The City Ground

LEICESTER CITY 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 13, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 13, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 November 1948

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: L Brown
Attendance:: 26,060
League Week:: 17 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 18 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Brentford (League Tier 2)
Leicester City:: Apr 09, 1949

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1747 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1010 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1932 (of 5828)
Total:: 3072 (of 7633)
Played:: 77 years, 9 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Ottewell (49') - Sid Ottewell first goal
Johnny Linaker (78') - Johnny Linaker last goal

LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Johnny Duncan
Prior form: WDDLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Revie (43')
Revie (53')
Jack Lee (67')
Revie (81') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	27	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	23	Bryn Elliott
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt
7	M	21	Johnny Linaker (78')
8	F	29	Sid Ottewell (49')
9	F	24	Jack Edwards
10	F	22	Freddie Martin	Last game
11	F	29	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	58		7	1
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	58		7	1
3	D	27	Jack Hutchinson	61		21	3
4	M	23	Bryn Elliott	11		7	1
5	D	31	Horace Gager	28	1	7	1
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt	2		7	1
7	M	21	Johnny Linaker (78')	12	1	7	1
8	F	29	Sid Ottewell (49')	14		7	1
9	F	24	Jack Edwards	69	19	7	1
10	F	22	Freddie Martin	4		70	12
11	F	29	George Lee	58	15	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bradley
2	D	Frame
3	D	J Harrison
4	D	W Harrison
5	D	W McArthur
6	M	King
7	M	Griffiths
8	M	Revie
9	M	Jack Lee
10	F	Ayton
11	F	Adam

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 13, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Brentford	2-0	Grimsby Town
Bury	2-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Chesterfield	2-1	Queens Park Rangers
Coventry City	1-1	Plymouth Argyle
Leeds United	1-1	Fulham
Leicester City	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Lincoln City	0-0	Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur	4-1	Barnsley
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Luton Town
West Ham United	1-1	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	West Bromwich Albion	16	9	5	2	27	9	4	2	1	16	6	5	3	1	11	3	18	23	WWWDWW
2	Tottenham Hotspur	16	8	5	3	31	15	7	1	0	26	6	1	4	3	5	9	16	21	WWWDWL
3	Southampton	16	8	4	4	32	16	7	1	0	27	5	1	3	4	5	11	16	20	LWDWDW
4	Fulham	16	8	3	5	25	19	5	2	1	16	5	3	1	4	9	14	6	19	WLWWWW
5	Barnsley	16	5	7	4	26	20	3	4	2	16	7	2	3	2	10	13	6	17	WWLDDL
6	Bury	15	7	3	5	24	19	5	2	1	15	7	2	1	4	9	12	5	17	LLLWDL
7	Leeds United	16	5	7	4	28	26	4	3	1	17	9	1	4	3	11	17	2	17	LDDDWD
8	Brentford	16	5	7	4	14	15	2	4	2	8	8	3	3	2	6	7	-1	17	DLWLDW
9	Sheffield Wednesday	16	6	4	6	31	28	4	2	2	16	8	2	2	4	15	20	3	16	DLWWLL
10	Bradford Park Avenue	16	6	4	6	28	27	4	2	2	17	10	2	2	4	11	17	1	16	WDDWLL
11	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	4	6	26	26	5	2	1	22	10	1	2	5	4	16	0	16	LDLDDW
12	West Ham United	16	5	6	5	18	18	4	3	1	14	8	1	3	4	4	10	0	16	DDWLLW
13	Chesterfield	16	4	8	4	19	22	1	3	3	3	6	3	5	1	16	16	-3	16	WWLDDW
14	Luton Town	16	5	6	5	18	22	3	5	0	10	4	2	1	5	8	18	-4	16	LDLDWW
15	Queens Park Rangers	16	6	4	6	17	25	5	2	1	13	7	1	2	5	4	18	-8	16	LWLWDL
16	Grimsby Town	16	5	4	7	28	31	3	2	4	18	17	2	2	3	10	14	-3	14	LDLWLW
17	Cardiff City	15	5	4	6	19	22	4	1	2	16	10	1	3	4	3	12	-3	14	WWLLLL
18	Leicester City	16	4	6	6	25	32	2	5	1	18	14	2	1	5	7	18	-7	14	WDDLDL
19	Plymouth Argyle	16	5	3	8	18	24	4	1	3	13	10	1	2	5	5	14	-6	13	LWLDWW
20	Nottingham Forest	16	5	3	8	13	20	2	3	4	4	5	3	0	4	9	15	-7	13	WLWLWD
21	Coventry City	16	4	2	10	22	33	4	0	4	14	10	0	2	6	8	23	-11	10	LLWLLL
22	Lincoln City	16	2	5	9	17	37	2	2	3	6	9	0	3	6	11	28	-20	9	DDLLLL

