FOREST 2 - 0 BRENTFORD - Wed Sep 17, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 17, 1947 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brentford
- 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
- Nottingham Journal - Thursday 18 September 1947
22- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)
- Brentford:
- Nov 20, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1696 (of 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 959 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1880 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3018 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 79 years, 10 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Sailor Brown (64') - Sailor Brown last goal
Wilson Jones (43')
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 | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Sailor Brown  (64') | |
| 9 | F | 33 |  Wilson Jones (43') | |
| 10 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Crozier |
| 2 | D | McDonald |
| 3 | D | Munroe |
| 4 | D | Manley |
| 5 | D | Latimer |
| 6 | M | Paterson |
| 7 | M | Buchanan |
| 8 | M | Dawson |
| 9 | M | Gibbons |
| 10 | F | Blakeman |
| 11 | F | Nelson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 0-1 | Barnsley |
| Luton Town | 2-1 | Leicester City |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Brentford |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Leeds United |
| Southampton | 2-2 | Cardiff 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | WWWWWL | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | WWDWDL | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | WWDWDW | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | LWWLWW | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | WDWDWD | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 9 | LLWWWD | |||
| 7 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | LWLWWL | |||
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WLLWDD | |||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | WWDLWL | |||
| 10 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | WDLLWD | |||
| 11 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | WDLDWD | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 | WLDWWD | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | WDLLLW | |||
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | WWWLLD | |||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | LLWWWL | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 | WLWWLL | |||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 6 | LLDWLW | |||
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 4 | WLLLLL | |||
| 19 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | DLDLLW | |||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 4 | LLDDLW | |||
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 | LLLLLL | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -14 | 2 | LLLLWL | |||
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 | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | WWDWDL | |||
 5 | 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | LLWDDW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | WWLWWL | 0-1 | ||
 2 | 5 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | WDWDWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | WDWDWD | ||
| 2 | 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | WDLWLD | 2-2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | WWLLDW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 9 | LLWWWD | ||
| 3 | 10 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WLWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | WDLLWD | ||
| 1 | 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | WDLDWD | ||
| 1 | 13 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 | LDWWDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 14 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 8 | LWWLLD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | WDLLLW | ||
| 1 | 16 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | LLWWWL | ||
| 1 | 17 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 6 | LLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 6 | LLDWLW | ||
| 1 | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 6 | LDDLWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 | LLLLLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 21 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | DLDLLW | ||
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -16 | 2 | LLLWLL | 0-2 | ||