LUTON TOWN 3 - 2 FOREST - Wed Jan 29, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 29, 1947 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Kenilworth Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-3 (Lost)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Coventry City (League Tier 2)
- Luton Town:
- Dec 13, 1947
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1671 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 934 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1853 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 2988 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review:
According to Ken Smales book, goalkeeper Laurie Platts failed to turn up due to Army service, so striker Tom Johnson went in goal.
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | M | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
9 | M | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Luton Town | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
1 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2.455 | 38 | WWWWWW | ||
2 | Burnley | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2.000 | 36 | WLWWDW | ||
3 | Newcastle United | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 1.778 | 34 | LLWWWL | ||
4 | Birmingham City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1.958 | 32 | WWLWLL | ||
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 1.353 | 30 | LDLWLW | ||
6 | Chesterfield | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1.192 | 29 | DLDWLL | ||
7 | Leicester City | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1.175 | 29 | LWWLWW | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 1.149 | 28 | WWWWLD | ||
9 | Coventry City | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1.129 | 25 | DWDLWW | ||
10 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 42 | .879 | 25 | LLLWLW | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 1.075 | 24 | LWWLWW | ||
12 | Luton Town | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 1.025 | 24 | DLWDWL | ||
13 | Bury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 1.000 | 24 | WLWWWL | ||
14 | Fulham | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 34 | .878 | 24 | LWWLLW | ||
15 | Barnsley | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 36 | .845 | 24 | LDDLLW | ||
16 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | .978 | 23 | LDDWLL | ||
17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | .875 | 22 | LLDLWD | ||
18 | West Ham United | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | .848 | 22 | LWDLWD | ||
19 | Millwall | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .638 | 19 | DWWLLD | ||
20 | Swansea Town | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | .654 | 17 | LWLLDL | ||
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 38 | .683 | 16 | LLDDLL | ||
22 | Newport County | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 49 | .420 | 11 | WWLLLL |
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 | Result(s) | |
1 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2.455 | 38 | WWWWWW | ||
2 | Burnley | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2.000 | 36 | WLWWDW | ||
3 | Newcastle United | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 1.778 | 34 | LLWWWL | ||
4 | Birmingham City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1.958 | 32 | WWLWLL | ||
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 1.353 | 30 | LDLWLW | ||
6 | Chesterfield | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1.192 | 29 | DLDWLL | ||
7 | Leicester City | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1.175 | 29 | LWWLWW | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 1.149 | 28 | WWWWLD | ||
![]() | 9 | Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 1.048 | 26 | LWDWLW | 3-2 |
![]() | 10 | Coventry City | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1.129 | 25 | DWDLWW | |
![]() | 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 42 | .879 | 25 | LLLWLW | |
![]() | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 1.047 | 24 | WWLWWL | 2-3 |
13 | Bury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 1.000 | 24 | WLWWWL | ||
14 | Fulham | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 34 | .878 | 24 | LWWLLW | ||
15 | Barnsley | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 36 | .845 | 24 | LDDLLW | ||
16 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | .978 | 23 | LDDWLL | ||
17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | .875 | 22 | LLDLWD | ||
18 | West Ham United | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | .848 | 22 | LWDLWD | ||
19 | Millwall | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .638 | 19 | DWWLLD | ||
20 | Swansea Town | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | .654 | 17 | LWLLDL | ||
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 38 | .683 | 16 | LLDDLL | ||
22 | Newport County | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 49 | .420 | 11 | WWLLLL |