BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 3 - 1 FOREST - Wed Sep 03, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 03, 1947 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Horton Park Avenue
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-3
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 04 September 1947
2- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Chesterfield (League Tier 2)
- Bradford Park Avenue:
- Apr 15, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1692 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 955 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1876 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3014 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 78 years, 11 months, 23 days ago
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BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Manager: Fred Emery
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Johnny Downie
Harry McIlvenny
Billy Elliott (28')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 3 | M | 31 | Bob McCall | |
| 4 | M | 26 | Eddie Barks | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Frank Knight | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
| 9 | M | 26 | Ernest Morris | Guest |
| 10 | F | 23 | Jack Edwards  (83') | |
| 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 |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1-1 | Coventry City |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Fulham | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Leeds United | 4-1 | Barnsley |
| Luton Town | 3-0 | Brentford |
| Newcastle United | 2-3 | Chesterfield |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-0 | 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 4 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DWLW | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 8 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 9 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 12 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 16 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LDLD | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | WWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | WWWW | 3-1 | ||
 8 | 3 | Luton Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | LWWW | 3-0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Leeds United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | WLWW | 4-1 | |
 2 | 5 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | DWW | ||
| 1 | 6 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | WLWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | ||
| 4 | 9 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DWLW | ||
| 4 | 10 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | WLWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 11 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | WWLL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 12 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | WWLL | 1-4 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 5 | 15 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DLLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LWLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LDLD | ||
| 3 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | WLLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | WLLL | ||
| 1 | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | DLL | ||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 1 | LLLD | 0-0 | ||
| 22 | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 0 | LLLL | 0-3 | ||