The City Ground

LEEDS UNITED 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 06, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 06, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elland Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 06 March 1948

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: TG Pikett
Attendance:: 32,073
League Week:: 31 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Leeds United:: Nov 06, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1719 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 982 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1904 (of 5829)
Total:: 3044 (of 7634)
Played:: 78 years, 6 months, 11 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Edwards (32')
Tom Johnston (50') - Tom Johnston last goal

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Willis Edwards
Prior form: LWWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Powell (13')
Wakefield (37')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	M	32	Bob McCall
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Eddie Barks
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	26	Frank Knight
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	F	28	George Wilkins
9	F	29	Tom Johnston (50')
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (32')
11	F	28	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	31		7	1
2	M	32	Bob McCall	103	1	7	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	38		7	1
4	M	26	Eddie Barks	66	8	7	1
5	D	31	Horace Gager	1		7	1
6	M	26	Frank Knight	41	1	7	1
7	F	31	Freddie Scott	74	7	7	1
8	F	28	George Wilkins	7	3	7	1
9	F	29	Tom Johnston (50')	66	25	7	1
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (32')	49	14	7	1
11	F	28	George Lee	30	7	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Twomey
2	D	J Milburn
3	D	Bannister
4	D	Bullions
5	D	Martin
6	M	Willingham
7	M	Cochrane
8	M	Powell
9	M	Wakefield
10	F	Chisholm
11	F	Hindle

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 06, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-0	Millwall
Birmingham City	0-1	West Ham United
Cardiff City	1-0	Brentford
Coventry City	0-1	Southampton
Fulham	0-0	Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Leicester City	2-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Luton Town	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United	1-0	Bury
Plymouth Argyle	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Chesterfield

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	Birmingham City	30	18	8	4	43	19	9	5	1	26	11	9	3	3	17	8	24	44	DWDWDW
2	Cardiff City	31	15	9	7	52	37	10	4	1	31	9	5	5	6	21	28	15	39	LWLWWD
3	Newcastle United	30	17	4	9	55	32	11	1	2	34	11	6	3	7	21	21	23	38	WLLWDW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	29	13	8	8	47	26	9	4	1	32	12	4	4	7	15	14	21	34	LLWWDD
5	Southampton	29	14	6	9	53	42	11	2	2	41	15	3	4	7	12	27	11	34	LDLWWD
6	Sheffield Wednesday	30	14	6	10	47	42	10	3	2	31	18	4	3	8	16	24	5	34	WLLWDD
7	West Bromwich Albion	31	14	5	12	41	42	9	1	5	24	21	5	4	7	17	21	-1	33	LWLLLD
8	West Ham United	30	11	10	9	39	37	8	6	2	22	12	3	4	7	17	25	2	32	LWLWWL
9	Bury	32	9	12	11	47	41	6	6	5	24	19	3	6	6	23	22	6	30	DDLWWD
10	Coventry City	30	11	7	12	46	39	8	2	5	27	13	3	5	7	19	26	7	29	WDLLDD
11	Bradford Park Avenue	31	12	5	14	48	50	8	2	6	31	20	4	3	8	17	30	-2	29	WLLLDD
12	Luton Town	30	10	8	12	44	44	6	6	2	25	15	4	2	10	19	29	0	28	LLLWDD
13	Barnsley	29	11	6	12	44	45	8	2	5	23	15	3	4	7	21	30	-1	28	LWWDWD
14	Chesterfield	29	11	6	12	37	39	5	3	6	20	19	6	3	6	17	20	-2	28	WWDLLL
15	Fulham	28	11	5	12	37	37	5	5	4	21	13	6	0	8	16	24	0	27	DLWWDD
16	Leicester City	29	10	7	12	39	42	6	3	4	21	20	4	4	8	18	22	-3	27	LLDLWL
17	Leeds United	31	11	5	15	42	53	9	3	3	28	13	2	2	12	14	40	-11	27	LWWLWL
18	Plymouth Argyle	31	7	13	11	28	45	7	5	3	20	15	0	8	8	8	30	-17	27	WLWLDD
19	Brentford	31	7	12	12	28	52	6	6	4	20	22	1	6	8	8	30	-24	26	WDWDDD
20	Nottingham Forest	30	10	5	15	38	44	9	2	5	27	18	1	3	10	11	26	-6	25	WDWDLW
21	Doncaster Rovers	30	8	6	16	31	49	7	5	4	21	15	1	1	12	10	34	-18	22	LLWLDW
22	Millwall	31	6	9	16	31	60	5	5	6	18	24	1	4	10	13	36	-29	21	LLWLLD

