The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 BURY - Sat Dec 21, 1946 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 21, 1946 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Star Green 'un - Saturday 21 December 1946
: Daily News (London) - Monday 23 December 1946

Season:: 1946-47
Referee:: GC Appleyard
Attendance:: 15,788
Pos Before/After:: 16 16
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Burnley (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Apr 26, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1664 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 927 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1844 (of 5768)
Total:: 2982 (of 7556)
Played:: 78 years, 6 months, 13 days ago

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

Goals
Tom Johnston (40')
Harry Brigham (88') - Harry Brigham first goal

BURY
Manager: Norman Bullock
Prior form: LDDWLW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Reg Savage
2	D	32	Harry Brigham (88')
3	M	30	Bob McCall
4	M	31	George Pritty
5	M	28	Ted Blagg
6	M	25	Frank Knight
7	F	30	Freddie Scott
8	F	31	Sailor Brown
9	M	25	Eddie Barks
10	F	32	Colin Lyman
11	F	27	Tom Johnston (40')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	34	Reg Savage	13		14	2
2	D	32	Harry Brigham (88')	6		14	2
3	M	30	Bob McCall	65	13	14	2
4	M	31	George Pritty	31	1	14	2
5	M	28	Ted Blagg	15		14	2
6	M	25	Frank Knight	5		14	2
7	F	30	Freddie Scott	15	1	14	2
8	F	31	Sailor Brown	18	6	14	2
9	M	25	Eddie Barks	20	17	21	3
10	F	32	Colin Lyman	8	4	14	2
11	F	27	Tom Johnston (40')	16	41	14	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Robinson
2	D	G Griffiths
3	D	W Griffiths
4	D	Jones
5	D	Hart
6	M	Halton
7	M	Kilshaw
8	M	Mutch
9	M	Lindsay
10	F	Quigley
11	F	Reid

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 21, 1946)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-2	West Ham United
Birmingham City	6-1	Plymouth Argyle
Burnley	0-0	Manchester City
Coventry City	0-0	Luton Town
Newcastle United	2-1	Chesterfield
Newport County	4-3	Sheffield Wednesday
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Bury
Tottenham Hotspur	3-3	Bradford Park Avenue
West Bromwich Albion	4-2	Leicester City

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	Newcastle United	19	10	6	3	52	22	5	2	1	29	9	5	4	2	23	13	2.36364	26	WWDLWW
2	Birmingham City	20	12	2	6	36	18	7	1	1	23	5	5	1	5	13	13	2.00000	26	WWWWWW
3	Burnley	19	9	8	2	27	17	5	4	1	15	9	4	4	1	12	8	1.58824	26	DDDDWW
4	Manchester City	18	10	5	3	40	17	6	3	0	25	7	4	2	3	15	10	2.35294	25	LWWDWW
5	Chesterfield	18	9	7	2	23	13	4	4	1	11	6	5	3	1	12	7	1.76923	25	DWWDWW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	19	9	6	4	37	25	5	3	2	17	12	4	3	2	20	13	1.48000	24	WLWDLW
7	Plymouth Argyle	18	8	5	5	35	32	7	3	0	22	11	1	2	5	13	21	1.09375	21	WDLWLW
8	Leicester City	19	9	3	7	34	32	5	2	4	21	16	4	1	3	13	16	1.06250	21	WWDDWL
9	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	40	46	6	1	3	22	14	2	3	5	18	32	.86957	20	LLLLWL
10	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	3	8	40	37	4	1	3	20	14	4	2	5	20	23	1.08108	19	LDWLLL
11	Southampton	19	7	5	7	34	32	6	3	0	25	10	1	2	7	9	22	1.06250	19	DLWDWL
12	Luton Town	19	8	2	9	35	33	6	1	2	23	14	2	1	7	12	19	1.06061	18	DWLWWL
13	Fulham	18	7	4	7	32	37	5	1	2	19	13	2	3	5	13	24	.86486	18	DWLLLL
14	Bradford Park Avenue	18	6	5	7	26	27	4	2	4	11	10	2	3	3	15	17	.96296	17	DLLWLL
15	Coventry City	19	5	7	7	24	27	4	5	0	11	6	1	2	7	13	21	.88889	17	DLWLWL
16	Nottingham Forest	17	5	4	8	27	31	4	2	3	17	11	1	2	5	10	20	.87097	14	DLWLDD
17	Bury	19	3	8	8	28	34	3	4	2	22	15	0	4	6	6	19	.82353	14	LDDWLW
18	Sheffield Wednesday	19	5	4	10	32	41	4	2	4	19	15	1	2	6	13	26	.78049	14	LDLWDW
19	Swansea Town	19	5	4	10	29	42	4	1	5	19	24	1	3	5	10	18	.69048	14	LDWLLL
20	Millwall	19	5	3	11	24	42	4	2	5	18	22	1	1	6	6	20	.57143	13	WWLWLL
21	West Ham United	17	5	2	10	24	36	3	2	3	11	15	2	0	7	13	21	.66667	12	LWLLDL
22	Newport County	18	3	1	14	25	63	2	0	7	17	29	1	1	7	8	34	.39683	7	LLLWLL

