The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 TORQUAY UNITED - Sat Jan 21, 1950 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat Jan 21, 1950 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Torquay United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 21 January 1950
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 21 January 1950

Season:: 1949-50
Referee:: F Thurman
Attendance:: 24,698
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 3 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southend United (League Tier 3)
Torquay United:: Sep 23, 1950

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1799 (of 5085)
League Tier 3:: 26 (of 226)
Competitive:: 1988 (of 5827)
Total:: 3128 (of 7632)
Played:: 76 years, 7 months, 11 days ago

Review
Winger Gordon Kaile started today's match as a newly married man. He got hitched in the morning - with several players in attendance - and postponed his honeymoon until after this afternoon's game.

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Burkitt (54')

TORQUAY UNITED
Manager: Johnny McNeil
Prior form: WWDDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Collins (35')
Collins (61')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	33	Harry Walker
2	D	24	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	28	John Anderson
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	24	Jack Burkitt (54')
7	F	33	Freddie Scott
8	F	21	Alan Ashman	Last game
9	M	31	Wally Ardron
10	F	25	John Love
11	F	25	Gordon Kaile

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	33	Harry Walker	113		7	1
2	D	24	Bill Whare	8		7	1
3	D	28	Jack Hutchinson	81		7	1
4	M	28	John Anderson	17	1	7	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	83	1	7	1
6	M	24	Jack Burkitt (54')	58	1	7	1
7	F	33	Freddie Scott	139	14	7	1
8	F	21	Alan Ashman	12	3	91	14
9	M	31	Wally Ardron	27	19	7	1
10	F	25	John Love	35	11	7	1
11	F	25	Gordon Kaile	52	7	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Davis
2	D	Stuttard
3	D	Calland
4	D	Towers
5	D	Head
6	M	Whitfield
7	M	Shaw
8	M	Lewis
9	M	Conley
10	F	Collins
11	F	Cameron

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Sat Jan 21, 1950)

Home	Score	Away
Aldershot	1-2	Exeter City
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	0-2	Bristol Rovers
Bristol City	1-2	Brighton and Hove Albion
Crystal Palace	2-1	Southend United
Leyton Orient	4-0	Ipswich Town
Newport County	2-1	Walsall
Northampton Town	0-1	Swindon Town
Norwich City	0-2	Millwall
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Torquay United
Reading	2-1	Port Vale
Watford	2-1	Notts County

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Notts County	24	16	4	4	54	22	9	2	1	32	7	7	2	3	22	15	32	36	LWWWLL
2	Northampton Town	25	14	5	6	47	31	8	3	2	25	12	6	2	4	22	19	16	33	WWLDWW
3	Torquay United	25	14	5	6	45	35	10	4	0	31	13	4	1	6	14	22	10	33	WWDDWW
4	Norwich City	25	13	5	7	46	31	8	2	3	32	12	5	3	4	14	19	15	31	WWDWLD
5	Nottingham Forest	25	13	4	8	42	21	8	0	5	23	9	5	4	3	19	12	21	30	LWDLWW
6	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	26	12	6	8	39	33	8	3	2	26	10	4	3	6	13	23	6	30	WDWLWL
7	Port Vale	24	11	7	6	29	16	8	4	0	21	5	3	3	6	8	11	13	29	LDWDWW
8	Southend United	22	11	7	4	33	19	11	1	0	27	5	0	6	4	6	14	14	29	LWDWDW
9	Reading	26	12	4	10	49	42	10	0	2	31	14	2	4	8	18	28	7	28	WLLWWL
10	Watford	25	9	8	8	27	22	6	3	2	17	7	3	5	6	10	15	5	26	WLLDWL
11	Brighton and Hove Albion	26	9	6	11	39	47	4	5	4	21	18	5	1	7	18	29	-8	24	LLLWDW
12	Crystal Palace	25	8	7	10	29	35	6	2	3	18	14	2	5	7	11	21	-6	23	DWDLDW
13	Walsall	24	7	7	10	36	30	6	4	3	24	13	1	3	7	12	17	6	21	LLLDLD
14	Bristol City	25	8	5	12	38	45	7	3	3	22	11	1	2	9	16	34	-7	21	LLDDLL
15	Bristol Rovers	24	9	3	12	24	33	6	3	3	17	13	3	0	9	7	20	-9	21	WLLWDW
16	Swindon Town	24	7	6	11	36	38	6	4	3	29	18	1	2	8	7	20	-2	20	LLWWDL
17	Newport County	24	8	4	12	46	65	8	2	2	34	20	0	2	10	12	45	-19	20	WLWLWL
18	Leyton Orient	24	6	7	11	30	50	6	3	1	15	8	0	4	10	15	42	-20	19	LWWLLD
19	Millwall	25	8	2	15	33	42	7	1	6	26	20	1	1	9	7	22	-9	18	LWWDLL
20	Aldershot	24	7	4	13	22	39	6	2	4	15	10	1	2	9	7	29	-17	18	WLLWDL
21	Exeter City	24	5	5	14	33	57	3	4	4	19	20	2	1	10	14	37	-24	15	LWDLLD
22	Ipswich Town	24	4	7	13	30	54	3	4	4	20	23	1	3	9	10	31	-24	15	LDLLLW

