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NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 08, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 08, 1947 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 08 November 1947

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: H Jackson
Attendance:: 60,244
League Week:: 16 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 16
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Newcastle United:: Mar 27, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1704 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 967 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1888 (of 5829)
Total:: 3026 (of 7634)
Played:: 78 years, 10 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Noel Simpson (3')
Noel Simpson (42') - Noel Simpson last goal

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: George Martin
Prior form: LDWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

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 (3') (42')
7	F	22	Gordon Kaile
8	F	31	Freddie Scott
9	F	28	Tom Johnston
10	F	23	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	19		7	1
2	D	21	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	21		7	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	23		7	1
4	M	26	Eddie Barks	50	7	7	1
5	M	29	Ted Blagg	55		7	1
6	M	24	Noel Simpson (3') (42')	29	1	7	1
7	F	22	Gordon Kaile	3		7	1
8	F	31	Freddie Scott	58	5	7	1
9	F	28	Tom Johnston	52	19	7	1
10	F	23	Jack Edwards	35	12	7	1
11	F	28	George Lee	14	3	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fairbrother
2	D	Fraser
3	D	Graham
4	D	Harvey
5	D	Brennan
6	M	Dodgin
7	M	Stobbart
8	M	Shackleton
9	M	Milburn
10	F	Bentley
11	F	Pearson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 08, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-1	Bury
Birmingham City	3-0	Doncaster Rovers
Brentford	2-1	Millwall
Coventry City	5-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Fulham	4-1	Cardiff City
Leeds United	2-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City	0-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Luton Town	2-1	Chesterfield
Newcastle United	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle	1-1	West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	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	West Bromwich Albion	15	10	3	2	24	14	6	1	1	16	10	4	2	1	8	4	10	23	DWWWLW
2	Newcastle United	15	9	3	3	32	16	6	1	1	20	6	3	2	2	12	10	16	21	LDWWWW
3	Birmingham City	15	8	4	3	18	10	4	3	1	11	6	4	1	2	7	4	8	20	WWDDWL
4	Cardiff City	15	7	5	3	22	13	5	2	1	13	4	2	3	2	9	9	9	19	WWWDLD
5	West Ham United	15	7	5	3	21	15	5	3	0	13	4	2	2	3	8	11	6	19	WWLDWW
6	Sheffield Wednesday	15	8	2	5	24	23	5	2	1	17	11	3	0	4	7	12	1	18	WWWWLD
7	Tottenham Hotspur	15	6	5	4	26	14	5	2	0	20	6	1	3	4	6	8	12	17	WDLWDW
8	Bradford Park Avenue	15	8	1	6	27	18	6	1	1	22	6	2	0	5	5	12	9	17	LDLLLW
9	Southampton	15	7	3	5	22	24	5	2	1	16	7	2	1	4	6	17	-2	17	LDWWLW
10	Leicester City	15	6	4	5	19	19	4	2	1	13	10	2	2	4	6	9	0	16	DLWWWD
11	Leeds United	15	6	2	7	24	20	5	1	1	16	4	1	1	6	8	16	4	14	LLDLWD
12	Barnsley	15	6	2	7	25	27	4	0	3	11	7	2	2	4	14	20	-2	14	DWWDLL
13	Fulham	15	6	1	8	20	21	3	1	3	11	6	3	0	5	9	15	-1	13	WLLWDL
14	Coventry City	15	5	3	7	19	20	4	1	2	11	5	1	2	5	8	15	-1	13	LDDLWL
15	Millwall	14	3	6	5	19	21	3	2	2	12	8	0	4	3	7	13	-2	12	WDLDDW
16	Bury	15	4	4	7	20	23	3	1	4	13	13	1	3	3	7	10	-3	12	WDDLLL
17	Luton Town	15	4	4	7	18	22	3	3	0	8	3	1	1	7	10	19	-4	12	DDLLDL
18	Nottingham Forest	15	5	1	9	18	23	5	0	3	13	8	0	1	6	5	15	-5	11	LLLWDW
19	Chesterfield	14	4	3	7	13	20	0	1	5	2	10	4	2	2	11	10	-7	11	LLDLWD
20	Doncaster Rovers	15	3	4	8	14	24	2	3	3	9	10	1	1	5	5	14	-10	10	LLDLLL
21	Plymouth Argyle	15	2	6	7	7	26	2	3	2	3	6	0	3	5	4	20	-19	10	DDLLDD
22	Brentford	15	3	3	9	13	32	3	2	3	11	14	0	1	6	2	18	-19	9	DDWDWL

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	16	11	3	2	25	14	7	1	1	17	10	4	2	1	8	4	11	25	WWWLWW		1-0
1	2	Birmingham City	16	9	4	3	21	10	5	3	1	14	6	4	1	2	7	4	11	22	WDDWLW		3-0
1	3	Newcastle United	16	9	3	4	32	18	6	1	2	20	8	3	2	2	12	10	14	21	DWWWWL		0-2
1	4	West Ham United	16	7	6	3	22	16	5	3	0	13	4	2	3	3	9	12	6	20	WLDWWD		1-1
2	5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	7	5	4	29	14	5	2	0	20	6	2	3	4	9	8	15	19	DLWDWW		3-0
2	6	Cardiff City	16	7	5	4	23	17	5	2	1	13	4	2	3	3	10	13	6	19	WWDLDL		1-4
1	7	Sheffield Wednesday	16	8	3	5	26	25	5	2	1	17	11	3	1	4	9	14	1	19	WWWLDD		2-2
	8	Bradford Park Avenue	16	8	1	7	27	23	6	1	1	22	6	2	0	6	5	17	4	17	DLLLWL		0-5
	9	Southampton	16	7	3	6	22	25	5	2	1	16	7	2	1	5	6	18	-3	17	DWWLWL		0-1
2	10	Barnsley	16	7	2	7	27	28	5	0	3	13	8	2	2	4	14	20	-1	16	WWDLLW		2-1
1	11	Leicester City	16	6	4	6	19	22	4	2	2	13	13	2	2	4	6	9	-3	16	LWWWDL		0-3
2	12	Coventry City	16	6	3	7	24	20	5	1	2	16	5	1	2	5	8	15	4	15	DDLWLW		5-0
2	13	Leeds United	16	6	3	7	26	22	5	2	1	18	6	1	1	6	8	16	4	15	LDLWDD		2-2
1	14	Fulham	16	7	1	8	24	22	4	1	3	15	7	3	0	5	9	15	2	15	LLWDLW		4-1
2	15	Luton Town	16	5	4	7	20	23	4	3	0	10	4	1	1	7	10	19	-3	14	DLLDLW		2-1
2	16	Nottingham Forest	16	6	1	9	20	23	5	0	3	13	8	1	1	6	7	15	-3	13	LLWDWW		2-0
2	17	Millwall	15	3	6	6	20	23	3	2	2	12	8	0	4	4	8	15	-3	12	DLDDWL		1-2
2	18	Bury	16	4	4	8	21	25	3	1	4	13	13	1	3	4	8	12	-4	12	DDLLLL		1-2
	19	Chesterfield	15	4	3	8	14	22	0	1	5	2	10	4	2	3	12	12	-8	11	LDLWDL		1-2
2	20	Brentford	16	4	3	9	15	33	4	2	3	13	15	0	1	6	2	18	-18	11	DWDWLW		2-1
	21	Plymouth Argyle	16	2	7	7	8	27	2	4	2	4	7	0	3	5	4	20	-19	11	DLLDDD		1-1
2	22	Doncaster Rovers	16	3	4	9	14	27	2	3	3	9	10	1	1	6	5	17	-13	10	LDLLLL		0-3

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