The City Ground

FULHAM 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 04, 1954 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 04, 1954 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1954-55
Referee:: J Mitchell
Attendance:: 20,060
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 16
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Apr 23, 1955

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2007 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 1182 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 2203 (of 5827)
Total:: 3362 (of 7632)
Played:: 71 years, 8 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Peter Small (84')

FULHAM
Manager: Duggie Livingstone
Prior form: WWDLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bobby Robson (3')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Bill Farmer
2	D	29	Bill Whare
3	D	28	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
4	M	29	Bill Morley
5	D	22	Bob McKinlay
6	M	28	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Tommy Wilson
8	F	32	Noel Kelly
9	M	36	Wally Ardron
10	F	29	Tom Martin
11	F	30	Peter Small (84')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian Black
2	D	George Fisher
3	D	Robin Lawler
4	D	Norman Smith
5	D	Gordon Brice
6	M	Eddie Lowe
7	M	Len Newcombe
8	M	Bobby Robson
9	M	Bedford Jezzard
10	F	Johnny Haynes
11	F	Charlie Mitten

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 04, 1954)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-2	Leeds United
Bristol Rovers	1-1	Stoke City
Derby County	3-0	Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers	2-2	Hull City
Fulham	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Liverpool	3-1	Middlesbrough
Notts County	3-2	Birmingham City
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Rotherham United
Port Vale	1-1	Luton Town
Swansea Town	6-1	Ipswich Town
West Ham United	3-3	Bury

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	19	12	2	5	62	36	8	1	0	41	12	4	1	5	21	24	26	26	WDWLWL
	2	Fulham	19	11	3	5	48	38	7	1	1	27	13	4	2	4	21	25	10	25	WWDLWD
	3	Stoke City	19	10	4	5	29	18	5	3	2	15	7	5	1	3	14	11	11	24	WLDDWW
	4	Rotherham United	19	11	2	6	46	34	7	1	2	29	14	4	1	4	17	20	12	24	LLLWWD
	5	Leeds United	19	11	2	6	35	33	5	2	3	19	16	6	0	3	16	17	2	24	LWWWWD
	6	Bristol Rovers	19	10	3	6	47	34	8	2	0	32	8	2	1	6	15	26	13	23	WLDWWL
	7	Luton Town	19	11	1	7	41	31	9	0	1	28	12	2	1	6	13	19	10	23	LLDWLW
	8	West Ham United	19	9	4	6	37	35	6	2	1	22	11	3	2	5	15	24	2	22	WLDWWD
	9	Hull City	19	8	4	7	23	20	5	1	4	17	11	3	3	3	6	9	3	20	LWLLLD
	10	Birmingham City	18	7	5	6	31	21	6	2	1	23	9	1	3	5	8	12	10	19	WDDWLW
	11	Bury	19	7	5	7	38	36	4	3	3	20	18	3	2	4	18	18	2	19	DWWDDL
	12	Swansea Town	19	8	3	8	36	39	7	2	0	26	9	1	1	8	10	30	-3	19	WWWLDD
	13	Notts County	19	8	3	8	28	33	5	2	2	17	12	3	1	6	11	21	-5	19	WLDLLW
	14	Liverpool	19	7	4	8	40	39	7	2	1	26	15	0	2	7	14	24	1	18	DDWLWD
	15	Lincoln City	19	7	4	8	36	38	4	3	3	21	19	3	1	5	15	19	-2	18	LDDWLD
	16	Middlesbrough	19	7	2	10	28	42	5	0	4	19	13	2	2	6	9	29	-14	16	WWLWDW
	17	Nottingham Forest	19	7	1	11	26	28	4	0	6	15	15	3	1	5	11	13	-2	15	WLWWLW
	18	Doncaster Rovers	17	7	1	9	24	40	5	1	1	12	7	2	0	8	12	33	-16	15	WLLLLL
	19	Port Vale	19	4	6	9	21	37	3	3	3	11	12	1	3	6	10	25	-16	14	DWLDDL
	20	Plymouth Argyle	19	3	5	11	27	39	3	2	5	14	18	0	3	6	13	21	-12	11	LLLLWL
	21	Ipswich Town	20	5	1	14	31	46	4	0	6	21	18	1	1	8	10	28	-15	11	DWLLLW
	22	Derby County	19	4	3	12	30	47	3	1	5	20	20	1	2	7	10	27	-17	11	LDWLLL

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	20	12	2	6	63	38	8	1	1	42	14	4	1	5	21	24	25	26	DWLWLL		1-2
	2	Fulham	20	11	4	5	49	39	7	2	1	28	14	4	2	4	21	25	10	26	WDLWDD		1-1
2	3	Leeds United	20	12	2	6	37	34	5	2	3	19	16	7	0	3	18	18	3	26	WWWWDW		2-1
1	4	Stoke City	20	10	5	5	30	19	5	3	2	15	7	5	2	3	15	12	11	25	LDDWWD		1-1
1	5	Bristol Rovers	20	10	4	6	48	35	8	3	0	33	9	2	1	6	15	26	13	24	LDWWLD		1-1
1	6	Luton Town	20	11	2	7	42	32	9	0	1	28	12	2	2	6	14	20	10	24	LDWLWD		1-1
3	7	Rotherham United	20	11	2	7	47	36	7	1	2	29	14	4	1	5	18	22	11	24	LLWWDL		1-2
	8	West Ham United	20	9	5	6	40	38	6	3	1	25	14	3	2	5	15	24	2	23	LDWWDD		3-3
	9	Hull City	20	8	5	7	25	22	5	1	4	17	11	3	4	3	8	11	3	21	WLLLDD		2-2
2	10	Swansea Town	20	9	3	8	42	40	8	2	0	32	10	1	1	8	10	30	2	21	WWLDDW		6-1
2	11	Notts County	20	9	3	8	31	35	6	2	2	20	14	3	1	6	11	21	-4	21	LDLLWW		3-2
2	12	Liverpool	20	8	4	8	43	40	8	2	1	29	16	0	2	7	14	24	3	20	DWLWDW		3-1
2	13	Bury	20	7	6	7	41	39	4	3	3	20	18	3	3	4	21	21	2	20	WWDDLD		3-3
4	14	Birmingham City	19	7	5	7	33	24	6	2	1	23	9	1	3	6	10	15	9	19	DDWLWL		2-3
	15	Lincoln City	20	7	4	9	36	41	4	3	3	21	19	3	1	6	15	22	-5	18	DDWLDL		0-3
1	16	Nottingham Forest	20	7	2	11	27	29	4	0	6	15	15	3	2	5	12	14	-2	16	LWWLWD		1-1
1	17	Middlesbrough	20	7	2	11	29	45	5	0	4	19	13	2	2	7	10	32	-16	16	WLWDWL		1-3
	18	Doncaster Rovers	18	7	2	9	26	42	5	2	1	14	9	2	0	8	12	33	-16	16	LLLLLD		2-2
	19	Port Vale	20	4	7	9	22	38	3	4	3	12	13	1	3	6	10	25	-16	15	WLDDLD		1-1
	20	Plymouth Argyle	20	4	5	11	29	40	4	2	5	16	19	0	3	6	13	21	-11	13	LLLWLW		2-1
1	21	Derby County	20	5	3	12	33	47	4	1	5	23	20	1	2	7	10	27	-14	13	DWLLLW		3-0
1	22	Ipswich Town	21	5	1	15	32	52	4	0	6	21	18	1	1	9	11	34	-20	11	WLLLWL		1-6