The City Ground

NEWPORT COUNTY 4 - 1 FOREST - Fri Apr 07, 1950 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Fri Apr 07, 1950 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newport County
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Somerton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Guardian - Saturday 08 April 1950

Season:: 1949-50
Referee:: R Lloyd
Attendance:: 13,337
League Week:: 37 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol Rovers (League Tier 3)
Newport County:: Apr 10, 1950

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1810 (of 5088)
League Tier 3:: 37 (of 226)
Competitive:: 1999 (of 5830)
Total:: 3139 (of 7635)
Played:: 76 years, 5 months, 17 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Love (50')

NEWPORT COUNTY
Manager: Tom Bromilow
Prior form: DLLLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Len Comley (10')
George Roffi (43')
George Roffi
Reg Parker

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	33	Harry Walker
2	D	24	Bill Whare
3	M	34	Bob McCall
4	M	28	John Anderson
5	D	21	David Baker	Last game
6	M	24	Bill Morley
7	F	33	Freddie Scott
8	F	26	John Love (50')
9	M	31	Wally Ardron
10	F	27	Tommy Capel
11	F	25	Gordon Kaile

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	33	Harry Walker	124		6	1
2	D	24	Bill Whare	19		6	1
3	M	34	Bob McCall	170	1	6	1
4	M	28	John Anderson	28	1	6	1
5	D	21	David Baker	2		48	7
6	M	24	Bill Morley	37	3	6	1
7	F	33	Freddie Scott	150	15	6	1
8	F	26	John Love (50')	46	15	6	1
9	M	31	Wally Ardron	37	21	6	1
10	F	27	Tommy Capel	20	8	6	1
11	F	25	Gordon Kaile	63	8	6	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Roger Ashton
2	D	Mostyn Williams
3	D	Dougie Hayward
4	D	William Reid
5	D	Ray Wilcox
6	M	Danny Newall
7	M	Tommy Bowen
8	M	George Roffi
9	M	Reg Parker
10	F	Len Comley
11	F	Bobby Harper

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Fri Apr 07, 1950)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-1	Torquay United
Bristol City	2-0	Aldershot
Crystal Palace	1-1	Reading
Exeter City	2-0	Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient	2-1	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Millwall	1-3	Watford
Newport County	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Notts County	3-1	Port Vale
Southend United	2-2	Ipswich Town
Walsall	0-0	Swindon Town

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	Notts County	34	22	6	6	83	36	14	2	1	52	10	8	4	5	31	26	47	50	WLWDWD	Safe
2	Torquay United	36	19	7	10	62	53	13	4	1	39	19	6	3	9	23	34	9	45	WWWLLL	Safe
3	Nottingham Forest	36	17	9	10	57	31	11	0	7	31	13	6	9	3	26	18	26	43	DWDLDW	Safe
4	Southend United	34	16	9	9	52	39	14	3	1	37	11	2	6	8	15	28	13	41	LDWWLW
5	Northampton Town	34	15	10	9	57	42	9	6	3	33	19	6	4	6	24	23	15	40	DDLWDD
6	Norwich City	35	15	9	11	61	49	10	4	4	42	19	5	5	7	19	30	12	39	DDLWLW
7	Port Vale	35	14	10	11	42	32	11	6	1	30	10	3	4	10	12	22	10	38	DLLWWL
8	Reading	35	16	6	13	64	54	14	1	2	45	17	2	5	11	19	37	10	38	WLDLWD
9	Crystal Palace	36	13	11	12	46	46	11	3	4	31	19	2	8	8	15	27	0	37	WLLDDD
10	Watford	35	13	10	12	38	32	9	4	4	24	12	4	6	8	14	20	6	36	LLWWDL
11	Swindon Town	35	13	9	13	53	51	8	6	3	36	22	5	3	10	17	29	2	35	WWDWLD
12	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	35	13	9	13	45	47	9	5	3	30	15	4	4	10	15	32	-2	35	DLDLWL
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	36	12	10	14	51	67	6	8	4	27	22	6	2	10	24	45	-16	34	LWLWDD
14	Bristol City	34	12	8	14	52	53	10	4	4	33	16	2	4	10	19	37	-1	32	LWWWDD
15	Bristol Rovers	33	14	4	15	38	41	9	4	3	25	14	5	0	12	13	27	-3	32	WLWLWL
16	Walsall	35	8	13	14	51	51	7	6	4	32	21	1	7	10	19	30	0	29	DWDDLL
17	Exeter City	34	9	10	15	47	66	5	7	4	26	23	4	3	11	21	43	-19	28	DDWWDD
18	Ipswich Town	35	9	10	16	46	71	7	6	4	30	28	2	4	12	16	43	-25	28	DDWLDW
19	Aldershot	35	10	7	18	39	53	8	4	5	22	14	2	3	13	17	39	-14	27	WWLDLW
20	Leyton Orient	35	9	9	17	44	75	9	4	4	28	25	0	5	13	16	50	-31	27	LLWLWD
21	Newport County	34	10	6	18	55	84	10	4	4	42	28	0	2	14	13	56	-29	26	DLLLWD
22	Millwall	33	11	2	20	42	52	9	1	7	31	22	2	1	13	11	30	-10	24	LWLLLW

