The City Ground

FOREST 5 - 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE - Sat May 31, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat May 31, 1947 (6:30 PM)
Opponent:: Plymouth Argyle
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 5-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: GreensOnScreen.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Western Morning News - Monday 02 June 1947
: Nottingham Journal - Monday 02 June 1947

Season:: 1946-47
Referee:: RC Greenwood
Attendance:: 11,944
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 15
Opp Before/After:: 19 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Plymouth Argyle:: Dec 06, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1687 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 950 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1871 (of 5829)
Total:: 3009 (of 7634)
Played:: 79 years, 3 months, 17 days ago

Review
There was debate as to how scored the first Forest goal. Frank Knight took a freekick that may have been headed in by Eddie Barkes, but I'm going with Knight. That gives him his only goal for us!

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

Goal Scorers
Frank Knight (27') - Frank Knight only goal
Tom Johnston (73')
Sailor Brown (82')
Jack Edwards (84')
Tom Johnston (88')

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Manager: Jack Tresadern
Prior form: WLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob Thomas (50')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	21	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	25	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	24	Noel Simpson
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	25	Frank Knight (27')
7	F	30	Freddie Scott
8	F	31	Sailor Brown (82')
9	M	25	Eddie Barks
10	F	23	Jack Edwards (84')
11	F	28	Tom Johnston (73') (88')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	2		4	1
2	D	21	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	13		196	32
3	D	25	Jack Hutchinson	7		4	1
4	M	24	Noel Simpson	19	1	4	1
5	M	29	Ted Blagg	39		4	1
6	M	25	Frank Knight (27')	28		4	1
7	F	30	Freddie Scott	42	4	4	1
8	F	31	Sailor Brown (82')	44	16	4	1
9	M	25	Eddie Barks	39	7	4	1
10	F	23	Jack Edwards (84')	25	8	5	2
11	F	28	Tom Johnston (73') (88')	35	9	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Shortt
2	D	George Silk
3	D	Pat Jones
4	D	Jack Davies
5	D	Bob Warren
6	M	Alex Dyer
7	M	Bob Thomas
8	M	Len Jones
9	M	Dave Thomas
10	F	Marcus Murphy
11	F	Luke Tinkler

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat May 31, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Chesterfield	3-1	Bury
Fulham	0-3	Bradford Park Avenue
Luton Town	6-3	Newport County
Nottingham Forest	5-1	Plymouth Argyle
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	Manchester City
West Ham United	0-5	Burnley

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	Manchester City	40	25	10	5	72	31	16	3	1	44	13	9	7	4	28	18	41	60	WLWDWL	Champions
2	Birmingham City	42	25	5	12	74	33	17	2	2	51	11	8	3	10	23	22	41	55	WWWDWW	Safe
3	Burnley	40	21	13	6	59	28	11	8	2	30	14	10	5	4	29	14	31	55	LWLLWD	Safe
4	Newcastle United	41	19	10	12	93	58	11	4	6	60	32	8	6	6	33	26	35	48	LWWDDL	Safe
5	Tottenham Hotspur	41	17	13	11	64	52	11	7	2	34	20	6	6	9	30	32	12	47	DWLWLD	Safe
6	Chesterfield	40	16	14	10	51	41	10	6	3	30	14	6	8	7	21	27	10	46	WWLWWL	Safe
7	West Bromwich Albion	41	19	8	14	85	74	11	4	5	50	36	8	4	9	35	38	11	46	DDLWLW	Safe
8	Coventry City	42	16	13	13	66	59	12	8	1	40	17	4	5	12	26	42	7	45	DDWWWL	Safe
9	Leicester City	41	17	7	17	67	64	10	4	6	40	25	7	3	11	27	39	3	41	DWLLLD	Safe
10	Barnsley	41	17	7	17	83	85	13	2	6	48	29	4	5	11	35	56	-2	41	LLWWWW	Safe
11	West Ham United	41	16	8	17	70	71	12	4	4	46	26	4	4	13	24	45	-1	40	DWWDLW	Safe
12	Southampton	42	15	9	18	69	76	11	5	5	45	24	4	4	13	24	52	-7	39	WDLWWD	Safe
13	Fulham	39	15	8	16	62	68	12	4	4	40	22	3	4	12	22	46	-6	38	DLWWLD	Safe
14	Luton Town	41	15	7	19	65	70	12	4	4	44	26	3	3	15	21	44	-5	37	WLDLLW	Safe
15	Bradford Park Avenue	40	13	11	16	62	73	7	6	8	29	28	6	5	8	33	45	-11	37	LDWLWL	Safe
16	Bury	41	12	12	17	79	75	11	6	4	62	34	1	6	13	17	41	4	36	LWLDLD	Safe
17	Nottingham Forest	40	13	10	17	60	73	11	5	3	38	19	2	5	14	22	54	-13	36	LDDLDW	Safe
18	Millwall	40	14	6	20	54	77	7	5	7	28	28	7	1	13	26	49	-23	34	DWWLLW	Safe
19	Plymouth Argyle	41	14	5	22	78	91	11	3	7	45	34	3	2	15	33	57	-13	33	WLLLLL	Safe
20	Sheffield Wednesday	41	12	8	21	65	84	10	5	6	39	28	2	3	15	26	56	-19	32	LWLLDW	Safe
21	Swansea Town	42	11	7	24	55	83	9	1	11	36	40	2	6	13	19	43	-28	29	LDDWLL	Relegated
22	Newport County	39	9	3	27	53	120	8	1	11	37	50	1	2	16	16	70	-67	21	LLWLWL	Relegated

