FOREST 1 - 2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - Sat Oct 23, 1948 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 23, 1948 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 29,901
- Position Before:
- 20
- Position After:
- 20
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1948-49
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Coventry City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1744 (of 4780)
- League Tier 2
- 1007 (of 2363)
- Competitive:
- 1929 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 3058 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | Robert McCall | |
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Oct 23, 1948)
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 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |
| 3 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Barnsley | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 13 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 13 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -7 | 13 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 12 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 12 | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 11 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 10 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 10 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 | |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 9 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 8 | |
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 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 19 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Southampton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 4 | Barnsley | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 16 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 16 | |
| ⇧ | 8 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 13 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 13 | |
| ⇧ | 17 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Luton Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -9 | 10 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 10 | |
| ⇧ | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| ⇩ | 22 | Lincoln City | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 9 |