The City Ground

FOREST 5 - 1 BURY - Sat Oct 13, 1956 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 13, 1956 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 5-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: K Howley
Attendance:: 21,967
League Week:: 12 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (Friendly)
League:: Notts County
Bury:: Feb 23, 1957

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2083 (of 5060)
League Tier 2:: 1258 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2286 (of 5790)
Total:: 3449 (of 7585)
Played:: 69 years, 2 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers
Doug Lishman (13')
Eddie Baily (29') - Eddie Baily first goal
Peter Higham (47')
Bill Morley (59')
Eddie Baily (62')

BURY
Manager: Dave Russell
Prior form: LLLWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Robinson (80')

Penalties Missed:
Jack Burkitt

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson
2	D	31	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	31	Bill Morley (59')
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt
7	F	31	Peter Small
8	F	31	Eddie Baily (29') (62')
9	M	25	Peter Higham (47')
10	F	33	Doug Lishman (13')
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Harry Nicholson	42		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Whare	219	1	14	2
3	D	30	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	331	1	7	1
4	M	31	Bill Morley (59')	219	8	7	1
5	D	24	Bob McKinlay	97	2	7	1
6	M	30	Jack Burkitt	317	13	7	1
7	F	31	Peter Small	81	19	7	1
8	F	31	Eddie Baily (29') (62')	1		7	1
9	M	25	Peter Higham (47')	40	16	168	14
10	F	33	Doug Lishman (13')	22	15	7	1
11	F	24	Stewart Imlach	49	6	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Heath
2	D	Cyril Fairclough
3	D	Eric Massey
4	D	Vince Jack
5	D	John McGrath
6	M	Peter Tilley
7	M	Johnny Robinson
8	M	Don May
9	M	Peter Greenwood
10	F	Stan Pearson
11	F	Norman Lawson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 13, 1956)

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

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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