FOREST 3 - 1 BRISTOL ROVERS - Sat Oct 24, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Oct 24, 1953 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Bristol Rovers

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
3-1  WON 

Half-time: 0-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post, Saturday, October 24, 1953

Season:
1953-54

Referee:
F Cowen

Attendance:
23,139

Pos Before/After:
5 5

Opp Before/After:
10 12

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Brentford (League Tier 2)

Bristol Rovers:
Mar 13, 1954


GAME COUNT:

League:
1960 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1135 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2155 (of 5724)
Total:
3309 (of 7505)
Played:
70 years, 5 months, 4 days ago


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

Goals
Sid Thompson (71')
Tommy Capel (76')
Alan Moore (86')
Logo
BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Bert Tann
Prior form: LLWWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Bush (38') (Pen)

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK37 Harry Walker
2D28 Bill Whare
3D27 Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4F28 Jack French
5D36 Horace Gager
6M27 Jack Burkitt
7F26 Alan Moore goal (86')
8F25 Sid Thompson goal (71')
9F21 Arthur Lemon
10F31 Tommy Capel goal (76')
11F32 Collin Collindridge


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKRadford
2DBamford
3DFox
4DPitt
5DWarren
6MSampson
7MPetherbridge
8MLeonard
9MBradford
10FBush goal
11FWatling


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 24, 1953)
Home Score Away
Birmingham City5-1Brentford
Fulham1-2Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United3-1Derby County
Leicester City1-0Oldham Athletic
Luton Town1-0Lincoln City
Nottingham Forest3-1Bristol Rovers
Plymouth Argyle3-3Notts County
Rotherham United1-2Everton
Stoke City4-0Bury
Swansea Town1-0Hull City
West Ham United2-1Blackburn Rovers

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
1Rotherham United1510143126611171040314161.1923121 WDWWWW
2Leicester City14761331852020624113121.8333320 DDWDWW
3Doncaster Rovers14914251451112440313101.7857119 WWLLLW
4Everton14752282051017824211121.4000019 DWWLLD
5Nottingham Forest1482433207102891145111.6500018 WWLWWD
6Birmingham City1464430185212381237101.6666716 LDWDWD
7Lincoln City1464423155202041243111.5333316 LWWWLD
8Derby County1364325215201661239151.1904816 WWLWLW
9Blackburn Rovers13643262233014631312161.1818216 WDLWLW
10Bristol Rovers14554292032212723217131.4500015 LLWWDD
11West Ham United1463527225022061337161.2272715 WWLLLL
12Stoke City1539323242501391431015.9583315 LDDDWL
13Leeds United144553029331191112411181.0344813 DLLDDL
14Luton Town1445523243321511123813.9583313 WDDLWW
15Swansea Town144371927322117115820.7037011 LWLDWD
16Plymouth Argyle142751623151119124514.6956511 DLLDWL
17Brentford144371327313713124614.4814811 LDLWWW
18Fulham14347273422316161241118.7941210 LDWWWL
19Bury1426617262321415034311.6538510 WLWLLL
20Hull City144191524402115017419.625009 LLWLLW
21Oldham Athletic14248132723267016720.481488 WLWLLL
22Notts County1422101338105515125823.342116 DLLLLL


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)
11Leicester City15861341862021624113121.8888922 DWDWWW 1-0
12Doncaster Rovers151014271551112450315111.8000021 WLLLWW 2-1
13Everton15852302151017834213131.4285721 WWLLDW 2-1
34Rotherham United1610153228612181240314161.1428621 DWWWWL 1-2
5Nottingham Forest15924362181031101145111.7142920 WLWWDW 3-1
6Birmingham City1574435196212891237101.8421118 DWDWDW 5-1
47West Ham United1573529236022271337161.2608717 WLLLLW 2-1
48Stoke City16493272435017914310151.1250017 DDDWLW 4-0
29Lincoln City1564523165202041253121.4375016 WWWLDL 0-1
110Blackburn Rovers14644272433014631413181.1250016 DLWLWL 1-2
311Derby County14644262452016612410181.0833316 WLWLWL 1-3
212Bristol Rovers15555302332212723318161.3043515 LWWDDL 1-3
13Leeds United155553330431221212411181.1000015 LLDDLW 3-1
14Luton Town15555242443216111238131.0000015 DDLWWW 1-0
15Swansea Town155372027422127115820.7407413 WLDWDW 1-0
16Plymouth Argyle1528519261611412124514.7307712 LLDWLD 3-3
17Brentford154381432313713125719.4375011 DLWWWL 1-5
18Fulham15348283622417181241118.7777810 DWWWLL 1-2
19Bury1526717302321415035315.5666710 LWLLLL 0-4
20Hull City1541101525402115018420.600009 LWLLWL 0-1
21Oldham Athletic15249132823267017721.464298 LWLLLL 0-1
22Notts County15231016411055151351126.390247 LLLLLD 3-3