Bristol City v Nottingham Forest

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BRISTOL CITY 2 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 

v NOTTINGHAM 

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DANIEL 

BENTLEY 

AGE: 28 

POSITION: Goalkeeper 

JOINED: June 2019 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

The former Brentford shotstopper made 

his 100th Bristol City appearance away to 

Millwall last month, while he also closes in 

on a century in the league for the Robins. 

Should he start between the sticks against 

Nottingham Forest tonight, that would put 

him just one away from another major 

milestone! 

Bentley joined from Brentford in June 2019, 

where he had spent three seasons following 

a seven-year spell at Southend United. In 

the 2014/15 season he helped lead The 

Shrimpers to League Two promotion via the 

play-offs. His performances that season led 

to three of the club’s end-of-season awards 

as well as a place in the PFA League Two 

Team of the Year. 

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THE 

GAFFER 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

4 | THE ROB NS Nottingham Forest

W 

elcome 

back to 

Ashton Gate as 

we get set for 

midweek football 

under the lights. 

Thank you for your support on Saturday. It was a 

tough lesson for us, so it’s about learning from the 

experience, keeping positive and doing everything 

we can to bounce back 

on Tuesday night. 

I want us to control 

possession a lot better 

because we didn’t hit 

the levels I know we 

are capable of against 

AFC Bournemouth. We 

were disjointed and 

well beaten by a very 

good side on the day. 

We need to compete 

much better against 

Nottingham Forest. 

I don’t think we 

can have too many 

complaints because 

we come into this new 

fixture after playing 

against the best side we 

have faced so far this season. It's difficult to judge 

our performance from Saturday because it was like 

playing against a Premier League team, but now we 

need a response. 

Tuesday is another chance for us to get that win 

at home. I strongly believe we can do that against 

a Nottingham Forest team which has put together 

some good results under Steve Cooper in recent 

weeks. He has brought a lot of experience and we 

IT'S DIFFICULT 

TO JUDGE OUR 

PERFORMANCE 

FROM SATURDAY 

BECAUSE IT WAS 

LIKE PLAYING 

AGAINST A 

PREMIER LEAGUE 

TEAM, BUT NOW 

WE NEED A 

RESPONSE. 

expect to face a difficult opponent who have their 

tails up at this moment in time. 

We lost Joe Williams early into the game on 

Saturday and at the time of writing these 

programme notes it was still too early to say much 

more. We feel so much for him: he’s such a hard 

worker, he’s been through a lot and he has always 

remained so dedicated. He’ll be supported by 

everyone here while he 

recovers and looks to get 

fit again. 

When one player misses 

out, it opens more 

opportunities for other 

members of the squad. 

The situation then is 

about those players 

taking their chances. 

Players might find 

themselves in a position 

where they are required 

to play so it’s not 

about bemoaning the 

circumstances, it’s about 

new opportunities and 

expecting the players 

who come in to go out 

there and perform. 

As I say, I want to see a response tonight and a 

performance we can all be proud of. 

Thanks again for your support and I hope you enjoy 

the game. 

Cheers, 

Nige 

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 

CLUB FACTS 

GROUND 

CITY 

GROUND 

FORMED 

1865 

HEAD COACH 

STEVE COOPER 

NICKNAME 

FOREST, THE REDS 

HONOURS 

AFTER A TRICKY START TO 

THE 2021/22 CAMPAIGN, WITH 

SIX DEFEATS FROM THEIR FIRST 

SEVEN LEAGUE GAMES, FOREST 

ARE GETTING THEIR CAMPAIGN 

BACK ON TRACK UNDER NEW 

MANAGER STEVE COOPER. 