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	Birmingham City	31	18	8	5	43	20	9	5	2	26	12	9	3	3	17	8	23	44	WDWDWL		0-1
	2	Cardiff City	32	16	9	7	53	37	11	4	1	32	9	5	5	6	21	28	16	41	WLWWDW		1-0
	3	Newcastle United	31	18	4	9	56	32	12	1	2	35	11	6	3	7	21	21	24	40	LLWDWW		1-0
1	4	Southampton	30	15	6	9	54	42	11	2	2	41	15	4	4	7	13	27	12	36	DLWWDW		1-0
1	5	Tottenham Hotspur	30	13	9	8	48	27	9	4	1	32	12	4	5	7	16	15	21	35	LWWDDD		1-1
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	31	14	7	10	48	43	10	3	2	31	18	4	4	8	17	25	5	35	LLWDDD		1-1
	7	West Bromwich Albion	32	15	5	12	42	42	10	1	5	25	21	5	4	7	17	21	0	35	WLLLDW		1-0
	8	West Ham United	31	12	10	9	40	37	8	6	2	22	12	4	4	7	18	25	3	34	WLWWLW		1-0
	9	Bury	33	9	12	12	47	42	6	6	5	24	19	3	6	7	23	23	5	30	DLWWDL		0-1
3	10	Barnsley	30	12	6	12	45	45	9	2	5	24	15	3	4	7	21	30	0	30	WWDWDW		1-0
1	11	Coventry City	31	11	7	13	46	40	8	2	6	27	14	3	5	7	19	26	6	29	DLLDDL		0-1
	12	Luton Town	31	10	9	12	45	45	6	7	2	26	16	4	2	10	19	29	0	29	LLWDDD		1-1
3	13	Leicester City	30	11	7	12	41	42	7	3	4	23	20	4	4	8	18	22	-1	29	LDLWLW		2-0
3	14	Bradford Park Avenue	32	12	5	15	48	52	8	2	6	31	20	4	3	9	17	32	-4	29	LLLDDL		0-2
	15	Fulham	29	11	6	12	37	37	5	6	4	21	13	6	0	8	16	24	0	28	LWWDDD		0-0
2	16	Chesterfield	30	11	6	13	37	40	5	3	6	20	19	6	3	7	17	21	-3	28	WDLLLL		0-1
	17	Leeds United	32	11	6	15	44	55	9	4	3	30	15	2	2	12	14	40	-11	28	WWLWLD		2-2
	18	Plymouth Argyle	32	7	14	11	29	46	7	6	3	21	16	0	8	8	8	30	-17	28	LWLDDD		1-1
1	19	Nottingham Forest	31	10	6	15	40	46	9	2	5	27	18	1	4	10	13	28	-6	26	DWDLWD		2-2
1	20	Brentford	32	7	12	13	28	53	6	6	4	20	22	1	6	9	8	31	-25	26	DWDDDL		0-1
	21	Doncaster Rovers	31	8	7	16	31	49	7	5	4	21	15	1	2	12	10	34	-18	23	LWLDWD		0-0
	22	Millwall	32	6	9	17	31	61	5	5	6	18	24	1	4	11	13	37	-30	21	LWLLDL		0-1