FOREST 6 - 4 SWANSEA TOWN - Sat Sep 27, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Sep 27, 1952 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Swansea Town

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
6-4  WON 

Half-time: 2-2


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 27 September 1952

Season:
1952-53

Referee:
H Pearce

Attendance:
18,035

Pos Before/After:
10 8

Opp Before/After:
13 17

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)

Swansea Town:
Feb 14, 1953


GAME COUNT:

League:
1914 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1089 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2107 (of 5724)
Total:
3258 (of 7505)
Played:
71 years, 6 months, 1 day ago


Review
As of 2023, this is still the only time we've had a 6-4 scoreline!


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

Goals
Wally Ardron (29')
Jack Burkitt (36')
Alan Moore (56')
Wally Ardron (58')
Collin Collindridge (67') (Pen)
Alan Moore (77')
Logo
SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Billy McCandless
Prior form: WDLDWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Lucas (22') (Pen)
G Beech (42')
Griffiths (48')
Allchurch (81')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK36 Harry Walker
2D27 Bill Whare
3D28 James Clarke
4D19 Bob McKinlay
5D35 Horace Gager
6M26 Jack Burkitt goal (36')
7F25 Alan Moore goal (56') goal (77')
8F35 Freddie Scott
9M34 Wally Ardron goal (29') goal (58')
10F30 Tommy Capel
11F31 Collin Collindridge goal (67')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKKing
2DLeavy
3DG Beech goal
4DLucas goal
5DKiley
6MThomas
7MGriffiths goal
8MPalmer
9MMedwin
10FAllchurch goal
11FC Beech


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Sep 27, 1952)
Home Score Away
Birmingham City2-0Southampton
Blackburn Rovers1-1Huddersfield Town
Bury3-0Brentford
Everton7-1Doncaster Rovers
Hull City4-0Sheffield United
Leeds United0-1Leicester City
Lincoln City1-1Barnsley
Luton Town5-1Notts County
Nottingham Forest6-4Swansea Town
Plymouth Argyle1-1West Ham United
Rotherham United1-0Fulham

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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Huddersfield Town9540196320112220843.1666714 WWDDWD
2Sheffield United106221912401125221771.5833314 LWWDWW
3Plymouth Argyle85211912410147111551.5833312 DWWWDL
4Fulham951322174011671126101.2941211 LWDLWW
5Birmingham City9432131312189311541.0000011 DWWWDL
6Notts County9513131731196202411.7647111 WLDWLW
7Hull City934211922073122461.2222210 DLLDWD
8Leicester City9423232032013410310161.1500010 WWDLLD
9West Ham United92529722185031121.285719 DLDDWD
10Nottingham Forest104151514211832047111.071439 LWWDLL
11Leeds United102531313221630327101.000009 LLWDDD
12Lincoln City93331515211106122591.000009 WDLDDL
13Swansea Town933315162219711269.937509 WDLDWD
14Blackburn Rovers9414131630174113612.812509 LLWWLD
15Everton8323121111132212991.090918 LDWWDW
16Rotherham United932419182211181038101.055568 LWWLDW
17Southampton102351719113111112268.894747 WLDDLD
18Luton Town9234111421153023611.785717 DLWDLD
19Brentford923411172127902248.647067 LWLLDL
20Doncaster Rovers922511152218600439.733336 LWDLLW
21Bury81347120213411348.583335 DLLLDW
22Barnsley811682210369013213.363643 WLLLLL


Table after:
SECOND DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Huddersfield Town10550207320112230952.8571415 WDDWDD 1-1
2Sheffield United1162319164011252227111.1875014 WWDWWL 0-4
3Plymouth Argyle95312013420158111551.5384613 WWWDLD 1-1
14Birmingham City105321513221109311541.1538513 WWWDLW 2-0
25Hull City10442159320113122461.6666712 LLDWDW 4-0
26Leicester City10523242032013420311161.2000012 WDLLDW 1-0
37Fulham1051422184011671136111.2222211 WDLWWL 0-1
28Nottingham Forest1151521183111472047111.1666711 WWDLLW 6-4
39Notts County10514142231196203516.6363611 LDWLWL 1-5
510Everton94231912211103212991.5833310 DWWDWW 7-1
211West Ham United1026210822185041231.2500010 LDDWDD 1-1
412Rotherham United1042420183211281038101.1111110 WWLDWW 1-0
113Lincoln City103431616221117122591.0000010 DLDDLD 1-1
14Blackburn Rovers10424141731185113612.8235310 LWWLDD 1-1
315Luton Town1033416153111040236111.066679 LWDLDW 5-1
516Leeds United11254131422264032710.928579 LWDDDL 0-1
417Swansea Town103341922221971131015.863649 DLDWDL 4-6
318Bury923410121216411348.833337 LLLDWW 3-0
219Southampton1123617211131111123610.809527 LDDLDL 0-2
120Brentford10235112021279023411.550007 WLLDLL 0-3
121Doncaster Rovers10226122222186005416.545456 WDLLWL 1-7
22Barnsley912692310369023314.391304 LLLLLD 1-1