BRENTFORD 3 - 1 FOREST - Wed Sep 10, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 10, 1947 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brentford
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Griffin Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 06 September 1947
- Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 06 September 1947
- Star Green 'un - Saturday 06 September 1947
19- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Millwall (League Tier 2)
- Brentford:
- Sep 17, 1947
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1694 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 957 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1878 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 3016 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 79 years, 1 day ago
BRENTFORD
Manager: Harry Curtis
Prior form: LLLLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Peter Buchanan (25')
Dave Nelson (44')
Alec Blakeman (64')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 32 | Harry Brigham | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 22 | Tanner Allen | Last game |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
| 9 | F | 33 |  Wilson Jones  (89') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Roland Wheatley | Debut |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Crozier |
| 2 | D | Malcolm MacDonald |
| 3 | D | Roddie Munro |
| 4 | D | Tom Manley |
| 5 | D | Frank Latimer |
| 6 | M | George Paterson |
| 7 | M | Peter Buchanan |
| 8 | M | Tommy Dawson |
| 9 | M | Jackie Gibbons |
| 10 | F | Alec Blakeman |
| 11 | F | Dave Nelson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1-2 | Fulham |
| Birmingham City | 0-0 | Newcastle United |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 4-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Brentford | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Leeds United | 5-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Coventry City |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | WWWWW | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | WWWWD | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | DWWDLW | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | LWWDW | |||
| 5 | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | DLLWWW | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 | DWLWWL | |||
| 7 | Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | LWLDWW | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | WLWLW | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWLLW | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | LLWDWD | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | WLWWL | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | WLWDL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | LWWDL | |||
| 15 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LDWDLD | |||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 4 | WLLLW | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 4 | WWLLL | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 | DLLDW | |||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 | WLLLL | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 | LDLDLL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 | LLLDD | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -15 | 0 | LLLLL | |||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | 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 | Bradford Park Avenue | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | WWWWWW | 4-0 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | WWWWDW | 3-1 | ||
 5 | 3 | Fulham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | WLWLWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 4 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | DWWDLW | ||
| 1 | 5 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | LWWDWD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | WLWWLW | 5-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WWLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | DLLWWW | ||
| 3 | 9 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 | DWLWWL | ||
| 3 | 10 | Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | LWLDWW | ||
| 1 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | LLWDWD | ||
| 12 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 3 | 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 6 | WLLLWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | WLWDLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | LWWDLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LDWDLD | ||
| 17 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 4 | WWLLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 4 | DLLDWL | 0-4 | ||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 2 | WLLLLL | 1-3 | ||
| 20 | Millwall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 | LDLDLL | |||
| 1 | 21 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 2 | LLLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 2 | LLLDDL | 0-5 | |