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BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 18, 1939 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 18, 1939 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: E Pinckston
Attendance:: 13,882
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 2)
Blackburn Rovers:: Sep 11, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1633 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 896 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1810 (of 5724)
Total:: 2683 (of 7505)
Played:: 85 years, 1 month, 1 day ago

FOREST
Manager:
Prior form: LWLDLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Jack Surtees
Roy Brown

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Bob Crompton
Prior form: LWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton
2	D	25	Reg Trim
3	D		John Munro
4	M	24	George Pritty
5	D	34	Tommy Graham
6	M	25	Thomas Clark
7	F	24	Len Beaumont
8	F	27	Jack Fryer
9	M	23	Bob McCall
10	F	27	Jack Surtees
11	F	21	Roy Brown

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Mar 18, 1939)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Bradford Park Avenue	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Bury	2-3	Norwich City
Chesterfield	1-0	Sheffield United
Fulham	1-1	Newcastle United
Manchester City	2-1	Southampton
Millwall	0-0	Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Swansea Town	4-0	Burnley
Tranmere Rovers	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
West Ham United	0-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Blackburn Rovers	33	20	3	10	78	48	13	1	3	48	20	7	2	7	30	28	1.62500	43	LWWLWW	Safe
	2	Newcastle United	34	17	6	11	53	37	12	2	3	39	15	5	4	8	14	22	1.43243	40	WWLWWD
	3	Sheffield United	32	14	11	7	49	36	6	7	3	24	13	8	4	4	25	23	1.36111	39	WWLWLL
	4	West Bromwich Albion	32	16	6	10	80	59	13	0	2	47	18	3	6	8	33	41	1.35593	38	WDLWDW
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	30	16	5	9	69	46	10	2	3	36	14	6	3	6	33	32	1.50000	37	WWWLWL
	6	Coventry City	31	16	5	10	49	38	10	3	2	28	9	6	2	8	21	29	1.28947	37	WDLWLL
	7	Fulham	31	14	8	9	49	38	10	3	2	26	12	4	5	7	23	26	1.28947	36	WDWLLD
	8	Luton Town	32	16	4	12	63	52	10	3	3	36	20	6	1	9	27	32	1.21154	36	WWLWWL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	8	10	53	46	9	6	2	37	23	5	2	8	16	23	1.15217	36	LLWWWL
	10	Chesterfield	31	14	7	10	50	41	12	1	2	41	15	2	6	8	9	26	1.21951	35	DWWLWD
	11	Burnley	34	13	9	12	41	41	12	3	2	27	13	1	6	10	14	28	1.00000	35	LWLWLD
	12	Millwall	32	11	10	11	56	43	9	4	2	37	14	2	6	9	19	29	1.30233	32	DWLWDW
	13	Manchester City	31	14	4	13	76	66	9	1	5	45	32	5	3	8	31	34	1.15152	32	LLLDWL
	14	West Ham United	31	12	7	12	60	45	8	4	4	32	16	4	3	8	28	29	1.33333	31	DLWLLW
	15	Plymouth Argyle	31	12	6	13	42	43	6	5	4	19	11	6	1	9	23	32	.97674	30	LLWWWD
	16	Bury	33	10	10	13	51	57	8	4	5	41	27	2	6	8	10	30	.89474	30	WLWDWL
	17	Bradford Park Avenue	33	10	9	14	52	68	8	5	4	32	28	2	4	10	20	40	.76471	29	LWWLLD
	18	Southampton	32	10	8	14	43	57	7	5	4	28	23	3	3	10	15	34	.75439	28	WWLWDD
	19	Swansea Town	31	7	10	14	37	62	5	5	6	23	24	2	5	8	14	38	.59677	24	LWLLWW
	20	Nottingham Forest	32	6	9	17	37	72	4	6	6	24	27	2	3	11	13	45	.51389	21	LWLDLD
	21	Norwich City	31	9	2	20	36	77	8	2	6	31	26	1	0	14	5	51	.46753	20	LWWLLD
	22	Tranmere Rovers	33	4	5	24	33	85	4	4	9	22	34	0	1	15	11	51	.38824	13	DLLLDL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Blackburn Rovers	34	21	3	10	81	50	14	1	3	51	22	7	2	7	30	28	1.62000	45	WWLWWW	Safe	3-2
	2	Newcastle United	35	17	7	11	54	38	12	2	3	39	15	5	5	8	15	23	1.42105	41	WLWWDD	Safe	1-1
2	3	Sheffield Wednesday	31	17	5	9	71	47	11	2	3	38	15	6	3	6	33	32	1.51064	39	WWLWLW		2-1
1	4	Sheffield United	33	14	11	8	49	37	6	7	3	24	13	8	4	5	25	24	1.32432	39	WLWLLL		0-1
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	33	16	6	11	81	61	13	0	2	47	18	3	6	9	34	43	1.32787	38	DLWDWL		1-2
	6	Coventry City	32	16	6	10	49	38	10	3	2	28	9	6	3	8	21	29	1.28947	38	DLWLLD		0-0
1	7	Luton Town	33	17	4	12	64	52	10	3	3	36	20	7	1	9	28	32	1.23077	38	WLWWLW		1-0
1	8	Fulham	32	14	9	9	50	39	10	4	2	27	13	4	5	7	23	26	1.28205	37	DWLLDD		1-1
1	9	Chesterfield	32	15	7	10	51	41	13	1	2	42	15	2	6	8	9	26	1.24390	37	WWLWDW		1-0
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	33	14	9	10	53	46	9	6	2	37	23	5	3	8	16	23	1.15217	37	LWWWLD		0-0
	11	Burnley	35	13	9	13	41	45	12	3	2	27	13	1	6	11	14	32	.91111	35	WLWLDL		0-4
1	12	Manchester City	32	15	4	13	78	67	10	1	5	47	33	5	3	8	31	34	1.16418	34	LLDWLW		2-1
1	13	Millwall	33	11	11	11	56	43	9	5	2	37	14	2	6	9	19	29	1.30233	33	WLWDWD		0-0
	14	West Ham United	32	12	7	13	60	46	8	4	5	32	17	4	3	8	28	29	1.30435	31	LWLLWL		0-1
	15	Plymouth Argyle	32	12	6	14	42	45	6	5	4	19	11	6	1	10	23	34	.93333	30	LWWWDL		0-2
	16	Bury	34	10	10	14	53	60	8	4	6	43	30	2	6	8	10	30	.88333	30	LWDWLL		2-3
	17	Bradford Park Avenue	34	10	10	14	52	68	8	6	4	32	28	2	4	10	20	40	.76471	30	WWLLDD		0-0
	18	Southampton	33	10	8	15	44	59	7	5	4	28	23	3	3	11	16	36	.74576	28	WLWDDL		1-2
	19	Swansea Town	32	8	10	14	41	62	6	5	6	27	24	2	5	8	14	38	.66129	26	WLLWWW		4-0
1	20	Norwich City	32	10	2	20	39	79	8	2	6	31	26	2	0	14	8	53	.49367	22	WWLLDW		3-2
1	21	Nottingham Forest	33	6	9	18	39	75	4	6	6	24	27	2	3	12	15	48	.52000	21	WLDLDL		2-3
	22	Tranmere Rovers	34	5	5	24	35	85	5	4	9	24	34	0	1	15	11	51	.41176	15	LLLDLW		2-0