The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 3 STOKE CITY - Wed Aug 25, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 25, 1954 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 (Lost)

Attendance:: 20,665
Pos Before/After:: 22/22
Opp Before/After:: 7/1
Referee:
Season:: 1954-55
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Hull City

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1988 (of 4927)
League Tier 2:: 1163 (of 2510)
Competitive:: 2184 (of 5626)
Total:: 3339 (of 7385)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:

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

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Bill Whare
3	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	Alan Orr
5	D	Horace Gager
6	M	Jack Burkitt
7	F	Alan Moore
8	F	Tom Martin
9	M	Ronnie Blackman
10	F	Arthur Lemon
11	F	Hugh McLaren

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Aug 25, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Bristol Rovers
Derby County	3-4	Fulham
Doncaster Rovers	2-1	Swansea Town
Leeds United	2-4	Rotherham United
Lincoln City	0-1	Hull City
Middlesbrough	0-1	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	0-3	Stoke City

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	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.500	3	DW
	2	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.999	2	W
	3	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.999	2	W
	4	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.000	2	W
	5	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.500	2	W
	6	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.000	2	WL
	7	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.000	2	W
	8	Derby County	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1.500	2	W
	9	Lincoln City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.500	2	W
	10	Rotherham United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.500	2	W
	11	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.000	2	LW
	12	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.000	2	WL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	.857	2	LW
	14	Middlesbrough	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.000	1	D
	15	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	.750	1	LD
	16	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	1	LD
	17	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.667	0	L
	18	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.667	0	L
	19	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.500	0	L
	20	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	.400	0	LL
	21	Hull City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	L
	22	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	0	L

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)
6	1	Stoke City	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	5.000	4	WW	3-0
2	2	Fulham	2	2	0	0	9	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	4	3	2.250	4	WW	4-3
7	3	Rotherham United	2	2	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.750	4	WW	4-2
3	4	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.500	3	DW
1	5	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.000	2	WL
1	6	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	6	4	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.500	2	WL	1-2
1	7	Derby County	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	1.000	2	WL	3-4
3	8	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.000	2	LW
8	9	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.000	2	LW	2-1
8	10	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	1.000	2	WL	2-4
8	11	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1.000	2	LW	2-1
6	12	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	1.000	2	LW	1-0
4	13	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	2	WL	0-1
2	14	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.000	2	WL
12	15	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1.000	2	WL	1-2
3	16	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	.857	2	LW
4	17	Hull City	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.500	2	LW	1-0
3	18	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	.750	1	LD
5	19	Middlesbrough	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	.667	1	DL	0-1
4	20	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	1	LD
1	21	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	.400	0	LL
	22	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.000	0	LL	0-3