The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 IPSWICH TOWN - Sat Oct 02, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 02, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Ipswich Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Smith
Attendance:: 15,990
Pos Before/After:: 21 19
Opp Before/After:: 20 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Ipswich Town:: Mar 09, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1998 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1173 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2194 (of 5768)
Total:: 3353 (of 7556)
Played:: 70 years, 9 months, 0 days ago

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

Goals
Peter Small (15') - Peter Small first goal
Freddie Scott (75')

IPSWICH TOWN
Manager: Scott Duncan
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	38	Harry Walker
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	F	29	Tom Martin
5	D	21	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	27	Alan Moore
8	F	26	Sid Thompson
9	M	36	Wally Ardron
10	F	37	Freddie Scott (75')
11	F	29	Peter Small (15')	Debut

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Parry
2	D	Basil Acres
3	D	Jim Feeney
4	D	Neil Myles
5	D	Doug Rees
6	M	Ken Malcolm
7	M	Billy Reed
8	M	Alec Crowe
9	M	Ted Phillips
10	F	Tommy Parker
11	F	George MacLuckie

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 02, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	7-0	Swansea Town
Bury	0-1	Middlesbrough
Doncaster Rovers	2-1	West Ham United
Hull City	1-2	Rotherham United
Leeds United	1-0	Birmingham City
Lincoln City	1-4	Stoke City
Liverpool	3-1	Notts County
Luton Town	2-0	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Ipswich Town
Plymouth Argyle	3-2	Fulham
Port Vale	0-3	Blackburn Rovers

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	Rotherham United	10	7	1	2	26	15	5	0	1	17	7	2	1	1	9	8	1.73333	15	WWWLDW
	2	Stoke City	11	6	2	3	13	8	2	2	2	5	4	4	0	1	8	4	1.62500	14	WLLLWD
	3	Luton Town	10	7	0	3	18	12	5	0	0	12	4	2	0	3	6	8	1.50000	14	WWWWWL
	4	Hull City	10	5	3	2	12	6	3	0	2	9	5	2	3	0	3	1	2.00000	13	WDDLWD
	5	Blackburn Rovers	10	6	1	3	31	22	4	1	0	20	10	2	0	3	11	12	1.40909	13	LWWWLD
	6	Fulham	10	6	1	3	27	21	4	0	1	17	7	2	1	2	10	14	1.28571	13	DWWLLL
	7	Bristol Rovers	10	5	2	3	22	19	4	1	0	11	3	1	1	3	11	16	1.15789	12	WWLLWW
	8	Notts County	10	5	2	3	16	14	3	1	1	10	6	2	1	2	6	8	1.14286	12	WWLWWW
	9	West Ham United	10	5	2	3	21	20	3	1	1	13	8	2	1	2	8	12	1.05000	12	WDWWDW
	10	Birmingham City	10	4	3	3	15	11	3	1	1	10	5	1	2	2	5	6	1.36364	11	LWDWDL
	11	Bury	10	5	1	4	24	23	3	1	1	12	10	2	0	3	12	13	1.04348	11	WLWWDW
	12	Doncaster Rovers	10	5	1	4	18	22	3	1	0	9	3	2	0	4	9	19	.81818	11	WLWWLW
	13	Swansea Town	10	4	1	5	25	21	4	1	0	20	7	0	0	5	5	14	1.19048	9	DLLWLW
	14	Leeds United	10	4	1	5	18	20	1	1	3	10	11	3	0	2	8	9	.90000	9	LLWWDW
	15	Lincoln City	10	4	1	5	14	18	2	1	2	7	7	2	0	3	7	11	.77778	9	WLWLDL
	16	Port Vale	10	3	3	4	8	13	3	1	0	6	1	0	2	4	2	12	.61538	9	DWLWLL
	17	Liverpool	10	3	1	6	23	25	3	1	1	16	11	0	0	5	7	14	.92000	7	LLLWWL
	18	Plymouth Argyle	10	1	5	4	13	18	1	2	2	6	8	0	3	2	7	10	.72222	7	LLDLDD
	19	Derby County	10	3	1	6	19	27	2	1	2	13	11	1	0	4	6	16	.70370	7	LLDLLW
	20	Ipswich Town	11	3	0	8	18	22	2	0	4	12	9	1	0	4	6	13	.81818	6	LLLLLL
	21	Nottingham Forest	10	2	1	7	12	19	1	0	4	6	10	1	1	3	6	9	.63158	5	LWLWDL
	22	Middlesbrough	10	1	1	8	9	26	1	0	4	4	10	0	1	4	5	16	.34615	3	LLLLLW

