FOREST 2 - 3 CARDIFF CITY - Sat Aug 25, 1951 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 25, 1951 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Cardiff City
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 2-3
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Southampton (League Tier 2)
- Cardiff City:
- Dec 22, 1951
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1864 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 1039 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2055 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3203 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 74 years, 11 months, 27 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Collin Collindridge (9') (Pen)
Wally Ardron (44')
CARDIFF CITY
Manager: Cyril Spiers
Prior form: WL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
George Edwards (14')
George Edwards (43')
Roley Williams (40')
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  (44') | |
| 10 | F | 29 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Collin Collindridge (9') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Iorrie Hughes |
| 2 | D | Charlie Rutter |
| 3 | D | Glyn Williams |
| 4 | D | Ken Hollyman |
| 5 | D | Stan Montgomery |
| 6 | M | Billy Baker |
| 7 | M | Mike Tiddy |
| 8 | M | Roley Williams |
| 9 | M | Wilf Grant |
| 10 | F | Dougie Blair |
| 11 | F | George Edwards |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-1 | Southampton |
| Brentford | 2-0 | Rotherham United |
| Bury | 0-1 | Luton Town |
| Coventry City | 0-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | Leeds United |
| Everton | 3-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Leicester City | 4-0 | Birmingham City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-3 | Cardiff City |
| Sheffield United | 4-1 | Hull City |
| Swansea Town | 1-1 | Notts County |
| West Ham United | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 5 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 7 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 14 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LW | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 18 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | DL | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 21 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | 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 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WDD | 0-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WWL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WLW | 3-2 | |
| 9 | 5 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | LWW | 4-0 | |
| 7 | 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 2-0 | |
| 14 | 7 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | 3-1 | |
| 10 | 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DLW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 11 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 3-3 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 3-3 | ||
| 7 | 13 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LDW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 14 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | 1-0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | WDL | 0-4 | |
| 9 | 16 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 17 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 0-2 | |
| 9 | 19 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | DDL | 1-4 | |
| 5 | 20 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | WLL | 1-3 | |
| 4 | 21 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LDL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 | LLL | 1-3 | ||