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	17	10	5	2	29	10	5	2	1	18	7	5	3	1	11	3	19	25	WWDWWW		2-1
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	17	9	5	3	35	16	8	1	0	30	7	1	4	3	5	9	19	23	WWDWLW		4-1
	3	Southampton	17	8	5	4	33	17	7	1	0	27	5	1	4	4	6	12	16	21	WDWDWD		1-1
	4	Fulham	17	8	4	5	26	20	5	2	1	16	5	3	2	4	10	15	6	20	LWWWWD		1-1
1	5	Bury	16	8	3	5	26	20	6	2	1	17	8	2	1	4	9	12	6	19	LLWDLW		2-1
2	6	Brentford	17	6	7	4	16	15	3	4	2	10	8	3	3	2	6	7	1	19	LWLDWW		2-0
2	7	Sheffield Wednesday	17	7	4	6	34	28	5	2	2	19	8	2	2	4	15	20	6	18	LWWLLW		3-0
1	8	Leeds United	17	5	8	4	29	27	4	4	1	18	10	1	4	3	11	17	2	18	DDDWDD		1-1
4	9	Chesterfield	17	5	8	4	21	23	2	3	3	5	7	3	5	1	16	16	-2	18	WLDDWW		2-1
5	10	Barnsley	17	5	7	5	27	24	3	4	2	16	7	2	3	3	11	17	3	17	WLDDLL		1-4
1	11	West Ham United	17	5	7	5	19	19	4	4	1	15	9	1	3	4	4	10	0	17	DWLLWD		1-1
2	12	Bradford Park Avenue	17	6	4	7	29	29	4	2	2	17	10	2	2	5	12	19	0	16	DDWLLL		1-2
2	13	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	4	7	26	29	5	2	1	22	10	1	2	6	4	19	-3	16	DLDDWL		0-3
4	14	Leicester City	17	5	6	6	29	34	3	5	1	22	16	2	1	5	7	18	-5	16	DDLDLW		4-2
1	15	Luton Town	17	5	6	6	19	24	3	5	0	10	4	2	1	6	9	20	-5	16	DLDWWL		1-2
1	16	Queens Park Rangers	17	6	4	7	18	27	5	2	1	13	7	1	2	6	5	20	-9	16	WLWDLL		1-2
	17	Cardiff City	16	5	5	6	19	22	4	1	2	16	10	1	4	4	3	12	-3	15	WLLLLD		0-0
2	18	Grimsby Town	17	5	4	8	28	33	3	2	4	18	17	2	2	4	10	16	-5	14	DLWLWL		0-2
	19	Plymouth Argyle	17	5	4	8	19	25	4	1	3	13	10	1	3	5	6	15	-6	14	WLDWWD		1-1
	20	Nottingham Forest	17	5	3	9	15	24	2	3	4	4	5	3	0	5	11	19	-9	13	LWLWDL		2-4
	21	Coventry City	17	4	3	10	23	34	4	1	4	15	11	0	2	6	8	23	-11	11	LWLLLD		1-1
	22	Lincoln City	17	2	6	9	17	37	2	3	3	6	9	0	3	6	11	28	-20	10	DLLLLD		0-0