The City Ground

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 04, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 04, 1952 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Huddersfield Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Leeds Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 04 October 1952

Season:: 1952-53
Referee:: J Topliss
Attendance:: 27,813
League Week:: 12 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 6
Opp Before/After:: 1 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 2)
Huddersfield Town:: Feb 21, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1915 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1090 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2108 (of 5829)
Total:: 3260 (of 7634)
Played:: 73 years, 11 months, 13 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (3')
Bill Whare (80') - Bill Whare first goal

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Manager: Andy Beattie
Prior form: WDDWDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Gunn (16')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	36	Harry Walker
2	D	27	Bill Whare (80')
3	D	28	James Clarke
4	M	27	Bill Morley
5	D	35	Horace Gager
6	M	26	Jack Burkitt
7	F	25	Alan Moore
8	F	35	Freddie Scott
9	M	34	Wally Ardron
10	F	30	Tommy Capel (3')
11	F	31	Collin Collindridge

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	36	Harry Walker	227		7	1
2	D	27	Bill Whare (80')	90		7	1
3	D	28	James Clarke	10		7	1
4	M	27	Bill Morley	136	5	14	3
5	D	35	Horace Gager	191	4	7	1
6	M	26	Jack Burkitt	143	4	7	1
7	F	25	Alan Moore	22	9	7	1
8	F	35	Freddie Scott	258	33	7	1
9	M	34	Wally Ardron	139	97	7	1
10	F	30	Tommy Capel (3')	107	47	7	1
11	F	31	Collin Collindridge	94	32	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wheeler
2	D	Staniforth
3	D	Kelly
4	D	McGarry
5	D	McEvoy
6	M	Quested
7	M	Gunn
8	M	Watson
9	M	Glazzard
10	F	Davie
11	F	Metcalfe

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 04, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	5-1	Hull City
Bury	3-0	Birmingham City
Doncaster Rovers	0-2	Brentford
Fulham	4-2	Lincoln City
Huddersfield Town	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Leicester City	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
Notts County	3-2	Leeds United
Sheffield United	3-0	Blackburn Rovers
Southampton	1-3	Luton Town
Swansea Town	2-2	Everton
West Ham United	2-4	Rotherham United

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	Huddersfield Town	10	5	5	0	20	7	3	2	0	11	2	2	3	0	9	5	13	15	WDDWDD
2	Sheffield United	11	6	2	3	19	16	4	0	1	12	5	2	2	2	7	11	3	14	WWDWWL
3	Plymouth Argyle	9	5	3	1	20	13	4	2	0	15	8	1	1	1	5	5	7	13	WWWDLD
4	Birmingham City	10	5	3	2	15	13	2	2	1	10	9	3	1	1	5	4	2	13	WWWDLW
5	Hull City	10	4	4	2	15	9	3	2	0	11	3	1	2	2	4	6	6	12	LLDWDW
6	Leicester City	10	5	2	3	24	20	3	2	0	13	4	2	0	3	11	16	4	12	WDLLDW
7	Fulham	10	5	1	4	22	18	4	0	1	16	7	1	1	3	6	11	4	11	WDLWWL
8	Nottingham Forest	11	5	1	5	21	18	3	1	1	14	7	2	0	4	7	11	3	11	WWDLLW
9	Notts County	10	5	1	4	14	22	3	1	1	9	6	2	0	3	5	16	-8	11	LDWLWL
10	Everton	9	4	2	3	19	12	2	1	1	10	3	2	1	2	9	9	7	10	DWWDWW
11	West Ham United	10	2	6	2	10	8	2	2	1	8	5	0	4	1	2	3	2	10	LDDWDD
12	Rotherham United	10	4	2	4	20	18	3	2	1	12	8	1	0	3	8	10	2	10	WWLDWW
13	Lincoln City	10	3	4	3	16	16	2	2	1	11	7	1	2	2	5	9	0	10	DLDDLD
14	Blackburn Rovers	10	4	2	4	14	17	3	1	1	8	5	1	1	3	6	12	-3	10	LWWLDD
15	Luton Town	10	3	3	4	16	15	3	1	1	10	4	0	2	3	6	11	1	9	LWDLDW
16	Leeds United	11	2	5	4	13	14	2	2	2	6	4	0	3	2	7	10	-1	9	LWDDDL
17	Swansea Town	10	3	3	4	19	22	2	2	1	9	7	1	1	3	10	15	-3	9	DLDWDL
18	Bury	9	2	3	4	10	12	1	2	1	6	4	1	1	3	4	8	-2	7	LLLDWW
19	Southampton	11	2	3	6	17	21	1	1	3	11	11	1	2	3	6	10	-4	7	LDDLDL
20	Brentford	10	2	3	5	11	20	2	1	2	7	9	0	2	3	4	11	-9	7	WLLDLL
21	Doncaster Rovers	10	2	2	6	12	22	2	2	1	8	6	0	0	5	4	16	-10	6	WDLLWL
22	Barnsley	9	1	2	6	9	23	1	0	3	6	9	0	2	3	3	14	-14	4	LLLLLD

