The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SWINDON TOWN - Sat Sep 10, 1949 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat Sep 10, 1949 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swindon Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1949-50
Referee:: A Blythe
Attendance:: 24,709
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 12 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Northampton Town (League Tier 3)
Swindon Town:: Jan 14, 1950

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1780 (of 5007)
League Tier 3:: 7 (of 226)
Competitive:: 1967 (of 5724)
Total:: 3106 (of 7505)
Played:: 74 years, 7 months, 15 days ago

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

Goals
Wally Ardron (75')
Alan Ashman (78')

SWINDON TOWN
Manager: Louis Page
Prior form: WDLLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Morris Jones (49') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	33	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	33	Bob McCall
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Frank Knight
7	F	32	Freddie Scott
8	F	25	John Love
9	M	30	Wally Ardron (75')
10	F	21	Alan Ashman (78')
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank Boulton
2	D	Andy Cowie
3	D	Albert Young
4	D	Harry Kaye
5	D	Garth Hudson
6	M	Jack Foxton
7	M	Harry Lunn
8	M	Morris Jones
9	M	Maurice Owen
10	F	Joe Simner
11	F	Jimmy Bain

All the games in Division 3S on this day (Sat Sep 10, 1949)

Home	Score	Away
Aldershot	3-5	Torquay United
Bournemouth	3-0	Southend United
Bristol Rovers	2-3	Bristol City
Crystal Palace	1-2	Notts County
Leyton Orient	4-1	Exeter City
Newport County	0-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Northampton Town	1-0	Millwall
Norwich City	3-2	Walsall
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Swindon Town
Reading	3-1	Ipswich Town
Watford	0-2	Port Vale

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	Southend United	6	4	1	1	12	3	4	0	0	12	1	0	1	1	0	2	4.00000	9	LWWDWW
	2	Notts County	6	4	1	1	18	7	3	1	0	12	3	1	0	1	6	4	2.57143	9	WLWWWD
	3	Nottingham Forest	6	3	2	1	9	4	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	1	5	4	2.25000	8	DWWWLD
	4	Northampton Town	6	3	2	1	13	9	1	1	0	4	3	2	1	1	9	6	1.44444	8	LWDWWD
	5	Bournemouth	6	3	2	1	8	6	1	2	0	4	2	2	0	1	4	4	1.33333	8	WWDWLD
	6	Norwich City	6	4	0	2	16	12	3	0	0	11	3	1	0	2	5	9	1.33333	8	LWWLWW
	7	Torquay United	6	4	0	2	13	14	3	0	0	8	4	1	0	2	5	10	.92857	8	WWWLLW
	8	Port Vale	6	2	3	1	7	5	2	2	0	5	2	0	1	1	2	3	1.40000	7	WLDDWD
	9	Millwall	6	3	1	2	11	8	3	0	1	9	5	0	1	1	2	3	1.37500	7	LDLWWW
	10	Reading	6	3	1	2	12	9	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	2	6	8	1.33333	7	LDWWWL
	11	Crystal Palace	6	2	2	2	8	7	2	1	0	5	1	0	1	2	3	6	1.14286	6	LDWDLW
	12	Swindon Town	5	2	1	2	5	4	2	1	0	5	2	0	0	2	0	2	1.25000	5	WDLLW
	13	Exeter City	6	2	1	3	11	13	1	0	2	6	7	1	1	1	5	6	.84615	5	WLWLLD
	14	Brighton and Hove Albion	6	1	3	2	7	12	0	3	1	5	7	1	0	1	2	5	.58333	5	DWDDLL
	15	Leyton Orient	6	1	3	2	6	11	1	2	0	4	3	0	1	2	2	8	.54545	5	DDLDWL
	16	Bristol City	5	2	0	3	9	9	2	0	1	9	3	0	0	2	0	6	1.00000	4	WLLLW
	17	Ipswich Town	6	1	2	3	7	10	1	1	1	5	4	0	1	2	2	6	.70000	4	LLLWDD
	18	Watford	6	0	4	2	3	5	0	1	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	2	.60000	4	DDLLDD
	19	Bristol Rovers	6	2	0	4	6	11	2	0	1	4	4	0	0	3	2	7	.54545	4	LWLLLW
	20	Aldershot	6	1	2	3	4	9	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	7	.44444	4	DLWDLL
	21	Walsall	6	1	1	4	9	9	1	1	1	8	4	0	0	3	1	5	1.00000	3	DLLWLL
	22	Newport County	6	1	0	5	10	27	1	0	1	4	6	0	0	4	6	21	.37037	2	WLLLLL

