The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Oct 16, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 16, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: P Power
Attendance:: 15,892
League Week:: 13 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 20
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 05, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2000 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1175 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2196 (of 5829)
Total:: 3355 (of 7634)
Played:: 71 years, 10 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (8')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: WWLDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bobby Langton (50')
Frank Mooney (60')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	38	Harry Walker
2	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	33	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	38	Freddie Scott
8	F	26	Sid Thompson
9	M	36	Wally Ardron
10	F	32	Noel Kelly
11	F	29	Peter Small (8')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Reg Elvy
2	D	Ron Suart
3	D	Bill Eckersley
4	D	Ronnie Clayton
5	D	Willie Kelly
6	M	Eric Bell
7	M	Frank Mooney
8	M	Eddie Crossan
9	M	Tommy Briggs
10	F	Eddie Quigley
11	F	Bobby Langton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 16, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-0	Swansea Town
Bury	2-2	Derby County
Hull City	2-1	Port Vale
Ipswich Town	2-4	Fulham
Leeds United	2-1	West Ham United
Lincoln City	5-1	Doncaster Rovers
Luton Town	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough	2-0	Notts County
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United	6-2	Bristol Rovers
Stoke City	2-0	Liverpool

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Blackburn Rovers	12	8	1	3	38	23	5	1	0	24	11	3	0	3	14	12	15	17	WWLDWW
	2	Rotherham United	12	8	1	3	29	19	5	0	1	17	7	3	1	2	12	12	10	17	WLDWWL
	3	Stoke City	13	7	2	4	17	10	2	2	2	5	4	5	0	2	12	6	7	16	LLWDWL
	4	Bristol Rovers	12	7	2	3	32	21	6	1	0	21	5	1	1	3	11	16	11	16	LLWWWW
	5	Luton Town	12	8	0	4	22	15	6	0	0	14	4	2	0	4	8	11	7	16	WWWLWL
	6	Hull City	12	6	3	3	15	9	3	0	3	10	7	3	3	0	5	2	6	15	DLWDLW
	7	Fulham	12	7	1	4	31	25	5	0	1	19	8	2	1	3	12	17	6	15	WLLLLW
	8	Doncaster Rovers	12	7	1	4	21	23	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	4	9	19	-2	15	WWLWWW
	9	West Ham United	12	6	2	4	24	22	4	1	1	15	8	2	1	3	9	14	2	14	WWDWLW
	10	Notts County	12	6	2	4	18	17	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	3	7	11	1	14	LWWWLW
	11	Leeds United	12	6	1	5	23	22	2	1	3	11	11	4	0	2	12	11	1	13	WWDWWW
	12	Birmingham City	12	4	3	5	16	14	3	1	1	10	5	1	2	4	6	9	2	11	DWDLLL
	13	Liverpool	12	5	1	6	29	27	5	1	1	22	13	0	0	5	7	14	2	11	LWWLWW
	14	Swansea Town	12	5	1	6	27	28	5	1	0	22	7	0	0	6	5	21	-1	11	LWLWLW
	15	Bury	12	5	1	6	24	25	3	1	2	12	11	2	0	4	12	14	-1	11	WWDWLL
	16	Lincoln City	12	5	1	6	18	23	2	1	3	8	11	3	0	3	10	12	-5	11	WLDLLW
	17	Plymouth Argyle	12	2	5	5	17	22	2	2	3	10	12	0	3	2	7	10	-5	9	DLDDWL
	18	Port Vale	12	3	3	6	9	19	3	1	2	7	7	0	2	4	2	12	-10	9	LWLLLL
	19	Nottingham Forest	12	3	1	8	14	21	2	0	4	8	10	1	1	4	6	11	-7	7	LWDLWL
	20	Derby County	12	3	1	8	21	33	2	1	3	15	15	1	0	5	6	18	-12	7	DLLWLL
	21	Ipswich Town	13	3	0	10	19	28	2	0	4	12	9	1	0	6	7	19	-9	6	LLLLLL
	22	Middlesbrough	12	2	1	9	10	28	1	0	4	4	10	1	1	5	6	18	-18	5	LLLWWL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Blackburn Rovers	13	9	1	3	40	24	5	1	0	24	11	4	0	3	16	13	16	19	WLDWWW		2-1
	2	Rotherham United	13	9	1	3	35	21	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	2	12	12	14	19	LDWWLW		6-2
	3	Stoke City	14	8	2	4	19	10	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	2	12	6	9	18	LWDWLW		2-0
1	4	Luton Town	13	9	0	4	25	16	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	4	8	11	9	18	WWLWLW		3-1
1	5	Hull City	13	7	3	3	17	10	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	0	5	2	7	17	LWDLWW		2-1
1	6	Fulham	13	8	1	4	35	27	5	0	1	19	8	3	1	3	16	19	8	17	LLLLWW		4-2
3	7	Bristol Rovers	13	7	2	4	34	27	6	1	0	21	5	1	1	4	13	22	7	16	LWWWWL		2-6
3	8	Leeds United	13	7	1	5	25	23	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	2	12	11	2	15	WDWWWW		2-1
1	9	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	-6	15	WLWWWL		1-5
1	10	West Ham United	13	6	2	5	25	24	4	1	1	15	8	2	1	4	10	16	1	14	WDWLWL		1-2
1	11	Notts County	13	6	2	5	18	19	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	4	7	13	-1	14	WWWLWL		0-2
	12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	4	13	WDLLLW		2-0
3	13	Lincoln City	13	6	1	6	23	24	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	3	10	12	-1	13	LDLLWW		5-1
1	14	Bury	13	5	2	6	26	27	3	2	2	14	13	2	0	4	12	14	-1	12	WDWLLD		2-2
2	15	Liverpool	13	5	1	7	29	29	5	1	1	22	13	0	0	6	7	16	0	11	WWLWWL		0-2
2	16	Swansea Town	13	5	1	7	27	30	5	1	0	22	7	0	0	7	5	23	-3	11	WLWLWL		0-2
	17	Plymouth Argyle	13	2	5	6	18	25	2	2	3	10	12	0	3	3	8	13	-7	9	LDDWLL		1-3
	18	Port Vale	13	3	3	7	10	21	3	1	2	7	7	0	2	5	3	14	-11	9	WLLLLL		1-2
1	19	Derby County	13	3	2	8	23	35	2	1	3	15	15	1	1	5	8	20	-12	8	LLWLLD		2-2
1	20	Nottingham Forest	13	3	1	9	15	23	2	0	5	9	12	1	1	4	6	11	-8	7	WDLWLL		1-2
1	21	Middlesbrough	13	3	1	9	12	28	2	0	4	6	10	1	1	5	6	18	-16	7	LLWWLW		2-0
1	22	Ipswich Town	14	3	0	11	21	32	2	0	5	14	13	1	0	6	7	19	-11	6	LLLLLL		2-4