FOREST 1 - 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Sep 20, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 20, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-0 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 September 1947
- Season:
- 1947-48
- Referee:
- CJ Barrick
- Attendance:
- 26,202
- League Week:
- 9 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 20
19 - Opp Before/After:
- 6
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 2)
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Apr 12, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1697 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 960 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1881 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3019 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 78 years, 11 months, 24 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 21 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 24 | Noel Simpson | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Sailor Brown | |
| 9 | F | 33 |  Wilson Jones  (47') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Jack Edwards | |
| 11 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ditchburn |
| 2 | D | Trickridge |
| 3 | D | Buckingham |
| 4 | D | Nicholson |
| 5 | D | Woodward |
| 6 | M | Burgess |
| 7 | M | Jones |
| 8 | M | Jordan |
| 9 | M | Rundle |
| 10 | F | Bennett |
| 11 | F | Stevens |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-0 | Luton Town |
| Birmingham City | 1-0 | Leicester City |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Bury | 1-2 | West Ham United |
| Cardiff City | 3-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Coventry City | 5-2 | Fulham |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-2 | Millwall |
| Newcastle United | 4-2 | Leeds United |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Southampton | 3-0 | Chesterfield |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-2 | Brentford |
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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | WWWWLL | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | WWDWDL | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | LLWDDW | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | WWLWWL | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | WDWDWL | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | WDWDWD | |||
| 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | WDLWLD | |||
| 8 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | WWLLDW | |||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 9 | LLWWWD | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WLWWLL | |||
| 11 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | WDLLWD | |||
| 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | WDLDWD | |||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 8 | LDWLWW | |||
| 14 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 | LDWWDL | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 8 | LWWLLD | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | WDLLLW | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | LLWWWL | |||
| 18 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 6 | LLLLLW | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 6 | LDDLWW | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 | LLLLLW | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | DLDLLW | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -16 | 2 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | WWWLLW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | WDWDLW | 3-2 | ||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | LWDDWW | 4-2 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Birmingham City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | DWDWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 5 | Cardiff City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | DLWLDW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | WLWWLL | 2-4 | |
| 8 | 7 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | WWLLDW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | 8 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | DLDWDW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | DWDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 6 | 10 | Coventry City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | DLLLWW | 5-2 | |
| 3 | 11 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | WLLDWL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 9 | DWLWWD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 9 | LWWWDL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 14 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | LWWLLL | 2-5 | |
| 4 | 15 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | DLLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 16 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 8 | LLLLWW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 17 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | DWWDLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 7 | LWWWLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 6 | LLLLWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 6 | DDLWWL | 0-3 | |
| 21 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 5 | LDLLWD | 2-2 | ||
| 22 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -17 | 2 | LLWLLL | 2-3 | ||