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SEASON: 1951-52

Prev Season: 1950-51
This Season: 1951-52
Next Season: 1952-53

DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Blackburn Rovers (A) 0-2)

Top Goalscorer:: Wally Ardron (29 goals)

Competitive Games:: 44
Competitive Goals:: 79
Goals per game:: 1.8
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 49 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 58.3%

Highest League Attendance:: 40,005 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 18,975 (Queens Park Rangers)
Average League Attendance:: 28,158
Highest Cup Attendance:: 24,976 (Blackburn Rovers)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 24,976 (Blackburn Rovers)

FA Cup:: Newcastle United
League Cup:
League Trophy:
Community Shield:: Tottenham Hotspur

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 4
4-1 (Sat Nov 10, 1951, Sheffield United, Away, League Tier 2)
4-1 (Sat Nov 24, 1951, Hull City, Away, League Tier 2)
4-2 (Sat Dec 15, 1951, Rotherham United, Home, League Tier 2)
4-0 (Sat Apr 12, 1952, Hull City, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Sat Apr 12, 1952, Hull City, Home, League Tier 2)

Most Goals Conceded: 5
2-5 (Wed Aug 29, 1951, Southampton, Away, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
2-5 (Wed Aug 29, 1951, Southampton, Away, League Tier 2)
1-4 (Sat Dec 22, 1951, Cardiff City, Away, League Tier 2)

Clean Sheets:: 11
Yellow Cards:: 0
Red Cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 2
Penalties conceded:: 6
Penalties missed:: 1
Penalties saved:: 0

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1951-52

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	11	10	100	66	14	4	3	54	23	7	7	7	46	43	1.515	53	Promoted as Champions	2-1	1-1
2	Cardiff City	42	20	11	11	72	54	18	2	1	52	15	2	9	10	20	39	1.333	51	Promoted	2-3	1-4
3	Birmingham City	42	21	9	12	67	56	11	6	4	36	21	10	3	8	31	35	1.196	51		0-1	2-0
4	Nottingham Forest	42	18	13	11	77	62	12	6	3	41	22	6	7	8	36	40	1.242	49
5	Leicester City	42	19	9	14	78	64	12	6	3	48	24	7	3	11	30	40	1.219	47		2-2	1-3
6	Leeds United	42	18	11	13	59	57	13	7	1	35	15	5	4	12	24	42	1.035	47		1-1	0-0
7	Everton	42	17	10	15	64	58	12	5	4	42	25	5	5	11	22	33	1.103	44		2-0	0-1
8	Luton Town	42	16	12	14	77	78	9	7	5	46	35	7	5	9	31	43	.987	44		2-0	3-3
9	Rotherham United	42	17	8	17	73	71	11	4	6	40	25	6	4	11	33	46	1.028	42		4-2	2-1
10	Brentford	42	15	12	15	54	55	11	7	3	34	20	4	5	12	20	35	.982	42		2-0	1-1
11	Sheffield United	42	18	5	19	90	76	13	2	6	57	28	5	3	13	33	48	1.184	41		0-2	4-1
12	West Ham United	42	15	11	16	67	77	13	5	3	48	29	2	6	13	19	48	.870	41		0-0	1-3
13	Southampton	42	15	11	16	61	73	11	6	4	40	25	4	5	12	21	48	.836	41		3-0	2-5
14	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	6	19	54	63	11	3	7	35	30	6	3	12	19	33	.857	40		1-0	2-3
15	Notts County	42	16	7	19	71	68	11	5	5	45	27	5	2	14	26	41	1.044	39		3-2	2-2
16	Doncaster Rovers	42	13	12	17	55	60	9	4	8	29	28	4	8	9	26	32	.917	38		1-1	1-0
17	Bury	42	15	7	20	67	69	13	2	6	43	22	2	5	14	24	47	.971	37		1-0	0-2
18	Hull City	42	13	11	18	60	70	11	5	5	44	23	2	6	13	16	47	.857	37		4-0	4-1
19	Swansea Town	42	12	12	18	72	76	10	4	7	45	26	2	8	11	27	50	.947	36		2-2	2-1
20	Barnsley	42	11	14	17	59	72	8	7	6	39	33	3	7	11	20	39	.819	36		3-3	1-1
21	Coventry City	42	14	6	22	59	82	9	5	7	36	33	5	1	15	23	49	.720	34	Relegated	3-1	3-3
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	11	12	19	52	81	8	8	5	35	35	3	4	14	17	46	.642	34	Relegated	3-1	3-4

