FOREST 0 - 2 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Nov 15, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 15, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 33,364
- Position Before:
- 16
- Position After:
- 18
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1947-48
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- West Bromwich Albion
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1705 (of 4780)
- League Tier 2
- 968 (of 2363)
- Competitive:
- 1889 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 3016 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Forest Goals:
Birmingham City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Nov 15, 1947)
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 21 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 16 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 15 | |
| 14 | Fulham | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | Luton Town | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 14 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 13 | |
| 17 | Millwall | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 12 | |
| 18 | Bury | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 | |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 11 | |
| 20 | Brentford | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -18 | 11 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -19 | 11 | |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 10 | |
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 23 | |
| ⇧ | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 5 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Cardiff City | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 9 | Leicester City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Barnsley | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 15 | |
| 14 | Fulham | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 15 | |
| 15 | Luton Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 15 | |
| ⇧ | 16 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 17 | Chesterfield | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 19 | Millwall | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 12 |
| ⇧ | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -19 | 12 | |
| ⇩ | 22 | Brentford | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | -22 | 11 |