The City Ground

SWINDON TOWN 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat May 05, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat May 05, 1951 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swindon Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: County Ground (Swindon)
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 3-2 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Swindon Town FC.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: Rev. S Davis
Attendance:: 10,707
League Week:: 46 of 46
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 15 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: RC Malines (Friendly)
League:: Rotherham United
Swindon Town:: Mar 11, 1967

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1861 (of 5083)
League Tier 3:: 88 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2052 (of 5824)
Total:: 3199 (of 7629)
Played:: 75 years, 3 months, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Wally Ardron (40')
Tucker Johnson (63')
Collin Collindridge (89')

SWINDON TOWN
Manager: Louis Page
Prior form: WLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alf Wheeler (27')
Harry Kaye (82')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Harry Walker
2	D	25	Bill Whare
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	John Anderson	Last game
5	D	34	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Bill Morley
7	F	34	Freddie Scott
8	F	27	John Love
9	M	32	Wally Ardron (40')
10	F	29	Tucker Johnson (63')
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge (89')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	176		2	1
2	D	25	Bill Whare	65		2	1
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	151		2	1
4	M	29	John Anderson	41	1	91	19
5	D	34	Horace Gager	140	4	2	1
6	M	25	Bill Morley	86	3	2	1
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	203	26	2	1
8	F	27	John Love	55	19	2	1
9	M	32	Wally Ardron (40')	89	60	2	1
10	F	29	Tucker Johnson (63')	61	25	2	1
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge (89')	47	17	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Sam Burton
2	D	Mick Page
3	D	Harry May
4	D	Brian Farr
5	D	Garth Hudson
6	M	Harry Kaye
7	M	Harry Lunn
8	M	Alf Wheeler
9	M	Roy Onslow
10	F	William Millar
11	F	John Thomas

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Sat May 05, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Aldershot	1-0	Torquay United
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	1-0	Reading
Bristol Rovers	1-1	Northampton Town
Colchester United	1-1	Port Vale
Gillingham	1-2	Plymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town	2-0	Bristol City
Newport County	3-0	Brighton and Hove Albion
Norwich City	3-1	Crystal Palace
Southend United	5-1	Exeter City
Swindon Town	2-3	Nottingham Forest
Watford	1-3	Walsall

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	Nottingham Forest	45	29	10	6	107	38	16	6	1	57	17	13	4	5	50	21	69	68	WWDWWW	Champions
2	Norwich City	45	24	14	7	79	44	15	6	1	39	13	9	8	6	40	31	35	62	WWLDLD	Safe
3	Reading	45	21	15	9	88	52	15	6	2	57	17	6	9	7	31	35	36	57	WLDWDD	Safe
4	Millwall	46	23	10	13	80	57	15	6	2	52	23	8	4	11	28	34	23	56	WWWLDW	Safe
5	Plymouth Argyle	45	23	9	13	83	54	16	5	2	54	19	7	4	11	29	35	29	55	WLWWWW	Safe
6	Bristol Rovers	45	20	14	11	63	41	15	6	1	45	17	5	8	10	18	24	22	54	DLWWDL	Safe
7	Bristol City	45	20	11	14	64	57	15	4	4	41	25	5	7	10	23	32	7	51	DWWLDW	Safe
8	Southend United	45	20	10	15	87	68	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	11	28	42	19	50	LWDLDL	Safe
9	Ipswich Town	45	22	6	17	67	58	14	4	4	46	24	8	2	13	21	34	9	50	DLLLWW	Safe
10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	45	21	7	17	64	57	16	5	1	48	16	5	2	16	16	41	7	49	LDDWWL	Safe
11	Newport County	45	18	9	18	74	70	12	4	6	45	25	6	5	12	29	45	4	45	LLDDWL	Safe
12	Port Vale	45	16	12	17	59	64	13	6	4	35	24	3	6	13	24	40	-5	44	DLDDWL	Safe
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	45	13	17	15	71	76	11	8	4	51	31	2	9	11	20	45	-5	43	WWLWWL	Safe
14	Exeter City	45	18	6	21	61	80	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	13	28	50	-19	42	WWLLLL	Safe
15	Swindon Town	45	18	4	23	53	64	15	4	3	36	14	3	0	20	17	50	-11	40	WLLLWL	Safe
16	Colchester United	45	14	11	20	62	75	12	4	6	42	24	2	7	14	20	51	-13	39	LWDLWD	Safe
17	Walsall	45	14	10	21	49	61	12	4	7	32	20	2	6	14	17	41	-12	38	WDWDLW	Safe
18	Leyton Orient	46	15	8	23	53	75	13	2	8	36	28	2	6	15	17	47	-22	38	DLWLDL	Safe
19	Aldershot	45	14	10	21	55	88	10	8	4	36	20	4	2	17	19	68	-33	38	WDLLLW	Safe
20	Torquay United	45	14	9	22	64	80	13	2	8	47	39	1	7	14	17	41	-16	37	WDWLDW	Safe
21	Northampton Town	45	10	15	20	54	66	8	9	6	39	30	2	6	14	15	36	-12	35	LDDLDL	Safe
22	Gillingham	45	13	9	23	68	99	10	7	5	40	28	3	2	18	28	71	-31	35	LWLWLW	Safe
23	Watford	45	9	11	25	53	85	8	5	9	28	25	1	6	16	25	60	-32	29	LLLWLD
24	Crystal Palace	45	8	11	26	32	81	6	5	12	18	39	2	6	14	14	42	-49	27	DLDDDL

