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
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 01 November 1947
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (League Tier 2)
- Coventry City:
- Mar 20, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1703 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 966 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1887 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3025 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 78 years, 10 months, 19 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tom Johnston (21')
Freddie Scott (43')
Tom Johnston (52')
Jack Edwards (79')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 21 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 26 | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Noel Simpson | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Gordon Kaile | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Freddie Scott  (43') | |
| 9 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston (21') (52') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Jack Edwards (79') | |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Wood |
| 2 | D | Tooze |
| 3 | D | R Mason |
| 4 | D | Barratt |
| 5 | D | G Mason |
| 6 | M | Alderton |
| 7 | M | D Simpson |
| 8 | M | Lowrie |
| 9 | M | Roberts |
| 10 | F | Murphy |
| 11 | F | Lockhart |
| 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | WDWWWL | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | WWWDDW | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | WLDWWW | |||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | WWWWDL | |||
| 5 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 17 | WWWLDW | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 17 | LWWWWL | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | LWDLWD | |||
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 15 | WLDLLL | |||
| 9 | Leicester City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 15 | LDLWWW | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 15 | WLDWWL | |||
| 11 | Barnsley | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 14 | WDWWDL | |||
| 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 13 | LLLDLW | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 13 | WLDDLW | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 | LWLLWD | |||
| 15 | Bury | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 12 | LWDDLL | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 12 | LDDLLD | |||
| 17 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 10 | DWDLDD | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 10 | DLLDLL | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 10 | LLLDLW | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 9 | WLLLWD | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -15 | 9 | LDDWDW | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -19 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | DWWWLW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 21 | LDWWWW | 3-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | WWDDWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | WWWDLD | 0-0 | ||
| 5 | West Ham United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 19 | WWLDWW | 2-1 | ||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 18 | WWWWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | WDLWDW | 4-0 | ||
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | LDLLLW | 3-0 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -2 | 17 | LDWWLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 16 | DLWWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Leeds United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 14 | LLDLWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 14 | DWWDLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 13 | WLLWDL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 13 | LDDLWL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 15 | Millwall | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 12 | WDLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Bury | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 | WDDLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 17 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 12 | DDLLDL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 11 | LLLWDW | 4-0 | |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 11 | LLDLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 10 | LLDLLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -19 | 10 | DDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 22 | Brentford | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -19 | 9 | DDWDWL | 0-4 | |