The City Ground

BRISTOL ROVERS 0 - 2 FOREST - Thu May 03, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Thu May 03, 1951 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Eastville Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: A Smith
Attendance:: 27,676
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 5 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swindon Town (League Tier 3)
Bristol Rovers:: Oct 24, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1860 (of 5029)
League Tier 3:: 87 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2051 (of 5748)
Total:: 3198 (of 7536)
Played:: 73 years, 8 months, 17 days ago

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

Goals
John Love (12')
Tucker Johnson (44')

BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Bert Tann
Prior form: DDLWWD (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	27	John Love (12')
9	M	32	Wally Ardron
10	F	29	Tucker Johnson (44')
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	175		1	1
2	D	25	Bill Whare	64		1	1
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	150		1	1
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt	106	3	1	1
5	D	34	Horace Gager	139	6	1	1
6	M	25	Bill Morley	85	3	1	1
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	202	27	1	1
8	F	27	John Love (12')	54	20	5	2
9	M	32	Wally Ardron	88	63	1	1
10	F	29	Tucker Johnson (44')	60	23	1	1
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge	46	17	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bert Hoyle
2	D	Harry Bamford
3	D	Barry Watkins
4	D	Jackie Pitt
5	D	Ray Warren
6	M	Peter Sampson
7	M	George Petherbridge
8	M	Tony James
9	M	Vic Lambden
10	F	Bill Roost
11	F	Bryan Bush

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Thu May 03, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Leyton Orient	0-2	Bristol City
Port Vale	0-1	Millwall
Walsall	1-0	Brighton and Hove Albion

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	44	28	10	6	105	38	16	6	1	57	17	12	4	5	48	21	2.76316	66	WWWDWW	Champions
2	Norwich City	45	24	14	7	79	44	15	6	1	39	13	9	8	6	40	31	1.79545	62	WWLDLD	Safe
3	Reading	45	21	15	9	88	52	15	6	2	57	17	6	9	7	31	35	1.69231	57	WLDWDD	Safe
4	Plymouth Argyle	45	23	9	13	83	54	16	5	2	54	19	7	4	11	29	35	1.53704	55	WLWWWW	Safe
5	Bristol Rovers	44	20	14	10	63	39	15	6	0	45	15	5	8	10	18	24	1.61538	54	DDLWWD	Safe
6	Millwall	45	22	10	13	79	57	15	6	2	52	23	7	4	11	27	34	1.38596	54	WWWWLD	Safe
7	Southend United	45	20	10	15	87	68	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	11	28	42	1.27941	50	LWDLDL	Safe
8	Ipswich Town	45	22	6	17	67	58	14	4	4	46	24	8	2	13	21	34	1.15517	50	DLLLWW	Safe
9	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	45	21	7	17	64	57	16	5	1	48	16	5	2	16	16	41	1.12281	49	LDDWWL	Safe
10	Bristol City	44	19	11	14	62	57	15	4	4	41	25	4	7	10	21	32	1.08772	49	LDWWLD	Safe
11	Newport County	45	18	9	18	74	70	12	4	6	45	25	6	5	12	29	45	1.05714	45	LLDDWL	Safe
12	Port Vale	44	16	12	16	59	63	13	6	3	35	23	3	6	13	24	40	.93651	44	DDLDDW	Safe
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	44	13	17	14	71	75	11	8	4	51	31	2	9	10	20	44	.94667	43	DWWLWW	Safe
14	Exeter City	45	18	6	21	61	80	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	13	28	50	.76250	42	WWLLLL	Safe
15	Swindon Town	45	18	4	23	53	64	15	4	3	36	14	3	0	20	17	50	.82813	40	WLLLWL	Safe
16	Colchester United	45	14	11	20	62	75	12	4	6	42	24	2	7	14	20	51	.82667	39	LWDLWD	Safe
17	Leyton Orient	45	15	8	22	53	73	13	2	7	36	26	2	6	15	17	47	.72603	38	LDLWLD	Safe
18	Aldershot	45	14	10	21	55	88	10	8	4	36	20	4	2	17	19	68	.62500	38	WDLLLW	Safe
19	Torquay United	45	14	9	22	64	80	13	2	8	47	39	1	7	14	17	41	.80000	37	WDWLDW	Safe
20	Walsall	44	13	10	21	48	61	11	4	7	31	20	2	6	14	17	41	.78689	36	DWDWDL	Safe
21	Northampton Town	45	10	15	20	54	66	8	9	6	39	30	2	6	14	15	36	.81818	35	LDDLDL	Safe
22	Gillingham	45	13	9	23	68	99	10	7	5	40	28	3	2	18	28	71	.68687	35	LWLWLW	Safe
23	Watford	45	9	11	25	53	85	8	5	9	28	25	1	6	16	25	60	.62353	29	LLLWLD
24	Crystal Palace	45	8	11	26	32	81	6	5	12	18	39	2	6	14	14	42	.39506	27	DLDDDL