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	Nottingham Forest	46	30	10	6	110	40	16	6	1	57	17	14	4	5	53	23	70	70	WDWWWW	Promoted	3-2
	2	Norwich City	46	25	14	7	82	45	16	6	1	42	14	9	8	6	40	31	37	64	WLDLDW	Safe	3-1
	3	Reading	46	21	15	10	88	53	15	6	2	57	17	6	9	8	31	36	35	57	LDWDDL	Safe	0-1
1	4	Plymouth Argyle	46	24	9	13	85	55	16	5	2	54	19	8	4	11	31	36	30	57	LWWWWW	Safe	2-1
1	5	Millwall	46	23	10	13	80	57	15	6	2	52	23	8	4	11	28	34	23	56	WWWLDW	Safe
	6	Bristol Rovers	46	20	15	11	64	42	15	7	1	46	18	5	8	10	18	24	22	55	LWWDLD	Safe	1-1
1	7	Southend United	46	21	10	15	92	69	15	4	4	64	27	6	6	11	28	42	23	52	WDLDLW	Safe	5-1
1	8	Ipswich Town	46	23	6	17	69	58	15	4	4	48	24	8	2	13	21	34	11	52	LLLWWW	Safe	2-0
1	9	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	46	22	7	17	65	57	17	5	1	49	16	5	2	16	16	41	8	51	DDWWLW	Safe	1-0
3	10	Bristol City	46	20	11	15	64	59	15	4	4	41	25	5	7	11	23	34	5	51	WWLDWL	Safe	0-2
	11	Newport County	46	19	9	18	77	70	13	4	6	48	25	6	5	12	29	45	7	47	LDDWLW	Safe	3-0
	12	Port Vale	46	16	13	17	60	65	13	6	4	35	24	3	7	13	25	41	-5	45	LDDWLD	Safe	1-1
	13	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	13	17	16	71	79	11	8	4	51	31	2	9	12	20	48	-8	43	WLWWLL	Safe	0-3
	14	Exeter City	46	18	6	22	62	85	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	14	29	55	-23	42	WLLLLL	Safe	1-5
2	15	Walsall	46	15	10	21	52	62	12	4	7	32	20	3	6	14	20	42	-10	40	DWDLWW	Safe	3-1
	16	Colchester United	46	14	12	20	63	76	12	5	6	43	25	2	7	14	20	51	-13	40	WDLWDD	Safe	1-1
2	17	Swindon Town	46	18	4	24	55	67	15	4	4	38	17	3	0	20	17	50	-12	40	LLLWLL	Safe	2-3
1	18	Aldershot	46	15	10	21	56	88	11	8	4	37	20	4	2	17	19	68	-32	40	DLLLWW	Safe	1-0
1	19	Leyton Orient	46	15	8	23	53	75	13	2	8	36	28	2	6	15	17	47	-22	38	DLWLDL	Safe
	20	Torquay United	46	14	9	23	64	81	13	2	8	47	39	1	7	15	17	42	-17	37	DWLDWL	Safe	0-1
	21	Northampton Town	46	10	16	20	55	67	8	9	6	39	30	2	7	14	16	37	-12	36	DDLDLD	Safe	1-1
	22	Gillingham	46	13	9	24	69	101	10	7	6	41	30	3	2	18	28	71	-32	35	WLWLWL	Safe	1-2
	23	Watford	46	9	11	26	54	88	8	5	10	29	28	1	6	16	25	60	-34	29	LLWLDL		1-3
	24	Crystal Palace	46	8	11	27	33	84	6	5	12	18	39	2	6	15	15	45	-51	27	LDDDLL		1-3