The City Ground

BARNSLEY 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 17, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 17, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Barnsley
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Oakwell
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 17 April 1948
: Star Green 'un - Saturday 17 April 1948

Season:: 1947-48
Referee:: EW Baker
Attendance:: 18,958
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Barnsley:: Sep 08, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1728 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 991 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1913 (of 5824)
Total:: 3053 (of 7629)
Played:: 78 years, 4 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Bill Morley (74')
Horace Gager (89') (Pen) - Horace Gager first goal

BARNSLEY
Manager: Angus Seed
Prior form: LDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Steele (23')
Steele (88')

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	32	Bob McCall
5	D	31	Horace Gager (89')
6	M	25	Noel Simpson
7	F	31	Freddie Scott
8	M	22	Bill Morley (74')
9	F	21	Tot Leverton
10	F	24	Jack Edwards
11	F	28	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Harry Walker	40		5	1
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	39		5	1
3	D	26	Jack Hutchinson	45		5	1
4	M	32	Bob McCall	110	1	5	1
5	D	31	Horace Gager (89')	10		5	1
6	M	25	Noel Simpson	47	3	5	1
7	F	31	Freddie Scott	83	8	5	1
8	M	22	Bill Morley (74')	13	2	5	1
9	F	21	Tot Leverton	7	4	5	1
10	F	24	Jack Edwards	58	16	5	1
11	F	28	George Lee	39	10	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Hough
2	D	Harston
3	D	Pallister
4	D	Normanton
5	D	Whyte
6	M	Glover
7	M	Smith
8	M	Steele
9	M	Robledo
10	F	Baxter
11	F	Kelly

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 17, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Birmingham City	2-0	Cardiff City
Brentford	4-1	Bury
Coventry City	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham	1-0	Millwall
Leeds United	3-0	Chesterfield
Leicester City	1-3	West Ham United
Luton Town	0-2	Southampton
Newcastle United	4-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Doncaster Rovers
West Bromwich Albion	6-0	Bradford Park Avenue

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	38	21	12	5	53	24	11	6	2	32	13	10	6	3	21	11	29	54	DDWDWW	Safe
2	Newcastle United	39	22	7	10	66	38	16	1	2	41	11	6	6	8	25	27	28	51	WDDWDW	Safe
3	Sheffield Wednesday	39	20	9	10	63	48	13	5	2	39	21	7	4	8	24	27	15	49	WWWWDD	Safe
4	Southampton	38	18	9	11	66	52	13	3	3	50	22	5	6	8	16	30	14	45	WDDLLW	Safe
5	Cardiff City	39	17	11	11	59	50	12	6	2	36	13	5	5	9	23	37	9	45	LLDLLD	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	39	15	11	13	54	41	10	5	5	35	23	5	6	8	19	18	13	41	DWWLLL	Safe
7	West Ham United	39	14	13	12	49	50	9	7	4	27	18	5	6	8	22	32	-1	41	WDWDLL	Safe
8	West Bromwich Albion	39	16	8	15	51	57	10	3	6	30	28	6	5	9	21	29	-6	40	DDLDLL	Safe
9	Leicester City	38	15	9	14	57	54	10	3	5	35	26	5	6	9	22	28	3	39	DDWWWW	Safe
10	Barnsley	39	15	9	15	57	57	10	4	5	28	18	5	5	10	29	39	0	39	LDWLWL	Safe
11	Fulham	37	14	9	14	45	41	5	8	5	22	16	9	1	9	23	25	4	37	WDDLWL	Safe
12	Chesterfield	39	15	7	17	53	49	7	4	9	31	26	8	3	8	22	23	4	37	WLWWLL	Safe
13	Bradford Park Avenue	39	15	7	17	63	62	10	3	7	42	28	5	4	10	21	34	1	37	DWDWLL	Safe
14	Coventry City	38	12	12	14	51	45	9	4	6	29	15	3	8	8	22	30	6	36	DDLDWD	Safe
15	Luton Town	39	12	12	15	52	56	7	8	4	29	22	5	4	11	23	34	-4	36	LDDWDW	Safe
16	Brentford	39	11	14	14	37	58	8	6	5	25	25	3	8	9	12	33	-21	36	WWDLWD	Safe
17	Plymouth Argyle	39	9	17	13	35	53	8	7	4	23	18	1	10	9	12	35	-18	35	LDWDDW	Safe
18	Bury	39	9	16	14	56	57	6	8	6	27	26	3	8	8	29	31	-1	34	DDLLDD
19	Nottingham Forest	39	12	9	18	50	55	10	4	6	31	22	2	5	12	19	33	-5	33	LDDLWW
20	Leeds United	39	12	8	19	53	69	10	5	4	36	19	2	3	15	17	50	-16	32	WLLDLD
21	Doncaster Rovers	39	9	10	20	38	60	7	8	5	23	18	2	2	15	15	42	-22	28	DDLWLL
22	Millwall	39	8	11	20	38	70	6	7	7	21	26	2	4	13	17	44	-32	27	WDLLLD

