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)
- Attendance:
- 15,892
- Position Before:
- 19
- Position After:
- 20
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1954-55
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Plymouth Argyle
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1999 (of 4795)
- League Tier 2
- 1174 (of 2378)
- Competitive:
- 2195 (of 5487)
- Total:
- 3342 (of 7227)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | William Morley | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | Sid Thompson | |
| 9 | M | Wally Ardron | |
| 10 | F | Noel Kelly | |
| 11 | F | Peter Small  | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | - | ||
| 13 | - | ||
| 14 | - | ||
| 15 | - | ||
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Oct 16, 1954)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.652 | 17 | |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.526 | 17 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1.700 | 16 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.524 | 16 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.467 | 16 | |
| 6 | Hull City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.667 | 15 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1.240 | 15 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .913 | 15 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1.091 | 14 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.059 | 14 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.045 | 13 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.143 | 11 | |
| 13 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.074 | 11 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | .964 | 11 | |
| 15 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | .960 | 11 | |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | .783 | 11 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | .773 | 9 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .474 | 9 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .667 | 7 | |
| 20 | Derby County | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .636 | 7 | |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | .679 | 6 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .357 | 5 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1.667 | 19 | |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.667 | 19 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1.900 | 18 | |
 | 4 | Luton Town | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.563 | 18 |
| 5 | Hull City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.700 | 17 |
| 6 | Fulham | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.296 | 17 |
 | 7 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 1.259 | 16 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.087 | 15 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | .786 | 15 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.042 | 14 |
| 11 | Notts County | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .947 | 14 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.286 | 13 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | .958 | 13 |
| 14 | Bury | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | .963 | 12 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1.000 | 11 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .900 | 11 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .720 | 9 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .476 | 9 | |
| 19 | Derby County | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | .657 | 8 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .652 | 7 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .429 | 7 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | .656 | 6 |