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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 23, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 23, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Plymouth Argyle
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Home Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 (Won)

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Howlett
Attendance:: 16,771
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 17 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Plymouth Argyle:: Mar 12, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2001 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1176 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2197 (of 5679)
Total:: 3353 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: GreensOnScreen.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Noel Kelly
Noel Kelly

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Manager: Jimmy Rae
Prior form: LDDWLL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Peter Anderson

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Bill Farmer
2	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	William Morley
5	D	Bob McKinlay
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Freddie Scott
8	F	Alan Holder	Debut
9	M	Wally Ardron
10	F	Noel Kelly
11	F	Peter Small

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Shortt
2	D	Paddy Ratcliffe
3	D	Arthur Morgan
4	D	Rex Tilley
5	D	George Robertson
6	M	Neil Dougall
7	M	George Baker
8	M	George Dews
9	M	Eric Davis
10	F	Johnny Porteous
11	F	Peter Anderson

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 23, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-1	Rotherham United
Bristol Rovers	5-1	Leeds United
Derby County	1-2	Middlesbrough
Fulham	3-1	Luton Town
Liverpool	1-1	Bury
Notts County	2-1	Lincoln City
Plymouth Argyle	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Port Vale	3-3	Ipswich Town
Swansea Town	1-0	Hull City
West Ham United	3-0	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Blackburn Rovers	13	9	1	3	40	24	5	1	0	24	11	4	0	3	16	13	1.66667	19	WLDWWW
	2	Rotherham United	13	9	1	3	35	21	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	2	12	12	1.66667	19	LDWWLW
	3	Stoke City	14	8	2	4	19	10	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	2	12	6	1.90000	18	LWDWLW
	4	Luton Town	13	9	0	4	25	16	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	4	8	11	1.56250	18	WWLWLW
	5	Hull City	13	7	3	3	17	10	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	0	5	2	1.70000	17	LWDLWW
	6	Fulham	13	8	1	4	35	27	5	0	1	19	8	3	1	3	16	19	1.29630	17	LLLLWW
	7	Bristol Rovers	13	7	2	4	34	27	6	1	0	21	5	1	1	4	13	22	1.25926	16	LWWWWL
	8	Leeds United	13	7	1	5	25	23	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	2	12	11	1.08696	15	WDWWWW
	9	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	.78571	15	WLWWWL
	10	West Ham United	13	6	2	5	25	24	4	1	1	15	8	2	1	4	10	16	1.04167	14	WDWLWL
	11	Notts County	13	6	2	5	18	19	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	4	7	13	.94737	14	WWWLWL
	12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	1.28571	13	WDLLLW
	13	Lincoln City	13	6	1	6	23	24	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	3	10	12	.95833	13	LDLLWW
	14	Bury	13	5	2	6	26	27	3	2	2	14	13	2	0	4	12	14	.96296	12	WDWLLD
	15	Liverpool	13	5	1	7	29	29	5	1	1	22	13	0	0	6	7	16	1.00000	11	WWLWWL
	16	Swansea Town	13	5	1	7	27	30	5	1	0	22	7	0	0	7	5	23	.90000	11	WLWLWL
	17	Plymouth Argyle	13	2	5	6	18	25	2	2	3	10	12	0	3	3	8	13	.72000	9	LDDWLL
	18	Port Vale	13	3	3	7	10	21	3	1	2	7	7	0	2	5	3	14	.47619	9	WLLLLL
	19	Derby County	13	3	2	8	23	35	2	1	3	15	15	1	1	5	8	20	.65714	8	LLWLLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	13	3	1	9	15	23	2	0	5	9	12	1	1	4	6	11	.65217	7	WDLWLL
	21	Middlesbrough	13	3	1	9	12	28	2	0	4	6	10	1	1	5	6	18	.42857	7	LLWWLW
	22	Ipswich Town	14	3	0	11	21	32	2	0	5	14	13	1	0	6	7	19	.65625	6	LLLLLL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Blackburn Rovers	14	10	1	3	44	25	6	1	0	28	12	4	0	3	16	13	1.76000	21	LDWWWW	4-1
	2	Rotherham United	14	9	1	4	36	25	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	3	13	16	1.44000	19	DWWLWL	1-4
3	3	Fulham	14	9	1	4	38	28	6	0	1	22	9	3	1	3	16	19	1.35714	19	LLLWWW	3-1
1	4	Stoke City	15	8	2	5	19	13	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	3	12	9	1.46154	18	WDWLWL	0-3
2	5	Bristol Rovers	14	8	2	4	39	28	7	1	0	26	6	1	1	4	13	22	1.39286	18	WWWWLW	5-1
2	6	Luton Town	14	9	0	5	26	19	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	5	9	14	1.36842	18	WLWLWL	1-3
2	7	Hull City	14	7	3	4	17	11	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	1	5	3	1.54545	17	WDLWWL	0-1
2	8	West Ham United	14	7	2	5	28	24	5	1	1	18	8	2	1	4	10	16	1.16667	16	DWLWLW	3-0
2	9	Notts County	14	7	2	5	20	20	5	1	1	13	7	2	1	4	7	13	1.00000	16	WWLWLW	2-1
2	10	Leeds United	14	7	1	6	26	28	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	3	13	16	.92857	15	DWWWWL	1-5
2	11	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	.78571	15
	12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	1.28571	13
1	13	Bury	14	5	3	6	27	28	3	2	2	14	13	2	1	4	13	15	.96429	13	DWLLDD	1-1
2	14	Swansea Town	14	6	1	7	28	30	6	1	0	23	7	0	0	7	5	23	.93333	13	LWLWLW	1-0
2	15	Lincoln City	14	6	1	7	24	26	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	4	11	14	.92308	13	DLLWWL	1-2
1	16	Liverpool	14	5	2	7	30	30	5	2	1	23	14	0	0	6	7	16	1.00000	12	WLWWLD	1-1
1	17	Port Vale	14	3	4	7	13	24	3	2	2	10	10	0	2	5	3	14	.54167	10	LLLLLD	3-3
2	18	Nottingham Forest	14	4	1	9	17	24	2	0	5	9	12	2	1	4	8	12	.70833	9	DLWLLW	2-1
2	19	Plymouth Argyle	14	2	5	7	19	27	2	2	4	11	14	0	3	3	8	13	.70370	9	DDWLLL	1-2
1	20	Middlesbrough	14	4	1	9	14	29	2	0	4	6	10	2	1	5	8	19	.48276	9	LWWLWW	2-1
2	21	Derby County	14	3	2	9	24	37	2	1	4	16	17	1	1	5	8	20	.64865	8	LWLLDL	1-2
	22	Ipswich Town	15	3	1	11	24	35	2	0	5	14	13	1	1	6	10	22	.68571	7	LLLLLD	3-3