The City Ground

BURY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 28, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 28, 1953 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post, Saturday, November 28, 1953

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: H Hawthorne
Attendance:: 11,915
Pos Before/After:: 4 5
Opp Before/After:: 22 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oldham Athletic (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Apr 03, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1965 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1140 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2160 (of 5724)
Total:: 3314 (of 7505)
Played:: 70 years, 4 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Alan Moore (81')

BURY
Manager: Johnny McNeil
Prior form: LLLLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Horace Gager (2') (OG) - Own goal in the 2nd minute
Tilley (61')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Bill Farmer
2	D	28	Bill Whare
3	D	27	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	F	28	Jack French
5	D	36	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt
7	F	26	Alan Moore (81')
8	F	25	Sid Thompson
9	F	21	Arthur Lemon
10	F	31	Tommy Capel
11	F	33	Collin Collindridge

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Bill Farmer	58		7	2
2	D	28	Bill Whare	324	2	7	2
3	D	27	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	432	1	7	2
4	F	28	Jack French	86	8	7	2
5	D	36	Horace Gager	269	11	7	2
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt	504	14	7	2
7	F	26	Alan Moore (81)	104	40	7	2
8	F	25	Sid Thompson	22	8	7	2
9	F	21	Arthur Lemon	24	1	7	2
10	F	31	Tommy Capel	161	72	7	2
11	F	33	Collin Collindridge	158	46	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Goram
2	D	Fairclough
3	D	Griffiths
4	D	Daniel
5	D	Hart
6	M	Bardsley
7	M	Gleadall
8	M	Tilley
9	M	Plant
10	F	Kelly
11	F	Imlach

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Nov 28, 1953)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-3	Plymouth Argyle
Brentford	0-1	Rotherham United
Bristol Rovers	3-0	Leicester City
Bury	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Derby County	4-2	Swansea Town
Doncaster Rovers	1-3	Luton Town
Everton	2-1	Leeds United
Hull City	2-1	West Ham United
Lincoln City	1-1	Stoke City
Notts County	0-0	Fulham
Oldham Athletic	2-3	Birmingham City

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	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Leicester City	19	10	7	2	47	25	7	2	1	31	11	3	5	1	16	14	1.88000	27	WWWLDW
2	Doncaster Rovers	19	12	2	5	35	21	7	1	1	17	5	5	1	4	18	16	1.66667	26	WWWLWD
3	Everton	19	9	7	3	38	28	5	2	1	20	12	4	5	2	18	16	1.35714	25	DWLWDD
4	Nottingham Forest	19	10	4	5	43	28	9	2	0	37	14	1	2	5	6	14	1.53571	24	DWDWLD
5	Birmingham City	19	8	6	5	40	24	6	4	1	28	9	2	2	4	12	15	1.66667	22	DWWDLD
6	Rotherham United	20	10	2	8	36	35	6	2	3	19	14	4	0	5	17	21	1.02857	22	WLLLLD
7	Leeds United	19	7	7	5	44	38	6	3	1	27	14	1	4	4	17	24	1.15789	21	LWDWDW
8	Luton Town	19	7	7	5	32	30	5	4	2	19	13	2	3	3	13	17	1.06667	21	WWDDWW
9	West Ham United	19	8	4	7	36	29	7	1	2	28	8	1	3	5	8	21	1.24138	20	LWLWLD
10	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	6	5	32	28	4	4	0	18	8	3	2	5	14	20	1.14286	20	WLDDWL
11	Lincoln City	19	8	4	7	33	32	7	2	0	26	7	1	2	7	7	25	1.03125	20	DLWLWL
12	Stoke City	20	5	9	6	31	31	3	5	2	19	14	2	4	4	12	17	1.00000	19	LWLLWL
13	Swansea Town	19	8	3	8	26	32	6	2	2	17	9	2	1	6	9	23	.81250	19	DWLWWW
14	Bristol Rovers	19	5	8	6	37	31	3	3	3	15	11	2	5	3	22	20	1.19355	18	DLDDLD
15	Fulham	19	6	5	8	41	41	4	2	4	25	20	2	3	4	16	21	1.00000	17	LLWWDW
16	Derby County	18	6	4	8	33	37	5	2	2	19	12	1	2	6	14	25	.89189	16	WLLLLL
17	Plymouth Argyle	19	3	9	7	25	34	2	7	1	20	17	1	2	6	5	17	.73529	15	LDLDLW
18	Brentford	19	5	5	9	17	35	4	2	3	9	14	1	3	6	8	21	.48571	15	WLDDWL
19	Notts County	19	5	4	10	22	42	2	1	5	9	16	3	3	5	13	26	.52381	14	LDWWDW
20	Hull City	19	6	1	12	21	33	5	0	3	13	7	1	1	9	8	26	.63636	13	WLWWLL
21	Oldham Athletic	19	4	4	11	19	34	4	3	2	10	8	0	1	9	9	26	.55882	12	LLWLWL
22	Bury	19	2	8	9	22	42	2	4	3	19	22	0	4	6	3	20	.52381	12	LLLLDD

