The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN - Wed Apr 25, 1951 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Wed Apr 25, 1951 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Northampton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: ENFA.co.uk

Season:: 1950-51
Referee:: A Tolley
Attendance:: 27,244
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southend United (League Tier 3)
Northampton Town:: Sep 18, 1965

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1857 (of 5036)
League Tier 3:: 84 (of 226)
Competitive:: 2048 (of 5757)
Total:: 3195 (of 7545)
Played:: 73 years, 11 months, 6 days ago

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

Goals
Tucker Johnson
Tucker Johnson

NORTHAMPTON TOWN
Manager: Bob Dennison
Prior form: LLLDDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tommy Mulgrew
Tommy Fowler

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Harry Walker
2	D	25	Bill Whare
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	25	Bill Morley
5	D	34	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Jack Burkitt
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	200th appearance
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson
9	M	32	Wally Ardron
10	F	28	Tommy Capel
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Harry Walker	172		4	1
2	D	25	Bill Whare	61		4	1
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	147		4	1
4	M	25	Bill Morley	82	3	4	1
5	D	34	Horace Gager	136	6	4	1
6	M	25	Jack Burkitt	103	3	4	1
7	F	34	Freddie Scott	199	27	4	1
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson	57	21	4	1
9	M	32	Wally Ardron	85	61	4	1
10	F	28	Tommy Capel	61	32	4	1
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge	43	15	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Sonny Feehan
2	D	Tom Smalley
3	D	Jack Southam
4	D	Gwyn Hughes
5	D	Ted Duckhouse
6	M	Jim Davie
7	M	Bert Mitchell
8	M	Tommy Mulgrew
9	M	Adam McCulloch
10	F	Archie Garrett
11	F	Tommy Fowler

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Wed Apr 25, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	4-0	Aldershot
Bristol City	0-2	Colchester United
Millwall	5-0	Exeter City
Newport County	1-1	Norwich City
Nottingham Forest	2-2	Northampton Town

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	Nottingham Forest	41	26	9	6	98	35	14	5	1	50	14	12	4	5	48	21	2.80000	61	DWLWWW	Safe
2	Norwich City	42	24	12	6	74	37	15	6	0	38	10	9	6	6	36	27	2.00000	60	LWWWWL	Safe
3	Reading	43	21	13	9	87	51	15	5	2	56	16	6	8	7	31	35	1.70588	55	DDWLDW	Safe
4	Bristol Rovers	42	19	13	10	59	36	14	5	0	41	12	5	8	10	18	24	1.63889	51	LLDDLW	Safe
5	Plymouth Argyle	43	21	9	13	78	52	16	5	2	54	19	5	4	11	24	33	1.50000	51	WDWLWW	Safe
6	Millwall	42	21	9	12	73	55	14	6	2	47	23	7	3	10	26	32	1.32727	51	LWWWWW	Safe
7	Southend United	44	20	10	14	87	65	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	10	28	39	1.33846	50	LLWDLD	Safe
8	Bristol City	42	19	10	13	61	54	15	4	3	41	23	4	6	10	20	31	1.12963	48	DDLDWW	Safe
9	Ipswich Town	44	21	6	17	64	57	14	4	4	46	24	7	2	13	18	33	1.12281	48	DDLLLW	Safe
10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	42	19	7	16	59	56	15	5	1	44	16	4	2	15	15	40	1.05357	45	LWWLDD	Safe
11	Exeter City	42	18	6	18	61	71	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	10	28	41	.85915	42	WLDWWL	Safe
12	Newport County	41	17	7	17	71	67	11	2	6	43	24	6	5	11	28	43	1.05970	41	WLWWLL	Safe
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	43	12	17	14	70	75	10	8	4	50	31	2	9	10	20	44	.93333	41	DDWWLW	Safe
14	Port Vale	41	15	10	16	55	61	12	4	3	31	21	3	6	13	24	40	.90164	40	WWLDDL	Safe
15	Swindon Town	43	17	4	22	50	62	14	4	3	34	14	3	0	19	16	48	.80645	38	WDWLLL	Safe
16	Leyton Orient	43	15	7	21	52	71	13	2	6	35	24	2	5	15	17	47	.73239	37	LWLDLW	Safe
17	Walsall	43	13	10	20	48	60	11	4	7	31	20	2	6	13	17	40	.80000	36	DDWDWD	Safe
18	Colchester United	43	13	10	20	59	74	12	3	6	41	23	1	7	14	18	51	.79730	36	WLLWDL	Safe
19	Aldershot	42	13	10	19	52	83	9	8	3	33	19	4	2	16	19	64	.62651	36	DDLWDL	Safe
20	Torquay United	44	13	9	22	62	80	12	2	8	45	39	1	7	14	17	41	.77500	35	WWDWLD	Safe
21	Northampton Town	43	10	14	19	51	61	8	9	5	38	27	2	5	14	13	34	.83607	34	LLLDDL	Safe
22	Gillingham	43	12	9	22	66	96	9	7	5	38	27	3	2	17	28	69	.68750	33	LLLWLW
23	Watford	44	9	10	25	52	84	8	5	9	28	25	1	5	16	24	59	.61905	28	DLLLWL
24	Crystal Palace	42	8	9	25	29	75	6	4	12	17	38	2	5	13	12	37	.38667	25	LLDDLD

