The City Ground

CARDIFF CITY 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Feb 21, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 21, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Cardiff City
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ninian Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 21 February 1948

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: WJ Beckley
Attendance:: 28,929
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 2)
Cardiff City:: Sep 18, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1717 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 980 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1902 (of 5824)
Total:: 3042 (of 7629)
Played:: 78 years, 6 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tom Johnston (10')

CARDIFF CITY
Manager: Cyril Spiers
Prior form: WWLWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Hullett (34')
Wardle (44')
Wardle (62')
Hullett (82')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	26	Eddie Barks
5	M	32	Bob McCall
6	M	26	Frank Knight
7	M	22	Bill Morley
8	F	31	Freddie Scott
9	F	29	Tom Johnston (10')
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	29		7	1
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	31		7	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	36		7	1
4	M	26	Eddie Barks	64	8	7	1
5	M	32	Bob McCall	101	1	7	1
6	M	26	Frank Knight	39	1	7	1
7	M	22	Bill Morley	9		57	9
8	F	31	Freddie Scott	72	7	7	1
9	F	29	Tom Johnston (10')	64	24	7	1
10	F	23	Jack Edwards	47	14	7	1
11	F	28	George Lee	28	6	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Canning
2	D	Lever
3	D	Sherwood
4	D	Williams
5	D	Stansfield
6	M	Baker
7	M	Gibson
8	M	Rees
9	M	Hullett
10	F	Stipfall
11	F	Wardle

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 21, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Brentford	0-0	Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Coventry City	1-1	Newcastle United
Fulham	1-1	Birmingham City
Leeds United	3-1	West Bromwich Albion
Luton Town	3-3	Bradford Park Avenue
Millwall	1-7	Bury
Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	Southampton

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	28	17	7	4	39	18	9	5	1	26	11	8	2	3	13	7	21	41	DWDWDW
2	Cardiff City	29	14	8	7	47	35	9	4	1	27	8	5	4	6	20	27	12	36	WWLWLW
3	Newcastle United	28	16	3	9	52	31	11	1	2	34	11	5	2	7	18	20	21	35	WWWLLW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	28	13	7	8	47	26	9	3	1	32	12	4	4	7	15	14	21	33	WLLWWD
5	Southampton	28	14	5	9	53	42	11	2	2	41	15	3	3	7	12	27	11	33	WLDLWW
6	Sheffield Wednesday	29	14	5	10	46	41	10	2	2	30	17	4	3	8	16	24	5	33	WWLLWD
7	West Ham United	29	11	10	8	39	35	8	6	1	22	10	3	4	7	17	25	4	32	LLWLWW
8	West Bromwich Albion	29	14	4	11	39	38	9	1	5	24	21	5	3	6	15	17	1	32	LLLWLL
9	Chesterfield	28	11	6	11	37	36	5	3	5	20	16	6	3	6	17	20	1	28	WWWDLL
10	Barnsley	29	11	6	12	44	45	8	2	5	23	15	3	4	7	21	30	-1	28	LWWDWD
11	Coventry City	28	11	5	12	45	38	8	1	5	26	12	3	4	7	19	26	7	27	WWWDLL
12	Bury	30	8	11	11	40	40	6	5	5	24	19	2	6	6	16	21	0	27	WWDDLW
13	Bradford Park Avenue	29	12	3	14	44	46	8	1	6	30	19	4	2	8	14	27	-2	27	WLWLLL
14	Leicester City	28	10	7	11	39	41	6	3	4	21	20	4	4	7	18	21	-2	27	DLLDLW
15	Fulham	27	11	4	12	36	36	5	4	4	20	12	6	0	8	16	24	0	26	WDLWWD
16	Luton Town	28	10	6	12	40	40	6	4	2	21	11	4	2	10	19	29	0	26	WWLLLW
17	Leeds United	29	10	5	14	39	49	8	3	3	25	12	2	2	11	14	37	-10	25	LDLWWL
18	Plymouth Argyle	29	7	11	11	27	44	7	5	3	20	15	0	6	8	7	29	-17	25	WDWLWL
19	Brentford	29	7	10	12	27	51	6	5	4	20	22	1	5	8	7	29	-24	24	WLWDWD
20	Nottingham Forest	28	9	5	14	36	40	8	2	5	26	18	1	3	9	10	22	-4	23	LWWDWD
21	Doncaster Rovers	29	7	6	16	28	49	6	5	4	18	15	1	1	12	10	34	-21	20	LLLWLD
22	Millwall	29	6	8	15	29	52	5	4	5	16	16	1	4	10	13	36	-23	20	LLLLWL

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	29	17	8	4	40	19	9	5	1	26	11	8	3	3	14	8	21	42	WDWDWD		1-1
	2	Cardiff City	30	15	8	7	51	36	10	4	1	31	9	5	4	6	20	27	15	38	WLWLWW		4-1
	3	Newcastle United	29	16	4	9	53	32	11	1	2	34	11	5	3	7	19	21	21	36	WWLLWD		1-1
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	29	13	8	8	47	26	9	4	1	32	12	4	4	7	15	14	21	34	LLWWDD		0-0
	5	Southampton	29	14	6	9	53	42	11	2	2	41	15	3	4	7	12	27	11	34	LDLWWD		0-0
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	29	14	5	10	46	41	10	2	2	30	17	4	3	8	16	24	5	33	WWLLWD
	7	West Ham United	29	11	10	8	39	35	8	6	1	22	10	3	4	7	17	25	4	32	LLWLWW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	30	14	4	12	40	41	9	1	5	24	21	5	3	7	16	20	-1	32	LLWLLL		1-3
3	9	Bury	31	9	11	11	47	41	6	5	5	24	19	3	6	6	23	22	6	29	WDDLWW		7-1
1	10	Coventry City	29	11	6	12	46	39	8	2	5	27	13	3	4	7	19	26	7	28	WWDLLD		1-1
2	11	Chesterfield	28	11	6	11	37	36	5	3	5	20	16	6	3	6	17	20	1	28	WWWDLL
2	12	Barnsley	29	11	6	12	44	45	8	2	5	23	15	3	4	7	21	30	-1	28	LWWDWD
	13	Bradford Park Avenue	30	12	4	14	47	49	8	1	6	30	19	4	3	8	17	30	-2	28	LWLLLD		3-3
1	14	Fulham	28	11	5	12	37	37	5	5	4	21	13	6	0	8	16	24	0	27	DLWWDD		1-1
1	15	Luton Town	29	10	7	12	43	43	6	5	2	24	14	4	2	10	19	29	0	27	WLLLWD		3-3
2	16	Leicester City	28	10	7	11	39	41	6	3	4	21	20	4	4	7	18	21	-2	27	DLLDLW
	17	Leeds United	30	11	5	14	42	50	9	3	3	28	13	2	2	11	14	37	-8	27	DLWWLW		3-1
	18	Plymouth Argyle	30	7	12	11	27	44	7	5	3	20	15	0	7	8	7	29	-17	26	DWLWLD		0-0
	19	Brentford	30	7	11	12	27	51	6	6	4	20	22	1	5	8	7	29	-24	25	LWDWDD		0-0
	20	Nottingham Forest	29	9	5	15	37	44	8	2	5	26	18	1	3	10	11	26	-7	23	WWDWDL		1-4
	21	Doncaster Rovers	29	7	6	16	28	49	6	5	4	18	15	1	1	12	10	34	-21	20	LLLWLD
	22	Millwall	30	6	8	16	30	59	5	4	6	17	23	1	4	10	13	36	-29	20	LLLWLL		1-7