BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 11, 1948 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 11, 1948 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 11 September 1948
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Barnsley (League Tier 2)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Jan 22, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1737 (of 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 1000 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1922 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3062 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 78 years, 17 days ago
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jack Bruton
Prior form: LLWLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Gray (15') (Pen)
Wharton (29')
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 | M | 23 | Bryn Elliott | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | M | 23 | Bill Morley | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Sid Ottewell | |
| 10 | F | 28 | George Wilkins  (59') | |
| 11 | F | 29 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Patterson |
| 2 | D | Gray |
| 3 | D | Eckersley |
| 4 | D | Baldwin |
| 5 | D | Pryde |
| 6 | M | Bell |
| 7 | M | Campbell |
| 8 | M | Crossan |
| 9 | M | Westcott |
| 10 | F | Graham |
| 11 | F | Wharton |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 2-0 | West Ham United |
| Cardiff City | 3-0 | Grimsby Town |
| Chesterfield | 0-1 | Brentford |
| Coventry City | 2-0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Lincoln City | 2-0 | Leicester City |
| Luton Town | 1-1 | Southampton |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3-1 | Fulham |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2-2 | Barnsley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Leeds United |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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 | Bury | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | DDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | WWLWWL | |||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | WLDWWD | |||
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | WWLWWL | |||
| 5 | Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | WDWDLW | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | LDWWWD | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | DWWWLD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WDLDLW | |||
| 9 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | DDLDDW | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | WLWLDD | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | DDLWLW | |||
| 12 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | DDDLWD | |||
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | LLWDLW | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | LWDDDL | |||
| 15 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 5 | DLDDWL | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 5 | DWLLLW | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 | LDWLDD | |||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 5 | LWLDWL | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 4 | LLWLWL | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 4 | DDDDLL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | DLLLLW | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 | DDDLLL | |||
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 | Bury | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | DWWWWW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | WLWWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | LDWWDD | 2-2 | ||
 3 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | WWWLDD | 2-2 | |
 1 | 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | WLWWLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | DWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 7 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | DWWWDL | 1-3 | |
| 4 | 8 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | DDLWDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | DLDLWD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | WDDDLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | DLDDWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 12 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | DLWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 13 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 7 | DWLDDW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 7 | WLLLWW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 15 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 6 | LWLDDL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 6 | LWLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LWDLWL | 0-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LLLLWW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 19 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 5 | DDLLLW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 20 | West Ham United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 5 | LDDWLL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 5 | WLDWLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 22 | Chesterfield | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 4 | DDDLLL | 0-1 | |