The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON - Sat Dec 25, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 25, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON

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

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: H Hartley
Attendance:: 25,181
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Dec 27, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1753 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1016 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1938 (of 5724)
Total:: 3077 (of 7505)
Played:: 75 years, 4 months, 0 days ago

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

Goals
Bill Hullett - Bill Hullett last goal
Jack Edwards - Jack Edwards last goal

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Bill Dodgin
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
?

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	32	Bob McCall
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson
9	F	33	Bill Hullett	Guest (Manchester United)
10	F	24	Jack Edwards
11	F	29	George Lee

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	304		7	2
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	432	1	7	2
3	M	32	Bob McCall	176	1	7	2
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell	33	3	7	2
5	D	31	Horace Gager	269	11	7	2
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt	504	14	7	2
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile	68	9	7	2
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson	72	30	7	2
9	F	33	Bill Hullett	15	2	7	2
10	F	24	Jack Edwards	81	21	7	2
11	F	29	George Lee	79	20	7	2

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 (Sat Dec 25, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Queens Park Rangers
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Fulham
Brentford	1-1	Cardiff City
Bury	0-2	Coventry City
Grimsby Town	3-0	Barnsley
Leicester City	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Lincoln City	2-2	Chesterfield
Luton Town	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Southampton
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
West Ham United	3-2	Leeds 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	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	5	4	39	19	8	2	1	27	10	5	3	3	12	9	2.05263	31	WLWLWW
2	Southampton	22	12	5	5	40	21	9	1	0	30	5	3	4	5	10	16	1.90476	29	DWLWWW
3	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	7	4	41	21	9	1	0	33	7	1	6	4	8	14	1.95238	27	LWDDWL
4	Fulham	21	10	5	6	31	23	7	3	1	21	7	3	2	5	10	16	1.34783	25	WDWDLW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	22	10	5	7	43	33	8	2	2	26	10	2	3	5	17	23	1.30303	25	WDWLWW
6	Bury	21	10	4	7	34	31	7	3	1	22	11	3	1	6	12	20	1.09677	24	WLWWDL
7	Cardiff City	21	8	7	6	31	27	6	2	2	25	13	2	5	4	6	14	1.14815	23	DDWWDW
8	Luton Town	22	8	7	7	29	31	5	5	0	13	5	3	2	7	16	26	.93548	23	LWDWLW
9	Blackburn Rovers	21	9	4	8	32	31	7	2	2	27	12	2	2	6	5	19	1.03226	22	WLWWWL
10	Bradford Park Avenue	22	9	4	9	44	43	5	2	2	21	11	4	2	7	23	32	1.02326	22	LWWWLL
11	Chesterfield	22	7	8	7	30	30	4	3	4	14	12	3	5	3	16	18	1.00000	22	WLLLWW
12	Brentford	21	7	7	7	19	20	3	4	3	10	9	4	3	4	9	11	.95000	21	WWWLLL
13	West Ham United	21	7	7	7	26	28	5	4	1	16	9	2	3	6	10	19	.92857	21	WDWLWL
14	Plymouth Argyle	22	8	5	9	26	31	7	1	3	19	12	1	4	6	7	19	.83871	21	DWDWLW
15	Leeds United	21	6	8	7	35	34	5	4	2	22	13	1	4	5	13	21	1.02941	20	DDLLLW
16	Queens Park Rangers	22	8	4	10	22	36	6	2	3	15	13	2	2	7	7	23	.61111	20	LWLLWL
17	Barnsley	22	6	7	9	36	37	4	4	3	20	10	2	3	6	16	27	.97297	19	LLLWLL
18	Leicester City	22	5	8	9	33	43	3	7	1	25	19	2	1	8	8	24	.76744	18	WLDLDL
19	Coventry City	22	7	3	12	30	38	6	1	5	19	13	1	2	7	11	25	.78947	17	DLLWWW
20	Nottingham Forest	21	6	4	11	21	29	3	3	5	8	7	3	1	6	13	22	.72414	16	DLLWDL
21	Grimsby Town	21	5	5	11	34	45	3	3	5	21	21	2	2	6	13	24	.75556	15	WLDLLL
22	Lincoln City	22	3	7	12	29	54	3	4	5	18	24	0	3	7	11	30	.53704	13	DLDLLW

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	23	14	5	4	40	19	9	2	1	28	10	5	3	3	12	9	2.10526	33	LWLWWW		1-0
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	22	11	7	4	43	22	9	1	0	33	7	2	6	4	10	15	1.95455	29	WDDWLW		2-1
1	3	Southampton	23	12	5	6	41	23	9	1	0	30	5	3	4	6	11	18	1.78261	29	WLWWWL		1-2
	4	Fulham	22	10	6	6	32	24	7	3	1	21	7	3	3	5	11	17	1.33333	26	DWDLWD		1-1
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	23	10	5	8	43	34	8	2	2	26	10	2	3	6	17	24	1.26471	25	DWLWWL		0-1
2	6	Luton Town	23	9	7	7	32	32	6	5	0	16	6	3	2	7	16	26	1.00000	25	WDWLWW		3-1
	7	Cardiff City	22	8	8	6	32	28	6	2	2	25	13	2	6	4	7	15	1.14286	24	DWWDWD		1-1
1	8	Blackburn Rovers	22	10	4	8	34	31	8	2	2	29	12	2	2	6	5	19	1.09677	24	LWWWLW		2-0
3	9	Bury	22	10	4	8	34	33	7	3	2	22	13	3	1	6	12	20	1.03030	24	LWWDLL		0-2
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	23	9	5	9	45	44	5	3	2	22	12	4	2	7	23	32	1.02273	23	WWWLLD		1-1
	11	Chesterfield	23	7	9	7	32	32	4	3	4	14	12	3	6	3	18	20	1.00000	23	LLLWWD		2-2
1	12	West Ham United	22	8	7	7	29	30	6	4	1	19	11	2	3	6	10	19	.96667	23	DWLWLW		3-2
1	13	Brentford	22	7	8	7	20	21	3	5	3	11	10	4	3	4	9	11	.95238	22	WWLLLD		1-1
	14	Plymouth Argyle	23	8	5	10	27	34	7	1	3	19	12	1	4	7	8	22	.79412	21	WDWLWL		1-3
	15	Leeds United	22	6	8	8	37	37	5	4	2	22	13	1	4	6	15	24	1.00000	20	DLLLWL		2-3
	16	Queens Park Rangers	23	8	4	11	22	38	6	2	3	15	13	2	2	8	7	25	.57895	20	WLLWLL		0-2
	17	Barnsley	23	6	7	10	36	40	4	4	3	20	10	2	3	7	16	30	.90000	19	LLWLLL		0-3
1	18	Coventry City	23	8	3	12	32	38	6	1	5	19	13	2	2	7	13	25	.84211	19	LLWWWW		2-0
1	19	Nottingham Forest	22	7	4	11	23	30	4	3	5	10	8	3	1	6	13	22	.76667	18	LLWDLW		2-1
2	20	Leicester City	23	5	8	10	34	45	3	7	2	26	21	2	1	8	8	24	.75556	18	LDLDLL		1-2
	21	Grimsby Town	22	6	5	11	37	45	4	3	5	24	21	2	2	6	13	24	.82222	17	LDLLLW		3-0
	22	Lincoln City	23	3	8	12	31	56	3	5	5	20	26	0	3	7	11	30	.55357	14	LDLLWD		2-2