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	39	22	12	5	55	24	12	6	2	34	13	10	6	3	21	11	31	56	DWDWWW	Promoted	2-0
	2	Newcastle United	40	23	7	10	70	40	17	1	2	45	13	6	6	8	25	27	30	53	DDWDWW	Safe	4-2
	3	Sheffield Wednesday	40	20	9	11	65	52	13	5	2	39	21	7	4	9	26	31	13	49	WWWDDL	Safe	2-4
	4	Southampton	39	19	9	11	68	52	13	3	3	50	22	6	6	8	18	30	16	47	DDLLWW	Safe	2-0
	5	Cardiff City	40	17	11	12	59	52	12	6	2	36	13	5	5	10	23	39	7	45	LDLLDL	Safe	0-2
1	6	West Ham United	40	15	13	12	52	51	9	7	4	27	18	6	6	8	25	33	1	43	DWDLLW	Safe	3-1
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	40	15	12	13	55	42	10	5	5	35	23	5	7	8	20	19	13	42	WWLLLD	Safe	1-1
	8	West Bromwich Albion	40	17	8	15	57	57	11	3	6	36	28	6	5	9	21	29	0	42	DLDLLW	Safe	6-0
1	9	Barnsley	40	15	10	15	59	59	10	5	5	30	20	5	5	10	29	39	0	40	DWLWLD	Safe	2-2
1	10	Fulham	38	15	9	14	46	41	6	8	5	23	16	9	1	9	23	25	5	39	DDLWLW	Safe	1-0
2	11	Leicester City	39	15	9	15	58	57	10	3	6	36	29	5	6	9	22	28	1	39	DWWWWL	Safe	1-3
4	12	Brentford	40	12	14	14	41	59	9	6	5	29	26	3	8	9	12	33	-18	38	WDLWDW	Safe	4-1
1	13	Coventry City	39	12	13	14	52	46	9	5	6	30	16	3	8	8	22	30	6	37	DLDWDD	Safe	1-1
2	14	Chesterfield	40	15	7	18	53	52	7	4	9	31	26	8	3	9	22	26	1	37	LWWLLL	Safe	0-3
2	15	Bradford Park Avenue	40	15	7	18	63	68	10	3	7	42	28	5	4	11	21	40	-5	37	WDWLLL	Safe	0-6
1	16	Luton Town	40	12	12	16	52	58	7	8	5	29	24	5	4	11	23	34	-6	36	DDWDWL	Safe	0-2
	17	Plymouth Argyle	40	9	18	13	37	55	8	8	4	25	20	1	10	9	12	35	-18	36	DWDDWD	Safe	2-2
	18	Bury	40	9	16	15	57	61	6	8	6	27	26	3	8	9	30	35	-4	34	DLLDDL	Safe	1-4
	19	Nottingham Forest	40	12	10	18	52	57	10	4	6	31	22	2	6	12	21	35	-5	34	DDLWWD	Safe	2-2
	20	Leeds United	40	13	8	19	56	69	11	5	4	39	19	2	3	15	17	50	-13	34	LLDLDW	Safe	3-0
	21	Doncaster Rovers	40	9	11	20	40	62	7	8	5	23	18	2	3	15	17	44	-22	29	DLWLLD	Relegated	2-2
	22	Millwall	40	8	11	21	38	71	6	7	7	21	26	2	4	14	17	45	-33	27	DLLLDL	Relegated	0-1