FOREST 2 - 1 BURY - Sat Aug 23, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 23, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bury
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 23 August 1947
- Season:
- 1947-48
- Referee:
- S Chatfield
- Attendance:
- 27,381
- Pos Before/After:
- -
7 - Opp Before/After:
- - 16
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
- Bury:
- Dec 20, 1947
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1689 (of 5045)
- League Tier 2:
- 952 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1873 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 3011 (of 7557)
- Played:
- 77 years, 10 months, 26 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 3 | M | 31 | Bob McCall | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 32 | George Pritty | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston  (46') | |
| 9 | M | 26 | Ernest Morris | Guest |
| 10 | F | 31 | Sailor Brown | |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee (36') | Debut |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bradshaw |
| 2 | D | G Griffiths |
| 3 | D | W Griffiths |
| 4 | D | Jones |
| 5 | D | Bickerstaff |
| 6 | M | Halton |
| 7 | M | Kilshaw |
| 8 | M | Quigley |
| 9 | M | Constantine |
| 10 | F | Berry |
| 11 | F | Woodcock |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2-3 | Barnsley |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 4-1 | West Ham United |
| Cardiff City | 0-0 | Chesterfield |
| Coventry City | 4-1 | Luton Town |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-1 | Southampton |
| Fulham | 5-0 | Brentford |
| Leeds United | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| Newcastle United | 6-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Bury |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-2 | Millwall |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.99900 | 2 | W | 5-0 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.99900 | 2 | W | 1-0 | ||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00000 | 2 | W | 6-1 | ||
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00000 | 2 | W | 4-1 | ||
| 5 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00000 | 2 | W | 4-1 | ||
| 6 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00000 | 2 | W | 3-1 | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00000 | 2 | W | 2-1 | ||
| 8 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 1-1 | ||
| 11 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 1-1 | ||
| 12 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00000 | 1 | D | 0-0 | ||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00000 | 1 | D | 0-0 | ||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 15 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 16 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .50000 | 0 | L | 1-2 | ||
| 17 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .33333 | 0 | L | 1-3 | ||
| 18 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .25000 | 0 | L | 1-4 | ||
| 19 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .25000 | 0 | L | 1-4 | ||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .16667 | 0 | L | 1-6 | ||
| 21 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .00000 | 0 | L | 0-5 | ||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .00000 | 0 | L | 0-1 | ||