FOREST 2 - 1 SWINDON TOWN - Sat Sep 10, 1949 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 10, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swindon Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Swindon Town FC.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 10 September 1949
- Nottingham Journal - Monday 12 September 1949
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Northampton Town (League Tier 3)
- Swindon Town:
- Jan 14, 1950
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1780 (of 5087)
- League Tier 3:
- 7 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1967 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3107 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 77 years, 10 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: DWWWLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Wally Ardron (75')
Alan Ashman (78')
SWINDON TOWN
Manager: Louis Page
Prior form: WDLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Morris Jones (49') (Pen)
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 | 27 | Frank Knight | |
| 7 | F | 32 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 25 |  John Love | |
| 9 | M | 30 | Wally Ardron  (75') | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Alan Ashman (78') | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Gordon Kaile | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Frank Boulton |
| 2 | D | Andy Cowie |
| 3 | D | Albert Young |
| 4 | D | Harry Kaye |
| 5 | D | Garth Hudson |
| 6 | M | Jack Foxton |
| 7 | M | Harry Lunn |
| 8 | M | Morris Jones |
| 9 | M | Maurice Owen |
| 10 | F | Joe Simner |
| 11 | F | Jimmy Bain |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3-5 | Torquay United |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 3-0 | Southend United |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-3 | Bristol City |
| Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Notts County |
| Leyton Orient | 4-1 | Exeter City |
| Newport County | 0-1 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Northampton Town | 1-0 | Millwall |
| Norwich City | 3-2 | Walsall |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Swindon Town |
| Reading | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Watford | 0-2 | Port Vale |
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 | Southend United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | LWWDWW | |||
| 2 | Notts County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | WLWWWD | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | DWWWLD | |||
| 4 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | LWDWWD | |||
| 5 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | WWDWLD | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | LWWLWW | |||
| 7 | Torquay United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 8 | WWWLLW | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | WLDDWD | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | LDLWWW | |||
| 10 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | LDWWWL | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | LDWDLW | |||
| 12 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | WDLLW | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 5 | WLWLLD | |||
| 14 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 | DWDDLL | |||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 | DDLDWL | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | WLLLW | |||
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LLLWDD | |||
| 18 | Watford | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | DDLLDD | |||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | LWLLLW | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | DLWDLL | |||
| 21 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | DLLWLL | |||
| 22 | Newport County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
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 | Notts County | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | LWWWDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | WWWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | WDWLDW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | WDWWDW | 1-0 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Norwich City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | WWLWWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Torquay United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 10 | WWLLWW | 5-3 | |
 6 | 7 | Southend United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | WWDWWL | 0-3 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | LDDWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Reading | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | DWWWLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | DLWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 11 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 7 | DLDWLW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 | WDDLLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 13 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | WLLLWW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | DWDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 15 | Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | WDLLWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LWLLDL | 1-4 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 4 | LLWDDL | 1-3 | ||
| 1 | 18 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 | WLLLWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 | LWDLLL | 3-5 | |
| 2 | 20 | Watford | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | DLLDDL | 0-2 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 3 | LLWLLL | 2-3 | ||
| 22 | Newport County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 2 | LLLLLL | 0-1 | ||