The City Ground

SOUTHEND UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Tue Apr 10, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Tue Apr 10, 1951 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Southend United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Greyhound Park
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: ENFA.co.uk

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: G Clarke
Attendance:: 9,513
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 6 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bournemouth (League Tier 3)
Southend United:: Apr 28, 1951

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1853 (of 5029)
League Tier 3:: 80 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2044 (of 5748)
Total:: 3191 (of 7536)
Played:: 73 years, 9 months, 10 days ago

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

Goals
Horace Gager (75') (Pen)
Freddie Scott (77')

SOUTHEND UNITED
Manager: Harry Warren
Prior form: WDWWLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Cyril Grant (6')
Jackie French (42')
Sandy Anderson (90') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Harry Walker
2	D	25	Bill Whare
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt	100th appearance
5	D	34	Horace Gager (75')
6	M	25	Bill Morley
7	F	34	Freddie Scott (77')
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson
9	M	32	Wally Ardron
10	F	28	Tommy Capel
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	168		3	1
2	D	25	Bill Whare	58		3	1
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	143		3	1
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt	99	3	3	1
5	D	34	Horace Gager (75')	132	5	3	1
6	M	25	Bill Morley	78	3	3	1
7	F	34	Freddie Scott (77')	195	25	3	1
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson	55	18	3	1
9	M	32	Wally Ardron	81	58	3	1
10	F	28	Tommy Capel	57	31	3	1
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge	39	15	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank Coombs
2	D	Joe Loughran
3	D	Sandy Anderson
4	D	Jackie French
5	D	Jimmy Stirling
6	M	Jimmy Lawler
7	M	Joe Sibley
8	M	Jimmy McAlinden
9	M	Cyril Grant
10	F	Les Stubbs
11	F	Tommy Tippett

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Tue Apr 10, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Southend United	3-2	Nottingham Forest

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	37	23	9	5	88	31	12	5	1	47	13	11	4	4	41	18	2.83871	55	WWDWDW	Safe
2	Norwich City	38	21	12	5	65	34	14	6	0	36	9	7	6	5	29	25	1.91176	54	WDWWLW	Safe
3	Reading	40	20	12	8	84	49	14	4	2	54	16	6	8	6	30	33	1.71429	52	LWDDDW	Safe
4	Bristol Rovers	37	18	11	8	54	32	13	4	0	37	11	5	7	8	17	21	1.68750	47	LWDLDL	Safe
5	Plymouth Argyle	40	19	9	12	74	49	14	5	2	50	18	5	4	10	24	31	1.51020	47	DDDWDW	Safe
6	Southend United	40	19	8	13	82	60	13	3	4	55	23	6	5	9	27	37	1.36667	46	WDWWLL	Safe
7	Ipswich Town	40	20	6	14	61	49	13	4	3	44	22	7	2	11	17	27	1.24490	46	LWWWDD	Safe
8	Millwall	38	17	9	12	67	55	12	6	2	44	23	5	3	10	23	32	1.21818	43	WDDDLW	Safe
9	Bristol City	39	17	9	13	57	53	13	4	3	37	22	4	5	10	20	31	1.07547	43	LWDDDL	Safe
10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	39	19	5	15	59	55	15	4	1	44	16	4	1	14	15	39	1.07273	43	WDDLWW	Safe
11	Exeter City	40	17	6	17	60	66	10	4	7	32	25	7	2	10	28	41	.90909	40	DDWLDW	Safe
12	Port Vale	38	15	8	15	53	58	12	3	2	30	19	3	5	13	23	39	.91379	38	LLWWWL
13	Swindon Town	40	17	4	19	49	57	14	4	2	34	13	3	0	17	15	44	.85965	38	WWLWDW
14	Newport County	37	15	7	15	64	56	10	2	6	41	24	5	5	9	23	32	1.14286	37	WDLWWL
15	Brighton and Hove Albion	39	9	17	13	55	72	8	8	4	37	30	1	9	9	18	42	.76389	35	WWLDDD
16	Torquay United	42	13	8	21	61	78	12	2	7	44	37	1	6	14	17	41	.78205	34	LDWWDW
17	Leyton Orient	39	14	6	19	49	64	12	2	4	33	18	2	4	15	16	46	.76563	34	LWWDLW
18	Colchester United	39	12	9	18	54	68	11	3	6	37	22	1	6	12	17	46	.79412	33	WWLLWL
19	Aldershot	39	12	9	18	50	80	8	7	3	31	19	4	2	15	19	61	.62500	33	WLLDDL
20	Northampton Town	40	10	12	18	49	57	8	7	5	36	25	2	5	13	13	32	.85965	32	LDLLLL
21	Walsall	40	12	8	20	46	59	10	3	7	30	20	2	5	13	16	39	.77966	32	LLLDDW
22	Gillingham	40	10	9	21	61	93	8	7	5	35	27	2	2	16	26	66	.65591	29	LDWLLL
23	Watford	40	8	10	22	50	76	7	5	9	27	25	1	5	13	23	51	.65789	26	LLDLDL
24	Crystal Palace	39	8	7	24	28	69	6	3	11	16	32	2	4	13	12	37	.40580	23	WLDLLD

