FOREST 3 - 1 LEICESTER CITY - Sat Jan 23, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Jan 23, 1954 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Leicester City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
3-1  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1953-54

Referee:
F Thurman

Attendance:
34,423

Pos Before/After:
6 4

Opp Before/After:
1 5

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Aston Villa (Friendly)

League:
Stoke City

Leicester City:
Aug 22, 1955


GAME COUNT:

League:
1973 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1148 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2169 (of 5724)
Total:
3323 (of 7505)
Played:
70 years, 2 months, 5 days ago


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

Goals
Tommy Capel (11')
Hugh McLaren (69') - Hugh McLaren first goal
Hugh McLaren (86')
Logo
LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Norman Bullock
Prior form: LWWDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Rowley (77')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK37 Harry Walker
2D27 Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3D32 Jack Hutchinson
4M30 Alan Orr
5D36 Horace Gager
6M28 Jack Burkitt
7F26 Alan Moore
8F32 Noel Kelly
9M35 Wally Ardron
10F31 Tommy Capel goal (11')
11F27 Hugh McLaren goal (69') goal (86')Debut


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKAnderson
2DLever
3DJackson
4DBaldwin
5DFincham
6MRussell
7MGriffiths
8MMorris
9MHines
10FRowley goal
11FSmall


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Jan 23, 1954)
Home Score Away
Birmingham City1-0Stoke City
Blackburn Rovers3-1Hull City
Brentford0-1Lincoln City
Bury1-0Oldham Athletic
Derby County0-0Notts County
Doncaster Rovers2-2Everton
Leeds United1-2Fulham
Luton Town1-1Rotherham United
Nottingham Forest3-1Leicester City
Plymouth Argyle1-1Swansea Town
West Ham United1-1Bristol 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
1Leicester City27138665441022461736419271.4772734 LWWDLL
2Everton26121045038841311746319211.3157934 LDWWDD
3Doncaster Rovers2715394433913231262621211.3333333 WWLLWL
4Birmingham City2713686139842381352623261.5641032 LWWLLW
5Blackburn Rovers2713685537742311462624231.4864932 WWWLWW
6Nottingham Forest27136857411130451823812231.3902432 DLWWWL
7Luton Town2712874740842271744520231.1750032 WLLWWD
8Rotherham United28143115251834302160722301.0196131 LLLDWW
9Stoke City2781274739653321927415201.2051328 WDLDWW
10Fulham27107106153725392735522261.1509427 LWWDWL
11Bristol Rovers2781094641554211435525271.1219526 WLLDWD
12West Ham United26114114742813301033817321.1190526 LWLWLW
13Leeds United2798105856742341724824391.0357126 LWLLWL
14Derby County2710611495382328172482136.9245326 DLWWLD
15Hull City26112134038100332912108291.0526324 DWWWLW
16Lincoln City279612415284233141210838.7884624 LLLWLD
17Plymouth Argyle2761110384649128192291027.8260923 LWLDLW
18Swansea Town2795133551743231621101235.6862723 LLDLLD
19Notts County278613305643613224371734.5357122 WDLWLL
20Bury265101134495432823068626.6938820 LWDWLD
21Brentford27681321495441216149933.4285720 DDWLLD
22Oldham Athletic2655162656534151302121143.4642915 DLLLWL


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)
11Everton27121145240841311747321231.3000035 DWWDDD 2-2
22Birmingham City2814686239942391352623261.5897434 WWLLWW 1-0
23Blackburn Rovers2814685838842341562624231.5263234 WWLWWW 3-1
24Nottingham Forest28146860421230481923812231.4285734 LWWWLW 3-1
45Leicester City28138766471022461736520301.4042634 WWDLLL 1-3
36Doncaster Rovers2815494635923251462621211.3142934 WLLWLD 2-2
7Luton Town2812974841852281844520231.1707333 LLWWDD 1-1
8Rotherham United29144115352834302161723311.0192332 LLDWWD 1-1
19Fulham28117106354725392745524271.1666729 WWDWLW 2-1
110Stoke City2881284740653321927515211.1750028 DLDWWL 0-1
11Bristol Rovers2881194742554211436526281.1190527 LLDWDD 1-1
12West Ham United27115114843823311133817321.1162827 WLWLWD 1-1
113Derby County2810711495383328172482136.9245327 LWWLDD 0-0
114Leeds United2898115958743351924824391.0172426 WLLWLL 1-2
115Lincoln City2810612425284233142210938.8076926 LLWLDW 1-0
116Hull City27112144141100332912119321.0000024 WWWLWL 1-3
17Plymouth Argyle28612103947410129202291027.8297924 WLDLWD 1-1
18Swansea Town2896133652743231622101336.6923124 LDLLDD 1-1
19Notts County288713305643613224471734.5357123 DLWLLD 0-0
20Bury276101135496432923068626.7142922 WDWLDW 1-0
21Brentford28681421505451217149933.4200020 DWLLDL 0-1
22Oldham Athletic2755172657534151302131144.4561415 LLLWLL 0-1