FOREST 2 - 0 LUTON TOWN - Sat Oct 02, 1948 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 02, 1948 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 22,695
- Pos Before/After:
- 22/21
- Opp Before/After:
- 14/16
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1948-49
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Chesterfield
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1741 (of 4859)
- League Tier 2:
- 1004 (of 2442)
- Competitive:
- 1926 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 3057 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Johnny Linaker - Johnny Linaker first goal
George Lee
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLLDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Johnny Linaker - Johnny Linaker first goal
George Lee
LUTON TOWN
Manager:
Prior form: LWDWLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LWDWLD (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 | Bryn Elliott | |
| 5 | D | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | F | William Morley | |
| 7 | M | Johnny Linaker  | |
| 8 | F | Tom Johnson | |
| 9 | F | Jack Edwards | |
| 10 | F | Sid Ottewell | |
| 11 | F | George Lee |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3 | 0 | Southampton |
| Brentford | 0 | 0 | West Ham United |
| Coventry City | 0 | 2 | Chesterfield |
| Fulham | 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Leeds United | 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Leicester City | 3 | 2 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Luton Town |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Cardiff City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | Lincoln City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | Bury | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.462 | 14 | WWWWLL | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.143 | 12 | LWDWDW | |
| 3 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.889 | 12 | WLDWDL | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.800 | 12 | WDDDWL | |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1.167 | 12 | DDWWDW | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.333 | 11 | DLWLWW | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.333 | 11 | DWDWLW | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.059 | 11 | WDLDWL | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.000 | 11 | WLWDWW | |
| 10 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 11 | WDWLDW | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .813 | 11 | LDDLLW | |
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1.067 | 10 | WLLDDL | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .917 | 10 | WLLDWW | |
| 14 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .875 | 10 | LWDWLD | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.133 | 9 | LWLDWD | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .947 | 9 | DDLWDL | |
| 17 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .867 | 9 | LWLLDL | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .737 | 8 | LWWDLL | |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .625 | 8 | LLLDDW | |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .474 | 7 | LLWLLW | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .667 | 6 | LWWDLL | |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .333 | 6 | WLLLDL | |
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 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2.250 | 14 | WDWDWW |
| 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.200 | 14 | DDDWLW |
 2 | 3 | Bury | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.313 | 14 | WWWLLL |
| 1 | 4 | Cardiff City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.250 | 14 | DWWDWW |
| 2 | 5 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.583 | 13 | WDWLWW |
| 3 | 6 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1.417 | 12 | LDWDLL |
| 1 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.294 | 12 | LWLWWD |
| 4 | 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.267 | 12 | LLDDLW |
| 1 | 9 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 12 | DWLDWD |
| 7 | 10 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1.200 | 11 | WLLDLW |
| 5 | 11 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.000 | 11 | DLWDLW |
| 4 | 12 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | .950 | 11 | DLDWLL |
| 13 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .917 | 11 | LLDWWD | |
| 5 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | .818 | 11 | LWDWWL |
| 4 | 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .619 | 11 | DDLLWL |
| 2 | 16 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .778 | 10 | WDWLDL |
| 2 | 17 | Chesterfield | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .750 | 10 | LLDDWW |
| 3 | 18 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .944 | 9 | WLDWDL |
| 1 | 19 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .667 | 8 | WWDLLL |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .524 | 8 | LWLLWD | |
| 1 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .467 | 8 | LLLDLW |
| 1 | 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .625 | 6 | WWDLLL |