The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 SOUTHAMPTON - Wed Aug 22, 1951 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 22, 1951 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-0 WON

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

Season:: 1951-52
Referee:: S Davis
Attendance:: 32,470
Pos Before/After:: 5 2
Opp Before/After:: 3 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Cardiff City (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Aug 29, 1951

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1863 (of 5036)
League Tier 2:: 1038 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2054 (of 5757)
Total:: 3202 (of 7545)
Played:: 73 years, 7 months, 6 days ago

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

Goals
Wally Ardron (2')
Wally Ardron (28')
Tucker Johnson

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Sid Cann
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	35	Harry Walker
2	D	26	Bill Whare
3	D	25	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	27	Alan Orr
5	D	34	Horace Gager
6	M	26	Bill Morley
7	F	34	Freddie Scott
8	F	29	Tucker Johnson
9	M	32	Wally Ardron (2') (28')
10	F	29	Tommy Capel
11	F	30	Collin Collindridge

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Christie
2	D	Bill Ellerington
3	D	Jack Gregory
4	D	Bryn Elliott
5	D	Stan Clements
6	M	Joe Mallett
7	M	Eric Day
8	M	Frank Dudley
9	M	Eddie Brown
10	F	George Curtis
11	F	Jack Edwards

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Aug 22, 1951)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	1-1	Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Everton	1-0	Brentford
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Southampton

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	1	8.00000	4	WW
	2	Queens Park Rangers	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	3	WD
	3	Southampton	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	4	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	5	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
	6	Notts County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	7	Cardiff City	2	1	0	1	6	4	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	WL
	8	Rotherham United	2	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.25000	2	LW
	9	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	LW
	10	Hull City	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD
	11	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	1.00000	2	WL
	12	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	.60000	2	LW
	13	Brentford	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	14	Leeds United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	15	Swansea Town	2	0	1	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	.80000	1	DL
	16	Luton Town	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	.40000	1	DL
	17	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	18	Bury	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	19	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.33333	0	L
	20	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.20000	0	L
	21	Everton	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L
	22	West Ham United	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								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	Sheffield United	2	2	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	1	8.00000	4	WW
3	2	Nottingham Forest	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	5.00000	4	WW		3-0
1	3	Queens Park Rangers	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	3	WD
	4	Birmingham City	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	3	WD		1-1
1	5	Notts County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
1	6	Cardiff City	2	1	0	1	6	4	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	WL
1	7	Rotherham United	2	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.25000	2	LW
1	8	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	LW
12	9	Everton	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.00000	2	LW		1-0
	10	Hull City	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD
3	11	Leeds United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD		1-1
1	12	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	1.00000	2	WL
6	13	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.66667	2	LW		1-0
2	14	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	.60000	2	LW
12	15	Southampton	2	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.33333	2	WL		0-3
1	16	Swansea Town	2	0	1	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	.80000	1	DL
4	17	Brentford	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	.50000	1	DL		0-1
2	18	Luton Town	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	.40000	1	DL
2	19	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
2	20	Bury	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
1	21	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	1	.16667	0	LL		0-1
	22	West Ham United	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L