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	Nottingham Forest	42	26	10	6	100	37	14	6	1	52	16	12	4	5	48	21	2.70270	62	WLWWWD	Safe	2-2
	2	Norwich City	43	24	13	6	75	38	15	6	0	38	10	9	7	6	37	28	1.97368	61	WWWWLD	Safe	1-1
	3	Reading	43	21	13	9	87	51	15	5	2	56	16	6	8	7	31	35	1.70588	55	DDWLDW	Safe
2	4	Millwall	43	22	9	12	78	55	15	6	2	52	23	7	3	10	26	32	1.41818	53	WWWWWW	Safe	5-0
1	5	Bristol Rovers	42	19	13	10	59	36	14	5	0	41	12	5	8	10	18	24	1.63889	51	LLDDLW	Safe
1	6	Plymouth Argyle	43	21	9	13	78	52	16	5	2	54	19	5	4	11	24	33	1.50000	51	WDWLWW	Safe
	7	Southend United	44	20	10	14	87	65	14	4	4	59	26	6	6	10	28	39	1.33846	50	LLWDLD	Safe
1	8	Ipswich Town	44	21	6	17	64	57	14	4	4	46	24	7	2	13	18	33	1.12281	48	DDLLLW	Safe
1	9	Bristol City	43	19	10	14	61	56	15	4	4	41	25	4	6	10	20	31	1.08929	48	DLDWWL	Safe	0-2
	10	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	43	20	7	16	63	56	16	5	1	48	16	4	2	15	15	40	1.12500	47	WWLDDW	Safe	4-0
1	11	Newport County	42	17	8	17	72	68	11	3	6	44	25	6	5	11	28	43	1.05882	42	LWWLLD	Safe	1-1
1	12	Exeter City	43	18	6	19	61	76	11	4	8	33	30	7	2	11	28	46	.80263	42	LDWWLL	Safe	0-5
	13	Brighton and Hove Albion	43	12	17	14	70	75	10	8	4	50	31	2	9	10	20	44	.93333	41	DDWWLW	Safe
	14	Port Vale	41	15	10	16	55	61	12	4	3	31	21	3	6	13	24	40	.90164	40	WWLDDL	Safe
3	15	Colchester United	44	14	10	20	61	74	12	3	6	41	23	2	7	14	20	51	.82432	38	LLWDLW	Safe	2-0
1	16	Swindon Town	43	17	4	22	50	62	14	4	3	34	14	3	0	19	16	48	.80645	38	WDWLLL	Safe
1	17	Leyton Orient	43	15	7	21	52	71	13	2	6	35	24	2	5	15	17	47	.73239	37	LWLDLW	Safe
1	18	Walsall	43	13	10	20	48	60	11	4	7	31	20	2	6	13	17	40	.80000	36	DDWDWD	Safe
	19	Aldershot	43	13	10	20	52	87	9	8	3	33	19	4	2	17	19	68	.59770	36	DLWDLL	Safe	0-4
1	20	Northampton Town	44	10	15	19	53	63	8	9	5	38	27	2	6	14	15	36	.84127	35	LLDDLD	Safe	2-2
1	21	Torquay United	44	13	9	22	62	80	12	2	8	45	39	1	7	14	17	41	.77500	35	WWDWLD	Safe
	22	Gillingham	43	12	9	22	66	96	9	7	5	38	27	3	2	17	28	69	.68750	33	LLLWLW
	23	Watford	44	9	10	25	52	84	8	5	9	28	25	1	5	16	24	59	.61905	28	DLLLWL
	24	Crystal Palace	42	8	9	25	29	75	6	4	12	17	38	2	5	13	12	37	.38667	25	LLDDLD