The City Ground

DONCASTER ROVERS 0 - 1 FOREST - Sat Feb 09, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 09, 1952 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Doncaster Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Belle Vue
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 (Won)

Season:: 1951-52
Referee:: T Wood
Attendance:: 25,470
Pos Before/After:: 5 3
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Luton Town (League Tier 2)
Doncaster Rovers:: Sep 20, 1952

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1891 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1066 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2084 (of 5679)
Total:: 3229 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Tommy Capel

DONCASTER ROVERS
Manager: Peter Doherty
Prior form: WDLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	William Morley
5	D	Horace Gager
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Alan Moore
8	F	Freddie Scott
9	M	Wally Ardron
10	F	Tommy Capel
11	F	Roland 'Tot' Leverton

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Feb 09, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Brentford	0-0	Queens Park Rangers
Bury	3-0	Barnsley
Coventry City	1-2	West Ham United
Doncaster Rovers	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Everton	2-0	Leicester City
Leeds United	3-0	Rotherham United
Luton Town	1-1	Hull City
Notts County	0-1	Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday	4-2	Cardiff City
Southampton	2-0	Birmingham City
Swansea Town	3-1	Sheffield United

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
	1	Cardiff City	28	14	7	7	46	32	12	1	1	35	11	2	6	6	11	21	1.438	35	DWDWLW
	2	Birmingham City	29	13	8	8	44	34	6	5	4	21	15	7	3	4	23	19	1.294	34	WWWLWL
	3	Leicester City	28	13	7	8	58	43	9	4	2	38	18	4	3	6	20	25	1.349	33	LLWWWW
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	29	13	7	9	66	50	9	2	3	33	17	4	5	6	33	33	1.320	33	DLWLLD
	5	Nottingham Forest	29	12	9	8	55	46	8	5	2	29	17	4	4	6	26	29	1.196	33	DWLLWW
	6	Rotherham United	28	13	6	9	60	51	9	3	2	34	16	4	3	7	26	35	1.176	32	LLWDLD
	7	Leeds United	28	12	8	8	42	39	7	6	1	24	13	5	2	7	18	26	1.077	32	WWLDWW
	8	Sheffield United	29	13	5	11	65	52	10	2	3	40	19	3	3	8	25	33	1.250	31	WLLWLL
	9	Brentford	28	12	7	9	34	30	9	2	2	22	10	3	5	7	12	20	1.133	31	LLDWLL
	10	Everton	29	11	8	10	45	47	7	4	3	26	20	4	4	7	19	27	.957	30	LDWDWW
	11	Luton Town	28	10	8	10	50	47	5	4	4	29	20	5	4	6	21	27	1.064	28	LWLLLL
	12	Notts County	29	12	4	13	51	50	8	3	3	32	19	4	1	10	19	31	1.020	28	WLLWLW
	13	Barnsley	28	9	10	9	43	45	7	5	3	30	22	2	5	6	13	23	.956	28	WDWDDL
	14	Blackburn Rovers	29	12	3	14	39	45	8	1	6	27	22	4	2	8	12	23	.867	27	LWWWWW
	15	West Ham United	29	10	7	12	46	59	9	4	2	34	22	1	3	10	12	37	.780	27	WLWDWL
	16	Southampton	29	9	8	12	41	58	6	5	3	24	19	3	3	9	17	39	.707	26	WWLDWL
	17	Swansea Town	29	8	9	12	50	55	7	3	4	31	17	1	6	8	19	38	.909	25	DLLLWW
	18	Doncaster Rovers	29	8	9	12	38	43	7	3	4	24	18	1	6	8	14	25	.884	25	WDLLLL
	19	Bury	29	9	6	14	47	50	8	2	4	29	14	1	4	10	18	36	.940	24	LWWLLL
	20	Coventry City	28	9	5	14	39	56	5	5	4	23	21	4	0	10	16	35	.696	23	WWLLDW
	21	Queens Park Rangers	29	7	9	13	40	64	5	6	4	27	29	2	3	9	13	35	.625	23	DWLWWL
	22	Hull City	29	8	6	15	44	47	7	3	5	33	19	1	3	10	11	28	.936	22	LWLWLW

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	Result(s)
3	1	Sheffield Wednesday	30	14	7	9	70	52	10	2	3	37	19	4	5	6	33	33	1.346	35	LWLLDW	4-2
1	2	Cardiff City	29	14	7	8	48	36	12	1	1	35	11	2	6	7	13	25	1.333	35	WDWLWL	2-4
2	3	Nottingham Forest	30	13	9	8	56	46	8	5	2	29	17	5	4	6	27	29	1.217	35	WLLWWW	1-0
2	4	Birmingham City	30	13	8	9	44	36	6	5	4	21	15	7	3	5	23	21	1.222	34	WWLWLL	0-2
2	5	Leeds United	29	13	8	8	45	39	8	6	1	27	13	5	2	7	18	26	1.154	34	WLDWWW	3-0
3	6	Leicester City	29	13	7	9	58	45	9	4	2	38	18	4	3	7	20	27	1.289	33	LWWWWL	0-2
2	7	Brentford	29	12	8	9	34	30	9	3	2	22	10	3	5	7	12	20	1.133	32	LDWLLD	0-0
2	8	Rotherham United	29	13	6	10	60	54	9	3	2	34	16	4	3	8	26	38	1.111	32	LWDLDL	0-3
1	9	Everton	30	12	8	10	47	47	8	4	3	28	20	4	4	7	19	27	1.000	32	DWDWWW	2-0
2	10	Sheffield United	30	13	5	12	66	55	10	2	3	40	19	3	3	9	26	36	1.200	31	LLWLLL	1-3
	11	Luton Town	29	10	9	10	51	48	5	5	4	30	21	5	4	6	21	27	1.063	29	WLLLLD	1-1
2	12	Blackburn Rovers	30	13	3	14	40	45	8	1	6	27	22	5	2	8	13	23	.889	29	WWWWWW	1-0
2	13	West Ham United	30	11	7	12	48	60	9	4	2	34	22	2	3	10	14	38	.800	29	LWDWLW	2-1
2	14	Notts County	30	12	4	14	51	51	8	3	4	32	20	4	1	10	19	31	1.000	28	LLWLWL	0-1
2	15	Barnsley	29	9	10	10	43	48	7	5	3	30	22	2	5	7	13	26	.896	28	DWDDLL	0-3
	16	Southampton	30	10	8	12	43	58	7	5	3	26	19	3	3	9	17	39	.741	28	WLDWLW	2-0
	17	Swansea Town	30	9	9	12	53	56	8	3	4	34	18	1	6	8	19	38	.946	27	LLLWWW	3-1
1	18	Bury	30	10	6	14	50	50	9	2	4	32	14	1	4	10	18	36	1.000	26	WWLLLW	3-0
1	19	Doncaster Rovers	30	8	9	13	38	44	7	3	5	24	19	1	6	8	14	25	.864	25	DLLLLL	0-1
1	20	Queens Park Rangers	30	7	10	13	40	64	5	6	4	27	29	2	4	9	13	35	.625	24	WLWWLD	0-0
1	21	Hull City	30	8	7	15	45	48	7	3	5	33	19	1	4	10	12	29	.938	23	WLWLWD	1-1
2	22	Coventry City	29	9	5	15	40	58	5	5	5	24	23	4	0	10	16	35	.690	23	WLLDWL	1-2