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	Rotherham United	11	8	1	2	28	16	5	0	1	17	7	3	1	1	11	9	1.75000	17	WWLDWW		2-1
	2	Stoke City	12	7	2	3	17	9	2	2	2	5	4	5	0	1	12	5	1.88889	16	LLLWDW		4-1
	3	Luton Town	11	8	0	3	20	12	6	0	0	14	4	2	0	3	6	8	1.66667	16	WWWWLW		2-0
1	4	Blackburn Rovers	11	7	1	3	34	22	4	1	0	20	10	3	0	3	14	12	1.54545	15	WWWLDW		3-0
2	5	Bristol Rovers	11	6	2	3	29	19	5	1	0	18	3	1	1	3	11	16	1.52632	14	WLLWWW		7-0
2	6	Hull City	11	5	3	3	13	8	3	0	3	10	7	2	3	0	3	1	1.62500	13	DDLWDL		1-2
1	7	Fulham	11	6	1	4	29	24	4	0	1	17	7	2	1	3	12	17	1.20833	13	WWLLLL		2-3
4	8	Doncaster Rovers	11	6	1	4	20	23	4	1	0	11	4	2	0	4	9	19	.86957	13	LWWLWW		2-1
1	9	Notts County	11	5	2	4	17	17	3	1	1	10	6	2	1	3	7	11	1.00000	12	WLWWWL		1-3
1	10	West Ham United	11	5	2	4	22	22	3	1	1	13	8	2	1	3	9	14	1.00000	12	DWWDWL		1-2
1	11	Birmingham City	11	4	3	4	15	12	3	1	1	10	5	1	2	3	5	7	1.25000	11	WDWDLL		0-1
1	12	Bury	11	5	1	5	24	24	3	1	2	12	11	2	0	3	12	13	1.00000	11	LWWDWL		0-1
1	13	Leeds United	11	5	1	5	19	20	2	1	3	11	11	3	0	2	8	9	.95000	11	LWWDWW		1-0
3	14	Liverpool	11	4	1	6	26	26	4	1	1	19	12	0	0	5	7	14	1.00000	9	LLWWLW		3-1
2	15	Swansea Town	11	4	1	6	25	28	4	1	0	20	7	0	0	6	5	21	.89286	9	LLWLWL		0-7
2	16	Plymouth Argyle	11	2	5	4	16	20	2	2	2	9	10	0	3	2	7	10	.80000	9	LDLDDW		3-2
2	17	Lincoln City	11	4	1	6	15	22	2	1	3	8	11	2	0	3	7	11	.68182	9	LWLDLL		1-4
2	18	Port Vale	11	3	3	5	8	16	3	1	1	6	4	0	2	4	2	12	.50000	9	WLWLLL		0-3
2	19	Nottingham Forest	11	3	1	7	14	19	2	0	4	8	10	1	1	3	6	9	.73684	7	WLWDLW		2-0
1	20	Derby County	11	3	1	7	19	29	2	1	2	13	11	1	0	5	6	18	.65517	7	LDLLWL		0-2
1	21	Ipswich Town	12	3	0	9	18	24	2	0	4	12	9	1	0	5	6	15	.75000	6	LLLLLL		0-2
	22	Middlesbrough	11	2	1	8	10	26	1	0	4	4	10	1	1	4	6	16	.38462	5	LLLLWW		1-0