The City Ground

ROTHERHAM UNITED 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 16, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 16, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Rotherham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Millmoor
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post, Saturday, January 16, 1954

Season:: 1953-54
Referee:: W Gaiger
Attendance:: 14,325
League Week:: 27 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 4 6
Opp Before/After:: 8 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 2)
Rotherham United:: Apr 08, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1972 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1147 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2168 (of 5824)
Total:: 3323 (of 7629)
Played:: 72 years, 7 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

ROTHERHAM UNITED
Manager: Andy Smailes
Prior form: WLLLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Geoff Thomas (1944-60) (23') (OG)
Burke (47')
Grainger (70')

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	23	Tommy Wilson
8	F	32	Noel Kelly
9	M	35	Wally Ardron
10	F	21	Arthur Lemon
11	F	26	Alan Moore

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	37	Harry Walker	275		7	1
2	D	27	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	220		7	1
3	D	32	Jack Hutchinson	174		7	1
4	F	28	Jack French	56	1	7	1
5	D	36	Horace Gager	249	7	7	1
6	M	27	Jack Burkitt	203	9	7	1
7	F	23	Tommy Wilson	7		262	29
8	F	32	Noel Kelly	28	3	7	1
9	M	35	Wally Ardron	169	119	7	1
10	F	21	Arthur Lemon	16	1	14	2
11	F	26	Alan Moore	73	29	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Quairney
2	D	Selkirk
3	D	Johnson
4	D	Marshall
5	D	Noble
6	M	Williams
7	M	Grainger
8	M	Henderson
9	M	Burke
10	F	Churms
11	F	Wilson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 16, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol Rovers	0-0	Brentford
Everton	0-0	Bury
Fulham	3-4	West Ham United
Hull City	3-1	Doncaster Rovers
Leicester City	3-4	Birmingham City
Lincoln City	2-2	Derby County
Notts County	0-5	Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle	5-0	Oldham Athletic
Rotherham United	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Stoke City	4-0	Leeds United
Swansea Town	1-1	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	Leicester City	26	13	8	5	62	40	10	2	1	43	13	3	6	4	19	27	22	34	WLWWDL
2	Doncaster Rovers	26	15	3	8	43	30	9	1	3	23	12	6	2	5	20	18	13	33	DWWLLW
3	Everton	25	12	9	4	50	38	8	3	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	12	33	WLDWWD
4	Nottingham Forest	26	13	6	7	57	38	11	3	0	45	18	2	3	7	12	20	19	32	DDLWWW
5	Luton Town	26	12	7	7	46	39	8	4	2	27	17	4	3	5	19	22	7	31	WWLLWW
6	Birmingham City	26	12	6	8	57	36	8	4	2	38	13	4	2	6	19	23	21	30	WLWWLL
7	Blackburn Rovers	26	12	6	8	50	37	7	4	2	31	14	5	2	6	19	23	13	30	WWWWLW
8	Rotherham United	27	13	3	11	49	51	7	3	4	27	21	6	0	7	22	30	-2	29	WLLLDW
9	Fulham	26	10	7	9	58	49	7	2	4	36	23	3	5	5	22	26	9	27	WLWWDW
10	Leeds United	26	9	8	9	58	52	7	4	2	34	17	2	4	7	24	35	6	26	DLWLLW
11	Stoke City	26	7	12	7	43	39	5	5	3	28	19	2	7	4	15	20	4	26	DWDLDW
12	Bristol Rovers	26	8	9	9	46	41	5	4	4	21	14	3	5	5	25	27	5	25	LWLLDW
13	Derby County	26	10	5	11	47	51	8	2	3	28	17	2	3	8	19	34	-4	25	WDLWWL
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
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
18	Notts County	26	8	6	12	30	51	4	3	5	13	17	4	3	7	17	34	-21	22	WWDLWL
19	Plymouth Argyle	26	5	11	10	33	46	3	9	1	23	19	2	2	9	10	27	-13	21	DLWLDL
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
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	27	13	8	6	65	44	10	2	2	46	17	3	6	4	19	27	21	34	LWWDLL		3-4
1	2	Everton	26	12	10	4	50	38	8	4	1	31	17	4	6	3	19	21	12	34	LDWWDD		0-0
1	3	Doncaster Rovers	27	15	3	9	44	33	9	1	3	23	12	6	2	6	21	21	11	33	WWLLWL		1-3
2	4	Birmingham City	27	13	6	8	61	39	8	4	2	38	13	5	2	6	23	26	22	32	LWWLLW		4-3
2	5	Blackburn Rovers	27	13	6	8	55	37	7	4	2	31	14	6	2	6	24	23	18	32	WWWLWW		5-0
2	6	Nottingham Forest	27	13	6	8	57	41	11	3	0	45	18	2	3	8	12	23	16	32	DLWWWL		0-3
2	7	Luton Town	27	12	8	7	47	40	8	4	2	27	17	4	4	5	20	23	7	32	WLLWWD		1-1
	8	Rotherham United	28	14	3	11	52	51	8	3	4	30	21	6	0	7	22	30	1	31	LLLDWW		3-0
2	9	Stoke City	27	8	12	7	47	39	6	5	3	32	19	2	7	4	15	20	8	28	WDLDWW		4-0
1	10	Fulham	27	10	7	10	61	53	7	2	5	39	27	3	5	5	22	26	8	27	LWWDWL		3-4
1	11	Bristol Rovers	27	8	10	9	46	41	5	5	4	21	14	3	5	5	25	27	5	26	WLLDWD		0-0
2	12	West Ham United	26	11	4	11	47	42	8	1	3	30	10	3	3	8	17	32	5	26	LWLWLW		4-3
3	13	Leeds United	27	9	8	10	58	56	7	4	2	34	17	2	4	8	24	39	2	26	LWLLWL		0-4
1	14	Derby County	27	10	6	11	49	53	8	2	3	28	17	2	4	8	21	36	-4	26	DLWWLD		2-2
1	15	Hull City	26	11	2	13	40	38	10	0	3	32	9	1	2	10	8	29	2	24	DWWWLW		3-1
1	16	Lincoln City	27	9	6	12	41	52	8	4	2	33	14	1	2	10	8	38	-11	24	LLLWLD		2-2
2	17	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	11	10	38	46	4	9	1	28	19	2	2	9	10	27	-8	23	LWLDLW		5-0
1	18	Swansea Town	27	9	5	13	35	51	7	4	3	23	16	2	1	10	12	35	-16	23	LLDLLD		1-1
1	19	Notts County	27	8	6	13	30	56	4	3	6	13	22	4	3	7	17	34	-26	22	WDLWLL		0-5
	20	Bury	26	5	10	11	34	49	5	4	3	28	23	0	6	8	6	26	-15	20	LWDWLD		0-0
	21	Brentford	27	6	8	13	21	49	5	4	4	12	16	1	4	9	9	33	-28	20	DDWLLD		0-0
	22	Oldham Athletic	26	5	5	16	26	56	5	3	4	15	13	0	2	12	11	43	-30	15	DLLLWL		0-5