The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Oct 18, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 18, 1947 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 18 October 1947

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: C Pikett
Attendance:: 22,380
Pos Before/After:: 21 19
Opp Before/After:: 13 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Leeds United:: Mar 06, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1701 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 964 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1885 (of 5768)
Total:: 3023 (of 7557)
Played:: 77 years, 8 months, 26 days ago

Review
Tom Johnston moved from midfield to take the attacker's number 9 shirt for this game and it worked; he scored what would prove to be the winner after 30 minutes.

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

Goals
Tom Johnston (33')

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Willis Edwards
Prior form: WLLLLD (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	21	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Eddie Barks
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	24	Noel Simpson
7	F	22	Gordon Kaile	Debut
8	F	31	Freddie Scott
9	F	28	Tom Johnston (33')
10	F	23	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	16		7	1
2	D	21	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	18		7	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	20		7	1
4	M	26	Eddie Barks	47	21	7	1
5	M	29	Ted Blagg	52		14	2
6	M	24	Noel Simpson	26	5	7	1
7	F	22	Gordon Kaile	Debut
8	F	31	Freddie Scott	55	4	7	1
9	F	28	Tom Johnston (33')	49	52	7	1
10	F	23	Jack Edwards	32	13	14	2
11	F	28	George Lee	11	3	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Twomey
2	D	Milburn
3	D	Gadsby
4	D	Willingham
5	D	Holley
6	M	Kirby
7	M	Cochrans
8	M	Short
9	M	Wakefield
10	F	Martin
11	F	Heston

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 18, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	0-2	Leicester City
Brentford	0-0	Cardiff City
Bury	3-5	Newcastle United
Chesterfield	0-2	West Bromwich Albion
Doncaster Rovers	0-1	Fulham
Millwall	3-3	Barnsley
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Luton Town
Southampton	3-1	Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
West Ham United	0-0	Birmingham City

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	West Bromwich Albion	12	8	3	1	19	11	6	1	0	15	8	2	2	1	4	3	1.72727	19	DLWDWW
2	Birmingham City	12	7	3	2	16	8	3	3	1	9	6	4	0	1	7	2	2.00000	17	WLWWWD
3	Cardiff City	12	7	3	2	21	11	5	1	1	13	4	2	2	1	8	7	1.90909	17	LDWWWW
4	Bradford Park Avenue	12	7	1	4	24	14	5	1	0	19	4	2	0	4	5	10	1.71429	15	LLWLDL
5	Newcastle United	12	6	3	3	19	13	5	1	1	15	6	1	2	2	4	7	1.46154	15	DWWLDW
6	Sheffield Wednesday	12	7	1	4	22	21	4	1	1	15	10	3	0	3	7	11	1.04762	15	WDLWWW
7	West Ham United	12	5	4	3	17	13	4	2	0	11	3	1	2	3	6	10	1.30769	14	WDWWWL
8	Barnsley	12	6	1	5	21	19	4	0	2	11	4	2	1	3	10	15	1.10526	13	LWWDWW
9	Southampton	12	5	3	4	17	18	3	2	1	11	6	2	1	3	6	12	.94444	13	LDWLDW
10	Tottenham Hotspur	12	4	4	4	20	14	3	2	0	14	6	1	2	4	6	8	1.42857	12	WDLWDL
11	Bury	12	4	4	4	16	14	3	1	2	9	6	1	3	2	7	8	1.14286	12	WDLWDD
12	Coventry City	12	4	3	5	17	13	3	1	2	10	5	1	2	3	7	8	1.30769	11	LWWLDD
13	Leeds United	12	5	1	6	22	19	4	1	1	14	4	1	0	5	8	15	1.15789	11	WLLLLD
14	Luton Town	12	4	3	5	17	18	3	2	0	8	3	1	1	5	9	15	.94444	11	DWLDDL
15	Leicester City	12	4	3	5	14	17	3	2	1	11	9	1	1	4	3	8	.82353	11	DLLDLW
16	Fulham	12	5	0	7	19	18	3	0	3	11	6	2	0	4	8	12	1.05556	10	LLLWLL
17	Doncaster Rovers	12	3	4	5	14	19	2	3	1	9	6	1	1	4	5	13	.73684	10	WWDLLD
18	Millwall	11	2	4	5	12	16	2	1	2	6	4	0	3	3	6	12	.75000	8	LWDWDL
19	Chesterfield	11	3	2	6	9	17	0	0	4	1	7	3	2	2	8	10	.52941	8	WLLLLD
20	Plymouth Argyle	12	2	4	6	5	22	2	2	2	2	5	0	2	4	3	17	.22727	8	WWLDDL
21	Nottingham Forest	12	3	0	9	13	23	3	0	3	8	8	0	0	6	5	15	.56522	6	LWWLLL
22	Brentford	12	2	2	8	12	28	2	1	3	10	14	0	1	5	2	14	.42857	6	LLLDDW

