The City Ground

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 1 - 2 FOREST - Mon Apr 18, 1949 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Apr 18, 1949 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bradford Park Avenue
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Horton Park Avenue
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1948-49
Referee:: G Salmon
Attendance:: 12,032
League Week:: 39 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 20
Opp Before/After:: 12 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1770 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 1033 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1957 (of 5830)
Total:: 3097 (of 7635)
Played:: 77 years, 5 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Freddie Scott (26') (Pen)
Alan Ashman (83') - Alan Ashman first goal

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Manager: Fred Emery
Prior form: DLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Donaldson (41')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	27	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	33	Bob McCall
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	23	Jack Burkitt
7	F	32	Freddie Scott (26')
8	F	25	John Love
9	F	20	Alan Ashman (83')
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	83		2	1
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	80		16	4
3	D	27	Jack Hutchinson	67		2	1
4	M	33	Bob McCall	146	1	2	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	52	1	2	1
6	M	23	Jack Burkitt	27	1	2	1
7	F	32	Freddie Scott (26')	109	11	2	1
8	F	25	John Love	9	6	2	1
9	F	20	Alan Ashman (83')	2		58	10
10	F	24	Gordon Kaile	25	2	2	1
11	F	29	George Lee	76	18	16	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Farr
2	D	Heyworth
3	D	Farrell
4	D	White
5	D	Horsman
6	M	Elliott
7	M	Smith
8	M	Henry
9	M	Glasby
10	F	Stevens
11	F	Donaldson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Apr 18, 1949)

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

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	39	23	7	9	68	34	16	2	1	47	9	7	5	8	21	25	34	53	WWLLWL	Safe
2	Fulham	38	21	8	9	69	34	14	4	1	48	13	7	4	8	21	21	35	50	DLDWWW	Safe
3	West Bromwich Albion	36	21	7	8	62	36	14	3	2	44	16	7	4	6	18	20	26	49	WDDWWW	Safe
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	13	9	63	40	14	3	3	49	17	2	10	6	14	23	23	45	WDLLWW	Safe
5	Cardiff City	38	17	11	10	57	46	12	3	3	40	20	5	8	7	17	26	11	45	DWWWLD	Safe
6	West Ham United	37	18	8	11	54	46	13	4	2	37	17	5	4	9	17	29	8	44	WWWWWW	Safe
7	Chesterfield	38	13	15	10	48	44	8	7	5	23	18	5	8	5	25	26	4	41	DWLDDW	Safe
8	Sheffield Wednesday	38	14	10	14	59	54	12	4	3	36	17	2	6	11	23	37	5	38	DWLLDD	Safe
9	Barnsley	38	12	12	14	57	56	8	7	3	35	15	4	5	11	22	41	1	36	LDWWWL
10	Queens Park Rangers	38	13	10	15	39	55	10	4	5	28	23	3	6	10	11	32	-16	36	LWDDWD
11	Leeds United	38	12	11	15	54	58	11	5	4	36	21	1	6	11	18	37	-4	35	WLWLLW
12	Bradford Park Avenue	38	13	9	16	62	71	8	6	3	34	19	5	3	13	28	52	-9	35	DLWWLL
13	Luton Town	37	12	11	14	45	52	9	6	3	23	13	3	5	11	22	39	-7	35	LLLLLL
14	Blackburn Rovers	38	14	7	17	50	58	11	4	4	39	22	3	3	13	11	36	-8	35	LLLWWW
15	Bury	36	15	5	16	55	67	10	4	3	31	18	5	1	13	24	49	-12	35	LLWLLW
16	Coventry City	37	14	6	17	53	57	11	2	6	33	19	3	4	11	20	38	-4	34	DWLWWL
17	Grimsby Town	37	12	9	16	65	70	7	5	6	38	27	5	4	10	27	43	-5	33	LWDWLL
18	Brentford	37	11	11	15	36	45	7	8	4	25	18	4	3	11	11	27	-9	33	LDDLLW
19	Plymouth Argyle	37	11	9	17	42	54	10	3	5	29	18	1	6	12	13	36	-12	31	DDLLLL
20	Leicester City	36	8	13	15	54	71	5	9	4	37	33	3	4	11	17	38	-17	29	DLLWLL
21	Nottingham Forest	38	11	6	21	40	51	8	5	6	19	12	3	1	15	21	39	-11	28	LWLWWL
22	Lincoln City	39	7	12	20	50	83	6	7	8	31	35	1	5	12	19	48	-33	26	LDWLLD

