LIVERPOOL 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Nov 20, 1954 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 20, 1954 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Anfield
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol Rovers (League Tier 2)
- Liverpool:
- Apr 09, 1955
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2005 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1180 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2201 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3360 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 71 years, 9 months, 22 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Bill Farmer | |
| 2 | D | 29 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 28 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 29 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 22 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 27 | Alan Moore | |
| 8 | F | 32 |  Noel Kelly | |
| 9 | M | 29 | Ronnie Blackman | |
| 10 | F | 29 | Tom Martin | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Peter Small | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Doug Rudham |
| 2 | D | Ray Lambert |
| 3 | D | Frank Lock |
| 4 | D | Barry Wilkinson |
| 5 | D | Laurie Hughes |
| 6 | M | Geoff Twentyman |
| 7 | M | Brian Jackson |
| 8 | M | Eric Anderson |
| 9 | M | Billy Liddell  |
| 10 | F | John Evans |
| 11 | F | Alan A'Court |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | Hull City |
| Bristol Rovers | 4-0 | Ipswich Town |
| Derby County | 2-3 | Rotherham United |
| Fulham | 3-2 | Lincoln City |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Notts County | 1-2 | Leeds United |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| Port Vale | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Swansea Town | 1-1 | Bury |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Luton Town |
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 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 24 | WWWDWL | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 22 | LWLDDW | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 22 | WWWWDL | |||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 21 | LWLLLW | |||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 21 | WLWLDW | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 21 | LWLLDW | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 21 | WWLWWW | |||
| 8 | Hull City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | WWLWLL | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 19 | WLWLDW | |||
| 10 | Bury | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 18 | LDDWWD | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17 | LLWDDW | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 17 | WWLDDW | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -3 | 17 | WLWWWL | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 17 | WLWLDL | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 15 | WLDDWL | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 30 | -14 | 15 | WWLLLL | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 13 | LLWLWW | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 13 | LLDWLD | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | -16 | 13 | LWWWLW | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 11 | LDLDWL | |||
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -12 | 9 | LLDWLL | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 9 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 26 | WWDWLW | 4-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Fulham | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 24 | WWWDLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 23 | LWLDWW | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 23 | WLLLWW | 3-2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Leeds United | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 23 | WLWWWW | 2-1 | |
 4 | 6 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 22 | LWLDDW | ||
| 1 | 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 21 | WLLDWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Ham United | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 21 | LWLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Hull City | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | WLWLLL | 0-4 | |
| 10 | Bury | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 19 | DDWWDD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Swansea Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -3 | 18 | LWWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | LWDDWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 17 | LDDWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 17 | WLDDWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Notts County | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -6 | 17 | LWLDLL | 1-2 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 30 | -14 | 15 | WWLLLL | |||
| 1 | 17 | Port Vale | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 14 | LDWLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -16 | 14 | WWWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 13 | LWLWWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 11 | LLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 21 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 11 | DLDWLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 22 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 9 | LDWLLL | 0-4 | |