The City Ground

FULHAM 0 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 14, 1946 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 14, 1946 (2:30 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 ABANDONED
: Half-time: 0-0
Replay:: May 26, 1947 (1-1 DRAWN )

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 14 December 1946

Season:: 1946-47
Referee:: EW Baker
Attendance:: 15,700

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Apr 19, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1663 (of 5043)
League Tier 2:: 926 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1843 (of 5766)
Total:: 2981 (of 7554)
Played:: 78 years, 5 months, 1 day ago

Notes:: Abandoned due to fog

Review
Abandoned after 68 minutes due to fog. The rescheduled game wasn't until May 26, 1947 and we drew 1-1.

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

Goals
Eddie Barks (52')

FULHAM
Manager: Jack Peart
Prior form: DWLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	34	Reg Savage
2	D	32	Harry Brigham
3	M	30	Bob McCall
4	M	31	George Pritty
5	M	28	Ted Blagg
6	M	25	Frank Knight
7	F	30	Freddie Scott
8	F	31	Sailor Brown
9	M	25	Eddie Barks (52')
10	F	32	Colin Lyman
11	F	27	Tom Johnston

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ratcliffe
2	D	Freeman
3	D	Lewin
4	D	Nelson
5	D	Watson
6	M	Taylor
7	M	Thomas
8	M	McCormick
9	M	Grant
10	F	Beasley
11	F	Shepherd

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 14, 1946)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	0-1	Burnley
Bury	1-0	Coventry City
Chesterfield	1-0	Swansea Town
Leicester City	2-4	Newcastle United
Luton Town	1-3	Birmingham City
Manchester City	5-1	Barnsley
Millwall	0-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Southampton

