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LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 FOREST - Wed Aug 26, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 26, 1953 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 (Won)

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: R Burgess
Attendance:: 17,522
Pos Before/After:: 9 3
Opp Before/After:: 11 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Sep 02, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1948 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1123 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2143 (of 5679)
Total:: 3295 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Tommy Capel

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

Goals:

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
7	F	Alan Moore
8	F	Tom Martin
9	F	Roland 'Tot' Leverton
10	F	Tommy Capel
11	F	Collin Collindridge

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Aug 26, 1953)

Home	Score	Away
Lincoln City	0-0	Bury
Luton Town	0-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Birmingham City	3	2	1	0	10	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2	2	5.00000	5	WWD
	2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	3.00000	5	WDW
	3	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	10	2	2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.00000	4	WW
	4	Derby County	3	1	2	0	8	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	4	1.60000	4	DWD
	5	West Ham United	3	2	0	1	9	6	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	5	1.50000	4	WWL
	6	Everton	3	1	2	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	5	1.40000	4	DDW
	7	Stoke City	3	1	2	0	4	3	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1.33333	4	DWD
	8	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	2.50000	3	WD
	9	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	6	3	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	3	DW
	10	Bury	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD
	11	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	5	5	0	2	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	DD
	12	Oldham Athletic	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	1.00000	2	DD
	13	Rotherham United	3	1	0	2	8	8	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	1	2	4	1.00000	2	LLW
	14	Fulham	3	0	2	1	6	7	0	1	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	2	.85714	2	DLD
	15	Bristol Rovers	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	.83333	2	DDL
	16	Leicester City	3	0	2	1	5	8	0	2	0	4	4	0	0	1	1	4	.62500	2	DLD
	17	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	2	1	3	6	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	.50000	2	DLD
	18	Brentford	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	.40000	1	DL
	19	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	.33333	1	LD
	20	Hull City	3	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	2	.20000	1	LDL
	21	Lincoln City	2	0	1	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	.16667	1	LD
	22	Swansea Town	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	.00000	0	LL

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	Birmingham City	3	2	1	0	10	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2	2	5.00000	5	WWD
	2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	3.00000	5	WDW
6	3	Nottingham Forest	3	2	1	0	7	3	1	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	2.33333	5	DWW	1-0
1	4	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	10	2	2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.00000	4	WW
1	5	Derby County	3	1	2	0	8	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	4	1.60000	4	DWD
1	6	West Ham United	3	2	0	1	9	6	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	5	1.50000	4	WWL
1	7	Everton	3	1	2	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	5	1.40000	4	DDW
1	8	Stoke City	3	1	2	0	4	3	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1.33333	4	DWD
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	2.50000	3	WD
	10	Bury	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	1	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	1.00000	3	DDD	0-0
1	11	Oldham Athletic	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	1.00000	2	DD
1	12	Rotherham United	3	1	0	2	8	8	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	1	2	4	1.00000	2	LLW
1	13	Fulham	3	0	2	1	6	7	0	1	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	2	.85714	2	DLD
1	14	Bristol Rovers	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	.83333	2	DDL
4	15	Luton Town	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.83333	2	DDL	0-1
	16	Leicester City	3	0	2	1	5	8	0	2	0	4	4	0	0	1	1	4	.62500	2	DLD
	17	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	2	1	3	6	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	.50000	2	DLD
3	18	Lincoln City	3	0	2	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	.16667	2	LDD	0-0
1	19	Brentford	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	.40000	1	DL
1	20	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	.33333	1	LD
1	21	Hull City	3	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	2	.20000	1	LDL
	22	Swansea Town	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	.00000	0	LL