The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 3 STOKE CITY - Wed Aug 25, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 25, 1954 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Birmingham Daily Post - Thursday 26 August 1954

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: J McCann
Attendance:: 20,665
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 7 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Hull City (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Aug 30, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1989 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1164 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2185 (of 5824)
Total:: 3344 (of 7629)
Played:: 71 years, 11 months, 25 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

STOKE CITY
Manager: Frank Taylor
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny King (25')
Johnny King (44') (Pen)
Johnny King (65') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	38	Harry Walker
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Alan Orr
5	D	37	Horace Gager
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	27	Alan Moore
8	F	29	Tom Martin
9	M	29	Ronnie Blackman
10	F	22	Arthur Lemon
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	38	Harry Walker	292		4	1
2	D	29	Bill Whare	139	1	123	5
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	234		4	1
4	M	30	Alan Orr	43		4	1
5	D	37	Horace Gager	266	11	4	1
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt	217	9	4	1
7	F	27	Alan Moore	90	35	4	1
8	F	29	Tom Martin	32	4	4	1
9	M	29	Ronnie Blackman	1		4	1
10	F	22	Arthur Lemon	22	1	137	9
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren	11	6	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Robertson
2	D	Jack Short
3	D	John McCue
4	D	Frank Mountford
5	D	Ken Thomson
6	M	Johnny Sellars
7	M	Jack Malkin
8	M	Joe Hutton
9	M	Johnny King
10	F	Bobby Cairns
11	F	Harry Oscroft

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Aug 25, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Bristol Rovers
Derby County	3-4	Fulham
Doncaster Rovers	2-1	Swansea Town
Leeds United	2-4	Rotherham United
Lincoln City	0-1	Hull City
Middlesbrough	0-1	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	0-3	Stoke 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	DW
2	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W
4	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W
5	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
6	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	WL
7	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
8	Derby County	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
9	Lincoln City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
10	Rotherham United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
11	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	LW
12	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	WL
13	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	-1	2	LW
14	Middlesbrough	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
15	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	-1	1	LD
16	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	LD
17	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	L
18	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	L
19	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
20	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	-6	0	LL
21	Hull City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
22	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L

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)
6	1	Stoke City	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	4	WW		3-0
2	2	Fulham	2	2	0	0	9	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	4	3	5	4	WW		4-3
7	3	Rotherham United	2	2	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	3	4	WW		4-2
3	4	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	DW
1	5	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	WL
1	6	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	6	4	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	WL		1-2
12	7	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	LW		2-1
6	8	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	WL		1-2
2	9	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	LW
2	10	Derby County	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	2	WL		3-4
6	11	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	LW		2-1
6	12	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	0	2	LW		1-0
10	13	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	WL		2-4
5	14	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	WL		0-1
3	15	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	WL
3	16	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	-1	2	LW
4	17	Hull City	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	-1	2	LW		1-0
3	18	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	-1	1	LD
5	19	Middlesbrough	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	-1	1	DL		0-1
4	20	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	LD
1	21	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	-6	0	LL
	22	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	-6	0	LL		0-3