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)

Season:: 1956-57
Referee:: K Howley
Attendance:: 21,967
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 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1258 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2286 (of 5722)
Total:: 3447 (of 7502)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals
Bill Morley
Eddie Baily - Eddie Baily first goal
Eddie Baily
Peter Higham
Doug Lishman

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

Goals
?

Penalties Missed:
Jack Burkitt

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Nicholson
2	D	Bill Whare
3	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	Bill Morley
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Peter Small
8	F	Eddie Baily
9	M	Peter Higham
10	F	Doug Lishman
11	F	Stewart Imlach

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the 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

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	Stoke City	13	7	3	3	33	19	6	1	0	27	4	1	2	3	6	15	1.73684	17	LWWDWW
	2	Leicester City	12	7	3	2	31	21	4	2	0	20	9	3	1	2	11	12	1.47619	17	WWWWLW
	3	Nottingham Forest	11	6	3	2	28	15	3	2	0	12	7	3	1	2	16	8	1.86667	15	WDLWDL
	4	Bristol Rovers	12	7	1	4	29	18	5	0	1	16	5	2	1	3	13	13	1.61111	15	LWLLWW
	5	Doncaster Rovers	12	5	5	2	25	17	3	2	1	15	7	2	3	1	10	10	1.47059	15	DWDWDW
	6	Sheffield United	11	6	2	3	27	18	3	2	0	12	6	3	0	3	15	12	1.50000	14	DLDLWL
	7	Huddersfield Town	12	6	2	4	19	20	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	3	8	14	.95000	14	WLWLDW
	8	West Ham United	11	5	3	3	16	10	1	2	2	6	7	4	1	1	10	3	1.60000	13	DDDWLW
	9	Middlesbrough	12	4	5	3	22	19	3	3	0	12	8	1	2	3	10	11	1.15789	13	WWLDDW
	10	Lincoln City	11	5	3	3	18	17	3	1	1	7	3	2	2	2	11	14	1.05882	13	LDWWWL
	11	Fulham	12	6	0	6	23	22	4	0	2	15	11	2	0	4	8	11	1.04545	12	WWLWLW
	12	Liverpool	11	3	5	3	18	17	2	1	3	12	13	1	4	0	6	4	1.05882	11	DDLDWL
	13	Bristol City	12	3	4	5	19	24	3	0	3	12	14	0	4	2	7	10	.79167	10	LLDWWD
	14	Swansea Town	11	5	0	6	25	32	3	0	3	16	11	2	0	3	9	21	.78125	10	LWWLLL
	15	Grimsby Town	12	4	1	7	18	15	4	1	1	14	5	0	0	6	4	10	1.20000	9	DLLLLW
	16	Blackburn Rovers	11	4	1	6	21	27	1	0	3	8	11	3	1	3	13	16	.77778	9	LLDWLW
	17	Barnsley	11	3	3	5	20	28	1	2	3	13	18	2	1	2	7	10	.71429	9	WWDLDL
	18	Port Vale	11	3	3	5	16	23	2	3	0	6	3	1	0	5	10	20	.69565	9	WDLWLL
	19	Leyton Orient	11	2	4	5	15	26	1	3	2	9	12	1	1	3	6	14	.57692	8	DWDLDL
	20	Bury	12	2	3	7	20	31	1	1	4	12	17	1	2	3	8	14	.64516	7	LLLWDL
	21	Rotherham United	10	2	2	6	13	23	2	0	3	9	10	0	2	3	4	13	.56522	6	LDWLWL
	22	Notts County	11	1	4	6	15	29	1	3	3	8	12	0	1	3	7	17	.51724	6	LLWLLD

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	Stoke City	14	8	3	3	34	19	6	1	0	27	4	2	2	3	7	15	1.78947	19	WWDWWW	1-0
	2	Leicester City	13	8	3	2	34	23	4	2	0	20	9	4	1	2	14	14	1.47826	19	WWWLWW	3-2
	3	Nottingham Forest	12	7	3	2	33	16	4	2	0	17	8	3	1	2	16	8	2.06250	17	DLWDLW	5-1
	4	Bristol Rovers	13	8	1	4	31	18	5	0	1	16	5	3	1	3	15	13	1.72222	17	WLLWWW	2-0
1	5	Sheffield United	12	7	2	3	32	19	4	2	0	17	7	3	0	3	15	12	1.68421	16	LDLWLW	5-1
1	6	Huddersfield Town	13	7	2	4	21	20	4	1	1	11	6	3	1	3	10	14	1.05000	16	LWLDWW	2-0
2	7	Doncaster Rovers	13	5	5	3	27	21	3	2	1	15	7	2	3	2	12	14	1.28571	15	WDWDWL	2-4
1	8	Middlesbrough	13	5	5	3	25	21	3	3	0	12	8	2	2	3	13	13	1.19048	15	WLDDWW	3-2
2	9	Fulham	13	7	0	6	26	23	5	0	2	18	12	2	0	4	8	11	1.13043	14	WLWLWW	3-1
2	10	West Ham United	12	5	3	4	16	12	1	2	3	6	9	4	1	1	10	3	1.33333	13	DDWLWL	0-2
1	11	Lincoln City	12	5	3	4	18	18	3	1	2	7	4	2	2	2	11	14	1.00000	13	DWWWLL	0-1
2	12	Swansea Town	12	6	0	6	29	34	4	0	3	20	13	2	0	3	9	21	.85294	12	WWLLLW	4-2
	13	Bristol City	13	4	4	5	21	25	4	0	3	14	15	0	4	2	7	10	.84000	12	LDWWDW	2-1
2	14	Liverpool	12	3	5	4	19	19	2	1	3	12	13	1	4	1	7	6	1.00000	11	DLDWLL	1-2
1	15	Blackburn Rovers	12	4	2	6	24	30	1	1	3	11	14	3	1	3	13	16	.80000	10	LDWLWD	3-3
1	16	Grimsby Town	13	4	1	8	19	18	4	1	1	14	5	0	0	7	5	13	1.05556	9	LLLLWL	1-3
1	17	Port Vale	12	3	3	6	18	26	2	3	1	8	6	1	0	5	10	20	.69231	9	DLWLLL	2-3
1	18	Barnsley	12	3	3	6	20	30	1	2	4	13	20	2	1	2	7	10	.66667	9	WDLDLL	0-2
	19	Leyton Orient	12	2	5	5	18	29	1	3	2	9	12	1	2	3	9	17	.62069	9	WDLDLD	3-3
	20	Bury	13	2	3	8	21	36	1	1	4	12	17	1	2	4	9	19	.58333	7	LLWDLL	1-5
	21	Rotherham United	11	2	2	7	15	26	2	0	4	11	13	0	2	3	4	13	.57692	6	DWLWLL	2-3
	22	Notts County	12	1	4	7	16	34	1	3	3	8	12	0	1	4	8	22	.47059	6	LWLLDL	1-5