The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SWANSEA TOWN - Sat Jan 02, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 02, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post, Saturday, January 02, 1954

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: W Elliot
Attendance:: 18,795
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 4
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (FA Cup)
League:: Rotherham United
Swansea Town:: Dec 11, 1954

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1971 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1146 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2166 (of 5828)
Total:: 3321 (of 7633)
Played:: 72 years, 8 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Wally Ardron (15')
Wally Ardron (18')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Billy McCandless
Prior form: LWLLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Allchurch (33')

Penalties Missed:
Horace Gager (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	37	Harry Walker
2	D	27	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
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	32	Noel Kelly
9	M	35	Wally Ardron (15') (18')
10	F	31	Tommy Capel
11	F	21	Arthur Lemon

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	King
2	D	Thomas (D)
3	D	Herrop
4	D	Jones (B)
5	D	Hole
6	M	Williams
7	M	Medwin
8	M	Charles
9	M	Beech (c)
10	F	Allchurch
11	F	Griffiths

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 02, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-3	Rotherham United
Blackburn Rovers	6-0	Lincoln City
Derby County	0-1	Bristol Rovers
Doncaster Rovers	4-2	Notts County
Fulham	4-1	Brentford
Leeds United	7-1	Leicester City
Luton Town	2-1	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Swansea 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	Leicester City	25	13	8	4	61	33	10	2	1	43	13	3	6	3	18	20	28	34	LWLWWD
	2	Everton	25	12	9	4	50	38	8	3	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	12	33	WLDWWD
	3	Doncaster Rovers	25	14	3	8	39	28	8	1	3	19	10	6	2	5	20	18	11	31	LDWWLL
	4	Birmingham City	25	12	6	7	55	33	8	4	1	36	10	4	2	6	19	23	22	30	WWLWWL
	5	Nottingham Forest	25	12	6	7	55	37	10	3	0	43	17	2	3	7	12	20	18	30	LDDLWW
	6	Luton Town	25	11	7	7	44	38	7	4	2	25	16	4	3	5	19	22	6	29	WWWLLW
	7	Blackburn Rovers	25	11	6	8	44	37	6	4	2	25	14	5	2	6	19	23	7	28	LWWWWL
	8	Rotherham United	26	12	3	11	46	49	7	3	4	27	21	5	0	7	19	28	-3	27	WWLLLD
	9	Stoke City	26	7	12	7	43	39	5	5	3	28	19	2	7	4	15	20	4	26	DWDLDW
	10	Fulham	25	9	7	9	54	48	6	2	4	32	22	3	5	5	22	26	6	25	DWLWWD
	11	Derby County	25	10	5	10	47	50	8	2	2	28	16	2	3	8	19	34	-3	25	LWDLWW
	12	West Ham United	25	10	4	11	43	39	8	1	3	30	10	2	3	8	13	29	4	24	LLWLWL
	13	Leeds United	25	8	8	9	51	51	6	4	2	27	16	2	4	7	24	35	0	24	LDLWLL
	14	Bristol Rovers	25	7	9	9	45	41	5	4	4	21	14	2	5	5	24	27	4	23	WLWLLD
	15	Lincoln City	25	9	5	11	39	44	8	3	2	31	12	1	2	9	8	32	-5	23	DLLLLW
	16	Hull City	25	10	2	13	37	37	9	0	3	29	8	1	2	10	8	29	0	22	WDWWWL
	17	Swansea Town	25	9	4	12	33	48	7	3	3	22	15	2	1	9	11	33	-15	22	LWLLDL
	18	Notts County	25	8	6	11	28	47	4	3	5	13	17	4	3	6	15	30	-19	22	DWWDLW
	19	Plymouth Argyle	25	5	11	9	32	44	3	9	1	23	19	2	2	8	9	25	-12	21	WDLWLD
	20	Bury	25	5	9	11	34	49	5	4	3	28	23	0	5	8	6	26	-15	19	WLWDWL
	21	Brentford	25	6	7	12	20	45	5	4	4	12	16	1	3	8	8	29	-25	19	LLDDWL
	22	Oldham Athletic	25	5	5	15	26	51	5	3	4	15	13	0	2	11	11	38	-25	15	LDLLLW

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	Leicester City	26	13	8	5	62	40	10	2	1	43	13	3	6	4	19	27	22	34	WLWWDL		1-7
1	2	Doncaster Rovers	26	15	3	8	43	30	9	1	3	23	12	6	2	5	20	18	13	33	DWWLLW		4-2
1	3	Everton	25	12	9	4	50	38	8	3	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	12	33	WLDWWD
1	4	Nottingham Forest	26	13	6	7	57	38	11	3	0	45	18	2	3	7	12	20	19	32	DDLWWW		2-1
1	5	Luton Town	26	12	7	7	46	39	8	4	2	27	17	4	3	5	19	22	7	31	WWLLWW		2-1
2	6	Birmingham City	26	12	6	8	57	36	8	4	2	38	13	4	2	6	19	23	21	30	WLWWLL		2-3
	7	Blackburn Rovers	26	12	6	8	50	37	7	4	2	31	14	5	2	6	19	23	13	30	WWWWLW		6-0
	8	Rotherham United	27	13	3	11	49	51	7	3	4	27	21	6	0	7	22	30	-2	29	WLLLDW		3-2
1	9	Fulham	26	10	7	9	58	49	7	2	4	36	23	3	5	5	22	26	9	27	WLWWDW		4-1
3	10	Leeds United	26	9	8	9	58	52	7	4	2	34	17	2	4	7	24	35	6	26	DLWLLW		7-1
2	11	Stoke City	26	7	12	7	43	39	5	5	3	28	19	2	7	4	15	20	4	26	DWDLDW
2	12	Bristol Rovers	26	8	9	9	46	41	5	4	4	21	14	3	5	5	25	27	5	25	LWLLDW		1-0
2	13	Derby County	26	10	5	11	47	51	8	2	3	28	17	2	3	8	19	34	-4	25	WDLWWL		0-1
2	14	West Ham United	25	10	4	11	43	39	8	1	3	30	10	2	3	8	13	29	4	24	LLWLWL
	15	Lincoln City	26	9	5	12	39	50	8	3	2	31	12	1	2	10	8	38	-11	23	LLLLWL		0-6
	16	Hull City	25	10	2	13	37	37	9	0	3	29	8	1	2	10	8	29	0	22	WDWWWL
	17	Swansea Town	26	9	4	13	34	50	7	3	3	22	15	2	1	10	12	35	-16	22	WLLDLL		1-2
	18	Notts County	26	8	6	12	30	51	4	3	5	13	17	4	3	7	17	34	-21	22	WWDLWL		2-4
	19	Plymouth Argyle	26	5	11	10	33	46	3	9	1	23	19	2	2	9	10	27	-13	21	DLWLDL		1-2
	20	Bury	25	5	9	11	34	49	5	4	3	28	23	0	5	8	6	26	-15	19	WLWDWL
	21	Brentford	26	6	7	13	21	49	5	4	4	12	16	1	3	9	9	33	-28	19	LDDWLL		1-4
	22	Oldham Athletic	25	5	5	15	26	51	5	3	4	15	13	0	2	11	11	38	-25	15	LDLLLW