BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 20, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Dec 20, 1952 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Blackburn Rovers

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
Ewood Park

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
1-2  LOST 

Half-time: 0-2


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 December 1952

Season:
1952-53

Referee:
H Jackson

Attendance:
12,794

Pos Before/After:
6 7

Opp Before/After:
19 18

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Hull City (League Tier 2)

Blackburn Rovers:
Nov 14, 1953


GAME COUNT:

League:
1925 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:
1100 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2118 (of 5763)
Total:
3270 (of 7550)
Played:
71 years, 9 months, 24 days ago


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

Goals
Roland 'Tot' Leverton (88')
Logo
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jackie Bestall
Prior form: DLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Eckersley (11') (Pen)
Eckersley (20') (Pen)

Lineup

Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKElvey
2DSuart
3DEckersley goal goal
4DR Clayton
5DKelly
6MBell
7MCampbell
8MCrossam
9MBriggs
10FSmith
11FMcLuckie


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 20, 1952)
Home Score Away
Barnsley2-2Doncaster Rovers
Birmingham City4-0Rotherham United
Blackburn Rovers2-1Nottingham Forest
Bury1-1Fulham
Hull City1-0Everton
Leeds United2-1Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City0-0Brentford
Luton Town1-0Plymouth Argyle
Notts County2-2Leicester City
Sheffield United7-1Swansea Town
Southampton1-2West Ham 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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Sheffield United2214445130911331453318161.7000032 WWWDWW
2Huddersfield Town21135337127221956311873.0833331 WLLWWW
3Plymouth Argyle2010643324641191142314131.3750026 LWWDDL
4Leicester City2111465343830321131621321.2325626 DWLDLW
5Birmingham City21975323452320214521213.9411825 DWWLDW
6Nottingham Forest2111284735613261651521191.3428624 WWWWWD
7Rotherham United2111284032623221650518161.2500024 WWLWLL
8Luton Town201037463071229932517211.5333323 WWWLWL
9Fulham2110384135803291623512191.1714323 DLDLLW
10West Ham United21786292563225141544111.1600022 DWWDLW
11Leeds United21696352862221907414191.2500021 WDDWDW
12Notts County2092932416232516306725.7804920 LLWDLW
13Everton20758363043216732620231.2000019 LLDLDW
14Swansea Town21588364527217163161929.8000018 DLDLDL
15Lincoln City214107304135219161551125.7317118 DDDDWL
16Doncaster Rovers20578263635212112261425.7222217 DWWDDW
17Hull City21641131395232091281130.7948716 LLLLWL
18Bury205510233633413182261018.6388915 LDWWLL
19Blackburn Rovers2163122441523169119832.5853715 DLLLWL
20Southampton224612364823623242361324.7500014 LLDWLD
21Brentford205411284342317151281128.6511614 LDLLLL
22Barnsley205312294740619201361027.6170213 WWLDWL


Table after:
SECOND DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Sheffield United23154458311011401553318161.8709734 WWDWWW 7-1
2Huddersfield Town22135438147221956321992.7142931 LLWWWL 1-2
13Leicester City2211565545830321132623341.2222227 WLDLWD 2-2
14Birmingham City2210753634623242145212131.0588227 WWLDWW 4-0
25Plymouth Argyle2110653325641191142414141.3200026 WWDDLL 0-1
26Luton Town211137473081230932517211.5666725 WWLWLW 1-0
17Nottingham Forest2211294837613261651622211.2973024 WWWWDL 1-2
28West Ham United22886312663225142546121.1923124 WWDLWW 2-1
9Fulham2210484236803291624513201.1666724 LDLLWD 1-1
310Rotherham United2211294036623221650618201.1111124 WLWLLL 0-4
11Leeds United227963729722231007414191.2758623 DDWDWW 2-1
12Notts County2193934436332718306725.7907021 LWDLWD 2-2
13Everton21759363143216732720241.1612919 LDLDWL 0-1
114Lincoln City224117304136219161551125.7317119 DDDWLD 0-0
215Hull City22741132396232191281130.8205118 LLLWLW 1-0
16Doncaster Rovers21588283835212112361627.7368418 WWDDWD 2-2
317Swansea Town22589375227217163172036.7115418 LDLDLL 1-7
118Blackburn Rovers22731226426231810119832.6190517 LLLWLW 2-1
119Bury215610243734414192261018.6486516 DWWLLD 1-1
120Brentford215511284342317151381128.6511615 DLLLLD 0-0
121Southampton234613375023724262361324.7400014 LDWLDL 1-2
22Barnsley215412314941621221361027.6326514 WLDWLD 2-2