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 (Draw)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (League Tier 2)
- Bristol City:
- Nov 15, 1960
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2074 (of 4930)
- League Tier 2:
- 1249 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2277 (of 5633)
- Total:
- 3437 (of 7393)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Willie Fraser | |
| 2 | D | 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 |
|---|
| 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.000 | 8 | WWWW | ||
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.800 | 7 | WDWW | ||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.000 | 6 | WWW | ||
| 4 | Swansea Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.500 | 6 | WWW | ||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.000 | 6 | DWWD | ||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.500 | 5 | WLWD | ||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.143 | 5 | WWLD | ||
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.000 | 5 | DWWL | ||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.500 | 4 | LLWW | ||
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.333 | 4 | WLLW | ||
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.143 | 4 | LDWD | ||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.143 | 4 | DLWD | ||
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .875 | 4 | DWLD | ||
| 14 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .875 | 3 | DDLD | ||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .625 | 3 | LDLW | ||
| 16 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .571 | 3 | DLW | ||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .583 | 2 | LWLL | ||
| 18 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .333 | 2 | DLLD | ||
| 19 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1 | DLL | ||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .364 | 1 | LDLL | ||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | 1 | LDLL | ||
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .357 | 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.000 | 8 | WWWW | ||
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.800 | 7 | WWWD | 2-2 |
 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.800 | 7 | WDWW | |
| 1 | 4 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.000 | 6 | DWWD | |
| 1 | 5 | Swansea Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.714 | 6 | WWWL | 2-3 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.500 | 5 | WLWD | ||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.143 | 5 | WWLD | ||
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.000 | 5 | DWWL | ||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.500 | 4 | LLWW | ||
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.333 | 4 | WLLW | ||
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.143 | 4 | LDWD | ||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.143 | 4 | DLWD | ||
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .875 | 4 | DWLD | ||
| 2 | 14 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .667 | 4 | DLWD | 2-2 |
| 1 | 15 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .875 | 3 | DDLD | |
| 3 | 16 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 3 | DLLW | 3-2 |
| 2 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .625 | 3 | LDLW | |
| 1 | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .583 | 2 | LWLL | |
| 1 | 19 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .333 | 2 | DLLD | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .364 | 1 | LDLL | ||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | 1 | LDLL | ||
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .357 | 0 | LLLL | ||