The City Ground

DONCASTER ROVERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Fri Dec 26, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1947 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Doncaster Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Belle Vue
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: WH Dixon
Attendance:: 20,129
Pos Before/After:: 21 22
Opp Before/After:: 22 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (League Tier 2)
Doncaster Rovers:: Dec 27, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1711 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 974 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1895 (of 5724)
Total:: 3032 (of 7505)
Played:: 76 years, 4 months, 0 days ago

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

Goals

DONCASTER ROVERS
Manager: Jackie Bestall
Prior form: WLWLDL (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	M	31	Bob McCall
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Eddie Barks
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	22	Bill Morley
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	M	25	Noel Simpson
9	F	28	Tom Johnston
10	F	23	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

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 (Fri Dec 26, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-1	Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue	1-3	Southampton
Cardiff City	2-2	Bury
Doncaster Rovers	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	0-2	Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday	5-3	West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion	0-1	Newcastle United

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	Birmingham City	23	14	5	4	31	16	7	3	1	19	9	7	2	3	12	7	1.93750	33	WLWWWD
	2	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	4	5	35	26	8	1	2	22	15	5	3	3	13	11	1.34615	30	LWLLWD
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	23	11	6	6	41	20	8	3	1	30	11	3	3	5	11	9	2.05000	28	WWLLDW
	4	Newcastle United	22	12	3	7	41	25	8	1	2	25	9	4	2	5	16	16	1.64000	27	WWLWLL
	5	Cardiff City	22	10	7	5	33	26	7	3	1	17	5	3	4	4	16	21	1.26923	27	DLWWWD
	6	West Ham United	22	8	10	4	28	20	6	6	0	17	5	2	4	4	11	15	1.40000	26	DDDLWD
	7	Southampton	22	11	4	7	41	34	9	2	1	32	11	2	2	6	9	23	1.20588	26	WLWDWW
	8	Leicester City	23	9	6	8	32	31	6	2	3	18	16	3	4	5	14	15	1.03226	24	LDWLWD
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	22	10	4	8	31	31	7	2	2	21	13	3	2	6	10	18	1.00000	24	WLWLLD
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	22	10	3	9	38	33	8	1	2	28	10	2	2	7	10	23	1.15152	23	LLWDWD
	11	Coventry City	23	9	4	10	38	33	7	1	3	22	9	2	3	7	16	24	1.15152	22	WLLLWW
	12	Chesterfield	22	8	5	9	29	31	3	2	5	15	15	5	3	4	14	16	.93548	21	WWDWDL
	13	Fulham	23	9	3	11	29	31	4	3	4	16	10	5	0	7	13	21	.93548	21	LWDLWD
	14	Leeds United	22	8	4	10	32	33	7	2	1	22	8	1	2	9	10	25	.96970	20	LWLWDL
	15	Barnsley	23	8	4	11	35	40	6	1	4	17	11	2	3	7	18	29	.87500	20	WDDLLL
	16	Luton Town	22	7	6	9	28	32	5	4	1	15	9	2	2	8	13	23	.87500	20	DDLWWL
	17	Bury	22	5	8	9	27	31	4	4	4	17	16	1	4	5	10	15	.87097	18	DDDLDW
	18	Millwall	22	5	8	9	25	32	4	4	4	15	15	1	4	5	10	17	.78125	18	LLWWDD
	19	Plymouth Argyle	23	4	10	9	16	35	4	5	2	11	9	0	5	7	5	26	.45714	18	WLDLWD
	20	Brentford	23	4	8	11	22	46	4	5	4	18	22	0	3	7	4	24	.47826	16	DDDDLD
	21	Nottingham Forest	22	6	3	13	25	33	5	1	5	15	13	1	2	8	10	20	.75758	15	LLDDLL
	22	Doncaster Rovers	22	5	5	12	20	38	4	4	3	13	11	1	1	9	7	27	.52632	15	WLWLDL

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	Birmingham City	23	14	5	4	31	16	7	3	1	19	9	7	2	3	12	7	1.93750	33	WLWWWD
	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	13	4	6	35	27	8	1	3	22	16	5	3	3	13	11	1.29630	30	WLLWDL		0-1
1	3	Newcastle United	23	13	3	7	42	25	8	1	2	25	9	5	2	5	17	16	1.68000	29	WLWLLW		1-0
1	4	Tottenham Hotspur	23	11	6	6	41	20	8	3	1	30	11	3	3	5	11	9	2.05000	28	WWLLDW
2	5	Southampton	23	12	4	7	44	35	9	2	1	32	11	3	2	6	12	24	1.25714	28	LWDWWW		3-1
1	6	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	35	28	7	4	1	19	7	3	4	4	16	21	1.25000	28	LWWWDD		2-2
1	7	West Ham United	23	8	10	5	31	25	6	6	0	17	5	2	4	5	14	20	1.24000	26	DDLWDL		3-5
1	8	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	4	8	36	34	8	2	2	26	16	3	2	6	10	18	1.05882	26	LWLLDW		5-3
2	9	Coventry City	24	10	4	10	39	33	7	1	3	22	9	3	3	7	17	24	1.18182	24	LLLWWW		1-0
2	10	Leicester City	23	9	6	8	32	31	6	2	3	18	16	3	4	5	14	15	1.03226	24	LDWLWD
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	23	10	3	10	39	36	8	1	3	29	13	2	2	7	10	23	1.08333	23	LWDWDL		1-3
4	12	Luton Town	23	8	6	9	30	32	5	4	1	15	9	3	2	8	15	23	.93750	22	DLWWLW		2-0
1	13	Chesterfield	22	8	5	9	29	31	3	2	5	15	15	5	3	4	14	16	.93548	21	WWDWDL
1	14	Fulham	23	9	3	11	29	31	4	3	4	16	10	5	0	7	13	21	.93548	21	LWDLWD
1	15	Leeds United	23	8	4	11	32	35	7	2	2	22	10	1	2	9	10	25	.91429	20	WLWDLL		0-2
1	16	Barnsley	24	8	4	12	35	41	6	1	5	17	12	2	3	7	18	29	.85366	20	DDLLLL		0-1
	17	Bury	23	5	9	9	29	33	4	4	4	17	16	1	5	5	12	17	.87879	19	DDLDWD		2-2
	18	Millwall	22	5	8	9	25	32	4	4	4	15	15	1	4	5	10	17	.78125	18	LLWWDD
	19	Plymouth Argyle	23	4	10	9	16	35	4	5	2	11	9	0	5	7	5	26	.45714	18	WLDLWD
2	20	Doncaster Rovers	23	6	5	12	22	38	5	4	3	15	11	1	1	9	7	27	.57895	17	LWLDLW		2-0
1	21	Brentford	23	4	8	11	22	46	4	5	4	18	22	0	3	7	4	24	.47826	16	DDDDLD
1	22	Nottingham Forest	23	6	3	14	25	35	5	1	5	15	13	1	2	9	10	22	.71429	15	LDDLLL		0-2