FOREST 5 - 4 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 19, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 19, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 5-4 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 22,840
- Pos Before/After:
- 5/5
- Opp Before/After:
- 10/12
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1953-54
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Fulham
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1954 (of 4859)
- League Tier 2:
- 1129 (of 2442)
- Competitive:
- 2149 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 3295 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LWWLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Jack Burkitt
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Roland 'Tot' Leverton - Roland 'Tot' Leverton last goal
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LWWLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Jack Burkitt
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Roland 'Tot' Leverton - Roland 'Tot' Leverton last goal
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: DDDLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DDDLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | William Farmer | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | Fulham |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Everton |
| Brentford | 0 | 0 | Notts County |
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 1 | Lincoln City |
| Bury | 1 | 2 | Swansea City |
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | Hull City |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic |
| Leeds United | 1 | 2 | West Ham United |
| Luton Town | 2 | 2 | Leicester City |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | Stoke City |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 2 | Rotherham 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.625 | 15 | WWWWLW | |
| 2 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.222 | 13 | WWWDWW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1.917 | 13 | DWWDDW | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.667 | 12 | WDWWWD | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.455 | 11 | LWWLLW | |
| 6 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.294 | 11 | LWDDWD | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1.133 | 11 | WLDWDW | |
| 8 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.273 | 10 | DLDWDW | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .950 | 10 | WLLWWW | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .857 | 10 | DDDLWD | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.909 | 9 | LWLWLL | |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.333 | 9 | WLWWDL | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1.250 | 9 | WDLWWL | |
| 14 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .769 | 8 | LDDLDW | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .643 | 8 | DLDDWD | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .824 | 7 | DLWLLW | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .563 | 6 | LLDLDW | |
| 18 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .533 | 5 | WLLWLL | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .455 | 5 | WLLDLL | |
| 20 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .450 | 5 | WLWLLL | |
| 21 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .375 | 4 | WDLLLL | |
| 22 | Fulham | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .609 | 3 | LDLLLL | |
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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.750 | 17 | WWWLWW | |
 1 | 2 | West Ham United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.923 | 15 | WWDDWW |
 1 | 3 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.222 | 14 | WWDWWD |
| 4 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.571 | 13 | DWWWDD | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.400 | 13 | WWLLWW | |
| 2 | 6 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.455 | 12 | LDWDWW |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1.133 | 12 | LDWDWD | |
| 1 | 8 | Rotherham United | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.050 | 12 | LLWWWW |
| 4 | 9 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.333 | 11 | DLWWLW |
| 4 | 10 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.211 | 11 | WDDWDL |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.769 | 10 | WLWLLD | |
| 2 | 12 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | .842 | 10 | DDLWDL |
| 1 | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.231 | 9 | LWWDLL |
| 2 | 14 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .842 | 8 | LWLLWD |
| 1 | 15 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .733 | 8 | DDLDWL |
| 1 | 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .563 | 8 | LDDWDL |
| 2 | 17 | Swansea Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .522 | 7 | LLDLLW |
| 1 | 18 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .529 | 6 | LDLDWL |
| 1 | 19 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .450 | 6 | LWLLLD |
| 2 | 20 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .471 | 5 | LLWLLL |
| 21 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .375 | 5 | DLLLLD | |
| 22 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .640 | 4 | DLLLLD | |