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TORQUAY UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 23, 1950 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat Sep 23, 1950 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Torquay United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Plainmoor
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 23 September 1950

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: A Blythe
Attendance:: 10,909
League Week:: 10 of 46
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 13 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aldershot (League Tier 3)
Torquay United:: Nov 25, 1950

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1825 (of 5083)
League Tier 3:: 52 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2014 (of 5824)
Total:: 3161 (of 7629)
Played:: 75 years, 11 months, 7 days ago

Review
This was out first loss of the season, after being unbeated in the last 9 games. After this we would go on another 9-game unbeaten streak and not lose again until December 23rd.

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (52')
Tommy Capel (71')

TORQUAY UNITED
Manager: Bob John
Prior form: LDWDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Collins (41')
Reid (44')
Cameron (54')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Harry Walker
2	D	25	Bill Whare
3	D	24	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	28	John Anderson
5	D	33	Horace Gager
6	M	24	Jack Burkitt
7	F	33	Freddie Scott
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson
9	M	32	Wally Ardron
10	F	28	Tommy Capel (52') (71')
11	F	29	Collin Collindridge

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	138		7	1
2	D	25	Bill Whare	33		7	1
3	D	24	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	113		7	1
4	M	28	John Anderson	37	1	7	1
5	D	33	Horace Gager	102	3	7	1
6	M	24	Jack Burkitt	72	2	7	1
7	F	33	Freddie Scott	165	16	7	1
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson	30	9	7	1
9	M	32	Wally Ardron	52	34	7	1
10	F	28	Tommy Capel (52') (71')	34	15	7	1
11	F	29	Collin Collindridge	9	4	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Davis
2	D	Topping
3	D	Calland
4	D	Towers
5	D	Head
6	M	Pembery
7	M	Shaw
8	M	Lewis
9	M	Reid
10	F	Collins
11	F	Cameron

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Sat Sep 23, 1950)

Home	Score	Away
Aldershot	2-0	Port Vale
Bristol Rovers	1-0	Newport County
Colchester United	2-3	Norwich City
Crystal Palace	0-2	Brighton and Hove Albion
Ipswich Town	1-0	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Leyton Orient	4-0	Gillingham
Plymouth Argyle	0-1	Exeter City
Reading	0-2	Southend United
Swindon Town	1-0	Northampton Town
Torquay United	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Walsall	3-1	Bristol City
Watford	0-0	Millwall

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	Nottingham Forest	9	8	1	0	24	7	4	0	0	14	4	4	1	0	10	3	17	17	WDWWWW
2	Millwall	10	7	2	1	24	12	4	2	0	14	6	3	0	1	10	6	12	16	LDWWWW
3	Norwich City	9	5	3	1	12	7	3	2	0	6	1	2	1	1	6	6	5	13	WDWDWW
4	Newport County	10	5	2	3	21	13	3	2	1	15	7	2	0	2	6	6	8	12	WWLDWD
5	Exeter City	9	6	0	3	11	7	4	0	1	5	1	2	0	2	6	6	4	12	WWLWWW
6	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	9	5	2	2	18	13	4	1	0	14	4	1	1	2	4	9	5	12	DDLWWW
7	Colchester United	9	4	3	2	16	9	3	1	0	12	3	1	2	2	4	6	7	11	WWWWLL
8	Bristol Rovers	9	3	4	2	11	6	3	1	0	8	1	0	3	2	3	5	5	10	WLWDLD
9	Bristol City	9	5	0	4	14	9	5	0	0	11	1	0	0	4	3	8	5	10	LWWLLW
10	Southend United	9	4	2	3	15	12	3	0	2	10	7	1	2	1	5	5	3	10	LLDLWW
11	Northampton Town	10	2	6	2	14	12	1	2	1	7	7	1	4	1	7	5	2	10	DLDDWD
12	Leyton Orient	10	4	2	4	14	18	3	0	1	6	3	1	2	3	8	15	-4	10	WWLDLL
13	Torquay United	9	2	4	3	14	13	2	1	1	10	7	0	3	2	4	6	1	8	LDWDDL
14	Plymouth Argyle	9	3	2	4	8	12	3	1	1	6	4	0	1	3	2	8	-4	8	DWLWLL
15	Gillingham	9	3	2	4	12	19	3	2	0	11	6	0	0	4	1	13	-7	8	DWLLWW
16	Swindon Town	9	3	1	5	7	10	3	1	0	6	1	0	0	5	1	9	-3	7	LLWWLL
17	Ipswich Town	9	2	3	4	8	12	2	3	0	8	5	0	0	4	0	7	-4	7	LLLWDL
18	Port Vale	9	3	1	5	7	12	3	0	1	3	3	0	1	4	4	9	-5	7	LLWLDW
19	Reading	9	3	1	5	7	12	3	1	1	5	3	0	0	4	2	9	-5	7	WWLLDL
20	Watford	9	2	2	5	15	19	2	0	2	9	5	0	2	3	6	14	-4	6	LDLWDL
21	Brighton and Hove Albion	9	1	4	4	10	18	1	2	2	8	9	0	2	2	2	9	-8	6	LWDLLD
22	Aldershot	9	1	4	4	8	19	0	4	0	4	4	1	0	4	4	15	-11	6	LLDDLL
23	Crystal Palace	9	2	1	6	6	16	2	0	2	4	6	0	1	4	2	10	-10	5	WLLDWL
24	Walsall	9	0	2	7	5	14	0	1	3	2	5	0	1	4	3	9	-9	2	DLLLLL

