The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SWINDON TOWN - Wed Apr 18, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Wed Apr 18, 1951 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Swindon Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Swindon Town FC.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: ENFA.co.uk

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: Rev. S Davis
Attendance:: 27,644
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 14 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Exeter City (League Tier 3)
Swindon Town:: May 05, 1951

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1855 (of 5043)
League Tier 3:: 82 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2046 (of 5766)
Total:: 3193 (of 7554)
Played:: 74 years, 27 days ago

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

Goals
Tommy Capel (13')
Wally Ardron (47')

SWINDON TOWN
Manager: Louis Page
Prior form: WLWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Roy Onslow (28')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Harry Walker
2	D	29	Jack Hutchinson
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt
5	D	34	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Bill Morley
7	F	34	Freddie Scott
8	F	24	Tot Leverton
9	M	32	Wally Ardron (47')
10	F	28	Tommy Capel (13')
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	170		4	1
2	D	29	Jack Hutchinson	92	1	32	7
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	145		4	1
4	M	25	Jack Burkitt	101	3	4	1
5	D	34	Horace Gager	134	6	4	1
6	M	25	Bill Morley	80	3	4	1
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	197	26	4	1
8	F	24	Tot Leverton	54	24	4	1
9	M	32	Wally Ardron (47')	83	58	4	1
10	F	28	Tommy Capel (13')	59	31	4	1
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge	41	15	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Sam Burton
2	D	Billy Lloyd
3	D	Harry May
4	D	Harry Kaye
5	D	Garth Hudson
6	M	Midge Hill
7	M	Harry Lunn
8	M	Roy Onslow
9	M	Maurice Owen
10	F	Robert Peart
11	F	Jimmy Bain

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Wed Apr 18, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	9-1	Newport County
Bristol City	2-1	Ipswich Town
Crystal Palace	0-5	Norwich City
Exeter City	1-0	Southend United
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Swindon Town
Plymouth Argyle	2-0	Gillingham
Reading	0-0	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Norwich City	40	23	12	5	68	35	15	6	0	38	10	8	6	5	30	25	1.94286	58	WWLWWW	Safe
2	Nottingham Forest	39	24	9	6	91	34	13	5	1	48	13	11	4	5	43	21	2.67647	57	DWDWLW	Safe
3	Reading	41	20	12	9	85	51	14	4	2	54	16	6	8	7	31	35	1.66667	52	WDDDWL	Safe
4	Southend United	42	20	9	13	86	63	14	3	4	58	25	6	6	9	28	38	1.36508	49	WWLLWD	Safe
5	Bristol Rovers	39	18	12	9	55	34	13	5	0	38	12	5	7	9	17	22	1.61765	48	DLDLLD	Safe
6	Plymouth Argyle	41	19	9	13	74	51	14	5	2	50	18	5	4	11	24	33	1.45098	47	DDWDWL	Safe
7	Millwall	40	19	9	12	69	55	13	6	2	45	23	6	3	10	24	32	1.25455	47	DDLWWW	Safe
8	Ipswich Town	42	20	6	16	61	54	13	4	4	44	23	7	2	12	17	31	1.12963	46	WWDDLL	Safe
9	Bristol City	40	17	10	13	57	53	13	4	3	37	22	4	6	10	20	31	1.07547	44	WDDDLD	Safe
10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	40	19	5	16	59	56	15	4	1	44	16	4	1	15	15	40	1.05357	43	DDLWWL	Safe
11	Newport County	39	17	7	15	69	56	11	2	6	43	24	6	5	9	26	32	1.23214	41	LWWLWW	Safe
12	Exeter City	40	17	6	17	60	66	10	4	7	32	25	7	2	10	28	41	.90909	40	DDWLDW	Safe
13	Port Vale	39	15	9	15	54	59	12	4	2	31	20	3	5	13	23	39	.91525	39	LWWWLD	Safe
14	Swindon Town	41	17	4	20	49	58	14	4	3	34	14	3	0	17	15	44	.84483	38	WLWDWL	Safe
15	Brighton and Hove Albion	40	10	17	13	59	72	9	8	4	41	30	1	9	9	18	42	.81944	37	WLDDDW	Safe
16	Colchester United	42	13	10	19	59	72	12	3	6	41	23	1	7	13	18	49	.81944	36	LWLLWD
17	Aldershot	41	13	10	18	52	80	9	8	3	33	19	4	2	15	19	61	.65000	36	LDDLWD
18	Leyton Orient	41	14	7	20	50	68	12	2	5	33	21	2	5	15	17	47	.73529	35	WDLWLD
19	Torquay United	43	13	8	22	62	80	12	2	8	45	39	1	6	14	17	41	.77500	34	DWWDWL
20	Northampton Town	41	10	13	18	50	58	8	8	5	37	26	2	5	13	13	32	.86207	33	DLLLLD
21	Walsall	41	12	9	20	47	60	10	3	7	30	20	2	6	13	17	40	.78333	33	LLDDWD
22	Gillingham	41	11	9	21	63	94	8	7	5	35	27	3	2	16	28	67	.67021	31	DWLLLW
23	Watford	41	8	10	23	51	80	7	5	9	27	25	1	5	14	24	55	.63750	26	LDLDLL
24	Crystal Palace	40	8	8	24	29	70	6	4	11	17	33	2	4	13	12	37	.41429	24	LDLLDD

