FOREST 3 - 1 BRISTOL ROVERS - Sat Oct 24, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 24, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bristol Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Brentford (League Tier 2)
- Bristol Rovers:
- Mar 13, 1954
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1960 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1135 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2155 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 3308 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post, Saturday, October 24, 1953

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WWLWWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Sid Thompson (71)
Tommy Capel (76)
Alan Moore (86)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | F | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ||
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Radford |
2 | D | Bamford |
3 | D | Fox |
4 | D | Pitt |
5 | D | Warren |
6 | M | Sampson |
7 | M | Petherbridge |
8 | M | Leonard |
9 | M | Bradford |
10 | F | Bush ![]() |
11 | F | Watling |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 5-1 | Brentford |
Fulham | 1-2 | Doncaster Rovers |
Leeds United | 3-1 | Derby County |
Leicester City | 1-0 | Oldham Athletic |
Luton Town | 1-0 | Lincoln City |
Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Bristol Rovers |
Plymouth Argyle | 3-3 | Notts County |
Rotherham United | 1-2 | Everton |
Stoke City | 4-0 | Bury |
Swansea Town | 1-0 | Hull City |
West Ham United | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | Rotherham United | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1.19231 | 21 | WDWWWW | ||
2 | Leicester City | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1.83333 | 20 | DDWDWW | ||
3 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1.78571 | 19 | WWLLLW | ||
4 | Everton | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.40000 | 19 | DWWLLD | ||
5 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.65000 | 18 | WWLWWD | ||
6 | Birmingham City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.66667 | 16 | LDWDWD | ||
7 | Lincoln City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1.53333 | 16 | LWWWLD | ||
8 | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.19048 | 16 | WWLWLW | ||
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1.18182 | 16 | WDLWLW | ||
10 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.45000 | 15 | LLWWDD | ||
11 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1.22727 | 15 | WWLLLL | ||
12 | Stoke City | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | .95833 | 15 | LDDDWL | ||
13 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1.03448 | 13 | DLLDDL | ||
14 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .95833 | 13 | WDDLWW | ||
15 | Swansea Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | .70370 | 11 | LWLDWD | ||
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .69565 | 11 | DLLDWL | ||
17 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .48148 | 11 | LDLWWW | ||
18 | Fulham | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .79412 | 10 | LDWWWL | ||
19 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .65385 | 10 | WLWLLL | ||
20 | Hull City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .62500 | 9 | LLWLLW | ||
21 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .48148 | 8 | WLWLLL | ||
22 | Notts County | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | .34211 | 6 | DLLLLL |
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 | Leicester City | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1.88889 | 22 | DWDWWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1.80000 | 21 | WLLLWW | 2-1 |
![]() | 3 | Everton | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.42857 | 21 | WWLLDW | 2-1 |
![]() | 4 | Rotherham United | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1.14286 | 21 | DWWWWL | 1-2 |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.71429 | 20 | WLWWDW | 3-1 | |
6 | Birmingham City | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.84211 | 18 | DWDWDW | 5-1 | |
![]() | 7 | West Ham United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1.26087 | 17 | WLLLLW | 2-1 |
![]() | 8 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1.12500 | 17 | DDDWLW | 4-0 |
![]() | 9 | Lincoln City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1.43750 | 16 | WWWLDL | 0-1 |
![]() | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.12500 | 16 | DLWLWL | 1-2 |
![]() | 11 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 1.08333 | 16 | WLWLWL | 1-3 |
![]() | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1.30435 | 15 | LWWDDL | 1-3 |
13 | Leeds United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1.10000 | 15 | LLDDLW | 3-1 | |
14 | Luton Town | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.00000 | 15 | DDLWWW | 1-0 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | .74074 | 13 | WLDWDW | 1-0 | |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .73077 | 12 | LLDWLD | 3-3 | |
17 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | .43750 | 11 | DLWWWL | 1-5 | |
18 | Fulham | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .77778 | 10 | DWWWLL | 1-2 | |
19 | Bury | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .56667 | 10 | LWLLLL | 0-4 | |
20 | Hull City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | .60000 | 9 | LWLLWL | 0-1 | |
21 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .46429 | 8 | LWLLLL | 0-1 | |
22 | Notts County | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | .39024 | 7 | LLLLLD | 3-3 |