FOREST 4 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Nov 01, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 01, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-0 (Won)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (League Tier 2)
- Coventry City:
- Mar 20, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1703 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 966 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1887 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 3022 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Freddie Scott
Tom Johnston
Tom Johnston
Jack Edwards
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | Noel Simpson | |
| 7 | F | Gordon Kaile | |
| 8 | F | Freddie Scott  | |
| 9 | F |  Tom Johnston | |
| 10 | F | Jack Edwards | |
| 11 | F | George Lee |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3-0 | Fulham |
| Bury | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Cardiff City | 0-0 | Leeds United |
| Chesterfield | 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0-3 | Newcastle United |
| Millwall | 3-1 | Luton Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Coventry City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Leicester City |
| Southampton | 2-0 | Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4-0 | Brentford |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Barnsley |
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 | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.69231 | 21 | WDWWWL | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2.25000 | 20 | WWWDDW | ||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.81250 | 19 | WLDWWW | ||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.69231 | 18 | WWWWDL | ||
| 5 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.35714 | 17 | WWWLDW | ||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.04545 | 17 | LWWWWL | ||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.57143 | 15 | LWDLWD | ||
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1.33333 | 15 | WLDLLL | ||
| 9 | Leicester City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.00000 | 15 | LDLWWW | ||
| 10 | Southampton | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .83333 | 15 | WLDWWL | ||
| 11 | Barnsley | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | .96000 | 14 | WDWWDL | ||
| 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1.20000 | 13 | LLLDLW | ||
| 13 | Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.18750 | 13 | WLDDLW | ||
| 14 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.11111 | 13 | LWLLWD | ||
| 15 | Bury | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .90476 | 12 | LWDDLL | ||
| 16 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | .89474 | 12 | LDDLLD | ||
| 17 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .80000 | 10 | DWDLDD | ||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .66667 | 10 | DLLDLL | ||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .63158 | 10 | LLLDLW | ||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .60870 | 9 | WLLLWD | ||
| 21 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .46429 | 9 | LDDWDW | ||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .24000 | 9 | LDDLLD | ||
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.71429 | 23 | DWWWLW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2.00000 | 21 | LDWWWW | 3-0 |
 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.80000 | 20 | WWDDWL | 0-2 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.69231 | 19 | WWWDLD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.40000 | 19 | WWLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.04348 | 18 | WWWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.85714 | 17 | WDLWDW | 4-0 | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1.50000 | 17 | LDLLLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .91667 | 17 | LDWWLW | 2-0 |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.00000 | 16 | DLWWWD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 11 | Leeds United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1.20000 | 14 | LLDLWD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 12 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | .92593 | 14 | DWWDLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 13 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .95238 | 13 | WLLWDL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | .95000 | 13 | LDDLWL | 0-4 |
| 2 | 15 | Millwall | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .90476 | 12 | WDLDDW | 3-1 |
| 1 | 16 | Bury | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .86957 | 12 | WDDLLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 17 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | .81818 | 12 | DDLLDL | 1-3 |
| 2 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .78261 | 11 | LLLWDW | 4-0 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .65000 | 11 | LLDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .58333 | 10 | LLDLLL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .26923 | 10 | DDLLDD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 22 | Brentford | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .40625 | 9 | DDWDWL | 0-4 |