The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON - Sat Dec 25, 1948 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 25, 1948 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: H Hartley
Attendance:: 25,181
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Dec 27, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1753 (of 5060)
League Tier 2:: 1016 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1938 (of 5790)
Total:: 3078 (of 7585)
Played:: 76 years, 11 months, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Edwards (48') - Jack Edwards last goal
Bill Hullett (64') - Bill Hullett last goal

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Bill Dodgin
Prior form: DWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Curtis (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	32	Bob McCall
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell
5	D	31	Horace Gager
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson
9	F	33	Bill Hullett (64')
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (48')
11	F	29	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	64		7	1
2	D	22	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	64		7	1
3	M	32	Bob McCall	131	1	7	1
4	F	29	Sid Ottewell	20	2	7	1
5	D	31	Horace Gager	34	1	7	1
6	M	22	Jack Burkitt	8		7	1
7	F	24	Gordon Kaile	15		7	1
8	F	27	Tucker Johnson	16	4	7	1
9	F	33	Bill Hullett (64')	4	1	7	1
10	F	24	Jack Edwards (48')	75	20	7	1
11	F	29	George Lee	64	16	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian Black
2	D	Alf Ramsey
3	D	Bill Rochford
4	D	Len Wilkins
5	D	Eric Webber
6	M	Joe Mallett
7	M	Eric Day
8	M	Augie Scott
9	M	Charlie Wayman
10	F	Ted Bates
11	F	George Curtis

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 25, 1948)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Queens Park Rangers
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Fulham
Brentford	1-1	Cardiff City
Bury	0-2	Coventry City
Grimsby Town	3-0	Barnsley
Leicester City	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Lincoln City	2-2	Chesterfield
Luton Town	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Southampton
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
West Ham United	3-2	Leeds United

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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