The City Ground

LUTON TOWN 4 - 3 FOREST - Sat Feb 26, 1949 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 26, 1949 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Kenilworth Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 February 1949

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: FS Milner
Attendance:: 17,777
League Week:: 30 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chesterfield (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Oct 06, 1951

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1761 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1024 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1948 (of 5829)
Total:: 3088 (of 7634)
Played:: 77 years, 6 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
George Wilkins (27')
Gordon Kaile (46') - Gordon Kaile first goal
Gordon Kaile (53')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Dally Duncan
Prior form: WDDLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Brennan (1')
Small (47')
Geoff Thomas (1944-60) (77') (OG)
Arnison (79')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	33	Bob McCall
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	F	29	Sid Ottewell
7	F	32	Freddie Scott
8	F	24	John Love	Debut
9	F	33	Bill Hullett
10	F	29	George Wilkins (27')
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile (46') (53')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	74		7	1
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	74		7	1
3	M	33	Bob McCall	137	1	14	2
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt	18	1	7	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	43	1	7	1
6	F	29	Sid Ottewell	30	2	7	1
7	F	32	Freddie Scott	100	10	7	1
8	F	24	John Love	Debut
9	F	33	Bill Hullett	13	2	14	2
10	F	29	George Wilkins (27')	22	5	35	5
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile (46') (53')	16		63	10

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Streten
2	D	Mulvaney
3	D	Cooke
4	D	Watkins
5	D	Hall
6	M	Gardiner
7	M	Small
8	M	Kiernan
9	M	Arnison
10	F	Brennan
11	F	Waugh

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 26, 1949)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Bradford Park Avenue	0-1	Grimsby Town
Cardiff City	1-0	Plymouth Argyle
Chesterfield	0-0	Coventry City
Lincoln City	3-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Luton Town	4-3	Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Fulham
Southampton	3-0	Barnsley