THEY HEAD TO BS3 UNBEATEN 

IN FIVE GAMES, WITH THREE 

CONSECUTIVE WINS IN THE 

BAG… 

2 1 2 4 

European Cup winners 1978/79, 1979/80 

Uefa Super Cup winners 1979 

Football League champions 1977/78 

FA Cup winners 1897/98, 1958/59 

League Cup winners 

1977/78, 1978/79, 1988/89, 1989/90 

Charity Shield winners 1978 

Full Members Cup winners 

1988/89, 1991/92 

Anglo-Scottish Cup winners 1976/77 

Second tier winners 

1906/07, 1921/22, 1997/98 

Third Division (South) winners 1950/51 

Clockwise from top: Forest boss Steve Cooper; forward Lyle Taylor; 

Welsh international Brennan Johnson; former England youth player 

Max Lowe; Scottish international Scott McKenna. 


V 

Despite a poor record historically 

against Forest, the Robins have 

not been beaten in the past eight 

games between today's two sides 

at Ashton Gate in a run stretching 

back to April 2011. In fact City 

have lost just once in eight 

competitive matches against 

Forest, home and away. 

HEAD TO HEAD 

96 

MATCHES PLAYED 

Best victory: 5-1, April 1911 

Worst defeat: 1-6, February 1931 

Last match: 0-0, April 2021 

2021/22 IN NUMBERS 

W 

22 

D 

33 

CITY v FOREST 

23 % 

WIN RATE 

L 

41 

16 

GOALS 

SCORED 

17 

GOALS 

CONCEDED 

LEAGUE 

POSITION 

JAN 

2022 

11 TH 

R1 

18 

GOALS 

SCORED 

20 

GOALS 

CONCEDED 

POSITION 

JAN 

2022 

16 TH 

R2 

YELLOW 

18 0 

CARDS 

RED 

CARDS 

YELLOW 

17 1 

CARDS 

RED 

CARDS 

4TOP SCORER 

CHRIS MARTIN, 

ANDI WEIMANN 

2 

MOST ASSISTS 

ANDI 

WEIMANN 

5TOP SCORER 

LEWIS 

GRABBAN 

3 

MOST ASSISTS 

CYRUS 

CHRISTIE 

POSSESSION 

43.1 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

68.6 % 

7.15 

BEST AVERAGE 

RATING (OPTA) 

CHRIS 

MARTIN 

7.53 

BEST AVERAGE 

RATING (OPTA) 

LEWIS 

GRABBAN 

POSSESSION 

48.1 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

74.4 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 

67.5 % 

AVERAGE AERIAL 

DUELS WON 

27.5 

67.8 % 

AVERAGE AERIAL 

DUELS WON 

18.8 


NOTTINGHAM FOREST 

KEY PLAYER 

7LEWIS 

GRABBAN 

Striker Grabban has come to form as 

Nottingham Forest look to recover 

from their rough start to the 

campaign. 

The 33-year-old forward has found 

the back of the net five times this 

season, with his latest strike coming 

in the form of a late winner against 

Blackpool on Saturday. 

That was his fifth goal from seven 

appearances. He has now scored in 

three successive matches helping 

Forest win their last three games 

heading to Ashton Gate. 

Grabban has been a proven 

goalscorer through much of 

his career which started at 

Crystal Palace in 2005, having 

represented the likes of Millwall, 

AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City 

before he joined Forest from the 

Cherries for a reported £6million fee 

in 2018. 


DID YOU 

KNOW? 

Forest were a title-winning heavyweight in the late-1970s, 

winning the European Cup twice in succession, as well as 

the UEFA Super Cup in 1979, in an era they were also Football 

League champions and League Cup winners under Brian Clough. 

JUST 11 MONTHS AFTER JOINING AS 

MANAGER, CHRIS HUGHTON WAS 

RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES AFTER HIS 

SIDE PICKED UP A SINGLE POINT FROM 

THEIR OPENING SEVEN MATCHES. 

That early form suggested a 

relegation-threatened campaign 

but a change at the helm has 

instead sparked an upturn in 

results. 

Former Swansea Head Coach 

Steve Cooper was announced 

as Hughton’s successor last 

month and with his changes, 

Forest head to Ashton Gate 

with the wind very much in their 

sails after back-to-back wins 

against Barnsley, Birmingham 

and Blackpool during a fivegame 

unbeaten run. 

