FOREST 4 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Nov 01, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 01, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 25,824
- Pos Before/After:
- 20/18
- Opp Before/After:
- 13/14
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1947-48
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Newcastle United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1703 (of 4860)
- League Tier 2:
- 966 (of 2443)
- Competitive:
- 1887 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 3016 (of 7305)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Freddie Scott
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
Jack Edwards
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Freddie Scott
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
Jack Edwards
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Prior form: WLDDLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WLDDLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | F | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | D | Edward Blagg | |
| 6 | F | Noel Simpson | |
| 7 | F | Gordon Kaile | |
| 8 | F | Freddie Scott  | |
| 9 | F | Tom Johnson | |
| 10 | F | Jack Edwards | |
| 11 | F | George Lee |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | Fulham |
| Bury | 1 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Leeds United |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 3 | Newcastle United |
| Millwall | 3 | 1 | Luton Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | Coventry City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Brentford |
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Barnsley |
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.692 | 21 | WDWWWL | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2.250 | 20 | WWWDDW | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.813 | 19 | WLDWWW | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.692 | 18 | WWWWDL | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.357 | 17 | WWWLDW | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.045 | 17 | LWWWWL | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.571 | 15 | LWDLWD | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1.333 | 15 | WLDLLL | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.000 | 15 | LDLWWW | |
| 10 | Southampton | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .833 | 15 | WLDWWL | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | .960 | 14 | WDWWDL | |
| 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1.200 | 13 | LLLDLW | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.188 | 13 | WLDDLW | |
| 14 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.111 | 13 | LWLLWD | |
| 15 | Bury | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .905 | 12 | LWDDLL | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | .895 | 12 | LDDLLD | |
| 17 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .800 | 10 | DWDLDD | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .667 | 10 | DLLDLL | |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .632 | 10 | LLLDLW | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .609 | 9 | WLLLWD | |
| 21 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .464 | 9 | LDDWDW | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .240 | 9 | LDDLLD | |
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.714 | 23 | DWWWLW | |
 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2.000 | 21 | LDWWWW |
 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.800 | 20 | WWDDWL |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.692 | 19 | WWWDLD | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.400 | 19 | WWLDWW | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.043 | 18 | WWWWLD | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.857 | 17 | WDLWDW | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1.500 | 17 | LDLLLW | |
| 1 | 9 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .917 | 17 | LDWWLW |
| 1 | 10 | Leicester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.000 | 16 | DLWWWD |
| 1 | 11 | Leeds United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1.200 | 14 | LLDLWD |
| 1 | 12 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | .926 | 14 | DWWDLL |
| 1 | 13 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .952 | 13 | WLLWDL |
| 1 | 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | .950 | 13 | LDDLWL |
| 2 | 15 | Millwall | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .905 | 12 | WDLDDW |
| 1 | 16 | Bury | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .870 | 12 | WDDLLL |
| 1 | 17 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | .818 | 12 | DDLLDL |
| 2 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .783 | 11 | LLLWDW |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .650 | 11 | LLDLWD | |
| 2 | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .583 | 10 | LLDLLL |
| 1 | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .269 | 10 | DDLLDD |
| 1 | 22 | Brentford | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .406 | 9 | DDWDWL |