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MILLWALL 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 13, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 13, 1947 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Millwall
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Old Den
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 September 1947

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: T Stevens
Attendance:: 14,975
Pos Before/After:: 19 21
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Brentford (League Tier 2)
Millwall:: Jan 31, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1695 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 958 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1879 (of 5768)
Total:: 3017 (of 7557)
Played:: 77 years, 10 months, 5 days ago

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

Goals

MILLWALL
Manager: Jack Cock
Prior form: LDLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Jinks (20')
Jinks (57')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	32	Harry Brigham
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	24	Noel Simpson
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	22	Bill Morley
7	F	28	Tom Johnston
8	F	30	Freddie Scott
9	F	33	Wilson Jones
10	F	23	Roland Wheatley
11	F	28	George Lee

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Purdie
2	D	Bradley
3	D	Evans
4	D	Davies
5	D	McMillan
6	M	kelly
7	M	Johnson
8	M	Simmonds
9	M	Jinks
10	F	Woodward
11	F	Mansfield

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Sep 13, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Brentford	1-2	Birmingham City
Bury	1-0	Fulham
Chesterfield	0-3	Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United	2-1	Coventry City
Leicester City	2-2	Newcastle United
Luton Town	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Millwall	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle	1-0	Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur	3-1	Bradford Park Avenue
West Ham United	2-0	Southampton

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	Bradford Park Avenue	6	6	0	0	18	3	4	0	0	15	2	2	0	0	3	1	6.00000	12	WWWWWW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	6	5	1	0	9	3	3	1	0	7	3	2	0	0	2	0	3.00000	11	WWWWDW
	3	Fulham	6	4	0	2	13	6	2	0	1	8	3	2	0	1	5	3	2.16667	8	WLWLWW
	4	Cardiff City	6	3	2	1	11	6	2	1	1	8	4	1	1	0	3	2	1.83333	8	DWWDLW
	5	Birmingham City	6	3	2	1	9	5	1	2	1	5	5	2	0	0	4	0	1.80000	8	LWWDWD
	6	Leeds United	6	4	0	2	16	9	3	0	0	12	2	1	0	2	4	7	1.77778	8	WLWWLW
	7	Newcastle United	6	3	1	2	11	6	2	0	1	9	4	1	1	1	2	2	1.83333	7	WWLLWD
	8	Chesterfield	6	3	1	2	8	5	0	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	8	3	1.60000	7	DLLWWW
	9	Southampton	6	3	1	2	9	10	2	0	1	5	3	1	1	1	4	7	.90000	7	DWLWWL
	10	Leicester City	6	3	1	2	7	8	2	0	1	5	5	1	1	1	2	3	.87500	7	LWLDWW
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	2	2	11	7	1	1	0	7	3	1	1	2	4	4	1.57143	6	LLWDWD
	12	Luton Town	6	3	0	3	12	10	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	3	7	9	1.20000	6	LWWWLL
	13	Sheffield Wednesday	6	3	0	3	13	15	2	0	1	9	6	1	0	2	4	9	.86667	6	WLLLWW
	14	Coventry City	6	2	1	3	10	8	1	0	2	4	3	1	1	1	6	5	1.25000	5	WLWDLL
	15	Bury	6	2	1	3	10	9	2	0	1	7	4	0	1	2	3	5	1.11111	5	LWWDLL
	16	West Ham United	6	1	3	2	6	9	1	2	0	4	3	0	1	2	2	6	.66667	5	LDWDLD
	17	Barnsley	6	2	0	4	10	14	1	0	2	4	3	1	0	2	6	11	.71429	4	WWLLLL
	18	Doncaster Rovers	6	1	2	3	6	14	1	2	0	4	3	0	0	3	2	11	.42857	4	DLLDWL
	19	Nottingham Forest	6	1	0	5	7	14	1	0	2	4	6	0	0	3	3	8	.50000	2	WLLLLL
	20	Millwall	6	0	2	4	4	12	0	1	2	1	4	0	1	2	3	8	.33333	2	LDLDLL
	21	Brentford	6	1	0	5	4	17	1	0	2	4	8	0	0	3	0	9	.23529	2	LLLLLW
	22	Plymouth Argyle	6	0	2	4	3	17	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	3	3	14	.17647	2	LLLDDL

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	Bradford Park Avenue	7	6	0	1	19	6	4	0	0	15	2	2	0	1	4	4	3.16667	12	WWWWWL		1-3
	2	West Bromwich Albion	7	5	2	0	10	4	3	1	0	7	3	2	1	0	3	1	2.50000	12	WWWDWD		1-1
2	3	Birmingham City	7	4	2	1	11	6	1	2	1	5	5	3	0	0	6	1	1.83333	10	WWDWDW		2-1
2	4	Leeds United	7	5	0	2	18	10	4	0	0	14	3	1	0	2	4	7	1.80000	10	LWWLWW		2-1
2	5	Fulham	7	4	0	3	13	7	2	0	1	8	3	2	0	2	5	4	1.85714	8	LWLWWL		0-1
5	6	Tottenham Hotspur	7	3	2	2	14	8	2	1	0	10	4	1	1	2	4	4	1.75000	8	LWDWDW		3-1
	7	Newcastle United	7	3	2	2	13	8	2	0	1	9	4	1	2	1	4	4	1.62500	8	WLLWDD		2-2
4	8	Cardiff City	7	3	2	2	12	8	2	1	1	8	4	1	1	1	4	4	1.50000	8	WWDLWL		1-2
4	9	Sheffield Wednesday	7	4	0	3	15	16	3	0	1	11	7	1	0	2	4	9	.93750	8	LLLWWW		2-1
	10	Leicester City	7	3	2	2	9	10	2	1	1	7	7	1	1	1	2	3	.90000	8	WLDWWD		2-2
4	11	Bury	7	3	1	3	11	9	3	0	1	8	4	0	1	2	3	5	1.22222	7	WWDLLW		1-0
	12	Luton Town	7	3	1	3	13	11	2	1	0	6	2	1	0	3	7	9	1.18182	7	WWWLLD		1-1
5	13	Chesterfield	7	3	1	3	8	8	0	0	3	0	5	3	1	0	8	3	1.00000	7	LLWWWL		0-3
2	14	West Ham United	7	2	3	2	8	9	2	2	0	6	3	0	1	2	2	6	.88889	7	DWDLDW		2-0
6	15	Southampton	7	3	1	3	9	12	2	0	1	5	3	1	1	2	4	9	.75000	7	WLWWLL		0-2
2	16	Doncaster Rovers	7	2	2	3	9	14	1	2	0	4	3	1	0	3	5	11	.64286	6	LLDWLW		3-0
3	17	Coventry City	7	2	1	4	11	10	1	0	2	4	3	1	1	2	7	7	1.10000	5	LWDLLL		1-2
1	18	Barnsley	7	2	0	5	10	15	1	0	2	4	3	1	0	3	6	12	.66667	4	WLLLLL		0-1
1	19	Millwall	7	1	2	4	6	12	1	1	2	3	4	0	1	2	3	8	.50000	4	DLDLLW		2-0
2	20	Plymouth Argyle	7	1	2	4	4	17	1	1	1	1	3	0	1	3	3	14	.23529	4	LLDDLW		1-0
2	21	Nottingham Forest	7	1	0	6	7	16	1	0	2	4	6	0	0	4	3	10	.43750	2	LLLLLL		0-2
1	22	Brentford	7	1	0	6	5	19	1	0	3	5	10	0	0	3	0	9	.26316	2	LLLLWL		1-2