The City Ground

DONCASTER ROVERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Fri Dec 26, 1947 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1947 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Doncaster Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Belle Vue
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: WH Dixon
Attendance:: 20,129
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 22
Opp Before/After:: 22 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (League Tier 2)
Doncaster Rovers:: Dec 27, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1711 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 974 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1895 (of 5828)
Total:: 3033 (of 7633)
Played:: 78 years, 8 months, 13 days ago

Review
Goalkeeper Harry Walker pulled a thigh muscle in the second half and was limping so badly that Doncaster's second goal was almost walked in by Jordan, after he broke the offside trap. This caused Walker to miss the next three games which allowed our wartime stopper Laurie Platts to see some real league action.

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

Goal Scorers

DONCASTER ROVERS
Manager: Jackie Bestall
Prior form: WLWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Clarrie Jordan (15')
Clarrie Jordan

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	M	31	Bob McCall
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Eddie Barks
5	M	29	Ted Blagg
6	M	22	Bill Morley
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	M	25	Noel Simpson
9	F	28	Tom Johnston
10	F	23	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	25		6	1
2	M	31	Bob McCall	94	1	6	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	29		13	2
4	M	26	Eddie Barks	57	8	6	1
5	M	29	Ted Blagg	60		6	1
6	M	22	Bill Morley	8		76	11
7	F	31	Freddie Scott	65	6	6	1
8	M	25	Noel Simpson	36	3	6	1
9	F	28	Tom Johnston	58	21	6	1
10	F	23	Jack Edwards	42	12	6	1
11	F	28	George Lee	21	3	6	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ken Hardwick
2	D	Ernie Swallow
3	D	William Corbett
4	D	Bobby McFarlane
5	D	Syd Bycroft
6	M	Bob Squires
7	M	Jack Kirkaldie
8	M	Jack Thompson
9	M	Clarrie Jordan
10	F	Paul Todd
11	F	Alf Calverley

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Fri Dec 26, 1947)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-1	Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue	1-3	Southampton
Cardiff City	2-2	Bury
Doncaster Rovers	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	0-2	Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday	5-3	West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion	0-1	Newcastle United

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	23	14	5	4	31	16	7	3	1	19	9	7	2	3	12	7	15	33	WLWWWD
2	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	4	5	35	26	8	1	2	22	15	5	3	3	13	11	9	30	LWLLWD
3	Tottenham Hotspur	23	11	6	6	41	20	8	3	1	30	11	3	3	5	11	9	21	28	WWLLDW
4	Newcastle United	22	12	3	7	41	25	8	1	2	25	9	4	2	5	16	16	16	27	WWLWLL
5	Cardiff City	22	10	7	5	33	26	7	3	1	17	5	3	4	4	16	21	7	27	DLWWWD
6	West Ham United	22	8	10	4	28	20	6	6	0	17	5	2	4	4	11	15	8	26	DDDLWD
7	Southampton	22	11	4	7	41	34	9	2	1	32	11	2	2	6	9	23	7	26	WLWDWW
8	Leicester City	23	9	6	8	32	31	6	2	3	18	16	3	4	5	14	15	1	24	LDWLWD
9	Sheffield Wednesday	22	10	4	8	31	31	7	2	2	21	13	3	2	6	10	18	0	24	WLWLLD
10	Bradford Park Avenue	22	10	3	9	38	33	8	1	2	28	10	2	2	7	10	23	5	23	LLWDWD
11	Coventry City	23	9	4	10	38	33	7	1	3	22	9	2	3	7	16	24	5	22	WLLLWW
12	Chesterfield	22	8	5	9	29	31	3	2	5	15	15	5	3	4	14	16	-2	21	WWDWDL
13	Fulham	23	9	3	11	29	31	4	3	4	16	10	5	0	7	13	21	-2	21	LWDLWD
14	Leeds United	22	8	4	10	32	33	7	2	1	22	8	1	2	9	10	25	-1	20	LWLWDL
15	Barnsley	23	8	4	11	35	40	6	1	4	17	11	2	3	7	18	29	-5	20	WDDLLL
16	Luton Town	22	7	6	9	28	32	5	4	1	15	9	2	2	8	13	23	-4	20	DDLWWL
17	Bury	22	5	8	9	27	31	4	4	4	17	16	1	4	5	10	15	-4	18	DDDLDW
18	Millwall	22	5	8	9	25	32	4	4	4	15	15	1	4	5	10	17	-7	18	LLWWDD
19	Plymouth Argyle	23	4	10	9	16	35	4	5	2	11	9	0	5	7	5	26	-19	18	WLDLWD
20	Brentford	23	4	8	11	22	46	4	5	4	18	22	0	3	7	4	24	-24	16	DDDDLD
21	Nottingham Forest	22	6	3	13	25	33	5	1	5	15	13	1	2	8	10	20	-8	15	LLDDLL
22	Doncaster Rovers	22	5	5	12	20	38	4	4	3	13	11	1	1	9	7	27	-18	15	WLWLDL

