FOREST 6 - 1 NEWPORT COUNTY - Sat Sep 07, 1946 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 07, 1946 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newport County
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 6-1 WON
- Half-time: 3-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 07 September 1946
- Nottingham Journal - Monday 09 September 1946
- Season:
- 1946-47
- Referee:
- RC Greenwood
- Attendance:
- 24,417
- League Week:
- 3 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 18
12 - Opp Before/After:
- 22
22
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (League Tier 2)
- Newport County:
- Jan 04, 1947
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1648 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 911 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1828 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 2964 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 79 years, 11 months, 14 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Sailor Brown (15')
Frank O'Donnell (38')
Tom Johnston (42') - Tom Johnston first goal
Tom Johnston (55')
Jack Edwards (62') - Jack Edwards first goal
Frank O'Donnell (64')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 34 |  Reg Savage | |
| 2 | D | 20 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | M | 30 | Bob McCall | |
| 4 | M | 25 | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | 32 |  Robert Davies | |
| 6 | M | 29 | William Baxter | |
| 7 | F | 29 | Freddie Scott | Debut |
| 8 | F | 30 | Sailor Brown  (15') | |
| 9 | M | 35 |  Frank O'Donnell (38') (64') | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Jack Edwards (62') | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Tom Johnston (42') (55') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turner |
| 2 | D | Southport |
| 3 | D | Oldham |
| 4 | D | Owen |
| 5 | D | Low |
| 6 | M | McNab |
| 7 | M | Bowen |
| 8 | M | Radcliffe |
| 9 | M | Leamon |
| 10 | F | Craddock |
| 11 | F | Keenan |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0-2 | Burnley |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 0-0 | Millwall |
| Coventry City | 1-1 | Barnsley |
| Fulham | 2-1 | Luton Town |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | Chesterfield |
| Newcastle United | 1-1 | Swansea Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 6-1 | Newport County |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Southampton | 1-1 | Bury |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| West Ham United | 0-2 | Leicester City |
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 | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 14 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 15 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | LD | |||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 | LL | |||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LL | |||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Newport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 | 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | WWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
 3 | 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WLW | 3-2 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | WD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 9 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | 2-0 | |
| 10 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | WLD | 1-1 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | WDL | 1-2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | LLW | 6-1 | |
| 4 | 13 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | WLL | 1-2 | |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | 15 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 | LLW | 2-1 | |
| 17 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 2 | LLW | 2-1 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | LDD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | LLW | 2-0 | |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | LL | 2-3 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | L | 1-6 | ||
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