The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 SOUTHEND UNITED - Sat Apr 28, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat Apr 28, 1951 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southend United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 3-0 WON

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: G Clarke
Attendance:: 17,384
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newport County (League Tier 3)
Southend United:: Aug 15, 1993

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1858 (of 5007)
League Tier 3:: 85 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2049 (of 5724)
Total:: 3195 (of 7505)
Played:: 73 years, 10 days ago

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

Goals
Tucker Johnson
Wally Ardron
Collin Collindridge

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

Goals

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
5	D	34	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Bill Morley
7	F	34	Freddie Scott
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson
9	M	32	Wally Ardron
10	F	27	John Love
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	304		3	2
2	D	25	Bill Whare	324	2	3	2
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	432	1	3	2
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt	504	14	3	2
5	D	34	Horace Gager	269	11	3	2
6	M	25	Bill Morley	296	10	3	2
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	322	47	3	2
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson	72	30	3	2
9	M	32	Wally Ardron	191	124	3	2
10	F	27	John Love	62	21	126	24
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge	158	46	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 3S on this day (Sat Apr 28, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Aldershot	0-1	Bournemouth
Brighton and Hove Albion	1-0	Walsall
Bristol Rovers	1-0	Millwall
Colchester United	1-1	Bristol City
Crystal Palace	1-1	Watford
Newport County	0-0	Leyton Orient
Northampton Town	1-3	Plymouth Argyle
Norwich City	1-3	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Southend United
Port Vale	0-0	Reading
Swindon Town	2-0	Gillingham
Torquay United	2-0	Exeter 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	42	26	10	6	100	37	14	6	1	52	16	12	4	5	48	21	2.70270	62	WLWWWD
2	Norwich City	43	24	13	6	75	38	15	6	0	38	10	9	7	6	37	28	1.97368	61	WWWWLD
3	Reading	43	21	13	9	87	51	15	5	2	56	16	6	8	7	31	35	1.70588	55	DDWLDW
4	Plymouth Argyle	44	22	9	13	80	53	16	5	2	54	19	6	4	11	26	34	1.50943	53	DWLWWW
5	Millwall	43	22	9	12	78	55	15	6	2	52	23	7	3	10	26	32	1.41818	53	WWWWWW
6	Bristol Rovers	42	19	13	10	59	36	14	5	0	41	12	5	8	10	18	24	1.63889	51	LLDDLW
7	Southend United	44	20	10	14	87	65	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	10	28	39	1.33846	50	LLWDLD
8	Ipswich Town	44	21	6	17	64	57	14	4	4	46	24	7	2	13	18	33	1.12281	48	DDLLLW
9	Bristol City	43	19	10	14	61	56	15	4	4	41	25	4	6	10	20	31	1.08929	48	DLDWWL
10	Bournemouth	43	20	7	16	63	56	16	5	1	48	16	4	2	15	15	40	1.12500	47	WWLDDW
11	Newport County	42	17	8	17	72	68	11	3	6	44	25	6	5	11	28	43	1.05882	42	LWWLLD
12	Exeter City	43	18	6	19	61	76	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	11	28	46	.80263	42	LDWWLL
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	43	12	17	14	70	75	10	8	4	50	31	2	9	10	20	44	.93333	41	DDWWLW
14	Port Vale	42	15	11	16	57	63	12	5	3	33	23	3	6	13	24	40	.90476	41	WLDDLD
15	Colchester United	44	14	10	20	61	74	12	3	6	41	23	2	7	14	20	51	.82432	38	LLWDLW
16	Swindon Town	43	17	4	22	50	62	14	4	3	34	14	3	0	19	16	48	.80645	38	WDWLLL
17	Leyton Orient	44	15	7	22	53	73	13	2	7	36	26	2	5	15	17	47	.72603	37	WLDLWL
18	Walsall	43	13	10	20	48	60	11	4	7	31	20	2	6	13	17	40	.80000	36	DDWDWD
19	Aldershot	43	13	10	20	52	87	9	8	3	33	19	4	2	17	19	68	.59770	36	DLWDLL
20	Northampton Town	44	10	15	19	53	63	8	9	5	38	27	2	6	14	15	36	.84127	35	LLDDLD
21	Torquay United	44	13	9	22	62	80	12	2	8	45	39	1	7	14	17	41	.77500	35	WWDWLD
22	Gillingham	43	12	9	22	66	96	9	7	5	38	27	3	2	17	28	69	.68750	33	LLLWLW
23	Watford	44	9	10	25	52	84	8	5	9	28	25	1	5	16	24	59	.61905	28	DLLLWL
24	Crystal Palace	43	8	10	25	31	77	6	4	12	17	38	2	6	13	14	39	.40260	26	LDDLDD

