The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 BRENTFORD - Sat Jan 26, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 26, 1952 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Brentford
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1951-52
Referee:: H Ball
Attendance:: 21,649
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 5
Opp Before/After:: 6 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (League Tier 2)
Brentford:: Sep 13, 1952

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1890 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1065 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2083 (of 5824)
Total:: 3231 (of 7629)
Played:: 74 years, 7 months, 4 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Alan Moore (62') - Alan Moore first goal
Wally Ardron (80')

BRENTFORD
Manager: Jackie Gibbons
Prior form: DLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	35	Harry Walker
2	D	26	Bill Whare
3	D	30	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Bill Morley
5	D	35	Horace Gager
6	M	26	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Alan Moore (62')
8	F	35	Freddie Scott
9	M	33	Wally Ardron (80')
10	F	29	Tommy Capel
11	F	25	Tot Leverton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	35	Harry Walker	202		7	1
2	D	26	Bill Whare	81		7	1
3	D	30	Jack Hutchinson	112		7	1
4	M	26	Bill Morley	117	4	7	1
5	D	35	Horace Gager	166	4	7	1
6	M	26	Jack Burkitt	118	3	7	1
7	F	24	Alan Moore (62')	1		7	1
8	F	35	Freddie Scott	234	31	7	1
9	M	33	Wally Ardron (80')	119	83	7	1
10	F	29	Tommy Capel	83	42	7	1
11	F	25	Tot Leverton	61	21	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ted Gaskell
2	D	Ken Horne
3	D	Roddie Munro
4	D	Tony Harper
5	D	Ron Greenwood
6	M	Bill Slater
7	M	Jackie Goodwin
8	M	Jimmy Hill
9	M	Fred Monk
10	F	Billy Sperrin
11	F	Billy Dare

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 26, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-3	Swansea Town
Birmingham City	1-2	Everton
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Luton Town
Cardiff City	1-0	Southampton
Hull City	5-0	Bury
Leeds United	3-1	West Ham United
Leicester City	2-1	Doncaster Rovers
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Brentford
Queens Park Rangers	1-4	Notts County
Rotherham United	3-3	Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United	1-2	Coventry City

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	Birmingham City	28	13	8	7	43	32	6	5	3	20	13	7	3	4	23	19	11	34	WWWWLW
2	Cardiff City	27	13	7	7	45	32	11	1	1	34	11	2	6	6	11	21	13	33	WDWDWL
3	Sheffield Wednesday	28	13	6	9	63	47	9	2	3	33	17	4	4	6	30	30	16	32	WDLWLL
4	Leicester City	27	12	7	8	56	42	8	4	2	36	17	4	3	6	20	25	14	31	LLLWWW
5	Sheffield United	28	13	5	10	64	50	10	2	2	39	17	3	3	8	25	33	14	31	LWLLWL
6	Brentford	27	12	7	8	34	28	9	2	2	22	10	3	5	6	12	18	6	31	DLLDWL
7	Rotherham United	27	13	5	9	57	48	9	2	2	31	13	4	3	7	26	35	9	31	DLLWDL
8	Nottingham Forest	28	11	9	8	53	46	7	5	2	27	17	4	4	6	26	29	7	31	LDWLLW
9	Leeds United	27	11	8	8	39	38	6	6	1	21	12	5	2	7	18	26	1	30	DWWLDW
10	Luton Town	27	10	8	9	49	45	5	4	4	29	20	5	4	5	20	25	4	28	WLWLLL
11	Barnsley	27	9	10	8	41	42	7	5	2	28	19	2	5	6	13	23	-1	28	DWDWDD
12	Everton	28	10	8	10	43	46	7	4	3	26	20	3	4	7	17	26	-3	28	LLDWDW
13	West Ham United	28	10	7	11	45	56	9	4	2	34	22	1	3	9	11	34	-11	27	LWLWDW
14	Notts County	28	11	4	13	47	49	8	3	3	32	19	3	1	10	15	30	-2	26	WWLLWL
15	Southampton	28	9	8	11	41	57	6	5	3	24	19	3	3	8	17	38	-16	26	DWWLDW
16	Doncaster Rovers	28	8	9	11	37	41	7	3	4	24	18	1	6	7	13	23	-4	25	DWDLLL
17	Blackburn Rovers	28	11	3	14	37	44	7	1	6	25	21	4	2	8	12	23	-7	25	WLWWWW
18	Bury	28	9	6	13	47	45	8	2	4	29	14	1	4	9	18	31	2	24	LLWWLL
19	Swansea Town	28	7	9	12	47	53	7	3	4	31	17	0	6	8	16	36	-6	23	LDLLLW
20	Queens Park Rangers	28	7	9	12	39	60	5	6	3	26	25	2	3	9	13	35	-21	23	LDWLWW
21	Coventry City	27	8	5	14	37	55	5	5	4	23	21	3	0	10	14	34	-18	21	WWWLLD
22	Hull City	28	7	6	15	39	47	6	3	5	28	19	1	3	10	11	28	-8	20	WLWLWL

