	Edwards
7	M	Mullen
8	M	White
9	M	McCarthy
10	F	Eisenslager
11	F	Rudkin

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Tue Aug 30, 1949)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	0-2	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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