The City Ground

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
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 01 May 1948

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: J Tregellas
Attendance:: 15,126
League Week:: 42 of 42
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 5087)
League Tier 2:: 993 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1915 (of 5829)
Total:: 3055 (of 7634)
Played:: 78 years, 4 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tot Leverton (5')

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

Goal Scorers
Brennan (35') (Pen)
Brennan (50')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	32	Bob McCall
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	25	Noel Simpson	Last game
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	M	22	Bill Morley
9	F	21	Tot Leverton (5')
10	F	24	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Streton
2	D	Wilson
3	D	Lake
4	D	Collins
5	D	Hall
6	M	Owen
7	M	Wallbanks
8	M	Brennan
9	M	Duggan
10	F	Connelly
11	F	Waugh

All 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Birmingham City	41	22	14	5	55	24	12	6	2	34	13	10	8	3	21	11	31	58	DWWWDD	Champions
	2	Newcastle United	41	23	8	10	71	41	17	1	2	45	13	6	7	8	26	28	30	54	DWDWWD	Promoted
	3	Southampton	42	21	10	11	71	53	15	3	3	53	23	6	7	8	18	30	18	52	LWWWWD	Safe
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	41	20	10	11	65	52	13	6	2	39	21	7	4	9	26	31	13	50	WWDDLD	Safe
	5	West Ham United	41	16	13	12	54	52	10	7	4	29	19	6	6	8	25	33	2	45	WDLLWW	Safe
	6	Cardiff City	41	17	11	13	59	57	12	6	3	36	18	5	5	10	23	39	2	45	DLLDLL	Safe
	7	West Bromwich Albion	41	18	8	15	62	57	11	3	6	36	28	7	5	9	26	29	5	44	LDLLWW	Safe
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	41	15	13	13	56	43	10	6	5	36	24	5	7	8	20	19	13	43	WLLLDD	Safe
	9	Leicester City	42	16	11	15	60	57	10	5	6	36	29	6	6	9	24	28	3	43	WWLDWD	Safe
	10	Barnsley	41	15	10	16	61	62	10	5	5	30	20	5	5	11	31	42	-1	40	WLWLDL	Safe
	11	Coventry City	41	13	13	15	56	52	9	5	6	30	16	4	8	9	26	36	4	39	DWDDLW	Safe
	12	Chesterfield	41	16	7	18	54	52	8	4	9	32	26	8	3	9	22	26	2	39	WWLLLW	Safe
	13	Fulham	41	15	9	17	46	45	6	8	6	23	18	9	1	11	23	27	1	39	WLWLLL	Safe
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	41	16	7	18	66	70	11	3	7	45	30	5	4	11	21	40	-4	39	DWLLLW	Safe
	15	Luton Town	41	13	12	16	54	58	7	8	5	29	24	6	4	11	25	34	-4	38	DWDWLW	Safe
	16	Brentford	41	12	14	15	42	61	9	6	5	29	26	3	8	10	13	35	-19	38	DLWDWL	Safe
	17	Plymouth Argyle	41	9	19	13	38	56	8	8	4	25	20	1	11	9	13	36	-18	37	WDDWDD	Safe
	18	Nottingham Forest	41	12	11	18	53	58	10	5	6	32	23	2	6	12	21	35	-5	35	DLWWDD	Safe
	19	Bury	41	9	16	16	57	63	6	8	7	27	28	3	8	9	30	35	-6	34	LLDDLL	Safe
	20	Leeds United	41	13	8	20	57	71	11	5	4	39	19	2	3	16	18	52	-14	34	LDLDWL	Safe
	21	Doncaster Rovers	41	9	11	21	40	64	7	8	6	23	20	2	3	15	17	44	-24	29	LWLLDL	Relegated
	22	Millwall	41	9	11	21	44	73	7	7	7	27	28	2	4	14	17	45	-29	29	LLLDLW	Relegated

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