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	1	Cardiff City	28	14	7	7	46	32	12	1	1	35	11	2	6	6	11	21	14	35	DWDWLW		1-0
1	2	Birmingham City	29	13	8	8	44	34	6	5	4	21	15	7	3	4	23	19	10	34	WWWLWL		1-2
1	3	Leicester City	28	13	7	8	58	43	9	4	2	38	18	4	3	6	20	25	15	33	LLWWWW		2-1
1	4	Sheffield Wednesday	29	13	7	9	66	50	9	2	3	33	17	4	5	6	33	33	16	33	DLWLLD		3-3
3	5	Nottingham Forest	29	12	9	8	55	46	8	5	2	29	17	4	4	6	26	29	9	33	DWLLWW		2-0
1	6	Rotherham United	28	13	6	9	60	51	9	3	2	34	16	4	3	7	26	35	9	32	LLWDLD		3-3
2	7	Leeds United	28	12	8	8	42	39	7	6	1	24	13	5	2	7	18	26	3	32	WWLDWW		3-1
3	8	Sheffield United	29	13	5	11	65	52	10	2	3	40	19	3	3	8	25	33	13	31	WLLWLL		1-2
3	9	Brentford	28	12	7	9	34	30	9	2	2	22	10	3	5	7	12	20	4	31	LLDWLL		0-2
2	10	Everton	29	11	8	10	45	47	7	4	3	26	20	4	4	7	19	27	-2	30	LDWDWW		2-1
1	11	Luton Town	28	10	8	10	50	47	5	4	4	29	20	5	4	6	21	27	3	28	LWLLLL		1-2
2	12	Notts County	29	12	4	13	51	50	8	3	3	32	19	4	1	10	19	31	1	28	WLLWLW		4-1
2	13	Barnsley	28	9	10	9	43	45	7	5	3	30	22	2	5	6	13	23	-2	28	WDWDDL		2-3
3	14	Blackburn Rovers	29	12	3	14	39	45	8	1	6	27	22	4	2	8	12	23	-6	27	LWWWWW		2-1
2	15	West Ham United	29	10	7	12	46	59	9	4	2	34	22	1	3	10	12	37	-13	27	WLWDWL		1-3
1	16	Southampton	29	9	8	12	41	58	6	5	3	24	19	3	3	9	17	39	-17	26	WWLDWL		0-1
2	17	Swansea Town	29	8	9	12	50	55	7	3	4	31	17	1	6	8	19	38	-5	25	DLLLWW		3-2
2	18	Doncaster Rovers	29	8	9	12	38	43	7	3	4	24	18	1	6	8	14	25	-5	25	WDLLLL		1-2
1	19	Bury	29	9	6	14	47	50	8	2	4	29	14	1	4	10	18	36	-3	24	LWWLLL		0-5
1	20	Coventry City	28	9	5	14	39	56	5	5	4	23	21	4	0	10	16	35	-17	23	WWLLDW		2-1
1	21	Queens Park Rangers	29	7	9	13	40	64	5	6	4	27	29	2	3	9	13	35	-24	23	DWLWWL		1-4
	22	Hull City	29	8	6	15	44	47	7	3	5	33	19	1	3	10	11	28	-3	22	LWLWLW		5-0