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	11 times	14 times	8 times	4 times
Conceded	14 times	9 times	7 times	2 times	1 time
Won By	7 times	7 times	3 times	1 time
Lost By	5 times	5 times	2 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	35	1	4	3	1	-	11	5	7	Sheffield United (4-1), Rotherham United (4-2), Sheffield Wednesday (1-1), Sheffield Wednesday (2-1)
2	14	2	1	1	-	-	2	0	2	Luton Town (2-0)
3	28	3	2	1	-	1	3	1	2	Southampton (3-0), Birmingham City (0-1)
4	12	4	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Leeds United (0-0)
5	48	5	4	-	4	-	6	6	4	Leicester City (2-2), Notts County (2-2), Brentford (1-1), Leeds United (1-1)
6	37	6	3	1	1	1	6	5	3	Cardiff City (2-3), Swansea Town (2-2), Brentford (2-0)
7	38	7	2	1	-	1	3	4	2	Everton (2-0), Cardiff City (1-4)
8	35	8	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Sheffield United (0-2)
9	2	9	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Leicester City (1-3)
10	5	10	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Bury (0-2)
11		11	1	-	1	-	3	3	1	Luton Town (3-3)
12	3	12	1	1	-	-	3	2	2	Notts County (3-2)
13	2	13	2	-	1	1	1	2	1	Everton (0-1), Doncaster Rovers (1-1)
14		14	1	-	-	1	2	3	0	Blackburn Rovers (2-3)
15		15	2	1	-	1	3	3	2	Birmingham City (2-0), West Ham United (1-3)
16		16	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	Swansea Town (2-1)
17		17	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Barnsley (1-1)
18		18	2	1	1	-	1	0	3	West Ham United (0-0), Doncaster Rovers (1-0)
19		19	2	-	1	1	6	7	1	Barnsley (3-3), Queens Park Rangers (3-4)
20		20	5	4	-	1	14	7	8	Southampton (2-5), Hull City (4-1), Bury (1-0), Coventry City (3-1), Hull City (4-0)
21		21	1	-	1	-	3	3	1	Coventry City (3-3)
22		22	2	2	-	-	4	1	4	Blackburn Rovers (1-0), Queens Park Rangers (3-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Rotherham United (2-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 18, 1951	Rotherham United	A	2-1	18,463	7	Johnson (32', 80')
2	Wed Aug 22, 1951	Southampton	H	3-0	32,470	2	Johnson (?), Ardron (2', 28')
3	Sat Aug 25, 1951	Cardiff City	H	2-3	31,776	3	Collindridge (9' pen), Ardron (44')
4	Wed Aug 29, 1951	Southampton	A	2-5	19,392	10	Scott (?), Ardron (?)
5	Sat Sep 01, 1951	Birmingham City	A	2-0	23,192	6	Collindridge (14'), Ardron (78')
6	Wed Sep 05, 1951	Everton	A	0-1	33,613	12
7	Sat Sep 08, 1951	Leicester City	H	2-2	37,642	10	Scott (7'), Ardron (58')
8	Wed Sep 12, 1951	Everton	H	2-0	24,253	5	Ardron (52', 70')
9	Sat Sep 15, 1951	Notts County	A	2-2	44,087	6	Collindridge (14'), Love (51')
10	Sat Sep 22, 1951	Brentford	A	1-1	26,350	7	Love (28')
