The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 5 LUTON TOWN - Sat Dec 18, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 18, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Luty
Attendance:: 11,943
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 5 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Nov 30, 1957

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2009 (of 5043)
League Tier 2:: 1184 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2205 (of 5766)
Total:: 3364 (of 7554)
Played:: 70 years, 4 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Tommy Wilson (75')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: DWLWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Jim Pemberton (16')
George Cummins (38')
Roy Davies (55')
Gordon Turner (84')
Gordon Turner (87')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	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	Last game
8	F	29	Tom Martin	Last game
9	F	24	Tommy Wilson (75')
10	F	19	Malcolm Cluroe	Only appearance
11	F	30	Peter Small

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer	20		7	1
2	D	29	Bill Whare	150	1	7	1
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	254		7	1
4	M	29	Bill Morley	146	6	7	1
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay	25		7	1
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt	236	9	7	1
7	F	27	Alan Moore	103	50	28	4
8	F	29	Tom Martin	49	4	7	1
9	F	24	Tommy Wilson (75')	21	2	7	1
10	F	19	Malcolm Cluroe	Debut
11	F	30	Peter Small	10	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ron Baynham
2	D	Shay Dunne
3	D	Tom 'Bud' Aherne
4	D	Jim Pemberton
5	D	Syd Owen
6	M	Wally Shanks
7	M	Roy Davies
8	M	Gordon Turner
9	M	Bob Morton
10	F	George Cummins
11	F	Mick Cullen

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 18, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-0	Stoke City
Blackburn Rovers	3-1	Fulham
Bury	3-1	Lincoln City
Derby County	1-1	Notts County
Doncaster Rovers	4-1	Liverpool
Ipswich Town	2-2	Rotherham United
Leeds United	3-0	Hull City
Middlesbrough	4-1	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	1-5	Luton Town
Port Vale	1-0	Bristol Rovers
West Ham United	3-3	Swansea 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Stoke City	21	11	5	5	33	20	6	3	2	18	8	5	2	3	15	12	1.65000	27	DDWWDW
2	Fulham	21	11	5	5	50	40	7	2	1	28	14	4	3	4	22	26	1.25000	27	DLWDDD
3	Leeds United	21	12	3	6	38	35	5	3	3	20	17	7	0	3	18	18	1.08571	27	WWWDWD
4	Blackburn Rovers	21	12	2	7	64	40	8	1	1	42	14	4	1	6	22	26	1.60000	26	WLWLLL
5	Luton Town	21	12	2	7	45	32	10	0	1	31	12	2	2	6	14	20	1.40625	26	DWLWDW
6	Rotherham United	21	12	2	7	50	36	8	1	2	32	14	4	1	5	18	22	1.38889	26	LWWDLW
7	Bristol Rovers	21	10	4	7	48	36	8	3	0	33	9	2	1	7	15	27	1.33333	24	DWWLDL
8	West Ham United	21	9	5	7	41	40	6	3	1	25	14	3	2	6	16	26	1.02500	23	DWWDDL
9	Notts County	21	10	3	8	32	35	6	2	2	20	14	4	1	6	12	21	.91429	23	DLLWWW
10	Hull City	21	8	6	7	26	23	5	2	4	18	12	3	4	3	8	11	1.13043	22	LLLDDD
11	Bury	21	8	6	7	43	40	5	3	3	22	19	3	3	4	21	21	1.07500	22	WDDLDW
12	Swansea Town	21	9	4	8	42	40	8	2	0	32	10	1	2	8	10	30	1.05000	22	WLDDWD
13	Birmingham City	20	8	5	7	42	25	7	2	1	32	10	1	3	6	10	15	1.68000	21	DWLWLW
14	Lincoln City	21	8	4	9	38	42	5	3	3	23	20	3	1	6	15	22	.90476	20	DWLDLW
15	Liverpool	21	8	4	9	44	49	8	2	1	29	16	0	2	8	15	33	.89796	20	WLWDWL
16	Middlesbrough	21	8	2	11	30	45	6	0	4	20	13	2	2	7	10	32	.66667	18	LWDWLW
17	Nottingham Forest	21	7	3	11	27	29	4	1	6	15	15	3	2	5	12	14	.93103	17	WWLWDD
18	Doncaster Rovers	19	7	2	10	26	45	5	2	1	14	9	2	0	9	12	36	.57778	16	LLLLDL
19	Port Vale	21	4	7	10	22	41	3	4	3	12	13	1	3	7	10	28	.53659	15	LDDLDL
20	Derby County	21	5	4	12	34	48	4	1	5	23	20	1	3	7	11	28	.70833	14	WLLLWD
21	Plymouth Argyle	21	4	5	12	30	43	4	2	5	16	19	0	3	7	14	24	.69767	13	LLWLWL
22	Ipswich Town	22	5	1	16	32	53	4	0	7	21	19	1	1	9	11	34	.60377	11	LLLWLL