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	45	29	10	6	107	38	16	6	1	57	17	13	4	5	50	21	2.81579	68	WWDWWW	Champions	2-0
	2	Norwich City	45	24	14	7	79	44	15	6	1	39	13	9	8	6	40	31	1.79545	62	WWLDLD	Safe
	3	Reading	45	21	15	9	88	52	15	6	2	57	17	6	9	7	31	35	1.69231	57	WLDWDD	Safe
2	4	Millwall	46	23	10	13	80	57	15	6	2	52	23	8	4	11	28	34	1.40351	56	WWWLDW	Safe	1-0
1	5	Plymouth Argyle	45	23	9	13	83	54	16	5	2	54	19	7	4	11	29	35	1.53704	55	WLWWWW	Safe
1	6	Bristol Rovers	45	20	14	11	63	41	15	6	1	45	17	5	8	10	18	24	1.53659	54	DLWWDL	Safe	0-2
3	7	Bristol City	45	20	11	14	64	57	15	4	4	41	25	5	7	10	23	32	1.12281	51	DWWLDW	Safe	2-0
1	8	Southend United	45	20	10	15	87	68	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	11	28	42	1.27941	50	LWDLDL	Safe
1	9	Ipswich Town	45	22	6	17	67	58	14	4	4	46	24	8	2	13	21	34	1.15517	50	DLLLWW	Safe
1	10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	45	21	7	17	64	57	16	5	1	48	16	5	2	16	16	41	1.12281	49	LDDWWL	Safe
	11	Newport County	45	18	9	18	74	70	12	4	6	45	25	6	5	12	29	45	1.05714	45	LLDDWL	Safe
	12	Port Vale	45	16	12	17	59	64	13	6	4	35	24	3	6	13	24	40	.92188	44	DLDDWL	Safe	0-1
	13	Brighton and Hove Albion	45	13	17	15	71	76	11	8	4	51	31	2	9	11	20	45	.93421	43	WWLWWL	Safe	0-1
	14	Exeter City	45	18	6	21	61	80	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	13	28	50	.76250	42	WWLLLL	Safe
	15	Swindon Town	45	18	4	23	53	64	15	4	3	36	14	3	0	20	17	50	.82813	40	WLLLWL	Safe
	16	Colchester United	45	14	11	20	62	75	12	4	6	42	24	2	7	14	20	51	.82667	39	LWDLWD	Safe
3	17	Walsall	45	14	10	21	49	61	12	4	7	32	20	2	6	14	17	41	.80328	38	WDWDLW	Safe	1-0
1	18	Leyton Orient	46	15	8	23	53	75	13	2	8	36	28	2	6	15	17	47	.70667	38	DLWLDL	Safe	0-2
1	19	Aldershot	45	14	10	21	55	88	10	8	4	36	20	4	2	17	19	68	.62500	38	WDLLLW	Safe
1	20	Torquay United	45	14	9	22	64	80	13	2	8	47	39	1	7	14	17	41	.80000	37	WDWLDW	Safe
	21	Northampton Town	45	10	15	20	54	66	8	9	6	39	30	2	6	14	15	36	.81818	35	LDDLDL	Safe
	22	Gillingham	45	13	9	23	68	99	10	7	5	40	28	3	2	18	28	71	.68687	35	LWLWLW	Safe
	23	Watford	45	9	11	25	53	85	8	5	9	28	25	1	6	16	25	60	.62353	29	LLLWLD
	24	Crystal Palace	45	8	11	26	32	81	6	5	12	18	39	2	6	14	14	42	.39506	27	DLDDDL