SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 27, 1947 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 27, 1947 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Hillsborough
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 27 September 1947
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Cardiff City (League Tier 2)
- Sheffield Wednesday:
- Feb 14, 1948
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1698 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 961 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1882 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3020 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 78 years, 10 months, 25 days ago
Review
This would be Sailor Brown's last appearance for us. He was placed on the transfer list a few days later.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Eric Taylor
Prior form: LWWWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Lowes (28')
Woodhead (80')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 32 | Harry Brigham | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 24 | Noel Simpson | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Ted Blagg | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Bill Morley | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Freddie Scott | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Sailor Brown | Last game |
| 9 | F | 33 |  Wilson Jones | |
| 10 | F | 28 |  Tom Johnston | |
| 11 | F | 28 | George Lee  (1') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Morton |
| 2 | D | Westlake |
| 3 | D | Swift |
| 4 | D | Witcomb |
| 5 | D | Turton |
| 6 | M | Cockroft |
| 7 | M | Slynn |
| 8 | M | Lowes |
| 9 | M | Daily |
| 10 | F | Froggatt |
| 11 | F | Woodhead |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 3-3 | Barnsley |
| Cardiff City | 1-0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Chesterfield | 1-2 | Bury |
| Fulham | 3-0 | Newcastle United |
| Leeds United | 0-1 | Birmingham City |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Luton Town | 0-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Millwall | 3-0 | Southampton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| West Ham United | 1-0 | Coventry 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 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | WWWLLW | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | WDWDLW | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | LWDDWW | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | DWDWLW | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | DLWLDW | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | WLWWLL | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | WWLLDW | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | DLDWDW | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | DWDWDL | |||
| 10 | Coventry City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | DLLLWW | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | WLLDWL | |||
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 9 | DWLWWD | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 9 | LWWWDL | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | LWWLLL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | DLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 8 | LLLLWW | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | DWWDLL | |||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 7 | LWWWLL | |||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 6 | LLLLWW | |||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 6 | DDLWWL | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 5 | LDLLWD | |||
| 22 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -17 | 2 | LLWLLL | |||
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | DWDLWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | WWLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | WDWLWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Cardiff City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | LWLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 5 | Newcastle United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | WDDWWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | LDWDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | WDWDLW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 11 | WWWDLW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 9 | Fulham | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | WWLLLW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | 10 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | LWWLLL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 11 | Bury | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | LLWDLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Luton Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | LLDWLD | 0-0 | |
| 6 | 13 | Southampton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 10 | WLLDWL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 14 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | LLLWWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 15 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 9 | LLLWWD | 3-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 | WWDLLD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 9 | WLWWDL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 18 | Millwall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 7 | DLLWDW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 7 | WWWLLL | 1-2 | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 7 | DLWWLD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 6 | LLLWWL | 1-2 | |
| 22 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -17 | 3 | LWLLLD | 3-3 | ||