The City Ground

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 - 3 FOREST - Mon Apr 12, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Apr 12, 1948 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Journal - Tuesday 13 April 1948

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: CJ Barrick
Attendance:: 18,569
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 6 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Barnsley (League Tier 2)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Nov 27, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1727 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 990 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1912 (of 5768)
Total:: 3052 (of 7557)
Played:: 77 years, 3 months, 7 days ago

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

Goals
Tot Leverton (16')
George Lee (26')
Tot Leverton (53')

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Joe Hulme
Prior form: DDWWLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	32	Bob McCall
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Noel Simpson
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	M	22	Bill Morley
9	F	21	Tot Leverton (16') (53')
10	F	24	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee (26')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Hughes
2	D	Tickridge
3	D	Buckingham
4	D	Ludford
5	D	Nicholson
6	M	Burgess
7	M	Jones
8	M	Bennett
9	M	Duquemin
10	F	Baily
11	F	Flint

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Apr 12, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Brentford
Tottenham Hotspur	0-3	Nottingham Forest

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	38	21	12	5	53	24	11	6	2	32	13	10	6	3	21	11	2.20833	54	DDWDWW	Safe
	2	Newcastle United	38	21	7	10	65	38	15	1	2	40	11	6	6	8	25	27	1.71053	49	WWDDWD	Safe
	3	Sheffield Wednesday	38	20	8	10	62	47	13	4	2	38	20	7	4	8	24	27	1.31915	48	WWWWWD	Safe
	4	Cardiff City	39	17	11	11	59	50	12	6	2	36	13	5	5	9	23	37	1.18000	45	LLDLLD	Safe
	5	Southampton	37	17	9	11	65	52	13	3	3	50	22	4	6	8	15	30	1.25000	43	DWDDLL	Safe
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	38	15	11	12	54	38	10	5	4	35	20	5	6	8	19	18	1.42105	41	DDWWLL	Safe
	7	West Ham United	39	14	13	12	49	50	9	7	4	27	18	5	6	8	22	32	.98000	41	WDWDLL	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	39	16	8	15	51	57	10	3	6	30	28	6	5	9	21	29	.89474	40	DDLDLL	Safe
	9	Leicester City	38	15	9	14	57	54	10	3	5	35	26	5	6	9	22	28	1.05556	39	DDWWWW	Safe
	10	Barnsley	38	15	9	14	56	55	10	4	5	28	18	5	5	9	28	37	1.01818	39	DLDWLW	Safe
	11	Fulham	36	14	9	13	45	40	5	8	5	22	16	9	1	8	23	24	1.12500	37	DWDDLW	Safe
	12	Chesterfield	38	15	7	16	53	48	7	4	8	31	25	8	3	8	22	23	1.10417	37	LWLWWL	Safe
	13	Bradford Park Avenue	39	15	7	17	63	62	10	3	7	42	28	5	4	10	21	34	1.01613	37	DWDWLL	Safe
	14	Coventry City	38	12	12	14	51	45	9	4	6	29	15	3	8	8	22	30	1.13333	36	DDLDWD	Safe
	15	Plymouth Argyle	39	9	17	13	35	53	8	7	4	23	18	1	10	9	12	35	.66038	35	LDWDDW	Safe
	16	Brentford	38	11	13	14	36	57	8	6	5	25	25	3	7	9	11	32	.63158	35	WWWDLW	Safe
	17	Bury	39	9	16	14	56	57	6	8	6	27	26	3	8	8	29	31	.98246	34	DDLLDD
	18	Luton Town	38	11	12	15	50	55	6	8	4	27	21	5	4	11	23	34	.90909	34	LLDDWD
	19	Leeds United	39	12	8	19	53	69	10	5	4	36	19	2	3	15	17	50	.76812	32	WLLDLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	38	11	9	18	47	55	10	4	6	31	22	1	5	12	16	33	.85455	31	DLDDLW
	21	Doncaster Rovers	39	9	10	20	38	60	7	8	5	23	18	2	2	15	15	42	.63333	28	DDLWLL
	22	Millwall	39	8	11	20	38	70	6	7	7	21	26	2	4	13	17	44	.54286	27	WDLLLD

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	38	21	12	5	53	24	11	6	2	32	13	10	6	3	21	11	2.20833	54	DDWDWW	Safe
	2	Newcastle United	38	21	7	10	65	38	15	1	2	40	11	6	6	8	25	27	1.71053	49	WWDDWD	Safe
	3	Sheffield Wednesday	39	20	9	10	63	48	13	5	2	39	21	7	4	8	24	27	1.31250	49	WWWWDD	Safe	1-1
	4	Cardiff City	39	17	11	11	59	50	12	6	2	36	13	5	5	9	23	37	1.18000	45	LLDLLD	Safe
	5	Southampton	37	17	9	11	65	52	13	3	3	50	22	4	6	8	15	30	1.25000	43	DWDDLL	Safe
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	39	15	11	13	54	41	10	5	5	35	23	5	6	8	19	18	1.31707	41	DWWLLL	Safe	0-3
	7	West Ham United	39	14	13	12	49	50	9	7	4	27	18	5	6	8	22	32	.98000	41	WDWDLL	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	39	16	8	15	51	57	10	3	6	30	28	6	5	9	21	29	.89474	40	DDLDLL	Safe
	9	Leicester City	38	15	9	14	57	54	10	3	5	35	26	5	6	9	22	28	1.05556	39	DDWWWW	Safe
	10	Barnsley	38	15	9	14	56	55	10	4	5	28	18	5	5	9	28	37	1.01818	39	DLDWLW	Safe
	11	Fulham	36	14	9	13	45	40	5	8	5	22	16	9	1	8	23	24	1.12500	37	DWDDLW	Safe
	12	Chesterfield	38	15	7	16	53	48	7	4	8	31	25	8	3	8	22	23	1.10417	37	LWLWWL	Safe
	13	Bradford Park Avenue	39	15	7	17	63	62	10	3	7	42	28	5	4	10	21	34	1.01613	37	DWDWLL	Safe
	14	Coventry City	38	12	12	14	51	45	9	4	6	29	15	3	8	8	22	30	1.13333	36	DDLDWD	Safe
1	15	Brentford	39	11	14	14	37	58	8	6	5	25	25	3	8	9	12	33	.63793	36	WWDLWD	Safe	1-1
1	16	Plymouth Argyle	39	9	17	13	35	53	8	7	4	23	18	1	10	9	12	35	.66038	35	LDWDDW	Safe
	17	Bury	39	9	16	14	56	57	6	8	6	27	26	3	8	8	29	31	.98246	34	DDLLDD
	18	Luton Town	38	11	12	15	50	55	6	8	4	27	21	5	4	11	23	34	.90909	34	LLDDWD
1	19	Nottingham Forest	39	12	9	18	50	55	10	4	6	31	22	2	5	12	19	33	.90909	33	LDDLWW		3-0
1	20	Leeds United	39	12	8	19	53	69	10	5	4	36	19	2	3	15	17	50	.76812	32	WLLDLD
	21	Doncaster Rovers	39	9	10	20	38	60	7	8	5	23	18	2	2	15	15	42	.63333	28	DDLWLL
	22	Millwall	39	8	11	20	38	70	6	7	7	21	26	2	4	13	17	44	.54286	27	WDLLLD