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Norwich City	41	24	12	5	73	35	15	6	0	38	10	9	6	5	35	25	2.08571	60	WLWWWW	Safe	5-0
	2	Nottingham Forest	40	25	9	6	93	35	14	5	1	50	14	11	4	5	43	21	2.65714	59	WDWLWW	Safe	2-1
	3	Reading	42	20	13	9	85	51	14	5	2	54	16	6	8	7	31	35	1.66667	53	DDDWLD	Safe	0-0
2	4	Plymouth Argyle	42	20	9	13	76	51	15	5	2	52	18	5	4	11	24	33	1.49020	49	DWDWLW	Safe	2-0
1	5	Southend United	43	20	9	14	86	64	14	3	4	58	25	6	6	10	28	39	1.34375	49	WLLWDL	Safe	0-1
1	6	Bristol Rovers	39	18	12	9	55	34	13	5	0	38	12	5	7	9	17	22	1.61765	48	DLDLLD	Safe
	7	Millwall	40	19	9	12	69	55	13	6	2	45	23	6	3	10	24	32	1.25455	47	DDLWWW	Safe
	8	Ipswich Town	43	20	6	17	62	56	13	4	4	44	23	7	2	13	18	33	1.10714	46	WDDLLL	Safe	1-2
	9	Bristol City	41	18	10	13	59	54	14	4	3	39	23	4	6	10	20	31	1.09259	46	DDDLDW	Safe	2-1
	10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	41	19	6	16	59	56	15	4	1	44	16	4	2	15	15	40	1.05357	44	DLWWLD	Safe	0-0
1	11	Exeter City	41	18	6	17	61	66	11	4	7	33	25	7	2	10	28	41	.92424	42	DWLDWW	Safe	1-0
1	12	Newport County	40	17	7	16	70	65	11	2	6	43	24	6	5	10	27	41	1.07692	41	WWLWWL	Safe	1-9
2	13	Brighton and Hove Albion	41	11	17	13	68	73	10	8	4	50	31	1	9	9	18	42	.93151	39	LDDDWW	Safe	9-1
1	14	Port Vale	39	15	9	15	54	59	12	4	2	31	20	3	5	13	23	39	.91525	39	LWWWLD	Safe
1	15	Swindon Town	42	17	4	21	50	60	14	4	3	34	14	3	0	18	16	46	.83333	38	LWDWLL	Safe	1-2
	16	Colchester United	42	13	10	19	59	72	12	3	6	41	23	1	7	13	18	49	.81944	36	LWLLWD
	17	Aldershot	41	13	10	18	52	80	9	8	3	33	19	4	2	15	19	61	.65000	36	LDDLWD
	18	Leyton Orient	41	14	7	20	50	68	12	2	5	33	21	2	5	15	17	47	.73529	35	WDLWLD
	19	Torquay United	43	13	8	22	62	80	12	2	8	45	39	1	6	14	17	41	.77500	34	DWWDWL
	20	Northampton Town	41	10	13	18	50	58	8	8	5	37	26	2	5	13	13	32	.86207	33	DLLLLD
	21	Walsall	41	12	9	20	47	60	10	3	7	30	20	2	6	13	17	40	.78333	33	LLDDWD
	22	Gillingham	42	11	9	22	63	96	8	7	5	35	27	3	2	17	28	69	.65625	31	WLLLWL		0-2
	23	Watford	41	8	10	23	51	80	7	5	9	27	25	1	5	14	24	55	.63750	26	LDLDLL
	24	Crystal Palace	41	8	8	25	29	75	6	4	12	17	38	2	4	13	12	37	.38667	24	DLLDDL		0-5