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
- Pos Before/After:
- 3/4
- Opp Before/After:
- 10/9
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1949-50
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 3/3
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 3:
- Watford
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1786 (of 4878)
- League Tier 3:
- 14 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1973 (of 5575)
- Total:
- 3105 (of 7323)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
READING
Manager:
Prior form: DWLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DWLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | Bob 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 1 | Watford |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 3 | Notts County |
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Port Vale |
| Millwall | 0 | 1 | Bristol Rovers |
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | Leyton Orient |
| Norwich City | 1 | 2 | Exeter City |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | Reading |
| Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | Bournemouth |
| Torquay United | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace |
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Southend United |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| DIVISION THREE SOUTH | 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 | Notts County | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3.091 | 20 | WWWWDW | |
| 2 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.500 | 19 | DWDWDW | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2.200 | 17 | LLWWWD | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.278 | 17 | WLWDLW | |
| 5 | Port Vale | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.857 | 16 | WDLWWW | |
| 6 | Southend United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.583 | 15 | LDLWDW | |
| 7 | Norwich City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.182 | 15 | LWWDLL | |
| 8 | Torquay United | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1.000 | 15 | LWLDWL | |
| 9 | Watford | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 14 | WLWWWW | |
| 10 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1.182 | 14 | DWLLLL | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.000 | 12 | LDWLWD | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .800 | 11 | LLWLDL | |
| 13 | Aldershot | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .737 | 11 | WLLDWW | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .654 | 11 | WDWLLD | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .905 | 10 | LDDLWW | |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .630 | 10 | LWDLLL | |
| 17 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.111 | 9 | LWLWDD | |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .938 | 9 | LWLDLD | |
| 19 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .909 | 9 | LLLWLL | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .579 | 8 | LDLLWD | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .556 | 8 | LWDLLL | |
| 22 | Newport County | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .472 | 8 | WLWDDL | |
Table after:
| DIVISION THREE SOUTH | 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 | Notts County | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2.846 | 22 | WWWDWW | |
 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.444 | 19 | LWDLWW |
 1 | 3 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.294 | 19 | WDWDWL |
| 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.917 | 17 | LWWWDL |
| 3 | 5 | Torquay United | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1.040 | 17 | WLDWLW |
| 6 | Southend United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1.538 | 16 | DLWDWD | |
| 2 | 7 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.444 | 16 | DLWWWL |
| 1 | 8 | Watford | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.444 | 16 | LWWWWW |
| 1 | 9 | Reading | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.217 | 16 | WLLLLW |
| 3 | 10 | Norwich City | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.125 | 15 | WWDLLL |
| 1 | 11 | Bristol City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .880 | 13 | LWLDLW |
| 1 | 12 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .938 | 12 | DWLWDL |
| 5 | 13 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1.059 | 11 | WLDLDW |
| 1 | 14 | Aldershot | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .700 | 11 | LLDWWL |
| 1 | 15 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | .586 | 11 | DWLLDL |
| 1 | 16 | Walsall | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.105 | 10 | WLWDDD |
| 2 | 17 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .864 | 10 | DDLWWL |
| 2 | 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .633 | 10 | WDLLLL |
| 1 | 19 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .632 | 10 | DLLWDW |
| 1 | 20 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | .607 | 10 | WDLLLW |
| 1 | 21 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .500 | 10 | LWDDLW |
| 3 | 22 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .870 | 9 | LLWLLL |