FULHAM 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 26, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 26, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Fulham
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Craven Cottage
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-3 (Lost)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Ham United (League Tier 2)
- Fulham:
- Feb 13, 1954
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1956 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1131 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2151 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 3303 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Bill Farmer | |
| 2 | D | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Alan Moore  | |
| 8 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | Last game |
| 10 | F | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | Collin Collindridge |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bury | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Everton | 3-2 | Derby County |
| Fulham | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Hull City | 2-0 | Brentford |
| Leicester City | 4-2 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Lincoln City | 2-0 | Leeds United |
| Notts County | 1-5 | Bristol Rovers |
| Oldham Athletic | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Rotherham United | 2-1 | Swansea Town |
| Stoke City | 1-1 | Luton Town |
| West Ham United | 1-2 | Birmingham 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.75000 | 17 | WWWLWW | ||
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.09091 | 16 | WDWWDW | ||
| 3 | West Ham United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.92308 | 15 | WWDDWW | ||
| 4 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.57143 | 13 | DWWWDD | ||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.40000 | 13 | WWLLWW | ||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.04545 | 13 | LWWWWD | ||
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.45455 | 12 | LDWDWW | ||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1.13333 | 12 | LDWDWD | ||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.33333 | 11 | DLWWLW | ||
| 10 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.21053 | 11 | WDDWDL | ||
| 11 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .85714 | 11 | DLWDLD | ||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.76923 | 10 | WLWLLD | ||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.23077 | 9 | LWWDLL | ||
| 14 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .84211 | 8 | LWLLWD | ||
| 15 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .73333 | 8 | DDLDWL | ||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .56250 | 8 | LDDWDL | ||
| 17 | Swansea Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .52174 | 7 | LLDLLW | ||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .52941 | 6 | LDLDWL | ||
| 19 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .47826 | 6 | WLLLDL | ||
| 20 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .47059 | 5 | LLWLLL | ||
| 21 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .37500 | 5 | DLLLLD | ||
| 22 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .64000 | 4 | DLLLLD | ||
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 | 1 | Everton | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.00000 | 18 | DWWDWW | 3-2 |
 1 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2.30000 | 17 | WWLWWL | 1-2 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.73333 | 15 | WDDWWL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.62500 | 15 | WWWDDW | 4-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Rotherham United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.08696 | 15 | WWWWDW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 6 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.50000 | 13 | LWWLWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1.22222 | 13 | WLLWWL | 1-3 |
| 4 | 8 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.78571 | 12 | LWLLDW | 2-1 |
| 2 | 9 | Derby County | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.28571 | 12 | DWDWWL | 2-3 |
| 2 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1.06250 | 12 | DWDWDL | 0-1 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .86364 | 12 | LWDLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.50000 | 11 | WWDLLW | 5-1 |
| 3 | 13 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.09524 | 11 | DDWDLL | 0-2 |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .81250 | 10 | DLDWLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 15 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .85000 | 9 | WLLWDD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 16 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .58824 | 8 | DLDWLW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .55000 | 8 | DDWDLL | 2-4 |
| 2 | 18 | Hull City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .58824 | 7 | LWLLLW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 19 | Swansea Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .52000 | 7 | LDLLWL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 20 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .73077 | 6 | LLLLDW | 3-1 |
| 2 | 21 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .42857 | 6 | LLLDLL | 1-5 |
| 1 | 22 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .34615 | 5 | LLLLDL | 0-2 |