FOREST 1 - 2 READING - Sat Oct 22, 1949 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 22, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Reading
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 21,688
- Position Before:
- 21
- Position After:
- 21
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1949-50
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 3:
- Watford
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1786 (of 4788)
- League Tier 3
- 14 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1973 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3102 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Reading Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Robert McCall | |
| 4 | M | John Anderson | |
| 5 | D | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | John Love | |
| 9 | M | Wally Ardron  | |
| 10 | F | Alan Ashman | |
| 11 | F | William Morley |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Oct 22, 1949)
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 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
| 1 | Notts County | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 20 | |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 17 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Port Vale | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 | Southend United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Rochdale | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 7 | Gateshead | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |
| 7 | Norwich City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Torquay United | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | Watford | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -5 | 11 | |
| 12 | Southport | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 11 | |
| 13 | Aldershot | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 11 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 11 | |
| 14 | Darlington | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 10 | |
| 15 | Chester City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 10 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 10 | |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 10 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 9 | |
| 17 | Barrow | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 | |
| 17 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 9 | |
| 18 | New Brighton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 9 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 | |
| 19 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 9 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 | |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -11 | 8 | |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 7 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 8 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 8 | |
| 22 | York City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 6 | |
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 | Notts County | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 22 | |
| ⇧ | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 2 | Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Bournemouth | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 5 | Torquay United | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Stockport County | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Carlisle United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Southend United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| ⇩ | 7 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Watford | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Rochdale | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Lincoln City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Gateshead | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
| ⇧ | 9 | Reading | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Norwich City | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Bristol City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -3 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Southport | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Aldershot | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Darlington | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 12 | |
| 15 | Chester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 | |
| ⇩ | 15 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -12 | 11 |
| ⇧ | 16 | Walsall | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| ⇧ | 16 | New Brighton | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Wrexham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Barrow | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Halifax Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | -13 | 10 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| ⇧ | 20 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| ⇧ | 20 | York City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 9 | |
| ⇧ | 21 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 22 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| ⇩ | 22 | Bradford City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 9 |