SOUTHAMPTON 5 - 2 FOREST - Wed Aug 29, 1951 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Aug 29, 1951 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Southampton
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- The Dell
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-5 LOST
- Half-time: 2-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 30 August 1951
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
- Southampton:
- Dec 13, 1952
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1865 (of 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 1040 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2056 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3204 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 75 years, 26 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Freddie Scott (18')
Wally Ardron (44')
SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Sid Cann
Prior form: WLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Eddie Brown (24')
George Curtis (35')
Eddie Brown
Eddie Brown
Ted Bates
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 35 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 25 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 27 |  Alan Orr | |
| 5 | D | 34 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 26 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 34 | Freddie Scott  (18') | |
| 8 | F | 29 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 9 | M | 32 | Wally Ardron (44') | |
| 10 | F | 29 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John Christie |
| 2 | D | Bill Ellerington |
| 3 | D | Jack Gregory |
| 4 | D | Bryn Elliott |
| 5 | D | Stan Clements |
| 6 | M | Henry Horton |
| 7 | M | Eric Day |
| 8 | M | George Curtis |
| 9 | M | Eddie Brown |
| 10 | F | Ted Bates |
| 11 | F | Frank Dudley |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bury | 4-0 | West Ham United |
| Leeds United | 1-1 | Birmingham City |
| Luton Town | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| Southampton | 5-2 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 2 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DLWW | |||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | WLDW | |||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WDD | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 8 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 11 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWD | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LDW | |||
| 14 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LWDL | |||
| 15 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 17 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 18 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 21 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | LLLD | |||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | 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 | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | WWWL | 1-2 | ||
| 2 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DLWW | |||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | WLDW | |||
 10 | 5 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DLWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WDD | ||
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 8 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 4 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | WWLL | 2-5 | |
| 9 | 11 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLLW | 5-2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 | WDLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 13 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | ||
| 7 | 14 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | LDLW | 4-0 | |
| 4 | 15 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | ||
| 4 | 16 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWD | ||
| 3 | 17 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LWDL | ||
| 18 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 6 | 19 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 3 | LDWL | 0-4 | |
| 3 | 20 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | DLD | ||
| 2 | 21 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | DDL | ||
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | LLLD | |||