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
- Position Before:
- 21
- Position After:
- 20
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1947-48
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1696 (of 4780)
- League Tier 2
- 959 (of 2363)
- Competitive:
- 1880 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 3007 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Brentford Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Wed Sep 17, 1947)
| 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 |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 10 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 6 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 4 | |
| 19 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 4 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 | |
| 22 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -14 | 2 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| ⇩ | 5 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| ⇧ | 14 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| ⇧ | 17 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| ⇧ | 20 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| ⇩ | 21 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -16 | 2 | |