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	Newcastle United	20	11	6	3	54	23	6	2	1	31	10	5	4	2	23	13	2.34783	28	WDLWWW		2-1
	2	Birmingham City	21	13	2	6	42	19	8	1	1	29	6	5	1	5	13	13	2.21053	28	WWWWWW		6-1
	3	Burnley	20	9	9	2	27	17	5	5	1	15	9	4	4	1	12	8	1.58824	27	DDDWWD		0-0
	4	Manchester City	19	10	6	3	40	17	6	3	0	25	7	4	3	3	15	10	2.35294	26	WWDWWD		0-0
	5	Chesterfield	19	9	7	3	24	15	4	4	1	11	6	5	3	2	13	9	1.60000	25	WWDWWL		1-2
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	20	9	7	4	40	28	5	4	2	20	15	4	3	2	20	13	1.42857	25	LWDLWD		3-3
3	7	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	3	8	44	39	5	1	3	24	16	4	2	5	20	23	1.12821	21	DWLLLW		4-2
	8	Leicester City	20	9	3	8	36	36	5	2	4	21	16	4	1	4	15	20	1.00000	21	WDDWLL		2-4
2	9	Plymouth Argyle	19	8	5	6	36	38	7	3	0	22	11	1	2	6	14	27	.94737	21	DLWLWL		1-6
1	10	Barnsley	21	8	4	9	41	48	6	1	4	23	16	2	3	5	18	32	.85417	20	LLLWLL		1-2
	11	Southampton	19	7	5	7	34	32	6	3	0	25	10	1	2	7	9	22	1.06250	19	DLWDWL
	12	Luton Town	20	8	3	9	35	33	6	1	2	23	14	2	2	7	12	19	1.06061	19	WLWWLD		0-0
1	13	Bradford Park Avenue	19	6	6	7	29	30	4	2	4	11	10	2	4	3	18	20	.96667	18	LLWLLD		3-3
1	14	Coventry City	20	5	8	7	24	27	4	6	0	11	6	1	2	7	13	21	.88889	18	LWLWLD		0-0
2	15	Fulham	18	7	4	7	32	37	5	1	2	19	13	2	3	5	13	24	.86486	18	DWLLLL
	16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	4	8	29	31	5	2	3	19	11	1	2	5	10	20	.93548	16	LWLDDW		2-0
	17	Bury	20	3	8	9	28	36	3	4	2	22	15	0	4	7	6	21	.77778	14	DDWLWL		0-2
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	20	5	4	11	35	45	4	2	4	19	15	1	2	7	16	30	.77778	14	DLWDWL		3-4
2	19	West Ham United	18	6	2	10	26	37	3	2	3	11	15	3	0	7	15	22	.70270	14	WLLDLW		2-1
1	20	Swansea Town	19	5	4	10	29	42	4	1	5	19	24	1	3	5	10	18	.69048	14	LDWLLL
1	21	Millwall	19	5	3	11	24	42	4	2	5	18	22	1	1	6	6	20	.57143	13	WWLWLL
	22	Newport County	19	4	1	14	29	66	3	0	7	21	32	1	1	7	8	34	.43939	9	LLWLLW		4-3