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	38	23	9	6	90	34	12	5	1	47	13	11	4	5	43	21	2.64706	55	WDWDWL	Safe	2-3
	2	Norwich City	38	21	12	5	65	34	14	6	0	36	9	7	6	5	29	25	1.91176	54	WDWWLW	Safe
	3	Reading	40	20	12	8	84	49	14	4	2	54	16	6	8	6	30	33	1.71429	52	LWDDDW	Safe
2	4	Southend United	41	20	8	13	85	62	14	3	4	58	25	6	5	9	27	37	1.37097	48	DWWLLW	Safe	3-2
1	5	Bristol Rovers	37	18	11	8	54	32	13	4	0	37	11	5	7	8	17	21	1.68750	47	LWDLDL	Safe
1	6	Plymouth Argyle	40	19	9	12	74	49	14	5	2	50	18	5	4	10	24	31	1.51020	47	DDDWDW	Safe
	7	Ipswich Town	40	20	6	14	61	49	13	4	3	44	22	7	2	11	17	27	1.24490	46	LWWWDD	Safe
	8	Millwall	38	17	9	12	67	55	12	6	2	44	23	5	3	10	23	32	1.21818	43	WDDDLW	Safe
	9	Bristol City	39	17	9	13	57	53	13	4	3	37	22	4	5	10	20	31	1.07547	43	LWDDDL	Safe
	10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	39	19	5	15	59	55	15	4	1	44	16	4	1	14	15	39	1.07273	43	WDDLWW	Safe
	11	Exeter City	40	17	6	17	60	66	10	4	7	32	25	7	2	10	28	41	.90909	40	DDWLDW	Safe
	12	Port Vale	38	15	8	15	53	58	12	3	2	30	19	3	5	13	23	39	.91379	38	LLWWWL
	13	Swindon Town	40	17	4	19	49	57	14	4	2	34	13	3	0	17	15	44	.85965	38	WWLWDW
	14	Newport County	37	15	7	15	64	56	10	2	6	41	24	5	5	9	23	32	1.14286	37	WDLWWL
	15	Brighton and Hove Albion	39	9	17	13	55	72	8	8	4	37	30	1	9	9	18	42	.76389	35	WWLDDD
	16	Torquay United	42	13	8	21	61	78	12	2	7	44	37	1	6	14	17	41	.78205	34	LDWWDW
	17	Leyton Orient	39	14	6	19	49	64	12	2	4	33	18	2	4	15	16	46	.76563	34	LWWDLW
	18	Colchester United	39	12	9	18	54	68	11	3	6	37	22	1	6	12	17	46	.79412	33	WWLLWL
	19	Aldershot	39	12	9	18	50	80	8	7	3	31	19	4	2	15	19	61	.62500	33	WLLDDL
	20	Northampton Town	40	10	12	18	49	57	8	7	5	36	25	2	5	13	13	32	.85965	32	LDLLLL
	21	Walsall	40	12	8	20	46	59	10	3	7	30	20	2	5	13	16	39	.77966	32	LLLDDW
	22	Gillingham	40	10	9	21	61	93	8	7	5	35	27	2	2	16	26	66	.65591	29	LDWLLL
	23	Watford	40	8	10	22	50	76	7	5	9	27	25	1	5	13	23	51	.65789	26	LLDLDL
	24	Crystal Palace	39	8	7	24	28	69	6	3	11	16	32	2	4	13	12	37	.40580	23	WLDLLD