The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Mar 26, 1949 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 26, 1949 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 March 1949

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: SE Law
Attendance:: 20,884
League Week:: 34 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 12 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leeds United (League Tier 2)
Coventry City:: Oct 27, 1951

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1765 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1028 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1952 (of 5824)
Total:: 3092 (of 7629)
Played:: 77 years, 4 months, 24 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
George Mason (42') (OG)
Tot Leverton (81')
John Love (85')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Harry Storer
Prior form: LWDDDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	M	33	Bob McCall
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	27	Frank Knight
7	F	32	Freddie Scott
8	F	25	John Love (85')
9	F	22	Tot Leverton (81')
10	F	24	Gordon Kaile
11	F	29	George Lee

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Harry Walker	78		7	1
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	78		7	1
3	M	33	Bob McCall	141	1	7	1
4	M	23	Jack Burkitt	22	1	7	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	47	1	7	1
6	M	27	Frank Knight	45	1	7	1
7	F	32	Freddie Scott	104	10	7	1
8	F	25	John Love (85')	4	2	7	1
9	F	22	Tot Leverton (81')	18	6	7	1
10	F	24	Gordon Kaile	20	2	7	1
11	F	29	George Lee	74	18	35	5

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wood
2	D	Barratt
3	D	R Mason
4	D	Snape
5	D	George Mason
6	M	Simpson
7	M	Warner
8	M	Denison
9	M	Marsh
10	F	Murphy
11	F	Lockhart

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 26, 1949)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	0-2	Chesterfield
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Cardiff City	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Fulham	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Grimsby Town	5-1	Leeds United
Luton Town	0-1	West Ham United
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle	0-0	Lincoln City
Queens Park Rangers	3-1	Bury
Southampton	2-0	Brentford

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	Southampton	33	20	7	6	64	30	15	2	0	45	8	5	5	6	19	22	34	47	WWWDWW	Safe
2	Fulham	32	18	6	8	60	31	12	3	1	42	11	6	3	7	18	20	29	42	LWLWWW	Safe
3	West Bromwich Albion	31	18	5	8	50	32	12	2	2	35	14	6	3	6	15	18	18	41	WLWLWW	Safe
4	Tottenham Hotspur	33	14	12	7	54	32	12	3	2	42	14	2	9	5	12	18	22	40	WDDLDW
5	Cardiff City	32	14	9	9	46	39	10	2	3	33	16	4	7	6	13	23	7	37	WLWWWW
6	Chesterfield	33	11	13	9	43	40	7	6	4	21	15	4	7	5	22	25	3	35	DLDWLD
7	Luton Town	32	12	11	9	43	42	9	6	1	23	11	3	5	8	20	31	1	35	DWWDWL
8	West Ham United	32	13	8	11	42	44	10	4	2	27	15	3	4	9	15	29	-2	34	LWDWLW
9	Sheffield Wednesday	32	13	7	12	53	47	11	3	2	33	14	2	4	10	20	33	6	33	WLLDLW
10	Leeds United	33	10	11	12	51	51	9	5	4	34	21	1	6	8	17	30	0	31	DLWWLW
11	Bury	31	13	5	13	48	57	8	4	3	27	17	5	1	10	21	40	-9	31	LDWLWL
12	Coventry City	33	12	6	15	49	51	10	2	5	32	18	2	4	10	17	33	-2	30	LWDDDW
13	Bradford Park Avenue	32	11	8	13	53	56	6	5	3	27	17	5	3	10	26	39	-3	30	WDLLDL
14	Plymouth Argyle	32	11	8	13	38	46	10	2	4	27	15	1	6	9	11	31	-8	30	WWWLLD
15	Barnsley	33	9	11	13	49	52	6	7	3	28	13	3	4	10	21	39	-3	29	LDLDDL
16	Brentford	31	10	9	12	34	37	6	6	4	23	17	4	3	8	11	20	-3	29	DLWLLW
17	Blackburn Rovers	33	11	7	15	45	51	9	4	3	35	18	2	3	12	10	33	-6	29	WLDLLL
18	Queens Park Rangers	33	11	7	15	32	51	8	3	5	22	20	3	4	10	10	31	-19	29	LDWWDL
19	Grimsby Town	32	10	8	14	54	62	5	5	5	30	25	5	3	9	24	37	-8	28	WLWWWL
20	Leicester City	30	7	12	11	49	58	5	8	3	36	29	2	4	8	13	29	-9	26	WWDDDL
21	Nottingham Forest	33	8	6	19	32	47	5	5	6	12	11	3	1	13	20	36	-15	22	LDLLDL
22	Lincoln City	34	6	10	18	46	79	5	6	7	28	34	1	4	11	18	45	-33	22	LLWLDL