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Leicester City	20	10	7	3	47	28	7	2	1	31	11	3	5	2	16	17	1.67857	27	WWLDWL		0-3
1	2	Everton	20	10	7	3	40	29	6	2	1	22	13	4	5	2	18	16	1.37931	27	WLWDDW		2-1
1	3	Doncaster Rovers	20	12	2	6	36	24	7	1	2	18	8	5	1	4	18	16	1.50000	26	WWLWDL		1-3
1	4	Birmingham City	20	9	6	5	43	26	6	4	1	28	9	3	2	4	15	17	1.65385	24	WWDLDW		3-2
1	5	Nottingham Forest	20	10	4	6	44	30	9	2	0	37	14	1	2	6	7	16	1.46667	24	WDWLDL		1-2
	6	Rotherham United	21	11	2	8	37	35	6	2	3	19	14	5	0	5	18	21	1.05714	24	LLLLDW		1-0
1	7	Luton Town	20	8	7	5	35	31	5	4	2	19	13	3	3	3	16	18	1.12903	23	WDDWWW		3-1
1	8	Leeds United	20	7	7	6	45	40	6	3	1	27	14	1	4	5	18	26	1.12500	21	WDWDWL		1-2
2	9	Lincoln City	20	8	5	7	34	33	7	3	0	27	8	1	2	7	7	25	1.03030	21	LWLWLD		1-1
4	10	Bristol Rovers	20	6	8	6	40	31	4	3	3	18	11	2	5	3	22	20	1.29032	20	LDDLDW		3-0
2	11	West Ham United	20	8	4	8	37	31	7	1	2	28	8	1	3	6	9	23	1.19355	20	WLWLDL		1-2
2	12	Blackburn Rovers	19	7	6	6	34	31	4	4	1	20	11	3	2	5	14	20	1.09677	20	LDDWLL		2-3
1	13	Stoke City	21	5	10	6	32	32	3	5	2	19	14	2	5	4	13	18	1.00000	20	WLLWLD		1-1
1	14	Swansea Town	20	8	3	9	28	36	6	2	2	17	9	2	1	7	11	27	.77778	19	WLWWWL		2-4
	15	Fulham	20	6	6	8	41	41	4	2	4	25	20	2	4	4	16	21	1.00000	18	LWWDWD		0-0
	16	Derby County	19	7	4	8	37	39	6	2	2	23	14	1	2	6	14	25	.94872	18	LLLLLW		4-2
	17	Plymouth Argyle	20	4	9	7	28	36	2	7	1	20	17	2	2	6	8	19	.77778	17	DLDLWW		3-2
2	18	Hull City	20	7	1	12	23	34	6	0	3	15	8	1	1	9	8	26	.67647	15	LWWLLW		2-1
	19	Notts County	20	5	5	10	22	42	2	2	5	9	16	3	3	5	13	26	.52381	15	DWWDWD		0-0
2	20	Brentford	20	5	5	10	17	36	4	2	4	9	15	1	3	6	8	21	.47222	15	LDDWLL		0-1
1	21	Bury	20	3	8	9	24	43	3	4	3	21	23	0	4	6	3	20	.55814	14	LLLDDW		2-1
1	22	Oldham Athletic	20	4	4	12	21	37	4	3	3	12	11	0	1	9	9	26	.56757	12	LWLWLL		2-3