BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Aug 20, 1949 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 20, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Goldstone Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 August 1949
10- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol City (League Tier 3)
- Brighton and Hove Albion:
- Dec 17, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1774 (of 5060)
- League Tier 3:
- 1 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1961 (of 5790)
- Total:
- 3101 (of 7585)
- Played:
- 76 years, 3 months, 23 days ago
Review
Tucker Johnson left the field for several minutes after a tackle left him limping and Wally Ardron scored our second during that time. We couldn't hold onto a 2-0 lead and ened up leacking two goals in the last 15 minutes to start our Third Division life with a draw.
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Goal Scorers
Willard (10') (OG)
Wally Ardron (25') - Wally Ardron first goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 33 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 23 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | 33 | Bob McCall | |
| 4 | M | 23 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 5 | D | 32 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 32 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 25 |  John Love | |
| 9 | M | 30 | Wally Ardron  (25') | Debut |
| 10 | F | 27 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tot Leverton | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Baldwin |
| 2 | D | Tennant |
| 3 | D | Small |
| 4 | D | Willard |
| 5 | D | Whent |
| 6 | M | Sim |
| 7 | M | Reed |
| 8 | M | Lancellote |
| 9 | M | Pinchbeck |
| 10 | F | McNichol |
| 11 | F | Davies |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bristol City | 3-1 | Northampton Town |
| Exeter City | 2-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic |
| Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Watford |
| Millwall | 1-3 | Torquay United |
| Newport County | 3-2 | Norwich City |
| Notts County | 2-0 | Southend United |
| Port Vale | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Swindon Town | 2-0 | Reading |
| Walsall | 0-0 | Aldershot |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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