The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE - Wed Aug 27, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Aug 27, 1947 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bradford Park Avenue
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: H Wright
Attendance:: 22,365
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 12
Opp Before/After:: 5 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Bradford Park Avenue:: Sep 03, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1690 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 953 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1874 (of 5828)
Total:: 3012 (of 7633)
Played:: 79 years, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ernest Morris (51') - Ernest Morris only goal

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Manager: Fred Emery
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jackie Smith (43')
Jackie Smith (63')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
3	M	31	Bob McCall
4	M	25	Eddie Barks
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	32	George Pritty	Last game
7	F	30	Freddie Scott
8	F	28	Tom Johnston
9	M	26	Ernest Morris (51')	Guest
10	F	31	Sailor Brown
11	F	28	George Lee

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Nicholls
2	D	Jimmy Stephen
3	D	Arthur Farrell
4	D	Ray White
5	D	Ron Greenwood
6	M	Bill Layton
7	M	Jackie Smith
8	M	George Wilkins
9	M	Harry McIlvenny
10	F	Johnny Downie
11	F	Billy Elliott

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Aug 27, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-0	Leeds United
Brentford	0-3	Luton Town
Bury	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Chesterfield	0-1	Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Bradford Park Avenue
Southampton	3-1	Sheffield Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Fulham

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	Cardiff City	2	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	DW
	2	Fulham	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W
	3	West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	4	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
	6	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
	7	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	WL
	8	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	9	Barnsley	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
	10	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	11	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	LW
	12	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	-1	2	LW
	13	Southampton	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
	14	Millwall	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	LD
	15	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	1	LD
	16	Doncaster Rovers	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	DL
	17	Chesterfield	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
	18	Bury	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	19	Luton Town	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0	L
	20	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	-6	0	LL
	21	Brentford	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0	L
	22	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L

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)
3	1	Newcastle United	2	2	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	4	WW		1-0
7	2	Barnsley	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	4	WW		3-0
2	3	Bradford Park Avenue	2	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	4	4	WW		2-1
1	4	West Bromwich Albion	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	WW		2-1
4	5	Cardiff City	2	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	DW
7	6	Southampton	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	DW		3-1
5	7	Fulham	2	1	0	1	6	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	2	WL		1-2
1	8	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	WL
9	9	Bury	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	LW		2-0
1	10	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	LW
8	11	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	4	0	2	LW		3-0
4	12	Nottingham Forest	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	WL		1-2
3	13	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	3	-1	2	WL		1-3
8	14	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	-1	2	WL		0-3
3	15	Leicester City	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	-1	2	LW
2	16	Millwall	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	LD
2	17	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	1	LD
2	18	Doncaster Rovers	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	DL
2	19	Chesterfield	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	-1	1	DL		0-1
	20	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	-6	0	LL
	21	Brentford	2	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	5	-8	0	LL		0-3
	22	Tottenham Hotspur	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	LL		0-2