FOREST 2 - 2 LIVERPOOL - Sat Jan 08, 1949 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 08, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Half-time: 2-0
- Replay:
- Jan 15, 1949 (0-4 LOST )
- Sources:
- LFC History (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (FA Cup)
- FA Cup:
- Liverpool
- League:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Liverpool:
- Jan 15, 1949
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 186 (of 413)
- Competitive:
- 1941 (of 5748)
- Total:
- 3081 (of 7536)
- Played:
- 76 years, 12 days ago
Review
We were 2-0 up with 20 minutes left, when goalkeeper Walker went off injured. He was replaced by Tom Johnson who let 2 goals in to force extra time. In extra time Bill Hullet went in goal and we hung for the replay. Which we lost 4-0.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 32 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 3 | D | 25 | James Clarke | |
| 4 | F | 29 | Sid Ottewell | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 32 | Freddie Scott  (37') | |
| 8 | F | 29 | George Wilkins | |
| 9 | F | 33 | Bill Hullett | |
| 10 | F | 27 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 11 | F | 29 | George Lee | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ray Minshall |
| 2 | D | Bill Shepherd |
| 3 | D | Ray Lambert |
| 4 | D | Phil Taylor |
| 5 | D | Bill Jones |
| 6 | M | Bob Paisley |
| 7 | M | Billy Liddell |
| 8 | M | Willie Fagan |
| 9 | M | Cyril Done |
| 10 | F | Jack Balmer (c) |
| 11 | F | Ken Brierley |