Last time out saw a 2-1 victory 

over the Tangerines, Forest's 

first home win of the season in 

front of their biggest crowd of 

the season to date at the City 

Ground. 

Striker Grabban has been 

instrumental to their recent 

results, with fan favourite 

Lyle Taylor – who has only 

completed the full 90 minutes 

twice this season – struggling 

for minutes. 

After sitting bottom of the table 

upon Cooper's arrival, they 

Antoine Semenyo challenges Forest defender Joe Worrall during last 

season's goalless draw at Ashton Gate, played behind closed doors 

currently find themselves 16th 

in the standings and will have 

their sights set on continuing 

that climb. 

Tonight's visitors went into the 

campaign on the back of heavy 

turnaround in personnel, with 

ten new arrivals (including five 

loan signings) brought in by 

the previous manager. Hughton 

also oversaw the departure of 

ten players in the summer as 

he aimed to rejuvenate Forest's 

fourtunes. 

Ultimately, however, it is now 

down to former Liverpool 

youth coach Cooper – who led 

Swansea City to the play-offs 

in the past two seasons – to 

deliver that ambition. 

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Szmodics 22, 43 

2 

3 

Chris Martin (left) celebrates his winner at the Weston Homes Stadium. 

Below: Joe Williams – who provided the assist for Martin's goal – is 

challenged by Posh captain Nathan Thompson; Rob Atkinson's header is 

diverted into the net by Thompson. 

Thompson (34 OG), Tanner 40, Martin 84 

Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 

Weston Homes Stadium 

Chris Martin's 84th-minute winner 

sent 1,200 City fans home singing 

in the rain after former Robin 

Sammie Szmodics threatened to 

dampen the spirits in 

rain-soaked Cambridgeshire. 

After Szmodics opened the scoring, 

Posh captain Nathan Thompson's 

headed own goal and George 

Tanner’s first goal for the club saw 

City briefly go in front. 

A Szmodics header saw the scores 

level just before half-time before 

Martin had the final say when his 

sumptuous finish beat Dai Cornell. 


0 

2 

Lowe 21, Zemura 45+1 

Saturday, October 17th 2021 

Ashton Gate 

City suffered defeat at the hands 

of the Championship’s remaining 

unbeaten team, who returned to the 

top of the table with this victory. 

Jamal Lowe scored the first, before 

a screamer from Jordan Zemura 

just before half-time left City with a 

lot of work to do. 

From top: Nahki Wells narrowly fails to convert; Callum O'Dowda duels 

with Bournemouth midfielder Gavin Kilkenny; Tyreeq Bakinson is watched 

by Jefferson Lerma; the Ashton Gate crowd join in an ovation for Cherries 

midfielder David Brooks in the seventh minute following his cancer diagnosis. 

The Robins were left without 

midfielder Joe Williams who was 

unable to continue after he picked 

up an injury in the early exchanges 

of the contest and saw out the 

game with ten men after Andy King 

was also forced to leave the pitch. 


PLAYER 

INTERVIEW 

CHRIS MARTIN LAYS OUT THE 

NEED TO BOUNCE BACK FROM 

THE WEEKEND’S DISAPPOINTMENT… 

‘WE NEED TO 

PUT 

THINGS 

RIGHT’ 

There was 

frustration 

in the air 

as the final 

whistle 

rang out on Saturday. AFC 

Bournemouth ran out 2-0 

winners at Ashton Gate but 

City’s players knew they hadn’t 

given the league leaders a run 

for their money. 

Tuesday night sees the Robins 

back in BS3 and the chance to 

bounce back with Chris Martin 

explaining City’s desire to put 

things right. 

The striker told THE ROB NS: 

“We could’ve still lost the game, 

even at our best, because 

AFC Bournemouth are such 

a good team but we didn’t 

quite put it altogether. We’ve 

been disappointed in our own 

performance a few times so 

now we have a great chance to 

put things right with another 

game right around the corner.” 

