The City Ground

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

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

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: G McCabe
Attendance:: 22,840
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 10 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Feb 06, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1955 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1130 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2150 (of 5724)
Total:: 3304 (of 7505)
Played:: 70 years, 7 months, 1 day ago

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

Goals
Alan Moore (20')
Alan Moore (21')
Alan Moore
Roland 'Tot' Leverton (38') - Roland 'Tot' Leverton last goal
Alan Moore (83')

STOKE CITY
Manager: Frank Taylor
Prior form: DDDLWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Bowyer (11')
Malkin (67')
Sellars (77')
Malkin (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Bill Farmer
2	D	28	Bill Whare
3	D	32	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	28	Jack French
5	D	36	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt
7	F	26	Alan Moore (20') (21') (83')
8	F	36	Freddie Scott
9	F	27	Roland 'Tot' Leverton (38')
10	F	31	Tommy Capel
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Elliott
2	D	Bourne
3	D	McCue
4	D	Mountford
5	D	Thompson
6	M	Sellars
7	M	Malkin
8	M	Bowyer
9	M	Finney
10	F	Martin
11	F	Oscroft

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Sep 19, 1953)

Home	Score	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 Town
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	Status
	1	Doncaster Rovers	9	7	1	1	21	8	3	1	0	9	2	4	0	1	12	6	2.62500	15	WWWWLW
	2	Everton	8	5	3	0	20	9	3	0	0	9	2	2	3	0	11	7	2.22222	13	WWWDWW
	3	West Ham United	9	5	3	1	23	12	5	0	0	19	3	0	3	1	4	9	1.91667	13	DWWDDW
	4	Leicester City	9	4	4	1	20	12	3	2	0	14	4	1	2	1	6	8	1.66667	12	WDWWWD
	5	Nottingham Forest	9	5	1	3	16	11	4	1	0	14	5	1	0	3	2	6	1.45455	11	LWWLLW
	6	Leeds United	9	4	3	2	22	17	3	2	0	15	6	1	1	2	7	11	1.29412	11	LWDDWD
	7	Blackburn Rovers	8	4	3	1	17	15	1	2	0	5	3	3	1	1	12	12	1.13333	11	WLDWDW
	8	Derby County	8	3	4	1	14	11	2	2	0	9	4	1	2	1	5	7	1.27273	10	DLDWDW
	9	Rotherham United	9	5	0	4	19	20	4	0	1	12	7	1	0	3	7	13	.95000	10	WLLWWW
	10	Stoke City	9	2	6	1	12	14	1	4	0	9	8	1	2	1	3	6	.85714	10	DDDLWD
	11	Birmingham City	9	4	1	4	21	11	4	0	1	17	3	0	1	3	4	8	1.90909	9	LWLWLL
	12	Bristol Rovers	9	3	3	3	16	12	2	1	1	7	3	1	2	2	9	9	1.33333	9	WLWWDL
	13	Lincoln City	9	3	3	3	15	12	3	1	0	13	2	0	2	3	2	10	1.25000	9	WDLWWL
	14	Bury	9	1	6	2	10	13	1	3	0	9	7	0	3	2	1	6	.76923	8	LDDLDW
	15	Plymouth Argyle	9	1	6	2	9	14	0	4	0	6	6	1	2	2	3	8	.64286	8	DLDDWD
	16	Luton Town	9	2	3	4	14	17	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	3	5	11	.82353	7	DLWLLW
	17	Oldham Athletic	9	1	4	4	9	16	1	3	1	3	4	0	1	3	6	12	.56250	6	LLDLDW
	18	Hull City	9	2	1	6	8	15	2	0	2	7	5	0	1	4	1	10	.53333	5	WLLWLL
	19	Swansea Town	9	2	1	6	10	22	2	1	2	7	7	0	0	4	3	15	.45455	5	WLLDLL
	20	Notts County	8	2	1	5	9	20	1	0	3	3	8	1	1	2	6	12	.45000	5	WLWLLL
	21	Brentford	9	1	2	6	9	24	1	0	3	4	12	0	2	3	5	12	.37500	4	WDLLLL
	22	Fulham	9	0	3	6	14	23	0	2	3	8	13	0	1	3	6	10	.60870	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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Doncaster Rovers	10	8	1	1	22	8	4	1	0	10	2	4	0	1	12	6	2.75000	17	WWWLWW		1-0
1	2	West Ham United	10	6	3	1	25	13	5	0	0	19	3	1	3	1	6	10	1.92308	15	WWDDWW		2-1
1	3	Everton	9	5	4	0	20	9	3	0	0	9	2	2	4	0	11	7	2.22222	14	WWDWWD		0-0
	4	Leicester City	10	4	5	1	22	14	3	2	0	14	4	1	3	1	8	10	1.57143	13	DWWWDD		2-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	10	6	1	3	21	15	5	1	0	19	9	1	0	3	2	6	1.40000	13	WWLLWW		5-4
2	6	Derby County	9	4	4	1	16	11	3	2	0	11	4	1	2	1	5	7	1.45455	12	LDWDWW		2-0
	7	Blackburn Rovers	9	4	4	1	17	15	1	3	0	5	3	3	1	1	12	12	1.13333	12	LDWDWD		0-0
1	8	Rotherham United	10	6	0	4	21	20	4	0	1	12	7	2	0	3	9	13	1.05000	12	LLWWWW		2-0
4	9	Lincoln City	10	4	3	3	16	12	3	1	0	13	2	1	2	3	3	10	1.33333	11	DLWWLW		1-0
4	10	Leeds United	10	4	3	3	23	19	3	2	1	16	8	1	1	2	7	11	1.21053	11	WDDWDL		1-2
	11	Birmingham City	10	4	2	4	23	13	4	1	1	19	5	0	1	3	4	8	1.76923	10	WLWLLD		2-2
2	12	Stoke City	10	2	6	2	16	19	1	4	0	9	8	1	2	2	7	11	.84211	10	DDLWDL		4-5
1	13	Bristol Rovers	10	3	3	4	16	13	2	1	2	7	4	1	2	2	9	9	1.23077	9	LWWDLL		0-1
2	14	Luton Town	10	2	4	4	16	19	2	3	1	11	8	0	1	3	5	11	.84211	8	LWLLWD		2-2
1	15	Bury	10	1	6	3	11	15	1	3	1	10	9	0	3	2	1	6	.73333	8	DDLDWL		1-2
1	16	Plymouth Argyle	10	1	6	3	9	16	0	4	1	6	8	1	2	2	3	8	.56250	8	LDDWDL		0-2
2	17	Swansea Town	10	3	1	6	12	23	2	1	2	7	7	1	0	4	5	16	.52174	7	LLDLLW		2-1
1	18	Oldham Athletic	10	1	4	5	9	17	1	3	1	3	4	0	1	4	6	13	.52941	6	LDLDWL		0-1
1	19	Notts County	9	2	2	5	9	20	1	0	3	3	8	1	2	2	6	12	.45000	6	LWLLLD		0-0
2	20	Hull City	10	2	1	7	8	17	2	0	2	7	5	0	1	5	1	12	.47059	5	LLWLLL		0-2
	21	Brentford	10	1	3	6	9	24	1	1	3	4	12	0	2	3	5	12	.37500	5	DLLLLD		0-0
	22	Fulham	10	0	4	6	16	25	0	2	3	8	13	0	2	3	8	12	.64000	4	DLLLLD		2-2