FOREST 0 - 2 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Apr 18, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Apr 18, 1953 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Birmingham City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
0-2  LOST 

Half-time: 0-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 18 April 1953

Season:
1952-53

Referee:
K Collinge

Attendance:
16,353

Pos Before/After:
5 6

Opp Before/After:
9 8

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Leeds United (League Tier 2)

Birmingham City:
Apr 16, 1954


GAME COUNT:

League:
1942 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1117 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2137 (of 5724)
Total:
3290 (of 7505)
Played:
70 years, 11 months, 11 days ago


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

Goals
Logo
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Bob Brocklebank
Prior form: DLLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Boyd (4')
Lane (80')

Lineup

Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKSchofield
2DHall
3DGreen
4DBannister
5DFerris
6MWarhurst
7MStewart
8MBoyd goal
9MLane goal
10FMurphy
11FCox


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Apr 18, 1953)
Home Score Away
Barnsley0-3Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers4-0Bury
Brentford3-3Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers1-1Plymouth Argyle
Everton1-1Luton Town
Huddersfield Town4-2Fulham
Hull City1-0Southampton
Lincoln City3-0Notts County
Nottingham Forest0-2Birmingham City
Sheffield United3-1West Ham United
Swansea Town0-0Rotherham United

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
1Sheffield United392310692511432572497435271.8039256 WWDWDD Safe
2Huddersfield Town392298763112434312105533192.4516153 WLWLWW Safe
3Luton Town382261082451514531675629291.8222250 WWLDWW Safe
4Plymouth Argyle391981261531154342283827311.1509446 WLWLDW Safe
5Nottingham Forest381881274581153442773930311.2758644 WWWWDL Safe
6Leicester City40161212837212625227461031451.1527844 WLDWDD Safe
7Fulham391791377641415512638826381.2031343 LDWWLW Safe
8Blackburn Rovers4017815635911453620641027391.0678042 LWWDWW Safe
9Birmingham City3916101363631037403667623271.0000042 DLLWLD Safe
10Swansea Town4015111476781082452653123152.9743641 LDWWLW Safe
11Leeds United39131313655812343922110926361.1206939 LLLDWL Safe
12Rotherham United401671775749654130711234441.0135139 LDDDLW Safe
13Everton3912131468679733719361131481.0149337 DWWLLW Safe
14West Ham United391213145353857352748718261.0000037 WLLLWL Safe
15Doncaster Rovers381014145362783221636113146.8548434 LDWWLL
16Notts County391381858831055393133131952.6988034 LWLLDW
17Lincoln City38817135367793352518101842.7910433 LDWWDL
18Brentford38129175370864332343132047.7571433 LLDDLL
19Bury40129195177965313033142047.6623433 WWLLWL
20Hull City391281954671064351922151948.8059732 LLWDLD
21Southampton3981318598147939434692038.7284029 LDWDWD
22Barnsley395727451014312304214151559.4455417 LLLLLL Relegated


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)
1Sheffield United402410695521532602597435271.8269258 WDWDDW Promoted 3-1
2Huddersfield Town402398803313434714105533192.4242455 LWLWWW Safe 4-2
3Luton Town392271083461514531676630301.8043551 WLDWWD Safe 1-1
4Plymouth Argyle401991262541154342284828321.1481547 LWLDWD Safe 1-1
15Leicester City41171212867212625227561034451.1944446 LDWDDW Safe 3-0
16Nottingham Forest391881374601154442973930311.2333344 WWWDLL Safe 0-2
17Blackburn Rovers4118815675912454020641027391.1355944 WWDWWW Safe 4-0
18Birmingham City4017101365631037403677625271.0317544 LLWLDW Safe 2-0
29Fulham401791479681415512638928421.1617643 DWWLWL Safe 2-4
10Swansea Town4115121476781092452653123152.9743642 DWWLWD Safe 0-0
11Leeds United40131413686112343922111929391.1147540 LLDWLD Safe 3-3
12Rotherham United411681775749654130721234441.0135140 DDDLWD Safe 0-0
13Everton4012141469689833820361131481.0147138 WWLLWD Safe 1-1
14West Ham United40121315545685735274881929.9642937 LLLWLL Safe 1-3
15Doncaster Rovers391015145463793231736113146.8571435 DWWLLD Safe 1-1
116Lincoln City39917135667893382518101842.8358235 DWWDLW Safe 3-0
317Hull City401381955671164361922151948.8209034 LWDLDW Safe 1-0
18Brentford391210175673874362643132047.7671234 LDDLLD Safe 3-3
319Notts County401381958861055393133141955.6744234 WLLDWL Safe 0-3
120Bury41129205181965313033152051.6296333 WLLWLL 0-4
21Southampton40813195982479394346102039.7195129 DWDWDL 0-1
22Barnsley405728451044313304514151559.4326917 LLLLLL Relegated 0-3