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
- Half-time: 3-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1953-54
- Referee:
- K Collinge
- Attendance:
- 19,745
- League Week:
- 24 of 42
- 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 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 1144 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2164 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3319 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 72 years, 9 months, 3 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LDLDDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (11')
Wally Ardron (16')
Wally Ardron (28')
Wally Ardron (58')
Alan Moore (68')
LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Raich Carter
Prior form: DWLDLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Albert Nightingale (36')
John Charles (40')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 37 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 27 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 32 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | 28 | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | 36 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 27 | Jack Burkitt | 200th appearance |
| 7 | F | 37 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 31 |  Noel Kelly | |
| 9 | M | 35 | Wally Ardron  (16') (28') (58') | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Tommy Capel (11') | |
| 11 | F | 26 | Alan Moore (68') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roy Wood |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Dunn |
| 3 | D | Grenville Hair |
| 4 | D | Eric Kerfoot |
| 5 | D | Jack Marsden |
| 6 | M | Tommy Burden |
| 7 | M | Harold Williams |
| 8 | M | Albert Nightingale |
| 9 | M | John Charles |
| 10 | F | Ray Iggleden |
| 11 | F | Arthur Tyrer |
| 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Leicester City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 31 | DWLWLW | |||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 31 | WDLDWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 30 | DDWLDW | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 28 | LDWWLW | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 27 | WWWWWL | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 26 | LDLDDL | |||
| 7 | Rotherham United | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 26 | LDWWLL | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 24 | WLLLWW | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 24 | DWLDLW | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 23 | WLDWDL | |||
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 22 | LDWLWL | |||
| 12 | West Ham United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 22 | LDLLWL | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 22 | DWDWLW | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 30 | -4 | 21 | LLWLWD | |||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | -5 | 21 | WLDLLL | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 21 | WWLWLL | |||
| 17 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 20 | LLWDWW | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 20 | LWWDLW | |||
| 19 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | -17 | 20 | DWDWWD | |||
| 20 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -17 | 17 | DDWLWD | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -25 | 17 | WLLLDD | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Leicester City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 33 | WLWLWW | 4-1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Everton | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 32 | DWLDWW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 31 | DLDWWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 30 | DWWLWW | 3-0 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 28 | DLDDLW | 5-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 27 | WWWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 26 | LLLWWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Rotherham United | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -3 | 26 | DWWLLL | 1-4 | |
| 3 | 9 | West Ham United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 24 | DLLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Fulham | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 24 | WDWLWW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Leeds United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 2 | 24 | WLDLWL | 2-5 | |
| 2 | 12 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 23 | WLDWDL | ||
| 2 | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 22 | DWLWLL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 14 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | -5 | 21 | WLDLLL | ||
| 1 | 15 | Derby County | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -8 | 21 | LWLWDL | 0-4 | |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 21 | WWLWLL | |||
| 17 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 20 | LLWDWW | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -12 | 20 | WWDLWL | 1-3 | ||
| 19 | Notts County | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 30 | -20 | 20 | WDWWDL | 0-3 | ||
| 20 | Bury | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -13 | 19 | DWLWDW | 4-0 | ||
| 21 | Brentford | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -23 | 19 | LLLDDW | 3-1 | ||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 38 | -27 | 13 | LLDLLL | 1-3 | ||