Table after:

	THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Notts County	25	16	4	5	55	24	9	2	1	32	7	7	2	4	23	17	31	36	WWWLLL		1-2
1	2	Torquay United	26	15	5	6	47	36	10	4	0	31	13	5	1	6	16	23	11	35	WDDWWW		2-1
1	3	Northampton Town	26	14	5	7	47	32	8	3	3	25	13	6	2	4	22	19	15	33	WLDWWL		0-1
	4	Norwich City	26	13	5	8	46	33	8	2	4	32	14	5	3	4	14	19	13	31	WDWLDL		0-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	26	13	4	9	43	23	8	0	6	24	11	5	4	3	19	12	20	30	WDLWWL		1-2
3	6	Reading	27	13	4	10	51	43	11	0	2	33	15	2	4	8	18	28	8	30	LLWWLW		2-1
1	7	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	27	12	6	9	39	35	8	3	3	26	12	4	3	6	13	23	4	30	DWLWLL		0-2
1	8	Port Vale	25	11	7	7	30	18	8	4	0	21	5	3	3	7	9	13	12	29	DWDWWL		1-2
1	9	Southend United	23	11	7	5	34	21	11	1	0	27	5	0	6	5	7	16	13	29	WDWDWL		1-2
	10	Watford	26	10	8	8	29	23	7	3	2	19	8	3	5	6	10	15	6	28	LLDWLW		2-1
	11	Brighton and Hove Albion	27	10	6	11	41	48	4	5	4	21	18	6	1	7	20	30	-7	26	LLWDWW		2-1
	12	Crystal Palace	26	9	7	10	31	36	7	2	3	20	15	2	5	7	11	21	-5	25	WDLDWW		2-1
2	13	Bristol Rovers	25	10	3	12	26	33	6	3	3	17	13	4	0	9	9	20	-7	23	LLWDWW		2-0
2	14	Swindon Town	25	8	6	11	37	38	6	4	3	29	18	2	2	8	8	20	-1	22	LWWDLW		1-0
2	15	Newport County	25	9	4	12	48	66	9	2	2	36	21	0	2	10	12	45	-18	22	LWLWLW		2-1
3	16	Walsall	25	7	7	11	37	32	6	4	3	24	13	1	3	8	13	19	5	21	LLDLDL		1-2
3	17	Bristol City	26	8	5	13	39	47	7	3	4	23	13	1	2	9	16	34	-8	21	LDDLLL		1-2
	18	Leyton Orient	25	7	7	11	34	50	7	3	1	19	8	0	4	10	15	42	-16	21	WWLLDW		4-0
	19	Millwall	26	9	2	15	35	42	7	1	6	26	20	2	1	9	9	22	-7	20	WWDLLW		2-0
	20	Aldershot	25	7	4	14	23	41	6	2	5	16	12	1	2	9	7	29	-18	18	LLWDLL		1-2
	21	Exeter City	25	6	5	14	35	58	3	4	4	19	20	3	1	10	16	38	-23	17	WDLLDW		2-1
	22	Ipswich Town	25	4	7	14	30	58	3	4	4	20	23	1	3	10	10	35	-28	15	DLLLWL		0-4

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