The City Ground

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
Pos Before/After:: 16/18
Opp Before/After:: 2/2
Referee:
Season:: 1947-48
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: West Bromwich Albion

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1705 (of 4877)
League Tier 2:: 968 (of 2460)
Competitive:: 1889 (of 5574)
Total:: 3019 (of 7322)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LLWDWW (Old to recent)

Goals:

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager:
Prior form: WDDWLW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Walker
2	D	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	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

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Nov 15, 1947)

Home	F	A	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	0	3	Newcastle United
Bury	0	0	Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City	1	1	Coventry City
Chesterfield	4	0	Brentford
Doncaster Rovers	2	1	West Bromwich Albion
Millwall	0	4	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	0	2	Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	Fulham
Southampton	4	1	Barnsley
Tottenham Hotspur	3	1	Leeds United
West Ham United	0	0	Luton Town

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	16	11	3	2	25	14	7	1	1	17	10	4	2	1	8	4	1.786	25	WWWLWW
	2	Birmingham City	16	9	4	3	21	10	5	3	1	14	6	4	1	2	7	4	2.100	22	WDDWLW
	3	Newcastle United	16	9	3	4	32	18	6	1	2	20	8	3	2	2	12	10	1.778	21	DWWWWL
	4	West Ham United	16	7	6	3	22	16	5	3	0	13	4	2	3	3	9	12	1.375	20	WLDWWD
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	7	5	4	29	14	5	2	0	20	6	2	3	4	9	8	2.071	19	DLWDWW
	6	Cardiff City	16	7	5	4	23	17	5	2	1	13	4	2	3	3	10	13	1.353	19	WWDLDL
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	16	8	3	5	26	25	5	2	1	17	11	3	1	4	9	14	1.040	19	WWWLDD
	8	Bradford Park Avenue	16	8	1	7	27	23	6	1	1	22	6	2	0	6	5	17	1.174	17	DLLLWL
	9	Southampton	16	7	3	6	22	25	5	2	1	16	7	2	1	5	6	18	.880	17	DWWLWL
	10	Barnsley	16	7	2	7	27	28	5	0	3	13	8	2	2	4	14	20	.964	16	WWDLLW
	11	Leicester City	16	6	4	6	19	22	4	2	2	13	13	2	2	4	6	9	.864	16	LWWWDL
	12	Coventry City	16	6	3	7	24	20	5	1	2	16	5	1	2	5	8	15	1.200	15	DDLWLW
	13	Leeds United	16	6	3	7	26	22	5	2	1	18	6	1	1	6	8	16	1.182	15	LDLWDD
	14	Fulham	16	7	1	8	24	22	4	1	3	15	7	3	0	5	9	15	1.091	15	LLWDLW
	15	Luton Town	16	5	4	7	20	23	4	3	0	10	4	1	1	7	10	19	.870	14	DLLDLW
	16	Nottingham Forest	16	6	1	9	20	23	5	0	3	13	8	1	1	6	7	15	.870	13	LLWDWW
	17	Millwall	15	3	6	6	20	23	3	2	2	12	8	0	4	4	8	15	.870	12	DLDDWL
	18	Bury	16	4	4	8	21	25	3	1	4	13	13	1	3	4	8	12	.840	12	DDLLLL
	19	Chesterfield	15	4	3	8	14	22	0	1	5	2	10	4	2	3	12	12	.636	11	LDLWDL
	20	Brentford	16	4	3	9	15	33	4	2	3	13	15	0	1	6	2	18	.455	11	DWDWLW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	16	2	7	7	8	27	2	4	2	4	7	0	3	5	4	20	.296	11	DLLDDD
	22	Doncaster Rovers	16	3	4	9	14	27	2	3	3	9	10	1	1	6	5	17	.519	10	LDLLLL

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	17	11	3	3	26	16	7	1	1	17	10	4	2	2	9	6	1.625	25	WWLWWL
	2	Birmingham City	17	10	4	3	23	10	5	3	1	14	6	5	1	2	9	4	2.300	24	DDWLWW
	3	Newcastle United	17	10	3	4	35	18	6	1	2	20	8	4	2	2	15	10	1.944	23	WWWWLW
1	4	Tottenham Hotspur	17	8	5	4	32	15	6	2	0	23	7	2	3	4	9	8	2.133	21	LWDWWW
1	5	West Ham United	17	7	7	3	22	16	5	4	0	13	4	2	3	3	9	12	1.375	21	LDWWDD
1	6	Sheffield Wednesday	17	9	3	5	28	25	6	2	1	19	11	3	1	4	9	14	1.120	21	WWLDDW
1	7	Cardiff City	17	7	6	4	24	18	5	3	1	14	5	2	3	3	10	13	1.333	20	WDLDLD
1	8	Southampton	17	8	3	6	26	26	6	2	1	20	8	2	1	5	6	18	1.000	19	WWLWLW
2	9	Leicester City	17	7	4	6	23	22	4	2	2	13	13	3	2	4	10	9	1.045	18	WWWDLW
2	10	Bradford Park Avenue	17	8	1	8	27	26	6	1	2	22	9	2	0	6	5	17	1.038	17	LLLWLL
1	11	Coventry City	17	6	4	7	25	21	5	1	2	16	5	1	3	5	9	16	1.190	16	DLWLWD
2	12	Barnsley	17	7	2	8	28	32	5	0	3	13	8	2	2	5	15	24	.875	16	WDLLWL
	13	Leeds United	17	6	3	8	27	25	5	2	1	18	6	1	1	7	9	19	1.080	15	DLWDDL
	14	Fulham	17	7	1	9	24	24	4	1	3	15	7	3	0	6	9	17	1.000	15	LWDLWL
	15	Luton Town	17	5	5	7	20	23	4	3	0	10	4	1	2	7	10	19	.870	15	LLDLWD
2	16	Bury	17	4	5	8	21	25	3	2	4	13	13	1	3	4	8	12	.840	13	DLLLLD
2	17	Chesterfield	16	5	3	8	18	22	1	1	5	6	10	4	2	3	12	12	.818	13	DLWDLW
2	18	Nottingham Forest	17	6	1	10	20	25	5	0	4	13	10	1	1	6	7	15	.800	13	LWDWWL
2	19	Millwall	16	3	6	7	20	27	3	2	3	12	12	0	4	4	8	15	.741	12	LDDWLL
2	20	Doncaster Rovers	17	4	4	9	16	28	3	3	3	11	11	1	1	6	5	17	.571	12	DLLLLW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	17	2	8	7	8	27	2	4	2	4	7	0	4	5	4	20	.296	12	LLDDDD
2	22	Brentford	17	4	3	10	15	37	4	2	3	13	15	0	1	7	2	22	.405	11	WDWLWL