FOREST 4 - 1 ROTHERHAM UNITED - Sat Sep 05, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Sep 05, 1953 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Rotherham United

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
4-1  WON 

Half-time: 2-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 05 September 1953

Season:
1953-54

Referee:
W Gaiger

Attendance:
22,502

Pos Before/After:
5 2

Opp Before/After:
14 16

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Hull City (League Tier 2)

Rotherham United:
Jan 16, 1954


GAME COUNT:

League:
1951 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1126 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2146 (of 5724)
Total:
3300 (of 7505)
Played:
70 years, 6 months, 24 days ago


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

Goals
Roland 'Tot' Leverton (9')
Freddie Scott (12')
Roland 'Tot' Leverton (51')
Tommy Capel (69')
Logo
ROTHERHAM UNITED
Manager: Andy Smailes
Prior form: LLWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
R Williams (64')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK37 Harry Walker
2D28 Bill Whare
3D32 Jack Hutchinson
4F28 Jack French
5D36 Horace Gager
6M27 Jack Burkitt
7F26 Alan Moore
8F36 Freddie Scott goal (12')
9F27 Roland 'Tot' Leverton goal (9') goal (51')
10F31 Tommy Capel goal (69')
11F32 Collin Collindridge


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKQuairney
2DWarner
3DNoble
4DMarshall
5DGibson
6MD Williams
7MMarsden
8MR Williams goal
9MBurke
10FGuest
11FWilson


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Sep 05, 1953)
Home Score Away
Birmingham City1-2Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers2-0Notts County
Brentford0-3Bristol Rovers
Bury2-2Everton
Derby County2-0Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers4-1Hull City
Leeds United1-1Stoke City
Luton Town2-0Swansea Town
Nottingham Forest4-1Rotherham United
Oldham Athletic1-1Plymouth Argyle
West Ham United3-1Fulham

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
1Doncaster Rovers54109211021300714.500009 WDWWW
2Everton532012620051120752.000008 DDWWW
3Birmingham City5311133300110011234.333337 WWDLW
4West Ham United5311137300121011161.857147 WWLDW
5Nottingham Forest531110621084101221.666677 DWWLW
6Leeds United53021613300134002391.230776 WWLLW
7Stoke City51406503044110211.200006 DWDDD
8Blackburn Rovers5221111302033201810.846156 WDWLD
9Lincoln City513110711080021271.428575 LDDWD
10Leicester City513111912094011251.222225 DLDWD
11Derby County51319911052021471.000005 DWDLD
12Notts County521291510135111610.600005 LDWLW
13Bristol Rovers51228710131021561.142864 DDLWL
14Rotherham United52039112017400227.818184 LLWWL
15Bury5041580204402114.625004 DDDLD
16Brentford51227121013502147.583334 DLLWD
17Swansea Town52038142016500229.571434 LLWWL
18Fulham50328100215601134.800003 DLDLD
19Luton Town50328100215601134.800003 DDLDL
20Hull City5113471014301204.571433 LDLWL
21Plymouth Argyle50325110305500206.454553 DLDDL
22Oldham Athletic50236120111301259.500002 DDLLL


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)
1Doncaster Rovers651013321062300714.3333311 WDWWWW 4-1
32Nottingham Forest6411147310125101222.000009 DWWLWW 4-1
13West Ham United6411168400152011162.000009 WWLDWW 3-1
24Everton633014820051130971.750009 DDWWWD 2-2
35Blackburn Rovers63211313120532018101.000008 WDWLDW 2-0
36Birmingham City6312145301122011232.800007 WWDLWL 1-2
37Leicester City6231131012094111461.300007 DLDWDW 2-1
38Derby County623111921072021471.222227 DWDLDW 2-0
39Leeds United63121714310145002391.214297 WWLLWD 1-1
310Stoke City61507603044120321.166677 DWDDDD 1-1
211Bristol Rovers622211710131121861.571436 DDLWLW 3-0
312Lincoln City613210911080022291.111115 LDDWDL 0-2
613Luton Town6132101012176011341.000005 DDLDLW 2-0
114Bury60517100306602114.700005 DDDLDD 2-2
315Notts County621391710135112612.529415 LDWLWL 0-2
216Rotherham United6204101520174003311.666674 LLWWLL 1-4
417Plymouth Argyle60426120305501217.500004 DLDDLD 1-1
118Swansea Town620481620165003211.500004 LLWWLL 0-2
319Brentford61237151023802147.466674 DLLWDL 0-3
220Fulham60339130215601247.692313 DLDLDL 1-3
121Oldham Athletic60337130212401259.538463 DDLLLD 1-1
222Hull City61145111014301318.454553 LDLWLL 1-4