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	Manchester City	41	25	10	6	73	34	16	3	1	44	13	9	7	5	29	21	39	60	LWDWLL	Champions	1-3
1	2	Burnley	41	22	13	6	64	28	11	8	2	30	14	11	5	4	34	14	36	57	WLLWDW	Promoted	5-0
1	3	Birmingham City	42	25	5	12	74	33	17	2	2	51	11	8	3	10	23	22	41	55	WWWDWW	Safe
	4	Newcastle United	41	19	10	12	93	58	11	4	6	60	32	8	6	6	33	26	35	48	LWWDDL	Safe
1	5	Chesterfield	41	17	14	10	54	42	11	6	3	33	15	6	8	7	21	27	12	48	WLWWLW	Safe	3-1
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	8	14	88	75	12	4	5	53	37	8	4	9	35	38	13	48	DLWLWW	Safe	3-1
2	7	Tottenham Hotspur	41	17	13	11	64	52	11	7	2	34	20	6	6	9	30	32	12	47	DWLWLD	Safe
	8	Coventry City	42	16	13	13	66	59	12	8	1	40	17	4	5	12	26	42	7	45	DDWWWL	Safe
	9	Leicester City	41	17	7	17	67	64	10	4	6	40	25	7	3	11	27	39	3	41	DWLLLD	Safe
	10	Barnsley	41	17	7	17	83	85	13	2	6	48	29	4	5	11	35	56	-2	41	LLWWWW	Safe
	11	West Ham United	42	16	8	18	70	76	12	4	5	46	31	4	4	13	24	45	-6	40	WWDLWL	Safe	0-5
2	12	Luton Town	42	16	7	19	71	73	13	4	4	50	29	3	3	15	21	44	-2	39	LDLLWW	Safe	6-3
1	13	Southampton	42	15	9	18	69	76	11	5	5	45	24	4	4	13	24	52	-7	39	WDLWWD	Safe
1	14	Bradford Park Avenue	41	14	11	16	65	73	7	6	8	29	28	7	5	8	36	45	-8	39	DWLWLW	Safe	3-0
2	15	Nottingham Forest	41	14	10	17	65	74	12	5	3	43	20	2	5	14	22	54	-9	38	DDLDWW	Safe	5-1
3	16	Fulham	40	15	8	17	62	71	12	4	5	40	25	3	4	12	22	46	-9	38	LWWLDL	Safe	0-3
1	17	Bury	42	12	12	18	80	78	11	6	4	62	34	1	6	14	18	44	2	36	WLDLDL	Safe	1-3
	18	Millwall	40	14	6	20	54	77	7	5	7	28	28	7	1	13	26	49	-23	34	DWWLLW	Safe
	19	Plymouth Argyle	42	14	5	23	79	96	11	3	7	45	34	3	2	16	34	62	-17	33	LLLLLL	Safe	1-5
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	41	12	8	21	65	84	10	5	6	39	28	2	3	15	26	56	-19	32	LWLLDW	Safe
	21	Swansea Town	42	11	7	24	55	83	9	1	11	36	40	2	6	13	19	43	-28	29	LDDWLL	Relegated
	22	Newport County	40	9	3	28	56	126	8	1	11	37	50	1	2	17	19	76	-70	21	LWLWLL	Relegated	3-6

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