The City Ground

FOREST 5 - 4 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 19, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 19, 1953 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 5-4 WON
: Half-time: 3-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: G McCabe
Attendance:: 22,840
League Week:: 10 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 10 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Feb 06, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1955 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1130 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2150 (of 5828)
Total:: 3305 (of 7633)
Played:: 72 years, 11 months, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Alan Moore (20')
Alan Moore (21')
Tot Leverton (38') - Tot Leverton last goal
Jack Burkitt (53')
Alan Moore (85')

STOKE CITY
Manager: Frank Taylor
Prior form: DDDLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bowyer (11')
Malkin (67')
Sellars (77')
Malkin (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Bill Farmer
2	D	28	Bill Whare
3	D	32	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	28	Jack French
5	D	36	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt (53')
7	F	26	Alan Moore (20') (21') (85')
8	F	36	Freddie Scott
9	F	27	Tot Leverton (38')
10	F	31	Tommy Capel
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Bill Farmer	1		3	1
2	D	28	Bill Whare	124	1	3	1
3	D	32	Jack Hutchinson	166		3	1
4	F	28	Jack French	38	1	3	1
5	D	36	Horace Gager	232	5	3	1
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt (53')	185	7	3	1
7	F	26	Alan Moore (20') (21') (85')	55	19	3	1
8	F	36	Freddie Scott	282	38	3	1
9	F	27	Tot Leverton (38')	101	35	3	1
10	F	31	Tommy Capel	134	58	3	1
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge	134	43	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Elliott
2	D	Bourne
3	D	McCue
4	D	Mountford
5	D	Thompson
6	M	Sellars
7	M	Malkin
8	M	Bowyer
9	M	Finney
10	F	Martin
11	F	Oscroft

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Sep 19, 1953)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-2	Fulham
Blackburn Rovers	0-0	Everton
Brentford	0-0	Notts County
Bristol Rovers	0-1	Lincoln City
Bury	1-2	Swansea Town
Derby County	2-0	Hull City
Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Oldham Athletic
Leeds United	1-2	West Ham United
Luton Town	2-2	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	5-4	Stoke City
Plymouth Argyle	0-2	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	Doncaster Rovers	9	7	1	1	21	8	3	1	0	9	2	4	0	1	12	6	13	15	WWWWLW
2	Everton	8	5	3	0	20	9	3	0	0	9	2	2	3	0	11	7	11	13	WWWDWW
3	West Ham United	9	5	3	1	23	12	5	0	0	19	3	0	3	1	4	9	11	13	DWWDDW
4	Leicester City	9	4	4	1	20	12	3	2	0	14	4	1	2	1	6	8	8	12	WDWWWD
5	Nottingham Forest	9	5	1	3	16	11	4	1	0	14	5	1	0	3	2	6	5	11	LWWLLW
6	Leeds United	9	4	3	2	22	17	3	2	0	15	6	1	1	2	7	11	5	11	LWDDWD
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	4	3	1	17	15	1	2	0	5	3	3	1	1	12	12	2	11	WLDWDW
8	Derby County	8	3	4	1	14	11	2	2	0	9	4	1	2	1	5	7	3	10	DLDWDW
9	Rotherham United	9	5	0	4	19	20	4	0	1	12	7	1	0	3	7	13	-1	10	WLLWWW
10	Stoke City	9	2	6	1	12	14	1	4	0	9	8	1	2	1	3	6	-2	10	DDDLWD
11	Birmingham City	9	4	1	4	21	11	4	0	1	17	3	0	1	3	4	8	10	9	LWLWLL
12	Bristol Rovers	9	3	3	3	16	12	2	1	1	7	3	1	2	2	9	9	4	9	WLWWDL
13	Lincoln City	9	3	3	3	15	12	3	1	0	13	2	0	2	3	2	10	3	9	WDLWWL
14	Bury	9	1	6	2	10	13	1	3	0	9	7	0	3	2	1	6	-3	8	LDDLDW
15	Plymouth Argyle	9	1	6	2	9	14	0	4	0	6	6	1	2	2	3	8	-5	8	DLDDWD
16	Luton Town	9	2	3	4	14	17	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	3	5	11	-3	7	DLWLLW
17	Oldham Athletic	9	1	4	4	9	16	1	3	1	3	4	0	1	3	6	12	-7	6	LLDLDW
18	Hull City	9	2	1	6	8	15	2	0	2	7	5	0	1	4	1	10	-7	5	WLLWLL
19	Swansea Town	9	2	1	6	10	22	2	1	2	7	7	0	0	4	3	15	-12	5	WLLDLL
20	Notts County	8	2	1	5	9	20	1	0	3	3	8	1	1	2	6	12	-11	5	WLWLLL
21	Brentford	9	1	2	6	9	24	1	0	3	4	12	0	2	3	5	12	-15	4	WDLLLL
22	Fulham	9	0	3	6	14	23	0	2	3	8	13	0	1	3	6	10	-9	3	LDLLLL

