FOREST 1 - 1 READING - Sat Jan 20, 1951 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 20, 1951 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Reading
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 January 1951
- Season:
- 1950-51
- Referee:
- G Pankhurst
- Attendance:
- 24,206
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 4 4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Crystal Palace (League Tier 3)
- Reading:
- Jan 09, 1960
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1840 (of 5045)
- League Tier 3:
- 67 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 2031 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 3178 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 74 years, 5 months, 12 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 34 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 29 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 3 | D | 24 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 5 | D | 33 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 34 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 24 | Tot Leverton  (25') | |
| 9 | M | 32 | Wally Ardron | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | McBride |
| 2 | D | Moyse |
| 3 | D | Wicks |
| 4 | D | McLean |
| 5 | D | Brice |
| 6 | M | Johnston |
| 7 | M | Simpson |
| 8 | M | Edelston |
| 9 | M | Blackman |
| 10 | F | Henley |
| 11 | F | Bainbridge |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3-0 | Northampton Town |
| Bristol Rovers | 3-2 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Colchester United | 1-1 | Newport County |
| Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Millwall |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Exeter City |
| Leyton Orient | 2-0 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Reading |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Southend United |
| Swindon Town | 1-0 | Norwich City |
| Torquay United | 3-2 | Port Vale |
| Walsall | 2-1 | Gillingham |
| Watford | 1-2 | Bristol City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| THIRD DIVISION SOUTH | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3.44444 | 38 | DLDWWD | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 2.00000 | 37 | WDDWLD | |||
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2.05556 | 35 | DDWWLW | |||
| 4 | Reading | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1.66667 | 32 | WWDWWW | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 1.35135 | 31 | LLWWLL | |||
| 6 | Southend United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 1.30769 | 29 | LWLDWW | |||
| 7 | Exeter City | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 1.05263 | 29 | DLWWDL | |||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 1.60714 | 28 | LWLWWL | |||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.41667 | 28 | DWDDWW | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 1.06061 | 28 | WWLLWL | |||
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.02941 | 28 | LWLLWL | |||
| 12 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 1.00000 | 26 | WLWLLW | |||
| 13 | Aldershot | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 36 | .68000 | 24 | LWWLWD | |||
| 14 | Newport County | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 1.07895 | 23 | LWDWLW | |||
| 15 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | .84848 | 23 | WDDLDD | |||
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | .66000 | 23 | LDDDWD | |||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 24 | .82353 | 22 | LWLDWL | |||
| 18 | Colchester United | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | .90000 | 21 | WDDLWL | |||
| 19 | Torquay United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | .75000 | 20 | LLWLLL | |||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | .59184 | 19 | LLLDWD | |||
| 21 | Watford | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 35 | .75510 | 18 | DWWWLL | |||
| 22 | Gillingham | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 46 | .67164 | 18 | LLDLWW | |||
| 23 | Walsall | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 29 | .50000 | 16 | WDLLLL | |||
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 31 | .42857 | 16 | WDLLLW | |||
Table after:
| THIRD DIVISION SOUTH | 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) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3.31579 | 39 | LDWWDD | 1-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2.00000 | 37 | DWWLWW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 3 | Norwich City | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 1.91304 | 37 | DDWLDL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Reading | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1.64286 | 33 | WDWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | Millwall | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.34211 | 32 | LWWLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 1.67857 | 30 | WLWWLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Bristol City | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 1.08824 | 30 | WLLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.05882 | 30 | WLLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Southend United | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 1.24390 | 29 | WLDWWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Exeter City | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 1.02564 | 29 | LWWDLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Northampton Town | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1.25926 | 28 | WDDWWL | 0-3 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 34 | .95238 | 26 | LWLLWL | 0-2 | ||
| 13 | Aldershot | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 36 | .74000 | 26 | WWLWDW | 3-0 | ||
| 14 | Newport County | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1.07692 | 24 | WDWLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Swindon Town | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 24 | .85294 | 24 | WLDWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 16 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | .83333 | 23 | DDLDDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 17 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | .66038 | 23 | DDDWDL | 2-3 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | .90244 | 22 | DDLWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 19 | Torquay United | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | .77778 | 22 | LWLLLW | 3-2 | ||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | .63265 | 21 | LLDWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 21 | Watford | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 35 | .74510 | 18 | WWWLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 22 | Gillingham | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 48 | .66667 | 18 | LDLWWL | 1-2 | ||
| 23 | Walsall | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 29 | .53659 | 18 | DLLLLW | 2-1 | ||
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 31 | .44000 | 17 | DLLLWD | 1-1 | ||