FOREST 2 - 3 BURY - Sat Sep 11, 1954 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 11, 1954 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bury
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
21- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Middlesbrough (League Tier 2)
- Bury:
- Apr 20, 1955
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1994 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1169 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2190 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3349 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 72 years, 9 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLLLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Hugh McLaren (20') (Pen)
Freddie Scott (83')
BURY
Manager: Dave Russell
Prior form: LWLLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Cecil Law (2')
Doug Clarke (10')
Stan Pearson (85')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 38 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 33 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | 29 |  Tom Martin | |
| 5 | D | 21 | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 27 | Alan Moore | |
| 8 | F | 37 | Freddie Scott  (83') | |
| 9 | M | 35 | Wally Ardron | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tommy Wilson | |
| 11 | F | 28 | Hugh McLaren (20') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lewis Goram |
| 2 | D | Cyril Fairclough |
| 3 | D | Eric Massey |
| 4 | D | Don May |
| 5 | D | Norman Nielson |
| 6 | M | Tommy Daniel |
| 7 | M | Doug Fletcher |
| 8 | M | Doug Clarke |
| 9 | M | Walter Kelly |
| 10 | F | Stan Pearson |
| 11 | F | Cecil Law |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0-0 | Hull City |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-3 | Liverpool |
| Derby County | 2-2 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Fulham | 3-1 | Notts County |
| Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Lincoln City |
| Leeds United | 5-2 | Swansea Town |
| Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Luton Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-3 | Bury |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Rotherham United |
| West Ham United | 5-2 | Bristol 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | WWWWDW | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | WWWWDW | |||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | WWLWWW | |||
| 4 | Hull City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | LWWWWD | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | WLDDWW | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | LWWWLW | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | WLLWWW | |||
| 8 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | LWWDLW | |||
| 9 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LDWDDW | |||
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 11 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | LDLDWW | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 | WLWLWL | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | WLLWDL | |||
| 14 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 | LLWLWD | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 5 | LWDLWL | |||
| 16 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 4 | LWLLWL | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | DWLDLL | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 4 | WLWLLL | |||
| 19 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | WLLDLL | |||
| 20 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 2 | LLLLLW | |||
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 1 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
 1 | 1 | Fulham | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | WWWDWW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | WLWWWW | 2-1 | |
 2 | 3 | Stoke City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | WWWDWL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | WWWWDD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Luton Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | LLWWWW | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | WWWLWW | 4-3 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Birmingham City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WWDLWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | LDDWWL | 2-5 | |
| 3 | 9 | Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | LWLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LDWDDW | ||
| 3 | 11 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 7 | LWLWDW | 5-2 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | WWWLLL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 13 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 6 | WLLWLW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 14 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 6 | DLDWWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 15 | Swansea Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 5 | LLWDLL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | WLDLLD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 5 | LWDLWL | ||
| 18 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 5 | LWLLLD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 19 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 4 | LLLLLW | 5-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | LLDLLL | 3-4 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 2 | LLLLWL | 2-3 | ||
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 1 | LLLLLL | 0-2 | ||