NOTTS COUNTY 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Aug 30, 1952 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 30, 1952 (6:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Notts County
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Meadow Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Monday 01 September 1952
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Barnsley (League Tier 2)
- Notts County:
- Jan 03, 1953
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1906 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1081 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2099 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3251 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 74 years, 11 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Freddie Scott (71')
Wally Ardron (84')
NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: Eric Houghton
Prior form: LW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Cec McCormack (34')
Bobby Crookes (46')
Cec McCormack (60')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 36 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 27 | Bill Morley | |
| 5 | D | 35 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 26 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 25 | Alan Moore | |
| 8 | F | 35 | Freddie Scott  (71') | |
| 9 | M | 33 | Wally Ardron (84') | |
| 10 | F | 30 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 31 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gordon Bradley |
| 2 | D | Tommy Deans |
| 3 | D | Aubrey Southwell |
| 4 | D | Harry Adamson |
| 5 | D | Leon Leuty |
| 6 | M | Tom Johnston |
| 7 | M | Ian McPherson |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Jackson |
| 9 | M | Cec McCormack |
| 10 | F | Ron Wylie |
| 11 | F | Bobby Crookes |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-1 | Swansea Town |
| Birmingham City | 1-4 | Fulham |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Everton |
| Bury | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Hull City | 2-2 | Brentford |
| Leeds United | 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Lincoln City | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Luton Town | 2-1 | Rotherham United |
| Notts County | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield United | 0-2 | Huddersfield Town |
| Southampton | 5-2 | Leicester City |
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 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 7 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LW | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 16 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 17 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 18 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | DL | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 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) | |
 5 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | WDW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | WWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | LWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | WWL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 6 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | WDD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | WLW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 8 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | WLW | 4-1 | |
| 6 | 9 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 10 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LWW | 3-2 | |
| 8 | 11 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | 13 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | DWL | 1-4 | |
| 6 | 14 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LLW | 5-2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LWL | 2-3 | |
| 16 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LDD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LLW | 2-1 | |
| 8 | 18 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | LDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 20 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 1-2 | |
| 6 | 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | DLL | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 1-3 | ||