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	Notts County	35	23	6	6	86	37	15	2	1	55	11	8	4	5	31	26	49	52	LWDWDW	Safe	3-1
	2	Torquay United	37	19	7	11	63	55	13	4	1	39	19	6	3	10	24	36	8	45	WWLLLL	Safe	1-2
	3	Nottingham Forest	37	17	9	11	58	35	11	0	7	31	13	6	9	4	27	22	23	43	WDLDWL	Safe	1-4
	4	Southend United	35	16	10	9	54	41	14	4	1	39	13	2	6	8	15	28	13	42	DWWLWD	Safe	2-2
	5	Northampton Town	34	15	10	9	57	42	9	6	3	33	19	6	4	6	24	23	15	40	DDLWDD
	6	Norwich City	35	15	9	11	61	49	10	4	4	42	19	5	5	7	19	30	12	39	DDLWLW
1	7	Reading	36	16	7	13	65	55	14	1	2	45	17	2	6	11	20	38	10	39	LDLWDD		1-1
2	8	Watford	36	14	10	12	41	33	9	4	4	24	12	5	6	8	17	21	8	38	LWWDLW		3-1
2	9	Port Vale	36	14	10	12	43	35	11	6	1	30	10	3	4	11	13	25	8	38	LLWWLL		1-3
1	10	Crystal Palace	37	13	12	12	47	47	11	4	4	32	20	2	8	8	15	27	0	38	LLDDDD		1-1
	11	Swindon Town	36	13	10	13	53	51	8	6	3	36	22	5	4	10	17	29	2	36	WDWLDD		0-0
1	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	37	13	10	14	53	68	7	8	4	29	23	6	2	10	24	45	-15	36	WLWDDW		2-1
1	13	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	36	13	9	14	46	49	9	5	3	30	15	4	4	11	16	34	-3	35	LDLWLL		1-2
	14	Bristol City	35	13	8	14	54	53	11	4	4	35	16	2	4	10	19	37	1	34	WWWDDW		2-0
	15	Bristol Rovers	34	14	4	16	38	43	9	4	3	25	14	5	0	13	13	29	-5	32	LWLWLL		0-2
	16	Walsall	36	8	14	14	51	51	7	7	4	32	21	1	7	10	19	30	0	30	WDDLLD		0-0
	17	Exeter City	35	10	10	15	49	66	6	7	4	28	23	4	3	11	21	43	-17	30	DWWDDW		2-0
	18	Ipswich Town	36	9	11	16	48	73	7	6	4	30	28	2	5	12	18	45	-25	29	DWLDWD		2-2
1	19	Leyton Orient	36	10	9	17	46	76	10	4	4	30	26	0	5	13	16	50	-30	29	LWLWDW		2-1
1	20	Newport County	35	11	6	18	59	85	11	4	4	46	29	0	2	14	13	56	-26	28	LLLWDW		4-1
2	21	Aldershot	36	10	7	19	39	55	8	4	5	22	14	2	3	14	17	41	-16	27	WLDLWL		0-2
	22	Millwall	34	11	2	21	43	55	9	1	8	32	25	2	1	13	11	30	-12	24	WLLLWL		1-3

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