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Newcastle United	18	9	6	3	48	20	5	2	1	29	9	4	4	2	19	11	2.40000	24	WWWDLW
	2	Birmingham City	19	11	2	6	33	17	7	1	1	23	5	4	1	5	10	12	1.94118	24	LWWWWW
	3	Burnley	18	8	8	2	26	17	5	4	1	15	9	3	4	1	11	8	1.52941	24	DDDDDW
	4	Manchester City	17	9	5	3	35	16	5	3	0	20	6	4	2	3	15	10	2.18750	23	WLWWDW
	5	Chesterfield	17	8	7	2	22	13	3	4	1	10	6	5	3	1	12	7	1.69231	23	DDWWDW
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	8	6	4	34	25	5	3	2	17	12	3	3	2	17	13	1.36000	22	DWLWDL
	7	Leicester City	18	9	3	6	32	28	5	2	3	19	12	4	1	3	13	16	1.14286	21	WWWDDW
	8	Barnsley	19	8	4	7	39	41	6	1	3	22	14	2	3	4	17	27	.95122	20	LLLLLW
	9	Southampton	18	7	5	6	34	29	6	3	0	25	10	1	2	6	9	19	1.17241	19	LDLWDW
	10	West Bromwich Albion	18	8	3	7	39	35	4	1	3	20	14	4	2	4	19	21	1.11429	19	LLDWLL
	11	Plymouth Argyle	17	7	5	5	33	31	6	3	0	20	10	1	2	5	13	21	1.06452	19	WWDLWL
	12	Luton Town	18	8	2	8	34	30	6	1	1	22	11	2	1	7	12	19	1.13333	18	WDWLWW
	13	Fulham	18	7	4	7	32	37	5	1	2	19	13	2	3	5	13	24	.86486	18	DWLLLL
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	17	6	5	6	26	26	4	2	3	11	9	2	3	3	15	17	1.00000	17	WDLLWL
	15	Coventry City	18	5	7	6	24	26	4	5	0	11	6	1	2	6	13	20	.92308	17	WDLWLW
	16	Nottingham Forest	17	5	4	8	27	31	4	2	3	17	11	1	2	5	10	20	.87097	14	DLWLDD
	17	Swansea Town	18	5	4	9	29	41	4	1	5	19	24	1	3	4	10	17	.70732	14	LLDWLL
	18	Millwall	18	5	3	10	24	39	4	2	4	18	19	1	1	6	6	20	.61538	13	LWWLWL
	19	Bury	18	2	8	8	27	34	2	4	2	21	15	0	4	6	6	19	.79412	12	DLDDWL
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	18	4	4	10	29	41	3	2	4	16	15	1	2	6	13	26	.70732	12	WLDLWD
	21	West Ham United	17	5	2	10	24	36	3	2	3	11	15	2	0	7	13	21	.66667	12	LWLLDL
	22	Newport County	18	3	1	14	25	63	2	0	7	17	29	1	1	7	8	34	.39683	7	LLLWLL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Newcastle United	19	10	6	3	52	22	5	2	1	29	9	5	4	2	23	13	2.36364	26	WWDLWW		4-2
	2	Birmingham City	20	12	2	6	36	18	7	1	1	23	5	5	1	5	13	13	2.00000	26	WWWWWW		3-1
	3	Burnley	19	9	8	2	27	17	5	4	1	15	9	4	4	1	12	8	1.58824	26	DDDDWW		1-0
	4	Manchester City	18	10	5	3	40	17	6	3	0	25	7	4	2	3	15	10	2.35294	25	LWWDWW		5-1
	5	Chesterfield	18	9	7	2	23	13	4	4	1	11	6	5	3	1	12	7	1.76923	25	DWWDWW		1-0
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	19	9	6	4	37	25	5	3	2	17	12	4	3	2	20	13	1.48000	24	WLWDLW		3-0
4	7	Plymouth Argyle	18	8	5	5	35	32	7	3	0	22	11	1	2	5	13	21	1.09375	21	WDLWLW		2-1
1	8	Leicester City	19	9	3	7	34	32	5	2	4	21	16	4	1	3	13	16	1.06250	21	WWDDWL		2-4
1	9	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	40	46	6	1	3	22	14	2	3	5	18	32	.86957	20	LLLLWL		1-5
	10	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	3	8	40	37	4	1	3	20	14	4	2	5	20	23	1.08108	19	LDWLLL		1-2
2	11	Southampton	19	7	5	7	34	32	6	3	0	25	10	1	2	7	9	22	1.06250	19	DLWDWL		0-3
	12	Luton Town	19	8	2	9	35	33	6	1	2	23	14	2	1	7	12	19	1.06061	18	DWLWWL		1-3
	13	Fulham	18	7	4	7	32	37	5	1	2	19	13	2	3	5	13	24	.86486	18	DWLLLL
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	18	6	5	7	26	27	4	2	4	11	10	2	3	3	15	17	.96296	17	DLLWLL		0-1
	15	Coventry City	19	5	7	7	24	27	4	5	0	11	6	1	2	7	13	21	.88889	17	DLWLWL		0-1
	16	Nottingham Forest	17	5	4	8	27	31	4	2	3	17	11	1	2	5	10	20	.87097	14	DLWLDD
2	17	Bury	19	3	8	8	28	34	3	4	2	22	15	0	4	6	6	19	.82353	14	LDDWLW		1-0
2	18	Sheffield Wednesday	19	5	4	10	32	41	4	2	4	19	15	1	2	6	13	26	.78049	14	LDLWDW		3-0
2	19	Swansea Town	19	5	4	10	29	42	4	1	5	19	24	1	3	5	10	18	.69048	14	LDWLLL		0-1
2	20	Millwall	19	5	3	11	24	42	4	2	5	18	22	1	1	6	6	20	.57143	13	WWLWLL		0-3
	21	West Ham United	17	5	2	10	24	36	3	2	3	11	15	2	0	7	13	21	.66667	12	LWLLDL
	22	Newport County	18	3	1	14	25	63	2	0	7	17	29	1	1	7	8	34	.39683	7	LLLWLL