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GRIMSBY TOWN 1 - 2 FOREST - Tue Aug 24, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Aug 24, 1948 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Grimsby Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Blundell Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 25 August 1948

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: H Jackson
Attendance:: 18,298
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 22 9
Opp Before/After:: 19 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (League Tier 2)
Grimsby Town:: Sep 01, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1732 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 995 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1917 (of 5830)
Total:: 3057 (of 7635)
Played:: 78 years, 1 month, 4 days ago

Review
Grimsby's Cairns was injured in the first half and spent the second half as a passenger on the wing.

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

Goal Scorers
Tot Leverton (36')
George Lee (43')

GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: Charlie Spencer
Prior form: L (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Cairns (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	27	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	32	Bob McCall
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	F	28	Sid Ottewell
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	F	28	George Wilkins
9	F	22	Tot Leverton (36')
10	F	24	Roland Wheatley
11	F	29	George Lee (43')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tweedy
2	D	Moody
3	D	Sibley
4	D	McKenna
5	D	Robinson
6	M	Forrest
7	M	McStey
8	M	Clifton
9	M	Briggs
10	F	Cairns
11	F	Pearson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Aug 24, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Grimsby Town	1-2	Nottingham Forest

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	Bradford Park Avenue	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	4	WW
	2	Coventry City	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	3	DW
	3	Southampton	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
	4	West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
	5	Leicester City	1	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	LW
	7	Fulham	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
	8	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	2	DD
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	WL
	10	Brentford	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	11	Bury	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	12	Chesterfield	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
	13	Lincoln City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
	14	Cardiff City	2	0	1	1	3	6	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	LD
	15	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	DL
	16	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	17	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
	18	Queens Park Rangers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
	19	Grimsby Town	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	20	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL
	21	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	-4	0	L
	22	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L

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	Bradford Park Avenue	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	4	WW
	2	Coventry City	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	3	DW
	3	Southampton	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
	4	West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
	5	Leicester City	1	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	LW
	7	Fulham	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
	8	Luton Town	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	2	DD
13	9	Nottingham Forest	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	LW		2-1
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	WL
1	11	Brentford	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	12	Bury	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	13	Chesterfield	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
1	14	Lincoln City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
1	15	Cardiff City	2	0	1	1	3	6	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	LD
1	16	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	DL
1	17	Barnsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	18	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	19	Queens Park Rangers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	20	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	LL		1-2
1	21	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL
1	22	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	-4	0	L

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