There is no guarantee that 

playing their best football 

will guarantee results but it’s 

certainly a solid platform 4 


Words James Crawley 


WE’RE AT OUR 

BEST WHEN WE 

WORK REALLY 

WELL TOGETHER 

AND IT’S THE 

RESPONSIBILITY OF 

EVERYONE TO DO 

THEIR JOBS. 

4 and if they can do that, 

the players know they 

can grab that home win 

that has eluded them for 

so long. 

Martin continued: “We are 

still a work in progress 

and the game on Saturday 

showed there is still a lot 

for us to work on. What 

disappointed us the most 

was that we weren’t at our 

best. If we could guarantee 

a performance it’s about 

bringing our best to the 

table, having belief in each 

other and being more 

aggressive. That’s what 

we lacked at the weekend, 

so we need to be on the 

front foot and make it a 

really difficult game for 

Nottingham Forest. 

“We’re at our best when 

we work really well 

together and it’s the 

responsibility of everyone 

to do their jobs. It doesn’t 

have to be pretty. Of 

course we hope to play 

well and score a lot of 

goals, but if we win 1-0 in 

a scrappy game I’ll take it.” 

Forest head to BS3 on 

the back of a five-game 

unbeaten streak, including 

three consecutive wins 

under new manager Steve 

Cooper. They have found 

new belief and therefore 

present another difficult 

challenge. 

“They’ve changed to a 

shape Cooper has used 

before when at Swansea 

City with the 4-3-3 but 

we’ve played against it 

before,” said Martin. 

“They have more good 

players, there’s nothing 

new there but we’re 

looking to bounce back. 

We need to make sure we 

put our home form right 

for this one, we’ve done 

CAREER HIGHS 

APRIL 2009 

Scores in the Football League Trophy final as 

Luton Town beat Scunthorpe to lift the cup 

MAY 2010 

Wins the League One title, helping Norwich City 

earn promotion to the Championship 

MAY 2011 

Finishes Championship runner-up 

with the Canaries, winning promotion 

to the Premier League 

AUGUST 2011 

Makes his Premier League debut 

with Norwich City v Stoke City 

MAY 2014 

Make his Scotland debut, scoring his first 

international goal in a Euro 2016 qualifier v 

Gibraltar a year later 


PLAYER PROFILE 

SQUAD NUMBER 

9 

DOB: November 4th 1988 

Birthplace: Beccles 

Position: Striker 

Joined: September 2020 

well on the road but we had 

a setback on Saturday and 

we need to put things right. 

Ultimately, we have to win at 

home to be successful and 

that starts now.” 

And Martin is no stranger 

to facing Forest, after all 

he’s played in a few local 

encounters against The 

Reds when a Derby County 

player. 

“I only scored in one game 

against them so hopefully 

I’ll have better luck this 

time!” he said, reflecting on 

his memories. “I remember 

those derby games as 

always being intense for 

both clubs. Actually, my 

goal against them came 

late on to grab a point (July 

2020) so that was quite a 

sweet moment. I wouldn’t 

mind taking some stick off 

the away fans on Tuesday 

night after scoring a couple 

more!” T 

Above left 

Martin 

celebrates 

scoring City's 

first goal of 

the season 

in the 1-1 

draw against 

Blackpool – but 

the Robins are 

still searching 

for their first 

home win. 

Above 

It's been better 

news on the 

road. Martin 

is mobbed by 

his teammates 

after scoring in 

the 3-2 win at 

Reading – one 

of four away 

victories. 

APPEARANCES 

1052 

GOALS 

12 4 1 

2006-2013 

Youth 

2013 

Loan 

2018/19 

Loan 

MINUTES 

PLAYED 

2021/22 STATS 

BEST 

OPTA RATING 

9.08 

V READING, A 

CAREER PATH 

2008/09 

Loan 

2013-2020 

Signed 

2020-present 

Signed 

INTERNATIONAL 

CAPS 

17 3 

GOALS 

2011/12 

Loan 

2016/17 

Loan 

ASSISTS 

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YOUNG POETS 

COMPETITION 

The Robins Foundation has 

launched a new competition 

aiming to inspire kids to get 

creative with their poetry. 

