FOREST 2 - 0 LUTON TOWN - Sat Oct 02, 1948 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 02, 1948 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 02 October 1948
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Chesterfield (League Tier 2)
- Luton Town:
- Feb 26, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1741 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1004 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1926 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3066 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 77 years, 11 months, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Johnny Linaker (24') - Johnny Linaker first goal
George Lee (64')
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 | 23 | Bryn Elliott | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Johnny Linaker  (24') | |
| 8 | F | 27 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 9 | F | 24 | Jack Edwards | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Sid Ottewell | |
| 11 | F | 29 | George Lee (64') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Streten |
| 2 | D | Wilson |
| 3 | D | Cooke |
| 4 | D | Gardiner |
| 5 | D | Hall |
| 6 | M | Owen |
| 7 | M | Shanks |
| 8 | M | Brennan |
| 9 | M | Arnison |
| 10 | F | Duggan |
| 11 | F | Waugh |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-0 | Southampton |
| Brentford | 0-0 | West Ham United |
| Coventry City | 0-2 | Chesterfield |
| Fulham | 5-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Grimsby Town | 0-3 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Leeds United | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Leicester City | 3-2 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Luton Town |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Cardiff City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Lincoln City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | WWWWLL | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | LWDWDW | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | WLDWDL | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | WDDDWL | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | DDWWDW | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 11 | DWDWLW | |||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 11 | DLWLWW | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 11 | WDLDWL | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | WLWDWW | |||
| 10 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | WDWLDW | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 11 | LDDLLW | |||
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | WLLDDL | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 10 | WLLDWW | |||
| 14 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 10 | LWDWLD | |||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | LWLDWD | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 9 | DDLWDL | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 9 | LWLLDL | |||
| 18 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 8 | LWWDLL | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 8 | LLLDDW | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 7 | LLWLLW | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 6 | LWWDLL | |||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 6 | WLLLDL | |||
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 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 | WDWDWW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | DDDWLW | 4-0 | |
 2 | 3 | Bury | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | WWWLLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Cardiff City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | DWWDWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | WDWLWW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | LDWDLL | 0-3 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 12 | LWLWWD | 2-2 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | LLDDLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DWLDWD | 0-0 | |
| 7 | 10 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 11 | WLLDLW | 5-0 | |
| 5 | 11 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 | DLWDLW | 3-2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 11 | DLDWLL | 1-3 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 11 | LLDWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 5 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -4 | 11 | LWDWWL | 0-4 | |
| 4 | 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -8 | 11 | DDLLWL | 0-5 | |
| 2 | 16 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 10 | WDWLDL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 17 | Chesterfield | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 10 | LLDDWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 18 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 9 | WLDWDL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 8 | WWDLLL | 0-2 | |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 8 | LWLLWD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 8 | LLLDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 6 | WWDLLL | 0-1 | |