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	Status	Result(s)
2	1	Leeds United	22	13	3	6	41	35	6	3	3	23	17	7	0	3	18	18	1.17143	29	WWDWDW		3-0
2	2	Blackburn Rovers	22	13	2	7	67	41	9	1	1	45	15	4	1	6	22	26	1.63415	28	LWLLLW		3-1
2	3	Luton Town	22	13	2	7	50	33	10	0	1	31	12	3	2	6	19	21	1.51515	28	WLWDWW		5-1
3	4	Stoke City	22	11	5	6	33	22	6	3	2	18	8	5	2	4	15	14	1.50000	27	DWWDWL		0-2
1	5	Rotherham United	22	12	3	7	52	38	8	1	2	32	14	4	2	5	20	24	1.36842	27	WWDLWD		2-2
4	6	Fulham	22	11	5	6	51	43	7	2	1	28	14	4	3	5	23	29	1.18605	27	LWDDDL		1-3
	7	Bristol Rovers	22	10	4	8	48	37	8	3	0	33	9	2	1	8	15	28	1.29730	24	WWLDLL		0-1
3	8	Bury	22	9	6	7	46	41	6	3	3	25	20	3	3	4	21	21	1.12195	24	DDLDWW		3-1
1	9	West Ham United	22	9	6	7	44	43	6	4	1	28	17	3	2	6	16	26	1.02326	24	WWDDLD		3-3
1	10	Notts County	22	10	4	8	33	36	6	2	2	20	14	4	2	6	13	22	.91667	24	LLWWWD		1-1
2	11	Birmingham City	21	9	5	7	44	25	8	2	1	34	10	1	3	6	10	15	1.76000	23	WLWLWW		2-0
	12	Swansea Town	22	9	5	8	45	43	8	2	0	32	10	1	3	8	13	33	1.04651	23	LDDWDD		3-3
3	13	Hull City	22	8	6	8	26	26	5	2	4	18	12	3	4	4	8	14	1.00000	22	LLDDDL		0-3
	14	Lincoln City	22	8	4	10	39	45	5	3	3	23	20	3	1	7	16	25	.86667	20	WLDLWL		1-3
	15	Liverpool	22	8	4	10	45	53	8	2	1	29	16	0	2	9	16	37	.84906	20	LWDWLL		1-4
	16	Middlesbrough	22	9	2	11	34	46	7	0	4	24	14	2	2	7	10	32	.73913	20	WDWLWW		4-1
1	17	Doncaster Rovers	20	8	2	10	30	46	6	2	1	18	10	2	0	9	12	36	.65217	18	LLLDLW		4-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	22	7	3	12	28	34	4	1	7	16	20	3	2	5	12	14	.82353	17	WLWDDL		1-5
	19	Port Vale	22	5	7	10	23	41	4	4	3	13	13	1	3	7	10	28	.56098	17	DDLDLW		1-0
	20	Derby County	22	5	5	12	35	49	4	2	5	24	21	1	3	7	11	28	.71429	15	LLLWDD		1-1
	21	Plymouth Argyle	22	4	5	13	31	47	4	2	5	16	19	0	3	8	15	28	.65957	13	LWLWLL		1-4
	22	Ipswich Town	23	5	2	16	34	55	4	1	7	23	21	1	1	9	11	34	.61818	12	LLWLLD		2-2