The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 PORT VALE - Sat Oct 30, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 30, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: F Cowen
Attendance:: 15,654
League Week:: 15 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 20
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Mar 19, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2002 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 1177 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2198 (of 5827)
Total:: 3357 (of 7632)
Played:: 71 years, 10 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (56')
Noel Kelly (76')

PORT VALE
Manager: Freddie Steele
Prior form: LLLLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe (57')
Albert Leake (75')
Basil Hayward (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Bill Farmer
2	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	33	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	27	Alan Moore
8	F	28	Hugh McLaren
9	M	29	Ronnie Blackman
10	F	32	Noel Kelly (76')
11	F	30	Peter Small (56')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Bill Farmer	13		7	1
2	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	247		7	1
3	D	33	Jack Hutchinson	196		7	1
4	M	29	Bill Morley	139	5	7	1
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay	18		7	1
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt	229	9	7	1
7	F	27	Alan Moore	100	38	21	3
8	F	28	Hugh McLaren	20	9	35	5
9	M	29	Ronnie Blackman	5		56	10
10	F	32	Noel Kelly (76')	38	5	7	1
11	F	30	Peter Small (56')	4	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray King
2	D	Stan Turner
3	D	Reg Potts
4	D	Albert Mullard
5	D	Tom Cheadle
6	M	Roy Sproson
7	M	Colin Askey
8	M	Albert Leake
9	M	Basil Hayward
10	F	Stan Smith
11	F	Jack 'Dickie' Cunliffe

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 30, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	1-1	Derby County
Bury	3-1	Bristol Rovers
Hull City	5-2	Notts County
Ipswich Town	5-1	Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United	3-2	Plymouth Argyle
Lincoln City	3-3	Liverpool
Luton Town	1-2	Swansea Town
Middlesbrough	6-0	West Ham United
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Port Vale
Rotherham United	2-3	Fulham
Stoke City	1-1	Blackburn 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	Blackburn Rovers	14	10	1	3	44	25	6	1	0	28	12	4	0	3	16	13	19	21	LDWWWW
2	Rotherham United	14	9	1	4	36	25	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	3	13	16	11	19	DWWLWL
3	Fulham	14	9	1	4	38	28	6	0	1	22	9	3	1	3	16	19	10	19	LLLWWW
4	Stoke City	15	8	2	5	19	13	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	3	12	9	6	18	WDWLWL
5	Bristol Rovers	14	8	2	4	39	28	7	1	0	26	6	1	1	4	13	22	11	18	WWWWLW
6	Luton Town	14	9	0	5	26	19	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	5	9	14	7	18	WLWLWL
7	Hull City	14	7	3	4	17	11	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	1	5	3	6	17	WDLWWL
8	West Ham United	14	7	2	5	28	24	5	1	1	18	8	2	1	4	10	16	4	16	DWLWLW
9	Notts County	14	7	2	5	20	20	5	1	1	13	7	2	1	4	7	13	0	16	WWLWLW
10	Leeds United	14	7	1	6	26	28	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	3	13	16	-2	15	DWWWWL
11	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	-6	15	WLWWWL
12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	4	13	WDLLLW
13	Bury	14	5	3	6	27	28	3	2	2	14	13	2	1	4	13	15	-1	13	DWLLDD
14	Swansea Town	14	6	1	7	28	30	6	1	0	23	7	0	0	7	5	23	-2	13	LWLWLW
15	Lincoln City	14	6	1	7	24	26	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	4	11	14	-2	13	DLLWWL
16	Liverpool	14	5	2	7	30	30	5	2	1	23	14	0	0	6	7	16	0	12	WLWWLD
17	Port Vale	14	3	4	7	13	24	3	2	2	10	10	0	2	5	3	14	-11	10	LLLLLD
18	Nottingham Forest	14	4	1	9	17	24	2	0	5	9	12	2	1	4	8	12	-7	9	DLWLLW
19	Plymouth Argyle	14	2	5	7	19	27	2	2	4	11	14	0	3	3	8	13	-8	9	DDWLLL
20	Middlesbrough	14	4	1	9	14	29	2	0	4	6	10	2	1	5	8	19	-15	9	LWWLWW
21	Derby County	14	3	2	9	24	37	2	1	4	16	17	1	1	5	8	20	-13	8	LWLLDL
22	Ipswich Town	15	3	1	11	24	35	2	0	5	14	13	1	1	6	10	22	-11	7	LLLLLD

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	Blackburn Rovers	15	10	2	3	45	26	6	1	0	28	12	4	1	3	17	14	19	22	DWWWWD		1-1
1	2	Fulham	15	10	1	4	41	30	6	0	1	22	9	4	1	3	19	21	11	21	LLWWWW		3-2
4	3	Hull City	15	8	3	4	22	13	5	0	3	17	10	3	3	1	5	3	9	19	DLWWLW		5-2
	4	Stoke City	16	8	3	5	20	14	3	3	2	8	5	5	0	3	12	9	6	19	DWLWLD		1-1
3	5	Rotherham United	15	9	1	5	38	28	6	0	2	25	12	3	1	3	13	16	10	19	WWLWLL		2-3
1	6	Bristol Rovers	15	8	2	5	40	31	7	1	0	26	6	1	1	5	14	25	9	18	WWWLWL		1-3
1	7	Luton Town	15	9	0	6	27	21	7	0	1	18	7	2	0	5	9	14	6	18	LWLWLL		1-2
2	8	Leeds United	15	8	1	6	29	30	4	1	3	16	14	4	0	3	13	16	-1	17	WWWWLW		3-2
1	9	West Ham United	15	7	2	6	28	30	5	1	1	18	8	2	1	5	10	22	-2	16	WLWLWL		0-6
1	10	Notts County	15	7	2	6	22	25	5	1	1	13	7	2	1	5	9	18	-3	16	WLWLWL		2-5
2	11	Bury	15	6	3	6	30	29	4	2	2	17	14	2	1	4	13	15	1	15	WLLDDW		3-1
2	12	Swansea Town	15	7	1	7	30	31	6	1	0	23	7	1	0	7	7	24	-1	15	WLWLWW		2-1
2	13	Doncaster Rovers	14	7	1	6	23	33	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	6	11	29	-10	15	LWWWLL		1-5
2	14	Birmingham City	14	5	4	5	19	15	4	2	1	13	6	1	2	4	6	9	4	14	DLLLWD		1-1
	15	Lincoln City	15	6	2	7	27	29	3	2	3	16	15	3	0	4	11	14	-2	14	LLWWLD		3-3
	16	Liverpool	15	5	3	7	33	33	5	2	1	23	14	0	1	6	10	19	0	13	LWWLDD		3-3
	17	Port Vale	15	4	4	7	16	26	3	2	2	10	10	1	2	5	6	16	-10	12	LLLLDW		3-2
2	18	Middlesbrough	15	5	1	9	20	29	3	0	4	12	10	2	1	5	8	19	-9	11	WWLWWW		6-0
3	19	Ipswich Town	16	4	1	11	29	36	3	0	5	19	14	1	1	6	10	22	-7	9	LLLLDW		5-1
2	20	Nottingham Forest	15	4	1	10	19	27	2	0	6	11	15	2	1	4	8	12	-8	9	LWLLWL		2-3
2	21	Plymouth Argyle	15	2	5	8	21	30	2	2	4	11	14	0	3	4	10	16	-9	9	DWLLLL		2-3
1	22	Derby County	15	3	3	9	25	38	2	1	4	16	17	1	2	5	9	21	-13	9	WLLDLD		1-1