The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON - Sat Dec 25, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 25, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: H Hartley
Attendance:: 25,181
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Dec 27, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1753 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1016 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1938 (of 5824)
Total:: 3078 (of 7629)
Played:: 77 years, 7 months, 27 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Edwards (48') - Jack Edwards last goal
Bill Hullett (64') - Bill Hullett last goal

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Bill Dodgin
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Curtis (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	32	Bob McCall
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson
9	F	33	Bill Hullett (64')
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (48')
11	F	29	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	64		7	1
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	64		7	1
3	M	32	Bob McCall	131	1	7	1
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell	20	2	7	1
5	D	31	Horace Gager	34	1	7	1
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt	8		7	1
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile	15		7	1
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson	16	4	7	1
9	F	33	Bill Hullett (64')	4	1	7	1
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (48')	75	20	7	1
11	F	29	George Lee	64	16	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian Black
2	D	Alf Ramsey
3	D	Bill Rochford
4	D	Len Wilkins
5	D	Eric Webber
6	M	Joe Mallett
7	M	Eric Day
8	M	Augie Scott
9	M	Charlie Wayman
10	F	Ted Bates
11	F	George Curtis

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 25, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Queens Park Rangers
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Fulham
Brentford	1-1	Cardiff City
Bury	0-2	Coventry City
Grimsby Town	3-0	Barnsley
Leicester City	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Lincoln City	2-2	Chesterfield
Luton Town	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Southampton
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
West Ham United	3-2	Leeds United

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	22	13	5	4	39	19	8	2	1	27	10	5	3	3	12	9	20	31	WLWLWW
2	Southampton	22	12	5	5	40	21	9	1	0	30	5	3	4	5	10	16	19	29	DWLWWW
3	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	7	4	41	21	9	1	0	33	7	1	6	4	8	14	20	27	LWDDWL
4	Fulham	21	10	5	6	31	23	7	3	1	21	7	3	2	5	10	16	8	25	WDWDLW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	22	10	5	7	43	33	8	2	2	26	10	2	3	5	17	23	10	25	WDWLWW
6	Bury	21	10	4	7	34	31	7	3	1	22	11	3	1	6	12	20	3	24	WLWWDL
7	Cardiff City	21	8	7	6	31	27	6	2	2	25	13	2	5	4	6	14	4	23	DDWWDW
8	Luton Town	22	8	7	7	29	31	5	5	0	13	5	3	2	7	16	26	-2	23	LWDWLW
9	Blackburn Rovers	21	9	4	8	32	31	7	2	2	27	12	2	2	6	5	19	1	22	WLWWWL
10	Bradford Park Avenue	22	9	4	9	44	43	5	2	2	21	11	4	2	7	23	32	1	22	LWWWLL
11	Chesterfield	22	7	8	7	30	30	4	3	4	14	12	3	5	3	16	18	0	22	WLLLWW
12	Brentford	21	7	7	7	19	20	3	4	3	10	9	4	3	4	9	11	-1	21	WWWLLL
13	West Ham United	21	7	7	7	26	28	5	4	1	16	9	2	3	6	10	19	-2	21	WDWLWL
14	Plymouth Argyle	22	8	5	9	26	31	7	1	3	19	12	1	4	6	7	19	-5	21	DWDWLW
15	Leeds United	21	6	8	7	35	34	5	4	2	22	13	1	4	5	13	21	1	20	DDLLLW
16	Queens Park Rangers	22	8	4	10	22	36	6	2	3	15	13	2	2	7	7	23	-14	20	LWLLWL
17	Barnsley	22	6	7	9	36	37	4	4	3	20	10	2	3	6	16	27	-1	19	LLLWLL
18	Leicester City	22	5	8	9	33	43	3	7	1	25	19	2	1	8	8	24	-10	18	WLDLDL
19	Coventry City	22	7	3	12	30	38	6	1	5	19	13	1	2	7	11	25	-8	17	DLLWWW
20	Nottingham Forest	21	6	4	11	21	29	3	3	5	8	7	3	1	6	13	22	-8	16	DLLWDL
21	Grimsby Town	21	5	5	11	34	45	3	3	5	21	21	2	2	6	13	24	-11	15	WLDLLL
22	Lincoln City	22	3	7	12	29	54	3	4	5	18	24	0	3	7	11	30	-25	13	DLDLLW

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	23	14	5	4	40	19	9	2	1	28	10	5	3	3	12	9	21	33	LWLWWW		1-0
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	22	11	7	4	43	22	9	1	0	33	7	2	6	4	10	15	21	29	WDDWLW		2-1
1	3	Southampton	23	12	5	6	41	23	9	1	0	30	5	3	4	6	11	18	18	29	WLWWWL		1-2
	4	Fulham	22	10	6	6	32	24	7	3	1	21	7	3	3	5	11	17	8	26	DWDLWD		1-1
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	23	10	5	8	43	34	8	2	2	26	10	2	3	6	17	24	9	25	DWLWWL		0-1
2	6	Luton Town	23	9	7	7	32	32	6	5	0	16	6	3	2	7	16	26	0	25	WDWLWW		3-1
	7	Cardiff City	22	8	8	6	32	28	6	2	2	25	13	2	6	4	7	15	4	24	DWWDWD		1-1
1	8	Blackburn Rovers	22	10	4	8	34	31	8	2	2	29	12	2	2	6	5	19	3	24	LWWWLW		2-0
3	9	Bury	22	10	4	8	34	33	7	3	2	22	13	3	1	6	12	20	1	24	LWWDLL		0-2
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	23	9	5	9	45	44	5	3	2	22	12	4	2	7	23	32	1	23	WWWLLD		1-1
	11	Chesterfield	23	7	9	7	32	32	4	3	4	14	12	3	6	3	18	20	0	23	LLLWWD		2-2
1	12	West Ham United	22	8	7	7	29	30	6	4	1	19	11	2	3	6	10	19	-1	23	DWLWLW		3-2
1	13	Brentford	22	7	8	7	20	21	3	5	3	11	10	4	3	4	9	11	-1	22	WWLLLD		1-1
	14	Plymouth Argyle	23	8	5	10	27	34	7	1	3	19	12	1	4	7	8	22	-7	21	WDWLWL		1-3
	15	Leeds United	22	6	8	8	37	37	5	4	2	22	13	1	4	6	15	24	0	20	DLLLWL		2-3
	16	Queens Park Rangers	23	8	4	11	22	38	6	2	3	15	13	2	2	8	7	25	-16	20	WLLWLL		0-2
	17	Barnsley	23	6	7	10	36	40	4	4	3	20	10	2	3	7	16	30	-4	19	LLWLLL		0-3
1	18	Coventry City	23	8	3	12	32	38	6	1	5	19	13	2	2	7	13	25	-6	19	LLWWWW		2-0
1	19	Nottingham Forest	22	7	4	11	23	30	4	3	5	10	8	3	1	6	13	22	-7	18	LLWDLW		2-1
2	20	Leicester City	23	5	8	10	34	45	3	7	2	26	21	2	1	8	8	24	-11	18	LDLDLL		1-2
	21	Grimsby Town	22	6	5	11	37	45	4	3	5	24	21	2	2	6	13	24	-8	17	LDLLLW		3-0
	22	Lincoln City	23	3	8	12	31	56	3	5	5	20	26	0	3	7	11	30	-25	14	LDLLWD		2-2