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	Birmingham City	23	14	5	4	31	16	7	3	1	19	9	7	2	3	12	7	15	33	WLWWWD
	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	13	4	6	35	27	8	1	3	22	16	5	3	3	13	11	8	30	WLLWDL		0-1
1	3	Newcastle United	23	13	3	7	42	25	8	1	2	25	9	5	2	5	17	16	17	29	WLWLLW		1-0
1	4	Tottenham Hotspur	23	11	6	6	41	20	8	3	1	30	11	3	3	5	11	9	21	28	WWLLDW
2	5	Southampton	23	12	4	7	44	35	9	2	1	32	11	3	2	6	12	24	9	28	LWDWWW		3-1
1	6	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	35	28	7	4	1	19	7	3	4	4	16	21	7	28	LWWWDD		2-2
1	7	West Ham United	23	8	10	5	31	25	6	6	0	17	5	2	4	5	14	20	6	26	DDLWDL		3-5
1	8	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	4	8	36	34	8	2	2	26	16	3	2	6	10	18	2	26	LWLLDW		5-3
2	9	Coventry City	24	10	4	10	39	33	7	1	3	22	9	3	3	7	17	24	6	24	LLLWWW		1-0
2	10	Leicester City	23	9	6	8	32	31	6	2	3	18	16	3	4	5	14	15	1	24	LDWLWD
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	23	10	3	10	39	36	8	1	3	29	13	2	2	7	10	23	3	23	LWDWDL		1-3
4	12	Luton Town	23	8	6	9	30	32	5	4	1	15	9	3	2	8	15	23	-2	22	DLWWLW		2-0
1	13	Chesterfield	22	8	5	9	29	31	3	2	5	15	15	5	3	4	14	16	-2	21	WWDWDL
1	14	Fulham	23	9	3	11	29	31	4	3	4	16	10	5	0	7	13	21	-2	21	LWDLWD
1	15	Leeds United	23	8	4	11	32	35	7	2	2	22	10	1	2	9	10	25	-3	20	WLWDLL		0-2
1	16	Barnsley	24	8	4	12	35	41	6	1	5	17	12	2	3	7	18	29	-6	20	DDLLLL		0-1
	17	Bury	23	5	9	9	29	33	4	4	4	17	16	1	5	5	12	17	-4	19	DDLDWD		2-2
	18	Millwall	22	5	8	9	25	32	4	4	4	15	15	1	4	5	10	17	-7	18	LLWWDD
	19	Plymouth Argyle	23	4	10	9	16	35	4	5	2	11	9	0	5	7	5	26	-19	18	WLDLWD
2	20	Doncaster Rovers	23	6	5	12	22	38	5	4	3	15	11	1	1	9	7	27	-16	17	LWLDLW		2-0
1	21	Brentford	23	4	8	11	22	46	4	5	4	18	22	0	3	7	4	24	-24	16	DDDDLD
1	22	Nottingham Forest	23	6	3	14	25	35	5	1	5	15	13	1	2	9	10	22	-10	15	LDDLLL		0-2