The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 3 LUTON TOWN - Sat Nov 22, 1952 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 22, 1952 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-3 (Won)
: Half-time: 3-1

Season:: 1952-53
Referee:: R Smith
Attendance:: 22,924
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 6 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Apr 11, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1921 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1096 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2114 (of 5722)
Total:: 3265 (of 7502)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 22 November 1952

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

Goals
Jack Burkitt (8)
Collin Collindridge (15)
Tom Martin (30) - Tom Martin first goal
Roland 'Tot' Leverton (77)

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: LWWWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Pye (17)
Mitchell (52)
Mitchell (87)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Bill Whare
3	D	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	Jack French
5	D	Horace Gager
6	M	Jack Burkitt (8)
7	F	Freddie Scott
8	F	Roland 'Tot' Leverton (77)
9	M	Wally Ardron
10	F	Tom Martin (30)
11	F	Collin Collindridge (15)	100th appearance

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Streten
2	D	Dunne
3	D	Ahern
4	D	Morton
5	D	Owen
6	M	Shanks
7	M	Davies
8	M	Moore
9	M	Pye
10	F	Watkins
11	F	Mitchell

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Nov 22, 1952)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-2	Notts County
Blackburn Rovers	1-2	Birmingham City
Brentford	1-2	Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers	2-1	Rotherham United
Everton	2-2	Leeds United
Huddersfield Town	0-1	West Ham United
Hull City	0-2	Bury
Lincoln City	2-2	Southampton
Nottingham Forest	4-3	Luton Town
Sheffield United	7-2	Leicester City
Swansea Town	1-1	Fulham

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	Huddersfield Town	17	10	5	2	32	11	6	2	1	18	4	4	3	1	14	7	2.90909	25	WWWWWL
	2	Sheffield United	18	11	3	4	39	26	7	1	1	24	11	4	2	3	15	15	1.50000	25	WLDWWW
	3	Leicester City	17	10	3	4	42	31	7	2	0	25	9	3	1	4	17	22	1.35484	23	WWLWDW
	4	Plymouth Argyle	16	9	4	3	29	19	6	3	0	19	9	3	1	3	10	10	1.52632	22	WDWWLW
	5	Rotherham United	17	10	2	5	37	26	5	2	2	20	13	5	0	3	17	13	1.42308	22	WWWLWW
	6	Luton Town	17	9	3	5	38	22	6	1	1	24	5	3	2	4	14	17	1.72727	21	LWWWWW
	7	Fulham	17	9	2	6	36	29	7	0	2	26	13	2	2	4	10	16	1.24138	20	LWWWDL
	8	Birmingham City	17	7	6	4	26	26	4	2	2	17	15	3	4	2	9	11	1.00000	20	DLDWDW
	9	Nottingham Forest	17	8	1	8	32	29	4	1	3	18	12	4	0	5	14	17	1.10345	17	WLLLWW
	10	West Ham United	17	5	7	5	22	21	5	2	2	19	12	0	5	3	3	9	1.04762	17	LWLWDW
	11	Swansea Town	17	5	6	6	31	35	2	5	2	14	13	3	1	4	17	22	.88571	16	DWLWDL
	12	Everton	16	6	3	7	26	23	4	1	2	13	4	2	2	5	13	19	1.13043	15	WLWLLL
	13	Leeds United	17	4	7	6	25	23	4	2	2	13	6	0	5	4	12	17	1.08696	15	LLWDWD
	14	Notts County	16	7	1	8	24	33	5	1	3	19	15	2	0	5	5	18	.72727	15	WLWLLL
	15	Hull City	17	5	4	8	24	27	4	2	2	14	7	1	2	6	10	20	.88889	14	WLLLLL
	16	Lincoln City	17	3	8	6	23	31	2	4	2	14	12	1	4	4	9	19	.74194	14	LDDLDD
	17	Brentford	17	5	4	8	24	35	4	2	2	16	13	1	2	6	8	22	.68571	14	WLWLDL
	18	Blackburn Rovers	17	5	3	9	20	33	4	2	2	12	7	1	1	7	8	26	.60606	13	WLLLDL
	19	Bury	16	3	5	8	19	27	2	3	3	12	13	1	2	5	7	14	.70370	11	DLLLLD
	20	Doncaster Rovers	16	3	5	8	22	34	2	4	2	10	10	1	1	6	12	24	.64706	11	LDDLDW
	21	Southampton	18	3	4	11	27	40	1	2	6	16	21	2	2	5	11	19	.67500	10	LDWLLL
	22	Barnsley	16	4	2	10	23	40	3	0	5	16	18	1	2	5	7	22	.57500	10	LLLLWW

