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
- Position Before:
- 5
- Position After:
- 5
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1953-54
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Fulham
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1954 (of 4775)
- League Tier 2
- 1129 (of 2358)
- Competitive:
- 2149 (of 5465)
- Total:
- 3293 (of 7198)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Forest Goals:
Jack Burkitt
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Roland 'Tot' Leverton - Roland 'Tot' Leverton last goal
Jack Burkitt
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Roland 'Tot' Leverton - Roland 'Tot' Leverton last goal
Stoke City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Games on this day (Sat Sep 19, 1953)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 15 | |
| 8 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 23 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 11 | |
| 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | |
| 31 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 36 | Rotherham United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 10 | |
| 37 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 | |
| 40 | Birmingham City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 41 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | |
| 42 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | |
| 53 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 8 | |
| 56 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 8 | |
| 63 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 7 | |
| 74 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 6 | |
| 80 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 5 | |
| 81 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 5 | |
| 82 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 5 | |
| 86 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -15 | 4 | |
| 90 | Fulham | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 3 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 8 | West Ham United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 16 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 20 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 28 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| ⇧ | 30 | Rotherham United | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| ⇧ | 33 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 36 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| 40 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| ⇩ | 44 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 48 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| ⇧ | 61 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 64 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 69 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| ⇧ | 77 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 80 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
| 82 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 6 | |
| ⇩ | 85 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
| 86 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -15 | 5 | |
| ⇧ | 88 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 4 |