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SOUTHAMPTON 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 13, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 13, 1952 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Dell
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 (Draw)
: Half-time: 1-1

Season:: 1952-53
Referee:: R Hall
Attendance:: 14,216
Pos Before/After:: 7 6
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Apr 29, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1924 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1099 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2117 (of 5721)
Total:: 3267 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 December 1952

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

Goals
Freddie Scott (32)
Wally Ardron (87)

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: George Roughton
Prior form: LLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Hoskins (12)
Sillett (78) (Pen)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Bill Whare
3	D	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	Jack French
5	D	Horace Gager	200th appearance
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Freddie Scott (32)
8	F	Roland 'Tot' Leverton
9	M	Wally Ardron (87)
10	F	Tom Martin
11	F	Collin Collindridge

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Christie
2	D	Ellerington
3	D	Sillett
4	D	Elliot
5	D	Horton
6	M	Simpson (c)
7	M	Day
8	M	Bates
9	M	Dudley
10	F	McGarrity
11	F	Hoskins

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 13, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	3-1	Brentford
Bury	0-5	Everton
Fulham	3-1	Barnsley
Leeds United	5-1	Swansea Town
Leicester City	5-0	Hull City
Luton Town	1-2	Doncaster Rovers
Notts County	5-0	Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle	0-2	Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United	0-2	Sheffield United
Southampton	2-2	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	5-1	Lincoln 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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Sheffield United	21	13	4	4	49	30	9	1	1	33	14	4	3	3	16	16	1.63333	30	WWWWDW
	2	Huddersfield Town	20	12	5	3	35	12	7	2	2	19	5	5	3	1	16	7	2.91667	29	WWLLWW
	3	Plymouth Argyle	19	10	6	3	33	22	6	4	0	19	9	4	2	3	14	13	1.50000	26	WLWWDD
	4	Rotherham United	20	11	2	7	40	30	6	2	2	22	14	5	0	5	18	16	1.33333	24	LWWLWL
	5	Leicester City	20	10	4	6	48	43	7	3	0	27	11	3	1	6	21	32	1.11628	24	WDWLDL
	6	Luton Town	19	10	3	6	45	28	7	1	1	28	7	3	2	5	17	21	1.60714	23	WWWWLW
	7	Nottingham Forest	20	11	1	8	45	33	6	1	3	26	16	5	0	5	19	17	1.36364	23	LWWWWW
	8	Birmingham City	20	8	7	5	29	33	4	2	3	17	20	4	5	2	12	13	.87879	23	WDWWLD
	9	Fulham	20	9	3	8	38	34	7	0	3	26	15	2	3	5	12	19	1.11765	21	WDLDLL
	10	West Ham United	20	6	8	6	24	24	5	3	2	20	13	1	5	4	4	11	1.00000	20	WDWWDL
	11	Leeds United	20	5	9	6	30	27	5	2	2	16	8	0	7	4	14	19	1.11111	19	DWDDWD
	12	Swansea Town	20	5	8	7	35	40	2	7	2	17	16	3	1	5	18	24	.87500	18	WDLDLD
	13	Lincoln City	20	4	10	6	29	36	3	5	2	19	16	1	5	4	10	20	.80556	18	LDDDDW
	14	Notts County	19	8	2	9	27	41	5	2	3	20	16	3	0	6	7	25	.65854	18	LLLWDL
	15	Everton	19	6	5	8	31	30	4	3	2	16	7	2	2	6	15	23	1.03333	17	LLLDLD
	16	Hull City	20	6	4	10	31	34	5	2	3	20	9	1	2	7	11	25	.91176	16	LLLLLW
	17	Bury	19	5	5	9	23	31	3	3	3	13	13	2	2	6	10	18	.74194	15	LLDWWL
	18	Doncaster Rovers	19	4	7	8	24	35	3	5	2	12	11	1	2	6	12	24	.68571	15	LDWWDD
	19	Blackburn Rovers	20	6	3	11	24	36	5	2	3	16	9	1	1	8	8	27	.66667	15	LDLLLW
	20	Brentford	19	5	4	10	27	40	4	2	3	17	15	1	2	7	10	25	.67500	14	WLDLLL
	21	Southampton	21	4	5	12	34	46	2	2	6	21	22	2	3	6	13	24	.73913	13	LLLDWL
	22	Barnsley	19	5	3	11	28	44	4	0	6	19	20	1	3	5	9	24	.63636	13	LWWLDW

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	Result(s)
	1	Sheffield United	22	14	4	4	51	30	9	1	1	33	14	5	3	3	18	16	1.70000	32	WWWDWW	2-0
	2	Huddersfield Town	21	13	5	3	37	12	7	2	2	19	5	6	3	1	18	7	3.08333	31	WLLWWW	2-0
	3	Plymouth Argyle	20	10	6	4	33	24	6	4	1	19	11	4	2	3	14	13	1.37500	26	LWWDDL	0-2
1	4	Leicester City	21	11	4	6	53	43	8	3	0	32	11	3	1	6	21	32	1.23256	26	DWLDLW	5-0
3	5	Birmingham City	21	9	7	5	32	34	5	2	3	20	21	4	5	2	12	13	.94118	25	DWWLDW	3-1
1	6	Nottingham Forest	21	11	2	8	47	35	6	1	3	26	16	5	1	5	21	19	1.34286	24	WWWWWD	2-2
3	7	Rotherham United	21	11	2	8	40	32	6	2	3	22	16	5	0	5	18	16	1.25000	24	WWLWLL	0-2
2	8	Luton Town	20	10	3	7	46	30	7	1	2	29	9	3	2	5	17	21	1.53333	23	WWWLWL	1-2
	9	Fulham	21	10	3	8	41	35	8	0	3	29	16	2	3	5	12	19	1.17143	23	DLDLLW	3-1
	10	West Ham United	21	7	8	6	29	25	6	3	2	25	14	1	5	4	4	11	1.16000	22	DWWDLW	5-1
	11	Leeds United	21	6	9	6	35	28	6	2	2	21	9	0	7	4	14	19	1.25000	21	WDDWDW	5-1
2	12	Notts County	20	9	2	9	32	41	6	2	3	25	16	3	0	6	7	25	.78049	20	LLWDLW	5-0
2	13	Everton	20	7	5	8	36	30	4	3	2	16	7	3	2	6	20	23	1.20000	19	LLDLDW	5-0
2	14	Swansea Town	21	5	8	8	36	45	2	7	2	17	16	3	1	6	19	29	.80000	18	DLDLDL	1-5
2	15	Lincoln City	21	4	10	7	30	41	3	5	2	19	16	1	5	5	11	25	.73171	18	DDDDWL	1-5
2	16	Doncaster Rovers	20	5	7	8	26	36	3	5	2	12	11	2	2	6	14	25	.72222	17	DWWDDW	2-1
1	17	Hull City	21	6	4	11	31	39	5	2	3	20	9	1	2	8	11	30	.79487	16	LLLLWL	0-5
1	18	Bury	20	5	5	10	23	36	3	3	4	13	18	2	2	6	10	18	.63889	15	LDWWLL	0-5
	19	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	3	12	24	41	5	2	3	16	9	1	1	9	8	32	.58537	15	DLLLWL	0-5
1	20	Southampton	22	4	6	12	36	48	2	3	6	23	24	2	3	6	13	24	.75000	14	LLDWLD	2-2
1	21	Brentford	20	5	4	11	28	43	4	2	3	17	15	1	2	8	11	28	.65116	14	LDLLLL	1-3
	22	Barnsley	20	5	3	12	29	47	4	0	6	19	20	1	3	6	10	27	.61702	13	WWLDWL	1-3