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	West Bromwich Albion	13	9	3	1	21	11	6	1	0	15	8	3	2	1	6	3	1.90909	21	LWDWWW		2-0
	2	Birmingham City	13	7	4	2	16	8	3	3	1	9	6	4	1	1	7	2	2.00000	18	LWWWDD		0-0
	3	Cardiff City	13	7	4	2	21	11	5	1	1	13	4	2	3	1	8	7	1.90909	18	DWWWWD		0-0
1	4	Newcastle United	13	7	3	3	24	16	5	1	1	15	6	2	2	2	9	10	1.50000	17	WWLDWW		5-3
1	5	Sheffield Wednesday	13	8	1	4	23	21	5	1	1	16	10	3	0	3	7	11	1.09524	17	DLWWWW		1-0
2	6	Bradford Park Avenue	13	7	1	5	24	16	5	1	1	19	6	2	0	4	5	10	1.50000	15	LWLDLL		0-2
	7	West Ham United	13	5	5	3	17	13	4	3	0	11	3	1	2	3	6	10	1.30769	15	DWWWLD		0-0
1	8	Southampton	13	6	3	4	20	19	4	2	1	14	7	2	1	3	6	12	1.05263	15	DWLDWW		3-1
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	13	5	4	4	22	14	4	2	0	16	6	1	2	4	6	8	1.57143	14	DLWDLW		2-0
2	10	Barnsley	13	6	2	5	24	22	4	0	2	11	4	2	2	3	13	18	1.09091	14	WWDWWD		3-3
4	11	Leicester City	13	5	3	5	16	17	3	2	1	11	9	2	1	4	5	8	.94118	13	LLDLWW		2-0
4	12	Fulham	13	6	0	7	20	18	3	0	3	11	6	3	0	4	9	12	1.11111	12	LLWLLW		1-0
2	13	Bury	13	4	4	5	19	19	3	1	3	12	11	1	3	2	7	8	1.00000	12	DLWDDL		3-5
2	14	Coventry City	13	4	3	6	18	16	3	1	2	10	5	1	2	4	8	11	1.12500	11	WWLDDL		1-3
2	15	Leeds United	13	5	1	7	22	20	4	1	1	14	4	1	0	6	8	16	1.10000	11	LLLLDL		0-1
2	16	Luton Town	13	4	3	6	17	19	3	2	0	8	3	1	1	6	9	16	.89474	11	WLDDLL		0-1
	17	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	4	6	14	20	2	3	2	9	7	1	1	4	5	13	.70000	10	WDLLDL		0-1
	18	Millwall	12	2	5	5	15	19	2	2	2	9	7	0	3	3	6	12	.78947	9	WDWDLD		3-3
2	19	Nottingham Forest	13	4	0	9	14	23	4	0	3	9	8	0	0	6	5	15	.60870	8	WWLLLW		1-0
1	20	Chesterfield	12	3	2	7	9	19	0	0	5	1	9	3	2	2	8	10	.47368	8	LLLLDL		0-2
1	21	Plymouth Argyle	13	2	4	7	5	24	2	2	2	2	5	0	2	5	3	19	.20833	8	WLDDLL		0-2
	22	Brentford	13	2	3	8	12	28	2	2	3	10	14	0	1	5	2	14	.42857	7	LLDDWD		0-0