FOREST 1 - 2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - Sat Oct 23, 1948 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 23, 1948 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 23 October 1948
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 23 October 1948
- Season:
- 1948-49
- Referee:
- E Plinstone
- Attendance:
- 29,901
- League Week:
- 14 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 20
20 - Opp Before/After:
- 7 7
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Coventry City (League Tier 2)
- Sheffield Wednesday:
- Mar 19, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1744 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 1007 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1929 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 3069 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 77 years, 10 months, 12 days ago
Review
Bryn Elliott arrived at the ground but was found to have a cold, so was replaced by Jack Hutchinson.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Eric Taylor
Prior form: LWWDLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Quiqley (43')
Woodhead (79')
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 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Johnny Linaker | |
| 8 | F | 27 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 9 | F | 24 | Jack Edwards  (63') | |
| 10 | F | 29 | Sid Ottewell | |
| 11 | F | 29 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | McIntosh |
| 2 | D | Westlake |
| 3 | D | Swift |
| 4 | D | Witcomb |
| 5 | D | Turton |
| 6 | M | Bannister |
| 7 | M | Fox |
| 8 | M | Quiqley |
| 9 | M | Jordan |
| 10 | F | Froggatt |
| 11 | F | Woodhead |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Leeds United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3-1 | Brentford |
| Fulham | 2-1 | Lincoln City |
| Grimsby Town | 4-1 | Coventry City |
| Luton Town | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-2 | Chesterfield |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | West Ham United |
| Southampton | 6-0 | Leicester City |
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 | WDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | DWLWWW | |||
| 3 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 | WLLLLW | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | WDLLWD | |||
| 5 | Barnsley | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 15 | WLWWWL | |||
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | DDLWDD | |||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 14 | LWWDLW | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | DWWDDW | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | LDWDLW | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | WDWWLL | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 13 | LDLWLW | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 13 | WDLWDD | |||
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 13 | DWLLDD | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -7 | 13 | LLWLWL | |||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 12 | DDWWWL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 12 | DWWLDL | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 11 | WLDLDL | |||
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 10 | DWDLDL | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 10 | DLLLLW | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 | LDLWLW | |||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 9 | LLWDDL | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 8 | DLLLWL | |||
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 19 | DWWWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | WLWWWD | 1-1 | ||
 1 | 3 | Southampton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | DLLWDW | 6-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Barnsley | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 16 | LWWWLD | 1-1 | |
 2 | 5 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 | WLLLLW | ||
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | DLWDDW | 3-1 | ||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 16 | WWDLWW | 2-1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 15 | DLWLWW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -6 | 15 | LWLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | WDWWLL | |||
| 3 | 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | WWDDWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 14 | WLLDDD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 13 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 | DWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 13 | DLWDDL | 0-6 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 13 | DWWWLD | 2-2 | ||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 13 | WWLDLD | 0-0 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 | WDLDLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Luton Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 12 | LDLDLD | 1-1 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -9 | 10 | LLLLWL | 1-4 | ||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 10 | DLWLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 1 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 9 | LLLWLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 22 | Lincoln City | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 9 | LWDDLL | 1-2 | |