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	Southampton	34	21	7	6	66	30	16	2	0	47	8	5	5	6	19	22	36	49	WWDWWW	Safe	2-0
	2	Fulham	33	18	7	8	61	32	12	4	1	43	12	6	3	7	18	20	29	43	WLWWWD	Safe	1-1
	3	West Bromwich Albion	32	18	6	8	52	34	12	2	2	35	14	6	4	6	17	20	18	42	LWLWWD	Safe	2-2
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	34	14	13	7	55	33	12	3	2	42	14	2	10	5	13	19	22	41	DDLDWD	Safe	1-1
	5	Cardiff City	33	14	10	9	48	41	10	3	3	35	18	4	7	6	13	23	7	38	LWWWWD		2-2
	6	Chesterfield	34	12	13	9	45	40	7	6	4	21	15	5	7	5	24	25	5	37	LDWLDW		2-0
1	7	West Ham United	33	14	8	11	43	44	10	4	2	27	15	4	4	9	16	29	-1	36	WDWLWW		1-0
1	8	Luton Town	33	12	11	10	43	43	9	6	2	23	12	3	5	8	20	31	0	35	WWDWLL		0-1
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	33	13	8	12	54	48	11	3	2	33	14	2	5	10	21	34	6	34	LLDLWD		1-1
3	10	Bradford Park Avenue	33	11	9	13	54	57	6	6	3	28	18	5	3	10	26	39	-3	31	DLLDLD		1-1
1	11	Leeds United	34	10	11	13	52	56	9	5	4	34	21	1	6	9	18	35	-4	31	LWWLWL		1-5
2	12	Plymouth Argyle	33	11	9	13	38	46	10	3	4	27	15	1	6	9	11	31	-8	31	WWLLDD		0-0
2	13	Bury	32	13	5	14	49	60	8	4	3	27	17	5	1	11	22	43	-11	31	DWLWLL		1-3
4	14	Queens Park Rangers	34	12	7	15	35	52	9	3	5	25	21	3	4	10	10	31	-17	31	DWWDLW		3-1
4	15	Grimsby Town	33	11	8	14	59	63	6	5	5	35	26	5	3	9	24	37	-4	30	LWWWLW		5-1
4	16	Coventry City	34	12	6	16	49	54	10	2	5	32	18	2	4	11	17	36	-5	30	WDDDWL		0-3
2	17	Barnsley	33	9	11	13	49	52	6	7	3	28	13	3	4	10	21	39	-3	29	LDLDDL
2	18	Brentford	32	10	9	13	34	39	6	6	4	23	17	4	3	9	11	22	-5	29	LWLLWL		0-2
2	19	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	7	16	45	53	9	4	4	35	20	2	3	12	10	33	-8	29	LDLLLL		0-2
	20	Leicester City	30	7	12	11	49	58	5	8	3	36	29	2	4	8	13	29	-9	26	WWDDDL
	21	Nottingham Forest	34	9	6	19	35	47	6	5	6	15	11	3	1	13	20	36	-12	24	DLLDLW		3-0
	22	Lincoln City	35	6	11	18	46	79	5	6	7	28	34	1	5	11	18	45	-33	23	LWLDLD		0-0