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

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

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: J McCann
Attendance:: 20,665
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 7 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Hull City (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Aug 30, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1989 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1164 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2185 (of 5724)
Total:: 3343 (of 7505)
Played:: 69 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goals

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

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	38	Harry Walker
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	30	Alan Orr
5	D	37	Horace Gager
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	27	Alan Moore
8	F	29	Tom Martin
9	M	29	Ronnie Blackman
10	F	22	Arthur Lemon
11	F	28	Hugh McLaren

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

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	Status
	1	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	3	DW
	2	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	99.99900	2	W
	4	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.00000	2	W
	5	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.50000	2	W
	6	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.00000	2	WL
	7	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	8	Derby County	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1.50000	2	W
	9	Lincoln City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	10	Rotherham United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	11	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.00000	2	LW
	12	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.00000	2	WL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	.85714	2	LW
	14	Middlesbrough	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D
	15	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	.75000	1	LD
	16	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.50000	1	LD
	17	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L
	18	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L
	19	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	20	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	.40000	0	LL
	21	Hull City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0	L
	22	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	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	Status	Result(s)
6	1	Stoke City	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	5.00000	4	WW		3-0
2	2	Fulham	2	2	0	0	9	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	4	3	2.25000	4	WW		4-3
7	3	Rotherham United	2	2	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.75000	4	WW		4-2
3	4	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	3	DW
1	5	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.00000	2	WL
1	6	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	6	4	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.50000	2	WL		1-2
12	7	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	LW		2-1
6	8	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	WL		1-2
2	9	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.00000	2	LW
2	10	Derby County	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	1.00000	2	WL		3-4
6	11	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1.00000	2	LW		2-1
6	12	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	1.00000	2	LW		1-0
10	13	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	1.00000	2	WL		2-4
5	14	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	WL		0-1
3	15	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.00000	2	WL
3	16	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	.85714	2	LW
4	17	Hull City	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.50000	2	LW		1-0
3	18	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	.75000	1	LD
5	19	Middlesbrough	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	.66667	1	DL		0-1
4	20	Port Vale	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.50000	1	LD
1	21	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	.40000	0	LL
	22	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	LL		0-3