The City Ground

BARNSLEY 0 - 2 FOREST - Wed Aug 27, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 27, 1952 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Barnsley
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Oakwell
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 28 August 1952

Season:: 1952-53
Referee:: W Evans
Attendance:: 14,186
Pos Before/After:: 15 9
Opp Before/After:: 10 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 2)
Barnsley:: Sep 03, 1952

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1905 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1080 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2098 (of 5768)
Total:: 3250 (of 7557)
Played:: 72 years, 10 months, 18 days ago

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

Goals
Alan Moore (12')
Wally Ardron (59')

BARNSLEY
Manager: Angus Seed
Prior form: D (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	36	Harry Walker
2	D	26	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	31	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	27	Bill Morley
5	D	35	Horace Gager
6	M	26	Jack Burkitt
7	F	25	Alan Moore (12')
8	F	35	Freddie Scott
9	M	33	Wally Ardron (59')
10	F	30	Tommy Capel
11	F	31	Collin Collindridge

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Hough
2	D	Jasper Yeuell
3	D	Harry May
4	D	Arthur Glover
5	D	Matt McNeil
6	M	Sid 'Skinner' Normanton
7	M	Gavin Smith
8	M	Tommy Taylor
9	M	Eddie McMorran
10	F	Tommy Lumley
11	F	Johnny Kelly

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Aug 27, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Bury	2-2	Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers	2-3	Swansea Town
Huddersfield Town	0-0	Brentford
Lincoln City	4-1	Blackburn Rovers
Luton Town	0-1	Birmingham City
Southampton	2-3	Plymouth Argyle

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.99900	4	WW
	2	Leicester City	2	2	0	0	9	1	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.00000	4	WW
	3	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	3.00000	4	WW
	4	Brentford	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	5	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	6	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
	7	Plymouth Argyle	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	8	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.00000	2	WL
	9	Fulham	2	1	0	1	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	.50000	2	WL
	10	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	11	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	12	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	13	Rotherham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	14	Luton Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	15	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
	16	Swansea Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
	17	Bury	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L
	18	Everton	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	LL
	19	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L
	20	Lincoln City	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L
	21	Notts County	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L
	22	Southampton	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.99900	4	WW
	2	Leicester City	2	2	0	0	9	1	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.00000	4	WW
	3	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	3.00000	4	WW
3	4	Plymouth Argyle	2	2	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	1.66667	4	WW		3-2
1	5	Brentford	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	99.99900	3	WD		0-0
1	6	Huddersfield Town	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	3	WD		0-0
4	7	Birmingham City	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2.00000	3	DW		1-0
12	8	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	2.00000	2	LW		4-1
6	9	Nottingham Forest	2	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1.50000	2	LW		2-0
6	10	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	1.00000	2	LW		3-2
3	11	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.00000	2	WL
6	12	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	.60000	2	WL		1-4
4	13	Fulham	2	1	0	1	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	.50000	2	WL
1	14	Rotherham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
3	15	Doncaster Rovers	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.75000	1	DL		2-3
3	16	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.66667	1	LD		2-2
	17	Bury	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	.50000	1	LD		2-2
8	18	Barnsley	2	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	.33333	1	DL		0-2
3	19	Southampton	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	.50000	0	LL		2-3
6	20	Luton Town	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	.33333	0	LL		0-1
3	21	Everton	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	LL
1	22	Notts County	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L

PICTURES AND NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS

Image (c) Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.