FOREST 2 - 0 BRENTFORD - Wed Sep 17, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 17, 1947 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brentford
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 18,617
- Pos Before/After:
- 21/20
- Opp Before/After:
- 22/22
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1947-48
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1696 (of 4877)
- League Tier 2:
- 959 (of 2460)
- Competitive:
- 1880 (of 5574)
- Total:
- 3010 (of 7322)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Sailor Brown - Sailor Brown last goal
Tom Johnson
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Sailor Brown - Sailor Brown last goal
Tom Johnson
BRENTFORD
Manager:
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Harry Brigham | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | Noel Simpson | |
| 5 | D | Edward Blagg | |
| 6 | F | William Morley | |
| 7 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | Sailor Brown  | |
| 9 | M | Wilson Jones | |
| 10 | F | Tom Johnson | |
| 11 | F | George Lee |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 0 | 1 | Barnsley |
| Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Brentford |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | Leeds United |
| Southampton | 2 | 2 | Cardiff 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.167 | 12 | WWWWWL | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.000 | 12 | WWDWDL | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.833 | 10 | WWDWDW | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.800 | 10 | LWWLWW | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.600 | 9 | WDWDWD | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .944 | 9 | LLWWWD | |
| 7 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.857 | 8 | LWLWWL | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.625 | 8 | WLLWDD | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.500 | 8 | WWDLWL | |
| 10 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.182 | 8 | WDLLWD | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .909 | 8 | WDLDWD | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .900 | 8 | WLDWWD | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.200 | 7 | WDLLLW | |
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.182 | 7 | WWWLLD | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1.000 | 7 | LLWWWL | |
| 16 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .750 | 7 | WLWWLL | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .643 | 6 | LLDWLW | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .667 | 4 | WLLLLL | |
| 19 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .500 | 4 | DLDLLW | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .235 | 4 | LLDDLW | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .438 | 2 | LLLLLL | |
| 22 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .263 | 2 | LLLLWL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.167 | 12 | WWWWWL | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.000 | 12 | WWDWDL | |
 5 | 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.750 | 10 | LLWDDW |
| 4 | Leeds United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.636 | 10 | WWLWWL | |
 2 | 5 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1.571 | 10 | WDWDWL |
| 1 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.600 | 9 | WDWDWD |
| 2 | 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.400 | 9 | WDLWLD |
| 6 | 8 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.250 | 9 | WWLLDW |
| 3 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .944 | 9 | LLWWWD |
| 3 | 10 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.625 | 8 | WLWWLL |
| 1 | 11 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.182 | 8 | WDLLWD |
| 1 | 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .909 | 8 | WDLDWD |
| 1 | 13 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .833 | 8 | LDWWDL |
| 2 | 14 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .786 | 8 | LWWLLD |
| 2 | 15 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.200 | 7 | WDLLLW |
| 1 | 16 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1.000 | 7 | LLWWWL |
| 1 | 17 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .733 | 6 | LLLLLW |
| 1 | 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .643 | 6 | LLDWLW |
| 1 | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .294 | 6 | LDDLWW |
| 1 | 20 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .563 | 4 | LLLLLW |
| 2 | 21 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .500 | 4 | DLDLLW |
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .238 | 2 | LLLWLL | |