The City Ground

WEST HAM UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 09, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 09, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 09 October 1954

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: L Howarth
Attendance:: 25,203
League Week:: 12 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
West Ham United:: May 02, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1999 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1174 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2195 (of 5829)
Total:: 3354 (of 7634)
Played:: 71 years, 11 months, 11 days ago

Review
Tommy Wilson got a start today after Ronnie Blackman felt he was not our best inside-left. Manager Billy Walker allowed him to travel with the reserves instead. Alan Moore was taken off on the half-hour after pulling a muscle in his back and was transported to hospital leaving us with ten men for the final hour

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

Goal Scorers

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Ted Fenton
Prior form: DWWDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Hooper (39')
Albert Foan (86')

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	100th appearance
8	F	26	Sid Thompson
9	M	36	Wally Ardron
10	F	24	Tommy Wilson
11	F	29	Peter Small

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	38	Harry Walker	302		7	1
2	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	244		7	1
3	D	33	Jack Hutchinson	193		28	5
4	F	29	Tom Martin	42	4	7	1
5	D	21	Bob McKinlay	15		7	1
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt	226	9	7	1
7	F	27	Alan Moore	99	38	7	1
8	F	26	Sid Thompson	19	8	7	1
9	M	36	Wally Ardron	184	124	7	1
10	F	24	Tommy Wilson	16	2	21	3
11	F	29	Peter Small	1	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	George Taylor
2	2	John Bond
3	3	Harry Kinsell
4	4	Andy Malcolm
5	5	Ken Brown
6	6	Frank O'Farrell
7	7	Harry Hooper
8	8	Albert Foan
9	9	Dave Sexton
10	10	John Dick
11	11	Jimmy Andrews

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 09, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-1	Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers	3-2	Luton Town
Derby County	2-4	Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Bury
Fulham	2-1	Birmingham City
Liverpool	3-1	Rotherham United
Notts County	1-0	Stoke City
Plymouth Argyle	1-2	Hull City
Port Vale	1-3	Lincoln City
Swansea Town	2-0	Middlesbrough
West Ham United	2-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Rotherham United	11	8	1	2	28	16	5	0	1	17	7	3	1	1	11	9	12	17	WWLDWW
2	Stoke City	12	7	2	3	17	9	2	2	2	5	4	5	0	1	12	5	8	16	LLLWDW
3	Luton Town	11	8	0	3	20	12	6	0	0	14	4	2	0	3	6	8	8	16	WWWWLW
4	Blackburn Rovers	11	7	1	3	34	22	4	1	0	20	10	3	0	3	14	12	12	15	WWWLDW
5	Bristol Rovers	11	6	2	3	29	19	5	1	0	18	3	1	1	3	11	16	10	14	WLLWWW
6	Hull City	11	5	3	3	13	8	3	0	3	10	7	2	3	0	3	1	5	13	DDLWDL
7	Fulham	11	6	1	4	29	24	4	0	1	17	7	2	1	3	12	17	5	13	WWLLLL
8	Doncaster Rovers	11	6	1	4	20	23	4	1	0	11	4	2	0	4	9	19	-3	13	LWWLWW
9	Notts County	11	5	2	4	17	17	3	1	1	10	6	2	1	3	7	11	0	12	WLWWWL
10	West Ham United	11	5	2	4	22	22	3	1	1	13	8	2	1	3	9	14	0	12	DWWDWL
11	Birmingham City	11	4	3	4	15	12	3	1	1	10	5	1	2	3	5	7	3	11	WDWDLL
12	Bury	11	5	1	5	24	24	3	1	2	12	11	2	0	3	12	13	0	11	LWWDWL
13	Leeds United	11	5	1	5	19	20	2	1	3	11	11	3	0	2	8	9	-1	11	LWWDWW
14	Liverpool	11	4	1	6	26	26	4	1	1	19	12	0	0	5	7	14	0	9	LLWWLW
15	Swansea Town	11	4	1	6	25	28	4	1	0	20	7	0	0	6	5	21	-3	9	LLWLWL
16	Plymouth Argyle	11	2	5	4	16	20	2	2	2	9	10	0	3	2	7	10	-4	9	LDLDDW
17	Lincoln City	11	4	1	6	15	22	2	1	3	8	11	2	0	3	7	11	-7	9	LWLDLL
18	Port Vale	11	3	3	5	8	16	3	1	1	6	4	0	2	4	2	12	-8	9	WLWLLL
19	Nottingham Forest	11	3	1	7	14	19	2	0	4	8	10	1	1	3	6	9	-5	7	WLWDLW
20	Derby County	11	3	1	7	19	29	2	1	2	13	11	1	0	5	6	18	-10	7	LDLLWL
21	Ipswich Town	12	3	0	9	18	24	2	0	4	12	9	1	0	5	6	15	-6	6	LLLLLL
22	Middlesbrough	11	2	1	8	10	26	1	0	4	4	10	1	1	4	6	16	-16	5	LLLLWW

