The City Ground

LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 FOREST - Wed Aug 26, 1953 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 26, 1953 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 27 August 1953

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: R Burgess
Attendance:: 17,522
League Week:: 3 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 3
Opp Before/After:: 11 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Sep 02, 1953

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1948 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1123 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2143 (of 5824)
Total:: 3298 (of 7629)
Played:: 72 years, 11 months, 23 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (75')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: DD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	37	Harry Walker
2	D	28	Bill Whare
3	D	32	Jack Hutchinson
4	F	28	Jack French
5	D	36	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt
7	F	26	Alan Moore
8	F	28	Tom Martin
9	F	27	Tot Leverton
10	F	31	Tommy Capel (75')
11	F	32	Collin Collindridge

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Streten
2	D	Dunne
3	D	Jones
4	D	Watkins
5	D	Morton
6	M	Shanks
7	M	Davies
8	M	Turner
9	M	B Moore
10	F	Downie
11	F	Taylor

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Aug 26, 1953)

Home	Score	Away
Lincoln City	0-0	Bury
Luton Town	0-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Birmingham City	3	2	1	0	10	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2	2	8	5	WWD
	2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	5	WDW
	3	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	10	2	2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	WW
	4	Derby County	3	1	2	0	8	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	4	3	4	DWD
	5	West Ham United	3	2	0	1	9	6	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	5	3	4	WWL
	6	Everton	3	1	2	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	5	2	4	DDW
	7	Stoke City	3	1	2	0	4	3	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	DWD
	8	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	WD
	9	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	6	3	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	DW
	10	Bury	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	DD
	11	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	5	5	0	2	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	DD
	12	Oldham Athletic	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	2	DD
	13	Rotherham United	3	1	0	2	8	8	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	2	LLW
	14	Fulham	3	0	2	1	6	7	0	1	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	2	-1	2	DLD
	15	Bristol Rovers	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	-1	2	DDL
	16	Leicester City	3	0	2	1	5	8	0	2	0	4	4	0	0	1	1	4	-3	2	DLD
	17	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	2	1	3	6	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	-3	2	DLD
	18	Brentford	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1	DL
	19	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	-6	1	LD
	20	Hull City	3	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	2	-4	1	LDL
	21	Lincoln City	2	0	1	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	-5	1	LD
	22	Swansea Town	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	-7	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	Birmingham City	3	2	1	0	10	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2	2	8	5	WWD
	2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	5	WDW
6	3	Nottingham Forest	3	2	1	0	7	3	1	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	5	DWW		1-0
1	4	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	10	2	2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	WW
1	5	Derby County	3	1	2	0	8	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	4	3	4	DWD
1	6	West Ham United	3	2	0	1	9	6	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	5	3	4	WWL
1	7	Everton	3	1	2	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	5	2	4	DDW
1	8	Stoke City	3	1	2	0	4	3	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	DWD
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	WD
	10	Bury	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	1	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	DDD		0-0
1	11	Oldham Athletic	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	2	DD
1	12	Rotherham United	3	1	0	2	8	8	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	2	LLW
1	13	Fulham	3	0	2	1	6	7	0	1	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	2	-1	2	DLD
1	14	Bristol Rovers	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	-1	2	DDL
4	15	Luton Town	3	0	2	1	5	6	0	2	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2	DDL		0-1
	16	Leicester City	3	0	2	1	5	8	0	2	0	4	4	0	0	1	1	4	-3	2	DLD
	17	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	2	1	3	6	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	-3	2	DLD
3	18	Lincoln City	3	0	2	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	-5	2	LDD		0-0
1	19	Brentford	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1	DL
1	20	Notts County	2	0	1	1	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	-6	1	LD
1	21	Hull City	3	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	2	-4	1	LDL
	22	Swansea Town	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	-7	0	LL