The competition launched on National Poetry Day 

(October 7th) with hundreds of school children in 

the local area. 

Working with our 15 partner schools, the schools 

are currently getting their Year 5 and 6 students to 

write poems based on the theme of ‘Ambition’. 

The best poems from each school will be judged 

by a special select panel, with the winning poem 

to be published in a future edition of THE ROB NS 

Matchday Programme. 

This is expected to be towards the end of 2021 

and the Foundation will invite the winning poet 

to that Bristol City home game for a half-time 

presentation. 

Good luck to all the children involved and we can’t 

wait to read the entries! 

Primary Stars Lead Coach James Howiantz said: 

“We are so excited to be launching this poetry 

competition. We hope it inspires children in the local 

area to get creative and write something personal 

to them. 

“We believe that being ambitious is vital in all parts 

of life so by focusing on this subject, we want the 

children to express what ambition means to them.” 


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CITY 

ARCHIVES 

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894 HALL 1894 OF 1894 FAME 1894 

PAUL GAINEY PROFILES LEFT-BACK MICKEY BELL 

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Mickey Bell 

Stoke City, and reached the 

was a 

final again in 2003, beating 

charismatic 

Carlisle United 2-0 at the 

894entertainer 

1894 1894 

Millennium Stadium. 1894 

beloved of fans and teammates 

The Geordie was voted into 

alike, possessing a steam 

the PFA Team of the Year four 

hammer curling free kick. 

times during his time at City. 

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Recruited as a left-back, 

After leaving Ashton Gate, and 

he graduated to midfield, 

having qualified as a plumber, 

exploiting his attacking 

he was appointed manager of 

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prowess. He had a penchant 

Clevedon Town in 2010. He 

for buccaneering overlaps and 

led the Seasiders to victory in 

an eye for the pinpoint cross 

the Southern League Cup and 

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or pass. Chants of 'We've 1894 

got 1894 

to the final of the 1894 

Somerset 

Mickey Bell!' echoed round Ashton Gate between Premier Cup in 2012. After a brief spell managing 

1997 and 2005 when he formed a fine partnership Weston-super-Mare in 2014/15 he returned to 

with Brian Tinnion on the left-flank. He could Clevedon. He is the proud father of the Robins’ 

894 

dictate games through 1894 

instinctive use of space up-and-coming 1894 

youngster Sam Bell. 1894 

and a visionary passing range. 

Mickey came to City from Wycombe Wanderers 

894 

in a £150,000 deal settled 

1894 

by a tribunal after he 

1894 1894 

had won their player-of–the-season award. He 

took over free kick duties, helping to lift the Robins 

894 

to promotion in his first 

1894 

season at the club. He 

1894 1894 

scored 10 goals in 52 games as City took the 

runners-up spot in the old Second Division (tier 

three). In our sole season in Division One, Mickey 

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shone as one of City's 1894 

few consistent performers. 1894 1894 

During his eight seasons at Ashton Gate, Mickey 

made 345 appearances in all competitions, playing 

894 

under six managers. 1894 

He was there when the 1894 1894 

Robins went to the old Wembley Stadium for the 

Mickey Bell in action during the 1998/99 campaign 

2000 Football League Trophy final, losing 2-1 to 

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MIKE ADAMS 

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CONTINUES HIS 

LOOK BACK AT 

TERRY COOPER'S 

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SPELL IN CHARGE 

OF THE ROBINS 

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City were now back 

in Division Three 

for 1984/85, opener with a trademark free-kick Walsh made an instant impact in 

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which may not 1894 

before putting Darlington ahead 1894 

his first season with us, 189 

becoming 

seem a big deal now but it was with a deft placing of the ball top scorer with 22 (20 in the 

at the time considering our club before Chris Garland levelled for league) and voted Player-of-thehad 

experienced three successive City. Alan was, and still is, the Year. Glyn Riley, who had been top 

1894 

relegations and very nearly folded 

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Quakers’ all-time record goalscorer 

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scorer the two previous 

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seasons 

two years previously. 

with 87 in the league and 100 in with 16 and 18, improved again 

total. 

with 21 (18 of them in the league). 

