SWANSEA TOWN 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 29, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 29, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swansea Town
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Vetch Field
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Star Green 'un - Saturday 29 August 1953
4- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Luton Town (League Tier 2)
- Swansea Town:
- Jan 02, 1954
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1949 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 1124 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2144 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3299 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 72 years, 11 months, 23 days ago
SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Billy McCandless
Prior form: LLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Allchurch (5') (Pen)
Allchurch (75') (Pen)
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  (52') | |
| 8 | F | 28 |  Tom Martin | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Tot Leverton | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 32 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Groves |
| 2 | D | Keane |
| 3 | D | Thomas |
| 4 | D | Williams |
| 5 | D | Kiley |
| 6 | M | Pearson |
| 7 | M | Griffiths |
| 8 | M | Serine |
| 9 | M | Charles |
| 10 | F | Allchurch |
| 11 | F | Beech |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 2-1 | Fulham |
| Bristol Rovers | 3-0 | Derby County |
| Everton | 3-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| Hull City | 3-0 | Bury |
| Leicester City | 5-0 | Leeds United |
| Lincoln City | 8-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Notts County | 1-5 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-2 | Luton Town |
| Rotherham United | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| Stoke City | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Swansea Town | 2-1 | 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 10 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DDD | |||
| 11 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 3 | LDW | |||
| 12 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 15 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 19 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LDD | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
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) | |
 2 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | WDWW | 5-1 | |
| 6 | 2 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | DDWW | 3-1 | |
 2 | 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WWDL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DWWL | 1-2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | WWLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | DWDD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | WDWL | 0-8 | |
| 12 | 8 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | LDDW | 8-0 | |
| 5 | 9 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | DDLW | 3-0 | |
| 7 | 10 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DLDW | 5-0 | |
| 6 | 11 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | 0-5 | |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LLWW | 1-0 | ||
| 7 | 13 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | DWDL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 | LLWW | 2-1 | |
| 15 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | 2-2 | ||
| 6 | 16 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LDLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | DLDD | 2-2 | |
| 8 | 18 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | DDDL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 19 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 | DLLW | 2-1 | |
| 9 | 20 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 | LDWL | 1-5 | |
| 8 | 21 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | DLDL | 1-2 | |
| 6 | 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 | DDLL | 1-3 | |