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	40	23	8	9	68	34	16	3	1	47	9	7	5	8	21	25	34	54	WLLWLD	Safe	0-0
	2	Fulham	39	22	8	9	72	35	14	4	1	48	13	8	4	8	24	22	37	52	LDWWWW	Safe	3-1
	3	West Bromwich Albion	37	22	7	8	63	36	15	3	2	45	16	7	4	6	18	20	27	51	DDWWWW	Safe	1-0
1	4	Cardiff City	39	18	11	10	58	46	13	3	3	41	20	5	8	7	17	26	12	47	WWWLDW	Safe	1-0
1	5	Tottenham Hotspur	39	16	14	9	64	41	14	3	3	49	17	2	11	6	15	24	23	46	DLLWWD	Safe	1-1
	6	West Ham United	38	18	9	11	55	47	13	4	2	37	17	5	5	9	18	30	8	45	WWWWWD	Safe	1-1
	7	Chesterfield	38	13	15	10	48	44	8	7	5	23	18	5	8	5	25	26	4	41	DWLDDW	Safe
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	38	14	10	14	59	54	12	4	3	36	17	2	6	11	23	37	5	38	DWLLDD	Safe
	9	Barnsley	39	13	12	14	59	56	9	7	3	37	15	4	5	11	22	41	3	38	DWWWLW	Safe	2-0
5	10	Bury	37	16	5	16	58	68	11	4	3	34	19	5	1	13	24	49	-10	37	LWLLWW	Safe	3-1
1	11	Queens Park Rangers	39	13	10	16	40	58	10	4	5	28	23	3	6	11	12	35	-18	36	WDDWDL		1-3
1	12	Leeds United	39	12	11	16	55	61	11	5	4	36	21	1	6	12	19	40	-6	35	LWLLWL		1-3
1	13	Bradford Park Avenue	39	13	9	17	63	73	8	6	4	35	21	5	3	13	28	52	-10	35	LWWLLL		1-2
	14	Blackburn Rovers	39	14	7	18	50	59	11	4	4	39	22	3	3	14	11	37	-9	35	LLWWWL		0-1
2	15	Luton Town	38	12	11	15	46	55	9	6	4	24	16	3	5	11	22	39	-9	35	LLLLLL		1-3
1	16	Grimsby Town	38	12	10	16	65	70	7	5	6	38	27	5	5	10	27	43	-5	34	WDWLLD		0-0
1	17	Coventry City	38	14	6	18	53	58	11	2	6	33	19	3	4	12	20	39	-5	34	WLWWLL		0-1
	18	Brentford	38	11	12	15	37	46	7	9	4	26	19	4	3	11	11	27	-9	34	DDLLWD		1-1
	19	Plymouth Argyle	38	12	9	17	45	55	11	3	5	32	19	1	6	12	13	36	-10	33	DLLLLW		3-1
1	20	Nottingham Forest	39	12	6	21	42	52	8	5	6	19	12	4	1	15	23	40	-10	30	WLWWLW		2-1
1	21	Leicester City	37	8	14	15	55	72	5	10	4	38	34	3	4	11	17	38	-17	30	LLWLLD		1-1
	22	Lincoln City	40	7	12	21	50	85	6	7	8	31	35	1	5	13	19	50	-35	26	DWLLDL		0-2