FOREST 4 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH - Wed Sep 15, 1954 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 15, 1954 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-2 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 11,049
- Position Before:
- 21
- Position After:
- 21
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1954-55
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Leeds United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1994 (of 4788)
- League Tier 2
- 1169 (of 2371)
- Competitive:
- 2190 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3338 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Middlesbrough Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | Tom Martin | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Alan Moore  | |
| 8 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | M | Wally Ardron | |
| 10 | F | Tommy Wilson | |
| 11 | F | Hugh McLaren |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Wed Sep 15, 1954)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | Fulham |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 2 | Birmingham City |
| Liverpool | 5 | 3 | Bristol Rovers |
| Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 3 | Notts County |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Fulham | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 6 | |
| 14 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 6 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 6 | |
| 16 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 5 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 5 | |
| 19 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 5 | |
| 20 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 2 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 1 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Fulham | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Luton Town | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Stoke City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 8 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | |
| ⇧ | 10 | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Lincoln City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 5 |
| ⇧ | 18 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 5 |
| ⇩ | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| ⇩ | 20 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 5 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 1 | |