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)
3	1	Blackburn Rovers	12	8	1	3	38	23	5	1	0	24	11	3	0	3	14	12	15	17	WWLDWW		4-1
1	2	Rotherham United	12	8	1	3	29	19	5	0	1	17	7	3	1	2	12	12	10	17	WLDWWL		1-3
1	3	Stoke City	13	7	2	4	17	10	2	2	2	5	4	5	0	2	12	6	7	16	LLWDWL		0-1
1	4	Bristol Rovers	12	7	2	3	32	21	6	1	0	21	5	1	1	3	11	16	11	16	LLWWWW		3-2
2	5	Luton Town	12	8	0	4	22	15	6	0	0	14	4	2	0	4	8	11	7	16	WWWLWL		2-3
	6	Hull City	12	6	3	3	15	9	3	0	3	10	7	3	3	0	5	2	6	15	DLWDLW		2-1
	7	Fulham	12	7	1	4	31	25	5	0	1	19	8	2	1	3	12	17	6	15	WLLLLW		2-1
	8	Doncaster Rovers	12	7	1	4	21	23	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	4	9	19	-2	15	WWLWWW		1-0
1	9	West Ham United	12	6	2	4	24	22	4	1	1	15	8	2	1	3	9	14	2	14	WWDWLW		2-0
1	10	Notts County	12	6	2	4	18	17	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	3	7	11	1	14	LWWWLW		1-0
2	11	Leeds United	12	6	1	5	23	22	2	1	3	11	11	4	0	2	12	11	1	13	WWDWWW		4-2
1	12	Birmingham City	12	4	3	5	16	14	3	1	1	10	5	1	2	4	6	9	2	11	DWDLLL		1-2
1	13	Liverpool	12	5	1	6	29	27	5	1	1	22	13	0	0	5	7	14	2	11	LWWLWW		3-1
1	14	Swansea Town	12	5	1	6	27	28	5	1	0	22	7	0	0	6	5	21	-1	11	LWLWLW		2-0
3	15	Bury	12	5	1	6	24	25	3	1	2	12	11	2	0	4	12	14	-1	11	WWDWLL		0-1
1	16	Lincoln City	12	5	1	6	18	23	2	1	3	8	11	3	0	3	10	12	-5	11	WLDLLW		3-1
1	17	Plymouth Argyle	12	2	5	5	17	22	2	2	3	10	12	0	3	2	7	10	-5	9	DLDDWL		1-2
	18	Port Vale	12	3	3	6	9	19	3	1	2	7	7	0	2	4	2	12	-10	9	LWLLLL		1-3
	19	Nottingham Forest	12	3	1	8	14	21	2	0	4	8	10	1	1	4	6	11	-7	7	LWDLWL		0-2
	20	Derby County	12	3	1	8	21	33	2	1	3	15	15	1	0	5	6	18	-12	7	DLLWLL		2-4
	21	Ipswich Town	13	3	0	10	19	28	2	0	4	12	9	1	0	6	7	19	-9	6	LLLLLL		1-4
	22	Middlesbrough	12	2	1	9	10	28	1	0	4	4	10	1	1	5	6	18	-18	5	LLLWWL		0-2