FOREST 5 - 2 LEEDS UNITED - Fri Dec 25, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Fri Dec 25, 1953 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leeds United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 5-2 (Won)
- Season:
- 1953-54
- Referee:
- K Collinge
- Attendance:
- 19,745
- Pos Before/After:
- 6
5
- Opp Before/After:
- 9
11
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leeds United (League Tier 2)
- Leeds United:
- Dec 26, 1953
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1969 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1144 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2164 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 3316 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LDLDDL (Old to recent)
Goals
Wally Ardron
Wally Ardron
Wally Ardron
Tommy Capel
Alan Moore
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | F | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | M | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 3-0 | Notts County |
Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
Brentford | 3-1 | Oldham Athletic |
Bury | 4-0 | Derby County |
Everton | 4-0 | Bristol Rovers |
Fulham | 3-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
Leicester City | 4-1 | Rotherham United |
Nottingham Forest | 5-2 | Leeds United |
West Ham United | 1-0 | Luton Town |
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 | Leicester City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1.80645 | 31 | DWLWLW | ||
2 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1.62500 | 31 | WDLDWW | ||
3 | Everton | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 1.21053 | 30 | DDWLDW | ||
4 | Birmingham City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1.64516 | 28 | LDWWLW | ||
5 | Luton Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1.13889 | 27 | WWWWWL | ||
6 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1.37143 | 26 | LDLDDL | ||
7 | Rotherham United | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.00000 | 26 | LDWWLL | ||
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 1.17647 | 24 | WLLLWW | ||
9 | Leeds United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 1.11364 | 24 | DWLDLW | ||
10 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | .97297 | 23 | WLDWDL | ||
11 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1.21622 | 22 | LDWLWL | ||
12 | West Ham United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 1.13889 | 22 | LDLLWL | ||
13 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 1.08889 | 22 | DWDWLW | ||
14 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 30 | .91111 | 21 | LLWLWD | ||
15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | .87805 | 21 | WLDLLL | ||
16 | Swansea Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | .75610 | 21 | WWLWLL | ||
17 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 1.00000 | 20 | LLWDWW | ||
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | .74359 | 20 | LWWDLW | ||
19 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | .60465 | 20 | DWDWWD | ||
20 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .63043 | 17 | DDWLWD | ||
21 | Brentford | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | .40476 | 17 | WLLLDD | ||
22 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 35 | .47917 | 13 | WLLDLL |
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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1.87500 | 33 | WLWLWW | 4-1 | |
![]() | 2 | Everton | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 1.31579 | 32 | DWLDWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1.50000 | 31 | DLDWWL | 0-2 |
4 | Birmingham City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1.74194 | 30 | DWWLWW | 3-0 | |
![]() | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1.43243 | 28 | DLDDLW | 5-2 |
![]() | 6 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1.10811 | 27 | WWWWLL | 0-1 |
![]() | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 1.23529 | 26 | LLLWWW | 2-0 |
![]() | 8 | Rotherham United | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 28 | .93750 | 26 | DWWLLL | 1-4 |
![]() | 9 | West Ham United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 1.16667 | 24 | DLLWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 10 | Fulham | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 1.13043 | 24 | WDWLWW | 3-1 |
![]() | 11 | Leeds United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 1.04082 | 24 | WLDLWL | 2-5 |
![]() | 12 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | .97297 | 23 | WLDWDL | |
![]() | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 1.09756 | 22 | DWLWLL | 0-4 |
![]() | 14 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | .87805 | 21 | WLDLLL | |
![]() | 15 | Derby County | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 34 | .83673 | 21 | LWLWDL | 0-4 |
16 | Swansea Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | .75610 | 21 | WWLWLL | ||
17 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 1.00000 | 20 | LLWDWW | ||
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | .71429 | 20 | WWDLWL | 1-3 | |
19 | Notts County | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 30 | .56522 | 20 | WDWWDL | 0-3 | |
20 | Bury | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .71739 | 19 | DWLWDW | 4-0 | |
21 | Brentford | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | .46512 | 19 | LLLDDW | 3-1 | |
22 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 38 | .47059 | 13 | LLDLLL | 1-3 |