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There was even optimism of a 

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consecutive promotion. Keys to Terry Cooper’s success had earned Riley got off to the best start in the 

continued progress on the pitch him a two-year extension to his season opener, scoring both City’s 

were the new signings, including contract. He offered £10,000 for goals in the 2-0 win over Wigan 

1894 

27-year-old Alan Walsh from 1894 

Walsh’s services in response 1894 

to the Athletic although Walsh 189 

had to 

Darlington. 

Quakers asking price of £85,000 wait for his third game to open his 

and then had to justify his offer for account with a penalty in the 2-2 

Walsh had impressed City manager a proven goalscorer at a Football draw with Swansea City. 

1894 

Terry Cooper in our Division Four 1894 

League tribunal. The outcome 1894189 

clashes with the Quakers. In the was £18,000, which by common From top: Alan Walsh makes his debut 

first game between the two sides, consent remains one of the 

against Wigan Athletic; Glyn Riley scores 

he equalised Ricky Chandler’s best-ever deals secured by the club. his second in the same game. 

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894 CITY 1894 IN CARTOONS 1894 1894 

with club historian David Woods 

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MATCH REPORT 

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0 6Tait 15, 18, 

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Saturday, December 16th 1961 

Football League Division Three 

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George Smith couldn’t recall having 

a more hectic game between the 

sticks for County. The mercurial 

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Alex Tait took his goals 

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well, 

particularly the headed opener, 

whilst John Atyeo’s last two were 

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The visit of Forest up on January 3rd 1948, followed 

well executed as City clinched a 

here tonight by 29,663 on November 20th 

fifth successive victory, though the 

brings to mind 1948, and 32,491 on March 4th 

fans were somewhat disappointed 

that they set 1950 when Notts were on the way 

as a number of good goal scoring 

the points record for the Third to promotion. 

opportunities were spurned. 

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Division (South) in 1950/51, a 

City: Cook, Briggs, Thresher; 

feat which City equalled four Unfortunately, it was a different Etheridge, Connor, Casey; Rogers, 

years later. 

scenario during the visitor’s Atyeo, Tait, R Williams, Derrick. 

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centenary season, on 1894 

December Notts County: Smith; 1894 

Butler, Noon; 

However, despite this 

16th 1961, when they clashed Sheridan, Loxley, Carver; Moore, 

achievement, it was Forest’s in the Third Division which 

Horobin, Hateley, Forrest, Withers. 

neighbours Notts County who had come into being when 

Referee: ET Jennings (Stourbridge) 

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were the glamour team of 1894 

the regional sections were 1894 1894 

Attendance and gate receipts: 

the era, this because of the discontinued in 1958. 

12,805 (£1,600.12s.6d) 

audacious record £20,000 signing 

in November 1947 of the then This cartoon of the game is 

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England centre-forward from the work of the ‘Bristol Evening City’s overall League record of 

Chelsea. 

World’ cartoonist, Jim Neal P98 W42 D22 L34 F147 A133 

(Spot), who had taken over from 

against County sees them, 

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Tommy Lawton proved a big 1894 

Arthur Potts (Spot) after 1894 

the war. 

together with Millwall, 1894 

as the 

attraction on Third Division His output appeared in both the 

club that City have met most 

grounds, not least at Ashton Gate daily paper as well as the Pink Un 

where 35,287 spectators turned sports paper. 

often in the league. 

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32 | T HE ROB NS Nottingham Forest

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ON THAT 

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STEVE SMITH LOOKS BACK AT AN 

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INTERVIEW WITH 1894 

FORMER CITY 1894189 

RESERVE PLAYER COLIN LEE 

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remembers their there would 1894 

bound 189 

debut for a club, but 44 years to be other clubs 

ago next week a former Bristol watching me.” 

