FOREST 1 - 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Fri Apr 16, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Fri Apr 16, 1954 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Birmingham City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
1-1  DRAWN 

Half-time: 1-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Birmingham Daily Gazette, Saturday, April 17, 1954

Season:
1953-54

Referee:
H Pearce

Attendance:
25,285

Pos Before/After:
4 4

Opp Before/After:
5 5

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)

Birmingham City:
Apr 19, 1954


GAME COUNT:

League:
1984 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:
1159 (of 2511)
Competitive:
2180 (of 5763)
Total:
3335 (of 7550)
Played:
70 years, 5 months, 29 days ago


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

Goals
Horace Gager (Pen)
Logo
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Bob Brocklebank
Prior form: DLWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Kinsey

Penalties Missed:
Trigg (67')

Lineup

Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKMerrick
2DGreen
3DMartin
4DBoyd
5DSmith
6MWarhurst
7MStewart
8MKinsey goal
9MTrigg
10FLane
11FGovan


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Fri Apr 16, 1954)
Home Score Away
Blackburn Rovers3-0Leicester City
Brentford2-1Bury
Bristol Rovers1-0Oldham Athletic
Doncaster Rovers1-3Derby County
Everton3-1Lincoln City
Hull City0-2Notts County
Luton Town1-1Leeds United
Nottingham Forest1-1Birmingham City
Swansea Town2-0Fulham
West Ham United2-2Plymouth Argyle

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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Leicester City38219888541432572176631331.6296351 WDLWWW Safe
2Blackburn Rovers38209981461342501675731301.7608749 WWLWDW Safe
3Everton371714683561162512668432301.4821448 WWDLLD Safe
4Nottingham Forest381910980541540602546920291.4814848 WLWWDW Safe
5Birmingham City381891175531252471564928381.4150945 DLWDWL Safe
6Rotherham United3819514706411444325811027391.0937543 WLWLDW Safe
7Luton Town3816111159551063332165826341.0727343 WDDLWW Safe
8Fulham381691392761126583657734401.2105341 LDWLWW Safe
9Bristol Rovers381215115953874281748731361.1132139 WDWLWL Safe
10Leeds United38141113827411535125361031491.1081139 WWWLWD Safe
11Stoke City381116116553774392449726291.2264238 WLLWDD Safe
12Doncaster Rovers37158145451946282264826291.0588238 DDLLLD Safe
13West Ham United3815815636111534217431221441.0327938 LWWWLD Safe
14Hull City381541961621405461914141543.9838734 LWLLLW
15Lincoln City381381758731054412033131753.7945234 LDWWLW
16Bury391014154966974393117111035.7424234 LLDDWW
17Notts County38111116467075722274692443.6571433 LWDWLL
18Derby County381010185778847353426112244.7307730 DLLLLL
19Swansea Town38118195076955292423142152.6578930 LLDLWL
20Brentford39911193571856222216131349.4929629 LWLWDL
21Plymouth Argyle377141653714123332832132043.7464828 DLLWDL
22Oldham Athletic3778223881666252412161357.4691422 LWWLLL


Table after:
SECOND DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
11Blackburn Rovers39219984461442531675731301.8260951 WLWDWW Safe 3-0
12Leicester City39219988571432572176731361.5438651 DLWWWL Safe 0-3
3Everton381814686571262542768432301.5087750 WDLLDW Safe 3-1
4Nottingham Forest391911981551550612646920291.4727349 LWWDWD Safe 1-1
5Birmingham City3918101176541252471565929391.4074146 LWDWLD Safe 1-1
16Luton Town3916121160561073342265826341.0714344 DDLWWD Safe 1-1
17Rotherham United3819514706411444325811027391.0937543 WLWLDW Safe
8Fulham391691492781126583657834421.1794941 DWLWWL Safe 0-2
9Bristol Rovers391315116053974291748731361.1320841 DWLWLW Safe 1-0
10Leeds United39141213837511535125371032501.1066740 WWLWDD Safe 1-1
211West Ham United3915915656311634419431221441.0317539 WWWLDD Safe 2-2
112Stoke City381116116553774392449726291.2264238 WLLWDD Safe
113Doncaster Rovers38158155554947292564826291.0185238 DLLLDL Safe 1-3
314Notts County39121116487075722275692643.6857135 WDWLLW 2-0
115Hull City391542061641406462114141543.9531334 WLLLWL 0-2
116Lincoln City391381859761054412033141856.7763234 DWWLWL 1-3
117Bury401014165068974393117121137.7352934 LDDWWL 1-2
18Derby County391110186079847353436112545.7594932 LLLLLW 3-1
19Swansea Town391281952761055312423142152.6842132 LDLWLW 2-0
20Brentford401011193772956242316131349.5138931 WLWDLW 2-1
21Plymouth Argyle387151655734123332833132245.7534229 LLWDLD 2-2
22Oldham Athletic3878233882666252412171358.4634122 WWLLLL Relegated 0-1