11	Sat Sep 29, 1951	Doncaster Rovers	H	1-1	26,713	6	Scott (28')
12	Sat Oct 06, 1951	Luton Town	H	2-0	31,257	5	Ardron (60', 65')
13	Sat Oct 13, 1951	Bury	A	0-2	16,007	8
14	Sat Oct 20, 1951	Swansea Town	H	2-2	20,553	8	Collindridge (31'), Johnson (57')
15	Sat Oct 27, 1951	Coventry City	A	3-3	19,250	7	Kelly (22', 54'), Johnson (28')
16	Sat Nov 03, 1951	West Ham United	H	0-0	20,743	7
17	Sat Nov 10, 1951	Sheffield United	A	4-1	40,118	6	Ardron (27', 57'), Capel (29', 42')
18	Sat Nov 17, 1951	Barnsley	H	3-3	23,151	7	Capel (13', 47'), Sid 'Skinner' Normanton (89' OG)
19	Sat Nov 24, 1951	Hull City	A	4-1	24,924	5	Collindridge (2'), Ardron (59', 80'), Capel (77')
20	Sat Dec 01, 1951	Blackburn Rovers	H	1-0	24,335	5	Scott (68')
21	Sat Dec 08, 1951	Queens Park Rangers	A	3-4	12,113	6	Capel (7'), Ardron (60', 74')
22	Sat Dec 15, 1951	Rotherham United	H	4-2	31,091	5	Ardron (5', 44'), Collindridge (34'), Capel (68')
23	Sat Dec 22, 1951	Cardiff City	A	1-4	19,860	6	Capel (64')
24	Tue Dec 25, 1951	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	61,062	7	Kelly (?)
25	Wed Dec 26, 1951	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	39,530	5	Leverton (?), Ardron (?)
26	Sat Dec 29, 1951	Birmingham City	H	0-1	34,316	7
27	Sat Jan 05, 1952	Leicester City	A	1-3	31,194	8	Ardron (75')
28	Sat Jan 19, 1952	Notts County	H	3-2	40,005	8	Ardron (11', 77'), Morley (48')
29	Sat Jan 26, 1952	Brentford	H	2-0	21,649	5	Moore (62'), Ardron (80')
30	Sat Feb 09, 1952	Doncaster Rovers	A	1-0	25,470	3	Capel (85')
31	Sat Feb 16, 1952	Luton Town	A	3-3	18,369	1	Moore (40'), Leverton (50', 51')
32	Sat Mar 01, 1952	Bury	H	1-0	26,221	1	Morley (70')
33	Sat Mar 08, 1952	Swansea Town	A	2-1	22,281	1	Moore (41'), Collindridge (68')
34	Sat Mar 15, 1952	Coventry City	H	3-1	31,096	1	Ardron (31'), Dick Mason (75' OG), Leverton (89')
35	Sat Mar 22, 1952	West Ham United	A	1-3	23,129	2	Ardron (38')
36	Sat Mar 29, 1952	Sheffield United	H	0-2	20,543	2		Safe
37	Sat Apr 05, 1952	Barnsley	A	1-1	11,341	3	Moore (28')	Safe
38	Fri Apr 11, 1952	Leeds United	H	1-1	28,808	3	Leverton (2')	Safe
39	Sat Apr 12, 1952	Hull City	H	4-0	26,201	3	Ardron (2', 79'), Collindridge (15'), Capel (23')	Safe
40	Mon Apr 14, 1952	Leeds United	A	0-0	26,511	3		Safe
41	Sat Apr 19, 1952	Blackburn Rovers	A	2-3	24,312	3	Collindridge (20' pen), Ardron (57')	Safe
42	Sat Apr 26, 1952	Queens Park Rangers	H	3-1	18,975	4	Collindridge (43'), Ardron (62'), Moore (80')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 12, 1952	Blackburn Rovers	3		H	2-2	24,976	Scott (42'), Capel (56')
Wed Jan 16, 1952	Blackburn Rovers	3	1	A	0-2	34,813