City reserve made a piece of 

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footballing history, witnessed One of those clubs was Tottenham Hotspur, who 

by millions on television. His had just dropped down to the second tier of English 

name is Colin Lee, and in a copy football. Due to an injury crisis at White Hart Lane, 

1894 

of Shoot! magazine dated December 

1894 

17th 1977, he Colin was 

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thrust straight into the first team, 

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where 

reveals how the journey began: 

his opponents were Bristol Rovers. By 4.45pm on 

Saturday, October 22nd 1977, the whole country 

“It was all a bit of a dream,” says the 21-year-old who knew all about Colin Lee as he rattled in four of 

1894 

has yet to play a full season 1894 

of league football and Spurs’ 1894 

nine goals, all of them captured by 189 

the BBC 

had recently signed for Division Two side Tottenham Match of the Day cameras. 

Hotspur for £60,000 from Fourth Division outfit, 

Torquay United. 

“Playing in the Second Division is easier in a way. 

1894 1894They play 1894 

a lot more football at Spurs, more 189 

passing 

“I only went to Torquay in January [1977] after giving goes on before it reaches the front players. Even so, 

up hope of ever getting in the Bristol City first team. playing in the Fourth Division was a good experience. 

I’d been there since I was 15 and it seemed I would It probably toughened me up, because they mark you 

1894 1894 1894189 

never get a chance. The strange thing is I was born in really tight there. There’s someone up your back the 

Plymouth and used to support as a kid so it whole time.” 

was almost like going home.” 

1894 1894“Torquay 1894 

treated me very well and made me 189 

a better 

Colin made his League debut for The Gulls away at player. Whatever I might achieve at Spurs, I’ll always 

Huddersfield Town on January 22nd 1977 and scored be grateful for what they did for me.” 

in a 2-1 defeat. His tally for the 1976/77 campaign 

1894 

was 10 goals in 23 games. 1894Lee ended 1894 

that first season with 11 goals 189 

in 27 

outings and finished his Spurs career with 31 goals 

“The manager, Frank O’Farrell, told me it would be a in appearances before departing for Chelsea in 

chance for me to prove myself and that if I do well, 1980 and then on to Brentford. 

1894 1894 1894189 


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Tuesday, October 19th, 7.45pm kick-off | Ashton Gate | Sky Bet Championship 

MANAGER 

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CITY 

1 Dan BENTLEY 

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MATCH OFFICIALS 

TONIGHT'S 

FIXTURES 

CITY v N FOREST 

Derby v Luton 

QPR v Blackburn 

Sheff Utd v Millwall 

Stoke v Bournemouth 

Playing tomorrow 

Fulham v Cardiff 

Huddersfield v Birmingham 

Hull v Peterborough 

Middlesbro v Barnsley 

Preston v Coventry City 

Swansea v West Brom 

Reading v Blackpool 

LEAGUE 

TABL E 

P GD Pts 

Bournemouth 12 12 28 

West Brom 12 12 25 

Fulham 12 13 23 

Coventry 12 4 23 

Stoke 12 3 21 

Huddersfield 12 4 20 

Reading 12 -1 19 

QPR 12 3 18 

Blackburn 12 5 17 

Luton 12 4 17 

CITY 12 -1 16 

Middlesbro 12 0 15 

Sheff Utd 12 -1 15 

Millwall 12 -2 15 

Blackpool 12 -4 15 

N Forest 12 1 14 

Swansea 12 -2 14 

Preston 12 -3 12 

Birmingham 12 -6 12 

Cardiff 12 -10 11 

Hull 12 -9 9 

Barnsley 12 -8 8 

Peterboro 12 -13 8 

Derby * 12 -1 3 

*deducted 12 points for going 

into administration 

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G ATE 

Match 

Referee 

Simon 

HOOPER 

Assistant 

Referee 

Wade 

SMITH 

Assistant 

Referee 

Bhupinder 

GILL 

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward 

Fourth 

Official 

Tom 

REEVES 

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