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	Doncaster Rovers	10	8	1	1	22	8	4	1	0	10	2	4	0	1	12	6	14	17	WWWLWW		1-0
1	2	West Ham United	10	6	3	1	25	13	5	0	0	19	3	1	3	1	6	10	12	15	WWDDWW		2-1
1	3	Everton	9	5	4	0	20	9	3	0	0	9	2	2	4	0	11	7	11	14	WWDWWD		0-0
	4	Leicester City	10	4	5	1	22	14	3	2	0	14	4	1	3	1	8	10	8	13	DWWWDD		2-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	10	6	1	3	21	15	5	1	0	19	9	1	0	3	2	6	6	13	WWLLWW		5-4
2	6	Derby County	9	4	4	1	16	11	3	2	0	11	4	1	2	1	5	7	5	12	LDWDWW		2-0
	7	Blackburn Rovers	9	4	4	1	17	15	1	3	0	5	3	3	1	1	12	12	2	12	LDWDWD		0-0
1	8	Rotherham United	10	6	0	4	21	20	4	0	1	12	7	2	0	3	9	13	1	12	LLWWWW		2-0
4	9	Lincoln City	10	4	3	3	16	12	3	1	0	13	2	1	2	3	3	10	4	11	DLWWLW		1-0
4	10	Leeds United	10	4	3	3	23	19	3	2	1	16	8	1	1	2	7	11	4	11	WDDWDL		1-2
	11	Birmingham City	10	4	2	4	23	13	4	1	1	19	5	0	1	3	4	8	10	10	WLWLLD		2-2
2	12	Stoke City	10	2	6	2	16	19	1	4	0	9	8	1	2	2	7	11	-3	10	DDLWDL		4-5
1	13	Bristol Rovers	10	3	3	4	16	13	2	1	2	7	4	1	2	2	9	9	3	9	LWWDLL		0-1
2	14	Luton Town	10	2	4	4	16	19	2	3	1	11	8	0	1	3	5	11	-3	8	LWLLWD		2-2
1	15	Bury	10	1	6	3	11	15	1	3	1	10	9	0	3	2	1	6	-4	8	DDLDWL		1-2
1	16	Plymouth Argyle	10	1	6	3	9	16	0	4	1	6	8	1	2	2	3	8	-7	8	LDDWDL		0-2
2	17	Swansea Town	10	3	1	6	12	23	2	1	2	7	7	1	0	4	5	16	-11	7	LLDLLW		2-1
1	18	Oldham Athletic	10	1	4	5	9	17	1	3	1	3	4	0	1	4	6	13	-8	6	LDLDWL		0-1
1	19	Notts County	9	2	2	5	9	20	1	0	3	3	8	1	2	2	6	12	-11	6	LWLLLD		0-0
2	20	Hull City	10	2	1	7	8	17	2	0	2	7	5	0	1	5	1	12	-9	5	LLWLLL		0-2
	21	Brentford	10	1	3	6	9	24	1	1	3	4	12	0	2	3	5	12	-15	5	DLLLLD		0-0
	22	Fulham	10	0	4	6	16	25	0	2	3	8	13	0	2	3	8	12	-9	4	DLLLLD		2-2