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Feb 23, 1952	Bolton Wanderers	England	H	3-3	22,651	Moore (?), Capel (?), Ardron (?)
Mon Apr 07, 1952	Bexhill United	England	A	12-1	-	Moore (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Morley (?), Capel (?), Leverton (?, ?), Ardron (?, ?, ?)
Wed May 14, 1952	Guernsey XI	England	A	5-2	-	Collindridge (?, ?), Leverton (?), Ardron (?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Fri May 02, 1952	Brighton and Hove Albion	England	A	4-5	6,000	Moore (?), Scott (?), Leverton (?), Ardron (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 18, 1951	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			A	2-1	18,463	Johnson (32', 80')
Wed Aug 22, 1951	League Tier 2	Southampton			H	3-0	32,470	Johnson (?), Ardron (2', 28')
Sat Aug 25, 1951	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			H	2-3	31,776	Collindridge (9' pen), Ardron (44')
Wed Aug 29, 1951	League Tier 2	Southampton			A	2-5	19,392	Scott (?), Ardron (?)
Sat Sep 01, 1951	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			A	2-0	23,192	Collindridge (14'), Ardron (78')
Wed Sep 05, 1951	League Tier 2	Everton			A	0-1	33,613
Sat Sep 08, 1951	League Tier 2	Leicester City			H	2-2	37,642	Scott (7'), Ardron (58')
Wed Sep 12, 1951	League Tier 2	Everton			H	2-0	24,253	Ardron (52', 70')
Sat Sep 15, 1951	League Tier 2	Notts County			A	2-2	44,087	Collindridge (14'), Love (51')
Sat Sep 22, 1951	League Tier 2	Brentford			A	1-1	26,350	Love (28')
Sat Sep 29, 1951	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			H	1-1	26,713	Scott (28')
Sat Oct 06, 1951	League Tier 2	Luton Town			H	2-0	31,257	Ardron (60', 65')
Sat Oct 13, 1951	League Tier 2	Bury			A	0-2	16,007
Sat Oct 20, 1951	League Tier 2	Swansea Town			H	2-2	20,553	Collindridge (31'), Johnson (57')
Sat Oct 27, 1951	League Tier 2	Coventry City			A	3-3	19,250	Kelly (22', 54'), Johnson (28')
Sat Nov 03, 1951	League Tier 2	West Ham United			H	0-0	20,743
Sat Nov 10, 1951	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			A	4-1	40,118	Ardron (27', 57'), Capel (29', 42')
Sat Nov 17, 1951	League Tier 2	Barnsley			H	3-3	23,151	Capel (13', 47'), Sid 'Skinner' Normanton (89' OG)
Sat Nov 24, 1951	League Tier 2	Hull City			A	4-1	24,924	Collindridge (2'), Ardron (59', 80'), Capel (77')
Sat Dec 01, 1951	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers			H	1-0	24,335	Scott (68')
Sat Dec 08, 1951	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			A	3-4	12,113	Capel (7'), Ardron (60', 74')
Sat Dec 15, 1951	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			H	4-2	31,091	Ardron (5', 44'), Collindridge (34'), Capel (68')
Sat Dec 22, 1951	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			A	1-4	19,860	Capel (64')
Tue Dec 25, 1951	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-1	61,062	Kelly (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1951	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			H	2-1	39,530	Leverton (?), Ardron (?)
Sat Dec 29, 1951	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			H	0-1	34,316
Sat Jan 05, 1952	League Tier 2	Leicester City			A	1-3	31,194	Ardron (75')
Sat Jan 12, 1952	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	3		H	2-2	24,976	Scott (42'), Capel (56')
Wed Jan 16, 1952	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	3	1	A	0-2	34,813
Sat Jan 19, 1952	League Tier 2	Notts County			H	3-2	40,005	Ardron (11', 77'), Morley (48')
Sat Jan 26, 1952	League Tier 2	Brentford			H	2-0	21,649	Moore (62'), Ardron (80')
Sat Feb 09, 1952	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			A	1-0	25,470	Capel (85')
Sat Feb 16, 1952	League Tier 2	Luton Town			A	3-3	18,369	Moore (40'), Leverton (50', 51')
Sat Feb 23, 1952	Friendly	Bolton Wanderers			H	3-3	22,651	Moore (?), Capel (?), Ardron (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1952	League Tier 2	Bury			H	1-0	26,221	Morley (70')
Sat Mar 08, 1952	League Tier 2	Swansea Town			A	2-1	22,281	Moore (41'), Collindridge (68')
Sat Mar 15, 1952	League Tier 2	Coventry City			H	3-1	31,096	Ardron (31'), Dick Mason (75' OG), Leverton (89')
Sat Mar 22, 1952	League Tier 2	West Ham United			A	1-3	23,129	Ardron (38')
Sat Mar 29, 1952	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			H	0-2	20,543		Safe
Sat Apr 05, 1952	League Tier 2	Barnsley			A	1-1	11,341	Moore (28')	Safe
Mon Apr 07, 1952	Friendly	Bexhill United			A	12-1	-	Moore (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Morley (?), Capel (?), Leverton (?, ?), Ardron (?, ?, ?)
Fri Apr 11, 1952	League Tier 2	Leeds United			H	1-1	28,808	Leverton (2')	Safe
Sat Apr 12, 1952	League Tier 2	Hull City			H	4-0	26,201	Ardron (2', 79'), Collindridge (15'), Capel (23')	Safe
Mon Apr 14, 1952	League Tier 2	Leeds United			A	0-0	26,511		Safe
Sat Apr 19, 1952	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers			A	2-3	24,312	Collindridge (20' pen), Ardron (57')	Safe
Sat Apr 26, 1952	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			H	3-1	18,975	Collindridge (43'), Ardron (62'), Moore (80')	Safe
Fri May 02, 1952	Testimonial	Brighton and Hove Albion			A	4-5	6,000	Moore (?), Scott (?), Leverton (?), Ardron (?)
Wed May 14, 1952	Friendly	Guernsey XI			A	5-2	-	Collindridge (?, ?), Leverton (?), Ardron (?, ?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 12, 1952	Blackburn Rovers	3		H	2-2	24,976
Wed Jan 16, 1952	Blackburn Rovers	3	1	A	0-2	34,813