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	Sheffield United	12	7	2	3	22	16	5	0	1	15	5	2	2	2	7	11	6	16	WDWWLW		3-0
1	2	Huddersfield Town	11	5	5	1	21	9	3	2	1	12	4	2	3	0	9	5	12	15	DDWDDL		1-2
3	3	Leicester City	11	6	2	3	26	20	4	2	0	15	4	2	0	3	11	16	6	14	DLLDWW		2-0
1	4	Plymouth Argyle	10	5	3	2	20	15	4	2	0	15	8	1	1	2	5	7	5	13	WWDLDL		0-2
2	5	Fulham	11	6	1	4	26	20	5	0	1	20	9	1	1	3	6	11	6	13	DLWWLW		4-2
2	6	Nottingham Forest	12	6	1	5	23	19	3	1	1	14	7	3	0	4	9	12	4	13	WDLLWW		2-1
3	7	Birmingham City	11	5	3	3	15	16	2	2	1	10	9	3	1	2	5	7	-1	13	WWDLWL		0-3
1	8	Notts County	11	6	1	4	17	24	4	1	1	12	8	2	0	3	5	16	-7	13	DWLWLW		3-2
3	9	Rotherham United	11	5	2	4	24	20	3	2	1	12	8	2	0	3	12	12	4	12	WLDWWW		4-2
5	10	Hull City	11	4	4	3	16	14	3	2	0	11	3	1	2	3	5	11	2	12	LDWDWL		1-5
1	11	Everton	10	4	3	3	21	14	2	1	1	10	3	2	2	2	11	11	7	11	WWDWWD		2-2
3	12	Luton Town	11	4	3	4	19	16	3	1	1	10	4	1	2	3	9	12	3	11	WDLDWW		3-1
2	13	West Ham United	11	2	6	3	12	12	2	2	2	10	9	0	4	1	2	3	0	10	DDWDDL		2-4
1	14	Lincoln City	11	3	4	4	18	20	2	2	1	11	7	1	2	3	7	13	-2	10	LDDLDL		2-4
2	15	Swansea Town	11	3	4	4	21	24	2	3	1	11	9	1	1	3	10	15	-3	10	LDWDLD		2-2
2	16	Blackburn Rovers	11	4	2	5	14	20	3	1	1	8	5	1	1	4	6	15	-6	10	WWLDDL		0-3
1	17	Bury	10	3	3	4	13	12	2	2	1	9	4	1	1	3	4	8	1	9	LLDWWW		3-0
2	18	Leeds United	12	2	5	5	15	17	2	2	2	6	4	0	3	3	9	13	-2	9	WDDDLL		2-3
1	19	Brentford	11	3	3	5	13	20	2	1	2	7	9	1	2	3	6	11	-7	9	LLDLLW		2-0
1	20	Southampton	12	2	3	7	18	24	1	1	4	12	14	1	2	3	6	10	-6	7	DDLDLL		1-3
1	21	Barnsley	10	2	2	6	14	24	2	0	3	11	10	0	2	3	3	14	-10	6	LLLLDW		5-1
1	22	Doncaster Rovers	11	2	2	7	12	24	2	2	2	8	8	0	0	5	4	16	-12	6	DLLWLL		0-2