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Southampton	29	17	6	6	54	26	13	2	0	40	7	4	4	6	14	19	28	40	WWDWWW
2	West Bromwich Albion	28	16	5	7	45	28	11	2	1	32	11	5	3	6	13	17	17	37	WLLWLW
3	Fulham	28	15	6	7	53	28	11	3	1	40	10	4	3	6	13	18	25	36	WWWWLW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	29	13	10	6	51	29	11	3	1	40	12	2	7	5	11	17	22	36	LLWDWD
5	Chesterfield	29	10	11	8	40	37	6	4	4	19	14	4	7	4	21	23	3	31	WWWDDL
6	Sheffield Wednesday	28	12	6	10	49	40	10	2	2	30	12	2	4	8	19	28	9	30	LWLDWL
7	Luton Town	28	10	10	8	35	35	7	6	1	17	7	3	4	7	18	28	0	30	WDDLDW
8	West Ham United	29	11	8	10	38	39	8	4	2	23	14	3	4	8	15	25	-1	30	LLWLWD
9	Bradford Park Avenue	28	11	7	10	48	47	6	4	2	24	13	5	3	8	24	34	1	29	DLDWWD
10	Cardiff City	28	10	9	9	37	39	8	2	3	28	16	2	7	6	9	23	-2	29	WLLDWL
11	Bury	29	12	5	12	46	53	8	4	2	27	14	4	1	10	19	39	-7	29	WLLDWL
12	Plymouth Argyle	29	11	7	11	37	43	10	2	3	26	13	1	5	8	11	30	-6	29	DDLWWW
13	Blackburn Rovers	29	11	6	12	41	44	9	3	2	33	15	2	3	10	8	29	-3	28	DDLLWL
14	Barnsley	29	9	9	11	46	43	6	6	3	27	12	3	3	8	19	31	3	27	WDWWLD
15	Brentford	28	9	9	10	32	32	5	6	3	22	14	4	3	7	10	18	0	27	LWLDLW
16	Leeds United	30	8	11	11	42	46	7	5	4	26	18	1	6	7	16	28	-4	27	LDWDLW
17	Coventry City	29	11	3	15	42	47	9	1	5	26	15	2	2	10	16	32	-5	25	WLWLLW
18	Leicester City	27	7	10	10	44	51	5	7	2	34	25	2	3	8	10	26	-7	24	LLDWWD
19	Queens Park Rangers	29	9	6	14	28	49	7	2	5	21	20	2	4	9	7	29	-21	24	WDLLLD
20	Grimsby Town	28	7	8	13	47	56	4	5	5	28	25	3	3	8	19	31	-9	22	LDDDWL
21	Nottingham Forest	29	8	5	16	26	38	5	4	6	11	10	3	1	10	15	28	-12	21	LWLLLD
22	Lincoln City	30	5	9	16	40	71	4	6	5	23	27	1	3	11	17	44	-31	19	WWLDLL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Southampton	30	18	6	6	57	26	14	2	0	43	7	4	4	6	14	19	31	42	WDWWWW		3-0
2	2	Tottenham Hotspur	30	13	11	6	52	30	11	3	1	40	12	2	8	5	12	18	22	37	LWDWDD		1-1
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	28	16	5	7	45	28	11	2	1	32	11	5	3	6	13	17	17	37	WLLWLW
1	4	Fulham	29	15	6	8	53	29	11	3	1	40	10	4	3	7	13	19	24	36	WWWLWL		0-1
	5	Chesterfield	30	10	12	8	40	37	6	5	4	19	14	4	7	4	21	23	3	32	WWDDLD		0-0
1	6	Luton Town	29	11	10	8	39	38	8	6	1	21	10	3	4	7	18	28	1	32	DDLDWW		4-3
3	7	Cardiff City	29	11	9	9	38	39	9	2	3	29	16	2	7	6	9	23	-1	31	LLDWLW		1-0
2	8	Sheffield Wednesday	29	12	6	11	50	43	10	2	2	30	12	2	4	9	20	31	7	30	WLDWLL		1-3
1	9	West Ham United	29	11	8	10	38	39	8	4	2	23	14	3	4	8	15	25	-1	30	LLWLWD
1	10	Bradford Park Avenue	29	11	7	11	48	48	6	4	3	24	14	5	3	8	24	34	0	29	LDWWDL		0-1
2	11	Blackburn Rovers	30	11	7	12	42	45	9	4	2	34	16	2	3	10	8	29	-3	29	DLLWLD		1-1
1	12	Bury	29	12	5	12	46	53	8	4	2	27	14	4	1	10	19	39	-7	29	WLLDWL
1	13	Plymouth Argyle	30	11	7	12	37	44	10	2	3	26	13	1	5	9	11	31	-7	29	DLWWWL		0-1
	14	Barnsley	30	9	9	12	46	46	6	6	3	27	12	3	3	9	19	34	0	27	DWWLDL		0-3
	15	Brentford	28	9	9	10	32	32	5	6	3	22	14	4	3	7	10	18	0	27	LWLDLW
	16	Leeds United	30	8	11	11	42	46	7	5	4	26	18	1	6	7	16	28	-4	27	LDWDLW
	17	Coventry City	30	11	4	15	42	47	9	1	5	26	15	2	3	10	16	32	-5	26	LWLLWD		0-0
1	18	Queens Park Rangers	30	10	6	14	29	49	8	2	5	22	20	2	4	9	7	29	-20	26	DLLLDW		1-0
1	19	Leicester City	27	7	10	10	44	51	5	7	2	34	25	2	3	8	10	26	-7	24	LLDWWD
	20	Grimsby Town	29	8	8	13	48	56	4	5	5	28	25	4	3	8	20	31	-8	24	DDDWLW		1-0
	21	Nottingham Forest	30	8	5	17	29	42	5	4	6	11	10	3	1	11	18	32	-13	21	WLLLDL		3-4
	22	Lincoln City	31	6	9	16	43	72	5	6	5	26	28	1	3	11	17	44	-29	21	WLDLLW		3-1