FOREST 2 - 1 LUTON TOWN - Wed Sep 02, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 02, 1953 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 17,172
- Pos Before/After:
- 6/5
- Opp Before/After:
- 17/19
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1953-54
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Rotherham United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1949 (of 4859)
- League Tier 2:
- 1124 (of 2442)
- Competitive:
- 2144 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 3290 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
LUTON TOWN
Manager:
Prior form: DDLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DDLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Alan Moore  | |
| 8 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | |
| 10 | F | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | Collin Collindridge |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Lincoln City |
| Derby County | 1 | 1 | Stoke City |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Everton | 2 | 0 | Hull City |
| Fulham | 1 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Leeds United | 3 | 2 | Swansea City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Luton Town |
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 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4.000 | 7 | WDWW | |
| 2 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.857 | 7 | WWLDW | |
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.667 | 6 | DDWW | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .846 | 6 | WDWLD | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.333 | 5 | WWDL | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.600 | 5 | DWWL | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 5 | DWDD | |
| 8 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 5 | LDWLW | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.500 | 4 | LDDW | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.333 | 4 | DDLW | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.250 | 4 | DLDW | |
| 12 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.182 | 4 | WWLL | |
| 13 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.000 | 4 | DWDL | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .818 | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 15 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .583 | 4 | DLLWD | |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .545 | 4 | LLWW | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 3 | DDLD | |
| 18 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .800 | 3 | LDLW | |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .625 | 3 | DLDD | |
| 20 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .571 | 3 | DDDL | |
| 21 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .778 | 2 | DLDL | |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .500 | 2 | DDLLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4.500 | 9 | WDWWW | |
 1 | 2 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2.000 | 8 | DDWWW |
| 2 | 3 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.333 | 7 | WWDLW |
 2 | 4 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.857 | 7 | WWLDW |
| 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 7 | DWWLW |
| 6 | 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.231 | 6 | WWLLW |
| 7 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.200 | 6 | DWDDD | |
| 4 | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .846 | 6 | WDWLD |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.429 | 5 | LDDWD | |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.222 | 5 | DLDWD |
| 2 | 11 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.000 | 5 | DWDLD |
| 4 | 12 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 5 | LDWLW |
| 3 | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.143 | 4 | DDLWL |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .818 | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 5 | 15 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .625 | 4 | DDDLD |
| 1 | 16 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .583 | 4 | DLLWD |
| 1 | 17 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .571 | 4 | LLWWL |
| 3 | 18 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .800 | 3 | DLDLD |
| 2 | 19 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .800 | 3 | DDLDL |
| 2 | 20 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .571 | 3 | LDLWL |
| 2 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .455 | 3 | DLDDL |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .500 | 2 | DDLLL | |