MILLWALL 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 13, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 13, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Millwall
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- The Old Den
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 September 1947
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Brentford (League Tier 2)
- Millwall:
- Jan 31, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1695 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 958 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1879 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 3017 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 78 years, 11 months, 24 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 32 | Harry Brigham | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 24 | Noel Simpson | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
| 8 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | F | 33 |  Wilson Jones | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Roland Wheatley | |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Purdie |
| 2 | D | Bradley |
| 3 | D | Evans |
| 4 | D | Davies |
| 5 | D | McMillan |
| 6 | M | kelly |
| 7 | M | Johnson |
| 8 | M | Simmonds |
| 9 | M | Jinks  |
| 10 | F | Woodward |
| 11 | F | Mansfield |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 1-2 | Birmingham City |
| Bury | 1-0 | Fulham |
| Chesterfield | 0-3 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Leeds United | 2-1 | Coventry City |
| Leicester City | 2-2 | Newcastle United |
| Luton Town | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Millwall | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Barnsley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Cardiff City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| West Ham United | 2-0 | Southampton |
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 | Bradford Park Avenue | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | WWWWDW | |||
| 3 | Fulham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | WLWLWW | |||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | DWWDLW | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | LWWDWD | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | WLWWLW | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WWLLWD | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | DLLWWW | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 | DWLWWL | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | LWLDWW | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | LLWDWD | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 6 | WLLLWW | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | WLWDLL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | LWWDLL | |||
| 16 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LDWDLD | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 4 | WWLLLL | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 4 | DLLDWL | |||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 | LDLDLL | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 2 | LLLLLW | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 2 | LLLDDL | |||
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 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | WWWWWL | 1-3 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | WWWDWD | 1-1 | ||
 2 | 3 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | WWDWDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Leeds United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | LWWLWW | 2-1 | |
 2 | 5 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | LWLWWL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | LWDWDW | 3-1 | |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WLLWDD | 2-2 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | WWDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 8 | LLLWWW | 2-1 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 | WLDWWD | 2-2 | ||
| 4 | 11 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | WWDLLW | 1-0 | |
| 12 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | WWWLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | 13 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | LLWWWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 14 | West Ham United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DWDLDW | 2-0 | |
| 6 | 15 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 | WLWWLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 6 | LLDWLW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 17 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | LWDLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 4 | WLLLLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | DLDLLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 4 | LLDDLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 | LLLLLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 22 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -14 | 2 | LLLLWL | 1-2 | |