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	43	27	10	6	103	37	15	6	1	55	16	12	4	5	48	21	2.78378	64	LWWWDW		3-0
	2	Norwich City	44	24	13	7	76	41	15	6	1	39	13	9	7	6	37	28	1.85366	61	WWWLDL		1-3
	3	Reading	44	21	14	9	87	51	15	5	2	56	16	6	9	7	31	35	1.70588	56	DWLDWD		0-0
	4	Plymouth Argyle	45	23	9	13	83	54	16	5	2	54	19	7	4	11	29	35	1.53704	55	WLWWWW		3-1
1	5	Bristol Rovers	43	20	13	10	60	36	15	5	0	42	12	5	8	10	18	24	1.66667	53	LDDLWW		1-0
1	6	Millwall	44	22	9	13	78	56	15	6	2	52	23	7	3	11	26	33	1.39286	53	WWWWWL		0-1
	7	Southend United	45	20	10	15	87	68	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	11	28	42	1.27941	50	LWDLDL		0-3
	8	Ipswich Town	45	22	6	17	67	58	14	4	4	46	24	8	2	13	21	34	1.15517	50	DLLLWW		3-1
1	9	Bournemouth	44	21	7	16	64	56	16	5	1	48	16	5	2	15	16	40	1.14286	49	WLDDWW		1-0
1	10	Bristol City	44	19	11	14	62	57	15	4	4	41	25	4	7	10	21	32	1.08772	49	LDWWLD		1-1
	11	Newport County	43	17	9	17	72	68	11	4	6	44	25	6	5	11	28	43	1.05882	43	WWLLDD		0-0
1	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	44	13	17	14	71	75	11	8	4	51	31	2	9	10	20	44	.94667	43	DWWLWW		1-0
1	13	Port Vale	43	15	12	16	57	63	12	6	3	33	23	3	6	13	24	40	.90476	42	LDDLDD		0-0
2	14	Exeter City	44	18	6	20	61	78	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	12	28	48	.78205	42	DWWLLL		0-2
1	15	Swindon Town	44	18	4	22	52	62	15	4	3	36	14	3	0	19	16	48	.83871	40	DWLLLW		2-0
1	16	Colchester United	45	14	11	20	62	75	12	4	6	42	24	2	7	14	20	51	.82667	39	LWDLWD		1-1
	17	Leyton Orient	45	15	8	22	53	73	13	2	7	36	26	2	6	15	17	47	.72603	38	LDLWLD		0-0
3	18	Torquay United	45	14	9	22	64	80	13	2	8	47	39	1	7	14	17	41	.80000	37	WDWLDW		2-0
1	19	Walsall	44	13	10	21	48	61	11	4	7	31	20	2	6	14	17	41	.78689	36	DWDWDL		0-1
1	20	Aldershot	44	13	10	21	52	88	9	8	4	33	20	4	2	17	19	68	.59091	36	LWDLLL		0-1
1	21	Northampton Town	45	10	15	20	54	66	8	9	6	39	30	2	6	14	15	36	.81818	35	LDDLDL		1-3
	22	Gillingham	44	12	9	23	66	98	9	7	5	38	27	3	2	18	28	71	.67347	33	LLWLWL		0-2
	23	Watford	45	9	11	25	53	85	8	5	9	28	25	1	6	16	25	60	.62353	29	LLLWLD		1-1
	24	Crystal Palace	44	8	11	25	32	78	6	5	12	18	39	2	6	13	14	39	.41026	27	DDLDDD		1-1