LEICESTER CITY 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 12, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 12, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leicester City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Filbert Street
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 12 September 1953
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Hull City (League Tier 2)
- Leicester City:
- Jan 23, 1954
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1953 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1128 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 2148 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3303 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 72 years, 11 months, 27 days ago
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 | 36 | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Tot Leverton | 100th appearance |
| 10 | F | 28 |  Tom Martin | |
| 11 | F | 32 | Collin Collindridge | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anderson |
| 2 | D | Lever |
| 3 | D | Jackson |
| 4 | D | Baldwin |
| 5 | D | Gillies |
| 6 | M | Dunne |
| 7 | M | Griffiths |
| 8 | M | Morris |
| 9 | M | Hines |
| 10 | F | Rowley |
| 11 | F | Small  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 2-2 | West Ham United |
| Everton | 4-1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Fulham | 1-3 | Leeds United |
| Hull City | 0-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Leicester City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Lincoln City | 2-1 | Brentford |
| Notts County | 0-1 | Derby County |
| Oldham Athletic | 0-0 | Bury |
| Rotherham United | 2-1 | Luton Town |
| Stoke City | 3-2 | Birmingham City |
| Swansea Town | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13 | DWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | DWWWDW | |||
| 3 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | WLDWWD | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | WDLWLW | |||
| 5 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | LDWDWW | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | WWLWWL | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | DWLDWD | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | DLWLWW | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | WLLWDD | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | WDLDWD | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | DDWDLW | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 | WDDDDL | |||
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 6 | LWWLLW | |||
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 5 | DLDLWL | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 5 | DLWLLW | |||
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 | DDLDDL | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 5 | LDDLDD | |||
| 18 | Swansea Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 5 | LWWLLD | |||
| 19 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 5 | DWLWLL | |||
| 20 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 4 | LLWDLL | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 3 | LDLDLL | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 3 | DLLLDL | |||
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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 13 | WWWWWL | 1-4 | ||
| 2 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | WWWDWW | 4-1 | ||
 2 | 3 | Leicester City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | DWDWWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 4 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | LDWWDD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | WLDWDW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Leeds United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | LLWDDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | DLDWDW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 8 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | DLWLWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | LWLWWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | DWDLWW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | WLWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 | DDDDLW | 3-2 | ||
| 13 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 8 | WWLLWW | 2-1 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 | DDLDDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Bury | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 6 | DLDDLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 16 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 5 | LDLWLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 17 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 5 | LWLLWL | 0-2 | |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 | WWLLDL | 0-1 | ||
| 19 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 5 | WLWLLL | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 4 | LLLDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 21 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 4 | LWDLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 22 | Fulham | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 3 | DLDLLL | 1-3 | |