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)
1	1	Sheffield United	19	12	3	4	46	28	8	1	1	31	13	4	2	3	15	15	1.64286	27	LDWWWW	7-2
1	2	Huddersfield Town	18	10	5	3	32	12	6	2	2	18	5	4	3	1	14	7	2.66667	25	WWWWLL	0-1
1	3	Plymouth Argyle	17	10	4	3	31	20	6	3	0	19	9	4	1	3	12	11	1.55000	24	DWWLWW	2-1
1	4	Leicester City	18	10	3	5	44	38	7	2	0	25	9	3	1	5	19	29	1.15789	23	WLWDWL	2-7
	5	Rotherham United	18	10	2	6	38	28	5	2	2	20	13	5	0	4	18	15	1.35714	22	WWLWWL	1-2
2	6	Birmingham City	18	8	6	4	28	27	4	2	2	17	15	4	4	2	11	12	1.03704	22	LDWDWW	2-1
1	7	Luton Town	18	9	3	6	41	26	6	1	1	24	5	3	2	5	17	21	1.57692	21	WWWWWL	3-4
1	8	Fulham	18	9	3	6	37	30	7	0	2	26	13	2	3	4	11	17	1.23333	21	WWWDLD	1-1
	9	Nottingham Forest	18	9	1	8	36	32	5	1	3	22	15	4	0	5	14	17	1.12500	19	LLLWWW	4-3
	10	West Ham United	18	6	7	5	23	21	5	2	2	19	12	1	5	3	4	9	1.09524	19	WLWDWW	1-0
	11	Swansea Town	18	5	7	6	32	36	2	6	2	15	14	3	1	4	17	22	.88889	17	WLWDLD	1-1
2	12	Notts County	17	8	1	8	26	34	5	1	3	19	15	3	0	5	7	19	.76471	17	LWLLLW	2-1
1	13	Everton	17	6	4	7	28	25	4	2	2	15	6	2	2	5	13	19	1.12000	16	LWLLLD	2-2
1	14	Leeds United	18	4	8	6	27	25	4	2	2	13	6	0	6	4	14	19	1.08000	16	LWDWDD	2-2
1	15	Lincoln City	18	3	9	6	25	33	2	5	2	16	14	1	4	4	9	19	.75758	15	DDLDDD	2-2
1	16	Hull City	18	5	4	9	24	29	4	2	3	14	9	1	2	6	10	20	.82759	14	LLLLLL	0-2
	17	Brentford	18	5	4	9	25	37	4	2	3	17	15	1	2	6	8	22	.67568	14	LWLDLL	1-2
1	18	Bury	17	4	5	8	21	27	2	3	3	12	13	2	2	5	9	14	.77778	13	LLLLDW	2-0
1	19	Doncaster Rovers	17	4	5	8	24	35	3	4	2	12	11	1	1	6	12	24	.68571	13	DDLDWW	2-1
2	20	Blackburn Rovers	18	5	3	10	21	35	4	2	3	13	9	1	1	7	8	26	.60000	13	LLLDLL	1-2
	21	Southampton	19	3	5	11	29	42	1	2	6	16	21	2	3	5	13	21	.69048	11	DWLLLD	2-2
	22	Barnsley	17	4	2	11	24	42	3	0	6	17	20	1	2	5	7	22	.57143	10	LLLWWL	1-2