Table after:

	THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	1	Notts County	7	5	1	1	20	8	3	1	0	12	3	2	0	1	8	5	2.50000	11	LWWWDW		2-1
1	2	Nottingham Forest	7	4	2	1	11	5	3	0	0	6	1	1	2	1	5	4	2.20000	10	WWWLDW		2-1
2	3	Bournemouth	7	4	2	1	11	6	2	2	0	7	2	2	0	1	4	4	1.83333	10	WDWLDW		3-0
	4	Northampton Town	7	4	2	1	14	9	2	1	0	5	3	2	1	1	9	6	1.55556	10	WDWWDW		1-0
1	5	Norwich City	7	5	0	2	19	14	4	0	0	14	5	1	0	2	5	9	1.35714	10	WWLWWW		3-2
1	6	Torquay United	7	5	0	2	18	17	3	0	0	8	4	2	0	2	10	13	1.05882	10	WWLLWW		5-3
6	7	Southend United	7	4	1	2	12	6	4	0	0	12	1	0	1	2	0	5	2.00000	9	WWDWWL		0-3
	8	Port Vale	7	3	3	1	9	5	2	2	0	5	2	1	1	1	4	3	1.80000	9	LDDWDW		2-0
1	9	Reading	7	4	1	2	15	10	3	0	0	9	2	1	1	2	6	8	1.50000	9	DWWWLW		3-1
1	10	Millwall	7	3	1	3	11	9	3	0	1	9	5	0	1	2	2	4	1.22222	7	DLWWWL		0-1
4	11	Leyton Orient	7	2	3	2	10	12	2	2	0	8	4	0	1	2	2	8	.83333	7	DLDWLW		4-1
2	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	7	2	3	2	8	12	0	3	1	5	7	2	0	1	3	5	.66667	7	WDDLLW		1-0
3	13	Bristol City	6	3	0	3	12	11	2	0	1	9	3	1	0	2	3	8	1.09091	6	WLLLWW		3-2
3	14	Crystal Palace	7	2	2	3	9	9	2	1	1	6	3	0	1	2	3	6	1.00000	6	DWDLWL		1-2
3	15	Swindon Town	6	2	1	3	6	6	2	1	0	5	2	0	0	3	1	4	1.00000	5	WDLLWL		1-2
3	16	Exeter City	7	2	1	4	12	17	1	0	2	6	7	1	1	2	6	10	.70588	5	LWLLDL		1-4
	17	Ipswich Town	7	1	2	4	8	13	1	1	1	5	4	0	1	3	3	9	.61538	4	LLWDDL		1-3
1	18	Bristol Rovers	7	2	0	5	8	14	2	0	2	6	7	0	0	3	2	7	.57143	4	WLLLWL		2-3
1	19	Aldershot	7	1	2	4	7	14	1	0	2	5	7	0	2	2	2	7	.50000	4	LWDLLL		3-5
2	20	Watford	7	0	4	3	3	7	0	1	2	2	5	0	3	1	1	2	.42857	4	DLLDDL		0-2
	21	Walsall	7	1	1	5	11	12	1	1	1	8	4	0	0	4	3	8	.91667	3	LLWLLL		2-3
	22	Newport County	7	1	0	6	10	28	1	0	2	4	7	0	0	4	6	21	.35714	2	LLLLLL		0-1