FOREST 1 - 0 WALSALL - Sat Aug 27, 1949 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 27, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Walsall
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 1-0 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 27 August 1949
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol City (League Tier 3)
- Walsall:
- Dec 24, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1776 (of 5086)
- League Tier 3:
- 3 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1963 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3103 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 77 years, 10 days ago
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 | |
| 10 | F | 24 | Gordon Kaile  (68') | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tot Leverton | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lewis |
| 2 | D | Jones |
| 3 | D | Methley |
| 4 | D | Walters |
| 5 | D | Foulkes |
| 6 | M | Russon |
| 7 | M | Medd |
| 8 | M | McLaughlin |
| 9 | M | Chapman |
| 10 | F | Devlin |
| 11 | F | Giles |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2-1 | Millwall |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 2-2 | Port Vale |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-1 | Northampton Town |
| Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Notts County |
| Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |
| Norwich City | 3-0 | Bristol City |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Walsall |
| Reading | 5-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Southend United | 6-0 | Newport County |
| Torquay United | 1-0 | Swindon Town |
| Watford | 1-2 | Exeter City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| THIRD DIVISION SOUTH | 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 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Torquay United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DW | |||
| 5 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 7 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 9 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 14 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 16 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 18 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 19 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 20 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL | |||
Table after:
| THIRD DIVISION SOUTH | 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 | Torquay United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | DWW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 3 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | WWD | 2-2 | |
| 12 | 4 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | LWW | 6-0 | |
| 2 | 5 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | WLW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | LWW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DWD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLW | 2-1 | |
| 11 | 9 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | LDW | 5-1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WDL | 0-1 | |
| 6 | 11 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | LDW | 2-0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | DLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 | LWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | DDL | 1-2 | |
| 10 | 16 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 0-3 | |
| 8 | 17 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 2 | WLL | 0-6 | |
| 4 | 18 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 2 | WLL | 0-3 | |
| 11 | 19 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | DDL | 1-5 | |
| 2 | 20 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 21 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 0-2 | ||