The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 MILLWALL - Sat Nov 09, 1946 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 09, 1946 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Millwall
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 09 November 1946

Season:: 1946-47
Referee:: GL Iliffe
Attendance:: 21,176
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 21 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Millwall:: Mar 15, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1658 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 921 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1838 (of 5768)
Total:: 2976 (of 7557)
Played:: 78 years, 8 months, 6 days ago

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

Goals
Noel Simpson (13') - Noel Simpson first goal

MILLWALL
Manager: Jack Cock
Prior form: LWWLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Ron Mansfield
Benny Fenton

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Griff Roberts
2	D	31	Harry Brigham	Debut
3	D	25	Jack Hutchinson	Debut
4	M	25	Eddie Barks
5	M	28	Ted Blagg
6	M	23	Noel Simpson (13')
7	F	27	Tom Johnston
8	F	31	Sailor Brown
9	M	35	Frank O'Donnell
10	F	22	Jack Edwards
11	F	32	Colin Lyman

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Johnny Burke
2	D	Len Tyler
3	D	George Williams
4	D	George Bradley
5	D	Walter McMillen
6	M	Tom Brolly
7	M	Johnny Johnson
8	M	Willie Hurrell
9	M	Jimmy Jinks
10	F	Benny Fenton
11	F	Ron Mansfield

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 09, 1946)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-3	Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham City	3-1	Manchester City
Burnley	1-1	Luton Town
Coventry City	0-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Newcastle United	4-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Newport County	2-3	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Millwall
Southampton	1-1	Chesterfield
Swansea Town	0-2	Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	Bury
West Bromwich Albion	2-3	West Ham 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	Burnley	13	7	4	2	20	14	4	2	1	11	8	3	2	1	9	6	1.42857	18	DDWWWD
	2	Barnsley	14	7	4	3	33	26	5	1	1	17	8	2	3	2	16	18	1.26923	18	DDLLWL
	3	Newcastle United	13	6	5	2	34	13	3	1	1	21	6	3	4	1	13	7	2.61538	17	DWDLWW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	13	6	5	2	24	15	3	3	1	10	6	3	2	1	14	9	1.60000	17	DWWDWD
	5	Manchester City	12	6	4	2	28	12	4	2	0	18	5	2	2	2	10	7	2.33333	16	DLWDLW
	6	West Bromwich Albion	13	7	2	4	28	23	3	1	1	11	8	4	1	3	17	15	1.21739	16	WWDWDL
	7	Fulham	13	6	4	3	29	26	5	1	0	19	9	1	3	3	10	17	1.11538	16	DWWWLD
	8	Chesterfield	12	5	5	2	13	8	2	3	1	8	6	3	2	1	5	2	1.62500	15	DWWLDD
	9	Birmingham City	14	6	2	6	19	15	4	1	1	14	3	2	1	5	5	12	1.26667	14	LWDWWL
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	12	5	4	3	21	18	3	2	2	9	7	2	2	1	12	11	1.16667	14	LWLWDW
	11	Plymouth Argyle	12	5	4	3	23	22	5	2	0	16	7	0	2	3	7	15	1.04545	14	WDLWLW
	12	Southampton	13	5	3	5	24	20	4	2	0	17	5	1	1	5	7	15	1.20000	13	LDDWWL
	13	Leicester City	13	6	1	6	18	22	4	1	3	12	11	2	0	3	6	11	.81818	13	DWWWLW
	14	Coventry City	13	3	6	4	19	20	2	4	0	8	5	1	2	4	11	15	.95000	12	LDDLDW
	15	Luton Town	13	5	1	7	24	21	4	1	1	15	6	1	0	6	9	15	1.14286	11	LLLDWW
	16	Swansea Town	13	4	3	6	20	30	3	1	3	14	18	1	2	3	6	12	.66667	11	WDWDWL
	17	Nottingham Forest	12	4	2	6	21	24	4	1	1	14	6	0	1	5	7	18	.87500	10	WLDLWD
	18	West Ham United	12	4	1	7	16	22	3	1	2	9	9	1	0	5	7	13	.72727	9	WWLDLL
	19	Bury	13	1	6	6	18	25	1	3	2	14	12	0	3	4	4	13	.72000	8	DLLLLD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	13	3	2	8	20	28	2	1	4	10	11	1	1	4	10	17	.71429	8	DLLLLW
	21	Millwall	13	2	3	8	15	30	2	2	4	12	17	0	1	4	3	13	.50000	7	LWWLLL
	22	Newport County	13	2	1	10	19	52	1	0	5	12	22	1	1	5	7	30	.36538	5	LLWLLL

