The City Ground

SWANSEA TOWN 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Feb 14, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 14, 1953 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1952-53
Referee:: R Burgess
Attendance:: 15,946
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 8
Opp Before/After:: 17 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Aug 29, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1932 (of 5060)
League Tier 2:: 1107 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2127 (of 5790)
Total:: 3280 (of 7585)
Played:: 72 years, 9 months, 28 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Alan Moore (46')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Billy McCandless
Prior form: LDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Thomas (32')
Allchurch (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	36	Harry Walker
2	D	27	Bill Whare
3	D	31	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	28	Jack French
5	D	36	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt
7	F	25	Alan Moore (46')
8	F	28	Tom Martin
9	M	34	Wally Ardron
10	F	36	Freddie Scott
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	36	Harry Walker	246		7	1
2	D	27	Bill Whare	107	1	7	1
3	D	31	Jack Hutchinson	147		21	3
4	F	28	Jack French	15		7	1
5	D	36	Horace Gager	210	5	7	1
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt	162	5	7	1
7	F	25	Alan Moore (46')	34	12	7	1
8	F	28	Tom Martin	14	2	7	1
9	M	34	Wally Ardron	156	109	7	1
10	F	36	Freddie Scott	274	37	14	2
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge	112	38	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Groves
2	D	Keane
3	D	Morgan
4	D	Williams
5	D	Charles
6	M	Thomas
7	M	Medwin
8	M	Lucas
9	M	C Beech
10	F	Allchurch
11	F	Griffiths

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 14, 1953)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-1	Lincoln City
Brentford	2-2	Bury
Huddersfield Town	0-3	Blackburn Rovers
Leicester City	3-3	Leeds United
Swansea Town	2-1	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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