FOREST 9 - 2 GILLINGHAM - Sat Nov 18, 1950 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 18, 1950 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Gillingham
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 9-2 WON
- Half-time: 6-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 18 November 1950
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Torquay United (FA Cup)
- League:
- Exeter City
- Gillingham:
- Apr 07, 1951
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1833 (of 5060)
- League Tier 3:
- 60 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 2022 (of 5790)
- Total:
- 3169 (of 7585)
- Played:
- 75 years, 26 days ago
Review
This is only the second (and currently last) time that we scored 9 goals in a game! It's also one of only 5 times that 2 players have scored a hat-trick, and the half-time score of 6-1 is our record (known) score at the break of any game.
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWWDWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (9')
Tommy Capel (20')
Tommy Capel (27')
Wally Ardron (30')
Tommy Capel (42')
Wally Ardron (44')
Tucker Johnson (57')
Tucker Johnson (64')
Wally Ardron (73')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 34 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 24 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 33 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 34 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 29 | Tucker Johnson  (57') (64') | |
| 9 | M | 32 | Wally Ardron (30') (44') (73') | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Tommy Capel (9') (20') (27') (42') | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gage |
| 2 | D | Dorling |
| 3 | D | Marks |
| 4 | D | Collins |
| 5 | D | Boswell |
| 6 | M | Ayres |
| 7 | M | Burtenshaw |
| 8 | M | Veck |
| 9 | M | Thomas |
| 10 | F | Briggs |
| 11 | F | Forrester |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2-1 | Millwall |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-6 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Colchester United | 0-1 | Walsall |
| Crystal Palace | 1-3 | Ipswich Town |
| Newport County | 5-0 | Reading |
| Northampton Town | 4-1 | Exeter City |
| Norwich City | 3-0 | Southend United |
| Nottingham Forest | 9-2 | Gillingham |
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic |
| Swindon Town | 3-2 | Watford |
| Torquay United | 4-1 | Bristol City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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