SOUTHAMPTON 5 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 14, 1946 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 14, 1946 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Southampton
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- The Dell
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-5 LOST
- Half-time: 1-3
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1946-47
- Referee:
- WE Ross-Gower
- Attendance:
- 18,451
- League Week:
- 5 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 16
19 - Opp Before/After:
- 13
8
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Luton Town (League Tier 2)
- Southampton:
- Jan 18, 1947
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1650 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 913 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1830 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 2966 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 80 years, 8 days ago
Review
Regular goalkeeper Reg Savage was in Manchester after his wife fell sick, so Griff Roberts was given a debut in goal. At the other end, the 6'4" Ephgrave saved a last minute penalty from Sailor Brown.
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jack Edwards (32')
Tom Johnston (70')
SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Bill Dodgin
Prior form: WDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Doug McGibbon (1')
Alf Freeman (8')
Jack Bradley (37')
Alf Freeman (54')
Doug McGibbon (65')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Griff Roberts | Debut |
| 2 | D | 20 |  Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | 30 | Bob McCall | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | 32 | Robert Davies | |
| 6 | M | 29 | William Baxter | |
| 7 | F | 29 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 30 | Sailor Brown | |
| 9 | M | 35 |  Frank O'Donnell | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Jack Edwards  (32') | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Tom Johnston (70') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Ephgrave |
| 2 | D | Bill Ellerington |
| 3 | D | Bill Rochford |
| 4 | D | Billy Stroud |
| 5 | D | Eric Webber |
| 6 | M | George Smith |
| 7 | M | Don Roper |
| 8 | M | Alf Freeman |
| 9 | M | Doug McGibbon |
| 10 | F | Jack Bradley |
| 11 | F | Bobby Veck |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-1 | Birmingham City |
| Burnley | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Chesterfield | 3-1 | West Ham United |
| Leicester City | 3-5 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Luton Town | 2-0 | Bury |
| Millwall | 1-3 | Manchester City |
| Newport County | 4-2 | Coventry City |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-2 | Fulham |
| Southampton | 5-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Swansea Town | 1-6 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | WWDW | |||
| 2 | Barnsley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | WWDW | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | WWD | |||
| 4 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | WDLW | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 8 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 10 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DWDL | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 13 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | WLD | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LLDW | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | LLWL | |||
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 18 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 2 | LLWL | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 2 | LDDL | |||
| 22 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 | LL | |||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | 1 | Barnsley | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | WWDWW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | WWDWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | WWDW | 3-1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | DWDW | 6-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | WLLWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | WLWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WDLWD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | 8 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | WDLW | 5-2 | |
| 5 | 9 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | DWWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 5 | LLWWD | 2-2 | |
| 8 | 11 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DDLW | 3-1 | |
| 4 | 12 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | WWLLL | 1-3 | |
| 3 | 13 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 4 | DWDLL | 2-4 | |
| 6 | 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 4 | LLWLW | 5-3 | |
| 3 | 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 | LLWWL | 3-5 | |
| 2 | 16 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | WLDL | 0-2 | |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Swansea Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 3 | LLDWL | 1-6 | |
| 3 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 2 | LLWLL | 2-5 | |
| 2 | 20 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 2 | LLW | 4-2 | |
| 3 | 21 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 2 | LWLLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 22 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2 | LDDLL | 1-3 | |