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)
2	1	Newcastle United	14	7	5	2	38	13	4	1	1	25	6	3	4	1	13	7	2.92308	19	WDLWWW		4-0
2	2	Tottenham Hotspur	14	7	5	2	26	16	4	3	1	12	7	3	2	1	14	9	1.62500	19	WWDWDW		2-1
2	3	Burnley	14	7	5	2	21	15	4	3	1	12	9	3	2	1	9	6	1.40000	19	DWWWDD		1-1
3	4	Fulham	14	7	4	3	31	26	5	1	0	19	9	2	3	3	12	17	1.19231	18	WWWLDW		2-0
3	5	Barnsley	15	7	4	4	34	29	5	1	2	18	11	2	3	2	16	18	1.17241	18	DLLWLL		1-3
1	6	Manchester City	13	6	4	3	29	15	4	2	0	18	5	2	2	3	11	10	1.93333	16	LWDLWL		1-3
1	7	Chesterfield	13	5	6	2	14	9	2	3	1	8	6	3	3	1	6	3	1.55556	16	WWLDDD		1-1
1	8	Birmingham City	15	7	2	6	22	16	5	1	1	17	4	2	1	5	5	12	1.37500	16	WDWWLW		3-1
3	9	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	2	5	30	26	3	1	2	13	11	4	1	3	17	15	1.15385	16	WDWDLL		2-3
1	10	Plymouth Argyle	13	6	4	3	26	23	5	2	0	16	7	1	2	3	10	16	1.13043	16	DLWLWW		3-1
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	13	5	5	3	21	18	3	2	2	9	7	2	3	1	12	11	1.16667	15	WLWDWD		0-0
1	12	Leicester City	14	7	1	6	21	24	4	1	3	12	11	3	0	3	9	13	.87500	15	WWWLWW		3-2
1	13	Southampton	14	5	4	5	25	21	4	3	0	18	6	1	1	5	7	15	1.19048	14	DDWWLD		1-1
	14	Coventry City	14	3	7	4	19	20	2	5	0	8	5	1	2	4	11	15	.95000	13	DDLDWD		0-0
	15	Luton Town	14	5	2	7	25	22	4	1	1	15	6	1	1	6	10	16	1.13636	12	LLDWWD		1-1
2	16	West Ham United	13	5	1	7	19	24	3	1	2	9	9	2	0	5	10	15	.79167	11	WLDLLW		3-2
1	17	Swansea Town	14	4	3	7	20	32	3	1	4	14	20	1	2	3	6	12	.62500	11	DWDWLL		0-2
1	18	Nottingham Forest	13	4	2	7	22	26	4	1	2	15	8	0	1	5	7	18	.84615	10	LDLWDL		1-2
2	19	Millwall	14	3	3	8	17	31	2	2	4	12	17	1	1	4	5	14	.54839	9	WWLLLW		2-1
1	20	Bury	14	1	6	7	19	27	1	3	2	14	12	0	3	5	5	15	.70370	8	LLLLDL		1-2
1	21	Sheffield Wednesday	14	3	2	9	20	32	2	1	4	10	11	1	1	5	10	21	.62500	8	LLLLWL		0-4
	22	Newport County	14	2	1	11	21	55	1	0	6	14	25	1	1	5	7	30	.38182	5	LWLLLL		2-3