FOREST 2 - 1 LUTON TOWN - Wed Sep 02, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 02, 1953 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 03 September 1953
- Daily Herald - Thursday 03 September 1953
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Rotherham United (League Tier 2)
- Luton Town:
- Aug 21, 1954
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1950 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 1125 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2145 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3300 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 72 years, 11 months, 17 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Alan Moore (5')
Tot Leverton (41')
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  (5') | |
| 8 | F | 36 | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Tot Leverton (41') | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 32 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Streten |
| 2 | D | Dunne |
| 3 | D | Jones |
| 4 | D | Morton |
| 5 | D | Owen |
| 6 | M | Watkins |
| 7 | M | Cullen |
| 8 | M | Turner |
| 9 | M | B Moore |
| 10 | F | Downie |
| 11 | F | Taylor |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Bury | 1-1 | Lincoln City |
| Derby County | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Everton | 2-0 | Hull City |
| Fulham | 1-1 | Leicester City |
| Leeds United | 3-2 | Swansea Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Luton Town |
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 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | WWLDW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | DDWW | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | WDWLD | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WWDL | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 7 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | DWDD | |||
| 8 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 5 | LDWLW | |||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | LDDW | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | DDLW | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DLDW | |||
| 12 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | DWDL | |||
| 14 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 4 | LLWWL | |||
| 15 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 4 | DLLWD | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | |||
| 18 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | DLDD | |||
| 20 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | DDDL | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | DLDL | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 2 | DDLLL | |||
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 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | WDWWW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | DDWWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | WWDLW | 3-0 | |
 2 | 4 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | WWLDW | ||
| 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | DWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | WWLLW | 3-2 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | DWDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | WDWLD | ||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | LDDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | DLDWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | DWDLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 12 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 5 | LDWLW | ||
| 3 | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | DDLWL | 0-1 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 4 | LLWWL | |||
| 5 | 15 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | DDDLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 4 | DLLWD | ||
| 1 | 17 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 4 | LLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 | DLDLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 19 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 | DDLDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 20 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 3 | DLDDL | 0-3 | |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 2 | DDLLL | |||