The City Ground

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 23, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 23, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Plymouth Argyle
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Home Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: GreensOnScreen.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: A Howlett
Attendance:: 16,771
League Week:: 14 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 17 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Plymouth Argyle:: Mar 12, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2001 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1176 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2197 (of 5824)
Total:: 3356 (of 7629)
Played:: 71 years, 10 months, 3 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Noel Kelly (61')
Noel Kelly (87') (Pen)

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Manager: Jimmy Rae
Prior form: LDDWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Peter Anderson (6')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Bill Farmer
2	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	33	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	38	Freddie Scott
8	F	22	Alan Holder	Debut
9	M	36	Wally Ardron
10	F	32	Noel Kelly (61') (87')
11	F	30	Peter Small

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Shortt
2	D	Paddy Ratcliffe
3	D	Arthur Morgan
4	D	Rex Tilley
5	D	George Robertson
6	M	Neil Dougall
7	M	George Baker
8	M	George Dews
9	M	Eric Davis
10	F	Johnny Porteous
11	F	Peter Anderson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 23, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-1	Rotherham United
Bristol Rovers	5-1	Leeds United
Derby County	1-2	Middlesbrough
Fulham	3-1	Luton Town
Liverpool	1-1	Bury
Notts County	2-1	Lincoln City
Plymouth Argyle	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Port Vale	3-3	Ipswich Town
Swansea Town	1-0	Hull City
West Ham United	3-0	Stoke City

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	Blackburn Rovers	13	9	1	3	40	24	5	1	0	24	11	4	0	3	16	13	16	19	WLDWWW
	2	Rotherham United	13	9	1	3	35	21	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	2	12	12	14	19	LDWWLW
	3	Stoke City	14	8	2	4	19	10	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	2	12	6	9	18	LWDWLW
	4	Luton Town	13	9	0	4	25	16	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	4	8	11	9	18	WWLWLW
	5	Hull City	13	7	3	3	17	10	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	0	5	2	7	17	LWDLWW
	6	Fulham	13	8	1	4	35	27	5	0	1	19	8	3	1	3	16	19	8	17	LLLLWW
	7	Bristol Rovers	13	7	2	4	34	27	6	1	0	21	5	1	1	4	13	22	7	16	LWWWWL
	8	Leeds United	13	7	1	5	25	23	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	2	12	11	2	15	WDWWWW
	9	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	-6	15	WLWWWL
	10	West Ham United	13	6	2	5	25	24	4	1	1	15	8	2	1	4	10	16	1	14	WDWLWL
	11	Notts County	13	6	2	5	18	19	4	1	1	11	6	2	1	4	7	13	-1	14	WWWLWL
	12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	4	13	WDLLLW
	13	Lincoln City	13	6	1	6	23	24	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	3	10	12	-1	13	LDLLWW
	14	Bury	13	5	2	6	26	27	3	2	2	14	13	2	0	4	12	14	-1	12	WDWLLD
	15	Liverpool	13	5	1	7	29	29	5	1	1	22	13	0	0	6	7	16	0	11	WWLWWL
	16	Swansea Town	13	5	1	7	27	30	5	1	0	22	7	0	0	7	5	23	-3	11	WLWLWL
	17	Plymouth Argyle	13	2	5	6	18	25	2	2	3	10	12	0	3	3	8	13	-7	9	LDDWLL
	18	Port Vale	13	3	3	7	10	21	3	1	2	7	7	0	2	5	3	14	-11	9	WLLLLL
	19	Derby County	13	3	2	8	23	35	2	1	3	15	15	1	1	5	8	20	-12	8	LLWLLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	13	3	1	9	15	23	2	0	5	9	12	1	1	4	6	11	-8	7	WDLWLL
	21	Middlesbrough	13	3	1	9	12	28	2	0	4	6	10	1	1	5	6	18	-16	7	LLWWLW
	22	Ipswich Town	14	3	0	11	21	32	2	0	5	14	13	1	0	6	7	19	-11	6	LLLLLL

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	Blackburn Rovers	14	10	1	3	44	25	6	1	0	28	12	4	0	3	16	13	19	21	LDWWWW		4-1
	2	Rotherham United	14	9	1	4	36	25	6	0	1	23	9	3	1	3	13	16	11	19	DWWLWL		1-4
3	3	Fulham	14	9	1	4	38	28	6	0	1	22	9	3	1	3	16	19	10	19	LLLWWW		3-1
1	4	Stoke City	15	8	2	5	19	13	3	2	2	7	4	5	0	3	12	9	6	18	WDWLWL		0-3
2	5	Bristol Rovers	14	8	2	4	39	28	7	1	0	26	6	1	1	4	13	22	11	18	WWWWLW		5-1
2	6	Luton Town	14	9	0	5	26	19	7	0	0	17	5	2	0	5	9	14	7	18	WLWLWL		1-3
2	7	Hull City	14	7	3	4	17	11	4	0	3	12	8	3	3	1	5	3	6	17	WDLWWL		0-1
2	8	West Ham United	14	7	2	5	28	24	5	1	1	18	8	2	1	4	10	16	4	16	DWLWLW		3-0
2	9	Notts County	14	7	2	5	20	20	5	1	1	13	7	2	1	4	7	13	0	16	WWLWLW		2-1
2	10	Leeds United	14	7	1	6	26	28	3	1	3	13	12	4	0	3	13	16	-2	15	DWWWWL		1-5
2	11	Doncaster Rovers	13	7	1	5	22	28	5	1	0	12	4	2	0	5	10	24	-6	15	WLWWWL
	12	Birmingham City	13	5	3	5	18	14	4	1	1	12	5	1	2	4	6	9	4	13	WDLLLW
1	13	Bury	14	5	3	6	27	28	3	2	2	14	13	2	1	4	13	15	-1	13	DWLLDD		1-1
2	14	Swansea Town	14	6	1	7	28	30	6	1	0	23	7	0	0	7	5	23	-2	13	LWLWLW		1-0
2	15	Lincoln City	14	6	1	7	24	26	3	1	3	13	12	3	0	4	11	14	-2	13	DLLWWL		1-2
1	16	Liverpool	14	5	2	7	30	30	5	2	1	23	14	0	0	6	7	16	0	12	WLWWLD		1-1
1	17	Port Vale	14	3	4	7	13	24	3	2	2	10	10	0	2	5	3	14	-11	10	LLLLLD		3-3
2	18	Nottingham Forest	14	4	1	9	17	24	2	0	5	9	12	2	1	4	8	12	-7	9	DLWLLW		2-1
2	19	Plymouth Argyle	14	2	5	7	19	27	2	2	4	11	14	0	3	3	8	13	-8	9	DDWLLL		1-2
1	20	Middlesbrough	14	4	1	9	14	29	2	0	4	6	10	2	1	5	8	19	-15	9	LWWLWW		2-1
2	21	Derby County	14	3	2	9	24	37	2	1	4	16	17	1	1	5	8	20	-13	8	LWLLDL		1-2
	22	Ipswich Town	15	3	1	11	24	35	2	0	5	14	13	1	1	6	10	22	-11	7	LLLLLD		3-3