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LUTON TOWN 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat May 01, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat May 01, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 (Lost)

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: J Tregellas
Attendance:: 15,126
Pos Before/After:: 18 19
Opp Before/After:: 15 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Oct 02, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1730 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 993 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1915 (of 5679)
Total:: 3052 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Roland 'Tot' Leverton

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: DWDWLW (Old to recent)

Goals:
?
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	Bob McCall
5	D	Horace Gager
6	M	Noel Simpson	Last game
7	F	Freddie Scott
8	M	William Morley
9	F	Roland 'Tot' Leverton
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	?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat May 01, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-2	Cardiff City
Birmingham City	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford	2-0	Doncaster Rovers
Coventry City	3-0	Chesterfield
Fulham	1-1	West Ham United
Leeds United	5-1	Bury
Luton Town	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	1-0	Millwall
Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Bradford Park Avenue
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday

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	Birmingham City	41	22	14	5	55	24	12	6	2	34	13	10	8	3	21	11	2.29167	58	DWWWDD
	2	Newcastle United	41	23	8	10	71	41	17	1	2	45	13	6	7	8	26	28	1.73171	54	DWDWWD
	3	Southampton	42	21	10	11	71	53	15	3	3	53	23	6	7	8	18	30	1.33962	52	LWWWWD
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	41	20	10	11	65	52	13	6	2	39	21	7	4	9	26	31	1.25000	50	WWDDLD
	5	West Ham United	41	16	13	12	54	52	10	7	4	29	19	6	6	8	25	33	1.03846	45	WDLLWW
	6	Cardiff City	41	17	11	13	59	57	12	6	3	36	18	5	5	10	23	39	1.03509	45	DLLDLL
	7	West Bromwich Albion	41	18	8	15	62	57	11	3	6	36	28	7	5	9	26	29	1.08772	44	LDLLWW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	41	15	13	13	56	43	10	6	5	36	24	5	7	8	20	19	1.30233	43	WLLLDD
	9	Leicester City	42	16	11	15	60	57	10	5	6	36	29	6	6	9	24	28	1.05263	43	WWLDWD
	10	Barnsley	41	15	10	16	61	62	10	5	5	30	20	5	5	11	31	42	.98387	40	WLWLDL
	11	Coventry City	41	13	13	15	56	52	9	5	6	30	16	4	8	9	26	36	1.07692	39	DWDDLW
	12	Chesterfield	41	16	7	18	54	52	8	4	9	32	26	8	3	9	22	26	1.03846	39	WWLLLW
	13	Fulham	41	15	9	17	46	45	6	8	6	23	18	9	1	11	23	27	1.02222	39	WLWLLL
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	41	16	7	18	66	70	11	3	7	45	30	5	4	11	21	40	.94286	39	DWLLLW
	15	Luton Town	41	13	12	16	54	58	7	8	5	29	24	6	4	11	25	34	.93103	38	DWDWLW
	16	Brentford	41	12	14	15	42	61	9	6	5	29	26	3	8	10	13	35	.68852	38	DLWDWL
	17	Plymouth Argyle	41	9	19	13	38	56	8	8	4	25	20	1	11	9	13	36	.67857	37	WDDWDD
	18	Nottingham Forest	41	12	11	18	53	58	10	5	6	32	23	2	6	12	21	35	.91379	35	DLWWDD
	19	Bury	41	9	16	16	57	63	6	8	7	27	28	3	8	9	30	35	.90476	34	LLDDLL
	20	Leeds United	41	13	8	20	57	71	11	5	4	39	19	2	3	16	18	52	.80282	34	LDLDWL
	21	Doncaster Rovers	41	9	11	21	40	64	7	8	6	23	20	2	3	15	17	44	.62500	29	LWLLDL
	22	Millwall	41	9	11	21	44	73	7	7	7	27	28	2	4	14	17	45	.60274	29	LLLDLW

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	Birmingham City	42	22	15	5	55	24	12	7	2	34	13	10	8	3	21	11	2.29167	59	WWWDDD	0-0
	2	Newcastle United	42	24	8	10	72	41	18	1	2	46	13	6	7	8	26	28	1.75610	56	WDWWDW	1-0
	3	Southampton	42	21	10	11	71	53	15	3	3	53	23	6	7	8	18	30	1.33962	52	LWWWWD
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	11	11	66	53	13	6	2	39	21	7	5	9	27	32	1.24528	51	WDDLDD	1-1
1	5	Cardiff City	42	18	11	13	61	58	12	6	3	36	18	6	5	10	25	40	1.05172	47	LLDLLW	2-1
1	6	West Ham United	42	16	14	12	55	53	10	7	4	29	19	6	7	8	26	34	1.03774	46	DLLWWD	1-1
	7	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	63	58	11	4	6	37	29	7	5	9	26	29	1.08621	45	DLLWWD	1-1
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	14	13	56	43	10	6	5	36	24	5	8	8	20	19	1.30233	44	LLLDDD	0-0
	9	Leicester City	42	16	11	15	60	57	10	5	6	36	29	6	6	9	24	28	1.05263	43	WWLDWD
1	10	Coventry City	42	14	13	15	59	52	10	5	6	33	16	4	8	9	26	36	1.13462	41	WDDLWW	3-0
2	11	Fulham	42	15	10	17	47	46	6	9	6	24	19	9	1	11	23	27	1.02174	40	LWLLLD	1-1
2	12	Barnsley	42	15	10	17	62	64	10	5	6	31	22	5	5	11	31	42	.96875	40	LWLDLL	1-2
2	13	Luton Town	42	14	12	16	56	59	8	8	5	31	25	6	4	11	25	34	.94915	40	WDWLWW	2-1
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	42	16	8	18	68	72	11	3	7	45	30	5	5	11	23	42	.94444	40	WLLLWD	2-2
1	15	Brentford	42	13	14	15	44	61	10	6	5	31	26	3	8	10	13	35	.72131	40	LWDWLW	2-0
4	16	Chesterfield	42	16	7	19	54	55	8	4	9	32	26	8	3	10	22	29	.98182	39	WLLLWL	0-3
	17	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	20	13	40	58	8	9	4	27	22	1	11	9	13	36	.68966	38	DDWDDD	2-2
2	18	Leeds United	42	14	8	20	62	72	12	5	4	44	20	2	3	16	18	52	.86111	36	DLDWLW	5-1
1	19	Nottingham Forest	42	12	11	19	54	60	10	5	6	32	23	2	6	13	22	37	.90000	35	LWWDDL	1-2
1	20	Bury	42	9	16	17	58	68	6	8	7	27	28	3	8	10	31	40	.85294	34	LDDLLL	1-5
	21	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	11	22	40	66	7	8	6	23	20	2	3	16	17	46	.60606	29	WLLDLL	0-2
	22	Millwall	42	9	11	22	44	74	7	7	7	27	28	2	4	15	17	46	.59459	29	LLDLWL	0-1