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Feb 23, 1952	Bolton Wanderers	England	H	3-3	22,651
Mon Apr 07, 1952	Bexhill United	England	A	12-1	-
Wed May 14, 1952	Guernsey XI	England	A	5-2	-

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Fri May 02, 1952	Brighton and Hove Albion	England	A	4-5	6,000

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (7) - £0				Out (4) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Alan Orr	Bought			Bob McCall	Sold
May 1951	Bill Farmer	Bought			Danny Canning	Retired
	Brian Burton	Bought			John Love	Sold
July 1951	Danny Canning	Bought			Tucker Johnson	Sold
Jul 01, 1951	Noel Kelly	Bought
Oct 06, 1951	Tommy Wilson	Bought
Jan 1952	Alan Moore	Bought

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Bill Farmer	England	23
GK		Danny Canning	Wales	25	5	2	1	2
GK		Harry Walker	England	35	39	16	13	10
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	26	22	9	6	7
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	18	2		2
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	25	32	13	12	7
D		Horace Gager	England	34	39	17	11	11
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	30	33	14	10	9
D		James Clarke	England	27	1			1
Midfielders
M		Alan Orr	Scotland	27	24	9	9	6
M		Bill Morley	England	26	42	18	12	12	2
M		Bob McCall	England	35	1		1
M		Jack Burkitt	England	25	25	10	8	7
M		Wally Ardron	England	32	41	18	12	11	29
Forwards
F		Alan Moore	England	24	15	8	4	3	5
F		Brian Burton	England	18	1		1
F		Collin Collindridge	England	30	35	13	11	11	10
F		Freddie Scott	England	34	43	18	13	12	5
F		John Love	Scotland	27	6		5	1	2
F		Noel Kelly	Rep. of Ire.	29	17	6	6	5	3
F		Tommy Capel	England	29	33	16	7	10	11
F		Tommy Wilson	England	20	2	1		1
F		Tot Leverton	England	25	15	7	4	4	5
F		Tucker Johnson	England	29	11	3	6	2	5

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
29	Wally Ardron	41
11	Tommy Capel	33
10	Collin Collindridge	35
5	Alan Moore	15
5	Freddie Scott	43
5	Tot Leverton	15
5	Tucker Johnson	11
3	Noel Kelly	17
2	Bill Morley	42
2	John Love	6
2	Own Goals	44

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Hull City	Sat Nov 24, 1951	Away	4-1	Sat Apr 12, 1952	Home	4-0
Rotherham United	Sat Aug 18, 1951	Away	2-1	Sat Dec 15, 1951	Home	4-2

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Cardiff City	Sat Aug 25, 1951	Home	2-3		Sat Dec 22, 1951	Away	1-4