Table after:

	THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	Nottingham Forest	10	8	1	1	26	10	4	0	0	14	4	4	1	1	12	6	16	17	DWWWWL		2-3
	2	Millwall	11	7	3	1	24	12	4	2	0	14	6	3	1	1	10	6	12	17	DWWWWD		0-0
	3	Norwich City	10	6	3	1	15	9	3	2	0	6	1	3	1	1	9	8	6	15	DWDWWW		3-2
1	4	Exeter City	10	7	0	3	12	7	4	0	1	5	1	3	0	2	7	6	5	14	WLWWWW		1-0
3	5	Bristol Rovers	10	4	4	2	12	6	4	1	0	9	1	0	3	2	3	5	6	12	LWDLDW		1-0
2	6	Newport County	11	5	2	4	21	14	3	2	1	15	7	2	0	3	6	7	7	12	WLDWDL		0-1
3	7	Southend United	10	5	2	3	17	12	3	0	2	10	7	2	2	1	7	5	5	12	LDLWWW		2-0
2	8	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	10	5	2	3	18	14	4	1	0	14	4	1	1	3	4	10	4	12	DLWWWL		0-1
3	9	Leyton Orient	11	5	2	4	18	18	4	0	1	10	3	1	2	3	8	15	0	12	WLDLLW		4-0
3	10	Colchester United	10	4	3	3	18	12	3	1	1	14	6	1	2	2	4	6	6	11	WWWLLL		2-3
2	11	Bristol City	10	5	0	5	15	12	5	0	0	11	1	0	0	5	4	11	3	10	WWLLWL		1-3
1	12	Torquay United	10	3	4	3	17	15	3	1	1	13	9	0	3	2	4	6	2	10	DWDDLW		3-2
2	13	Northampton Town	11	2	6	3	14	13	1	2	1	7	7	1	4	2	7	6	1	10	LDDWDL		0-1
2	14	Swindon Town	10	4	1	5	8	10	4	1	0	7	1	0	0	5	1	9	-2	9	LWWLLW		1-0
2	15	Ipswich Town	10	3	3	4	9	12	3	3	0	9	5	0	0	4	0	7	-3	9	LLWDLW		1-0
5	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	10	2	4	4	12	18	1	2	2	8	9	1	2	2	4	9	-6	8	WDLLDW		2-0
3	17	Plymouth Argyle	10	3	2	5	8	13	3	1	2	6	5	0	1	3	2	8	-5	8	WLWLLL		0-1
4	18	Aldershot	10	2	4	4	10	19	1	4	0	6	4	1	0	4	4	15	-9	8	LDDLLW		2-0
4	19	Gillingham	10	3	2	5	12	23	3	2	0	11	6	0	0	5	1	17	-11	8	WLLWWL		0-4
	20	Watford	10	2	3	5	15	19	2	1	2	9	5	0	2	3	6	14	-4	7	DLWDLD		0-0
3	21	Port Vale	10	3	1	6	7	14	3	0	1	3	3	0	1	5	4	11	-7	7	LWLDWL		0-2
3	22	Reading	10	3	1	6	7	14	3	1	2	5	5	0	0	4	2	9	-7	7	WLLDLL		0-2
	23	Crystal Palace	10	2	1	7	6	18	2	0	3	4	8	0	1	4	2	10	-12	5	LLDWLL		0-2
	24	Walsall	10	1	2	7	8	15	1	1	3	5	6	0	1	4	3	9	-7	4	LLLLLW		3-1