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
- Pos Before/After:
- 20/20
- Opp Before/After:
- 7/7
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1948-49
- Forest Tier:
- 2
- Opponent Tier:
- 2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Coventry City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1744 (of 4829)
- League Tier 2:
- 1007 (of 2412)
- Competitive:
- 1929 (of 5523)
- Total:
- 3060 (of 7266)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | Bob 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Leeds United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | Brentford |
| Fulham | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City |
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | Coventry City |
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 2 | Chesterfield |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | West Ham United |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | Leicester City |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2.556 | 18 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.400 | 18 | |
| 3 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1.333 | 16 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.533 | 15 | |
| 5 | Barnsley | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.438 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.222 | 14 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.182 | 14 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.077 | 14 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.000 | 14 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 14 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.176 | 13 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.000 | 13 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | .955 | 13 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .682 | 13 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .765 | 12 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .760 | 12 | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | .714 | 11 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .833 | 10 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .769 | 10 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | .588 | 10 | |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .538 | 9 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .579 | 8 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2.556 | 19 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.273 | 19 | |
 | 3 | Southampton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.933 | 17 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.412 | 16 |
 | 5 | Bury | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1.333 | 16 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.316 | 16 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1.217 | 16 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.222 | 15 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .739 | 15 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.000 | 14 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | 14 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | .957 | 14 |
| 13 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .857 | 14 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .800 | 13 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | .789 | 13 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .760 | 13 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .960 | 12 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | .727 | 12 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | .700 | 10 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | .579 | 10 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .619 | 9 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | .536 | 9 |