The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 BRISTOL ROVERS - Sat Nov 19, 1949 (League Tier 3)

Date:: Sat Nov 19, 1949 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol Rovers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 3
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 19 November 1949

Season:: 1949-50
Referee:: J Parker
Attendance:: 22,590
League Week:: 18 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 13 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol City (FA Cup)
League:: Notts County
Bristol Rovers:: Apr 08, 1950

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1791 (of 5083)
League Tier 3:: 18 (of 226)
Competitive:: 1978 (of 5824)
Total:: 3118 (of 7629)
Played:: 76 years, 8 months, 30 days ago

Review
Recent signing Tommy Capel got his first goals for us today, after Wally Ardron failed to convert a penalty kick just before half time.

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Capel (55') - Tommy Capel first goal
Tommy Capel (79')

BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Brough Fletcher
Prior form: WDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Penalties Missed:
Wally Ardron (43')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	33	Harry Walker
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)
3	D	28	Jack Hutchinson
4	M	28	John Anderson
5	D	32	Horace Gager
6	M	23	Jack Burkitt
7	F	33	Freddie Scott
8	F	25	John Love
9	M	31	Wally Ardron
10	F	27	Tommy Capel (55') (79')
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	33	Harry Walker	103		7	1
2	D	23	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	101		7	1
3	D	28	Jack Hutchinson	71		7	1
4	M	28	John Anderson	7	1	7	1
5	D	32	Horace Gager	73	1	7	1
6	M	23	Jack Burkitt	48	1	7	1
7	F	33	Freddie Scott	130	14	7	1
8	F	25	John Love	27	9	7	1
9	M	31	Wally Ardron	17	12	7	1
10	F	27	Tommy Capel (55') (79')	2		7	1
11	F	24	Gordon Kaile	42	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Weare
2	D	Bamford
3	D	Fox
4	D	Pitt
5	D	Warren
6	M	McCourt
7	M	Petheridge
8	M	Hodges
9	M	Lamden
10	F	James
11	F	Watling

All Games In Division 3S On This Day (Sat Nov 19, 1949)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-2	Leyton Orient
Bristol City	2-2	Reading
Millwall	3-1	Ipswich Town
Newport County	3-3	Watford
Northampton Town	2-3	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Norwich City	2-0	Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town	0-0	Port Vale
Torquay United	0-0	Notts County
Walsall	3-0	Exeter City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	Notts County	16	12	3	1	44	15	7	2	0	28	6	5	1	1	16	9	29	27	DWWDWW
2	Northampton Town	17	9	4	4	31	21	4	2	1	12	5	5	2	3	19	16	10	22	LWWLDW
3	Nottingham Forest	17	9	3	5	27	14	6	0	2	17	4	3	3	3	10	10	13	21	WDLLWW
4	Southend United	16	8	5	3	27	15	8	1	0	23	5	0	4	3	4	10	12	21	DWDWDW
5	Reading	18	9	3	6	36	26	7	0	2	22	8	2	3	4	14	18	10	21	LLWWDW
6	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	18	8	5	5	25	21	5	3	2	17	9	3	2	3	8	12	4	21	DWLLWL
7	Torquay United	17	10	1	6	29	28	7	1	0	17	7	3	0	6	12	21	1	21	WLWWWL
8	Port Vale	16	8	4	4	20	10	6	3	0	15	3	2	1	4	5	7	10	20	WWLWLW
9	Watford	17	7	6	4	14	9	4	2	2	9	6	3	4	2	5	3	5	20	WWWWDD
10	Norwich City	17	8	3	6	30	26	5	1	2	20	9	3	2	4	10	17	4	19	LLLWDD
11	Bristol City	17	7	2	8	23	26	6	1	1	16	5	1	1	7	7	21	-3	16	DLWDWL
12	Walsall	16	5	5	6	28	21	4	3	1	17	8	1	2	5	11	13	7	15	DDDDWW
13	Bristol Rovers	16	6	2	8	16	21	4	2	3	11	11	2	0	5	5	10	-5	14	WDWWLW
14	Crystal Palace	16	5	4	7	17	23	4	2	2	11	10	1	2	5	6	13	-6	14	WDLWLL
15	Brighton and Hove Albion	17	5	4	8	24	36	2	3	3	12	14	3	1	5	12	22	-12	14	LLLLWW
16	Leyton Orient	16	4	5	7	21	34	4	3	1	12	7	0	2	6	9	27	-13	13	LDLLLW
17	Newport County	17	5	3	9	25	45	5	1	2	14	13	0	2	7	11	32	-20	13	DLWDWL
18	Swindon Town	16	4	4	8	20	24	4	3	1	17	8	0	1	7	3	16	-4	12	LDWLDL
19	Ipswich Town	16	3	5	8	21	29	2	3	3	14	15	1	2	5	7	14	-8	11	WWLDLL
20	Aldershot	17	4	3	10	16	25	3	1	4	9	9	1	2	6	7	16	-9	11	WWLLLL
21	Exeter City	16	4	3	9	22	35	2	2	4	14	17	2	1	5	8	18	-13	11	LLWDLL
22	Millwall	17	4	1	12	21	33	4	0	5	16	15	0	1	7	5	18	-12	9	LLLLLL

Table after:

	THIRD DIVISION SOUTH								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	Notts County	17	12	4	1	44	15	7	2	0	28	6	5	2	1	16	9	29	28	WWDWWD		0-0
1	2	Nottingham Forest	18	10	3	5	29	14	7	0	2	19	4	3	3	3	10	10	15	23	DLLWWW		2-0
3	3	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	19	9	5	5	28	23	5	3	2	17	9	4	2	3	11	14	5	23	WLLWLW		3-2
2	4	Northampton Town	18	9	4	5	33	24	4	2	2	14	8	5	2	3	19	16	9	22	WWLDWL		2-3
	5	Reading	19	9	4	6	38	28	7	0	2	22	8	2	4	4	16	20	10	22	LWWDWD		2-2
1	6	Torquay United	18	10	2	6	29	28	7	2	0	17	7	3	0	6	12	21	1	22	LWWWLD		0-0
1	7	Port Vale	17	8	5	4	20	10	6	3	0	15	3	2	2	4	5	7	10	21	WLWLWD		0-0
4	8	Southend United	16	8	5	3	27	15	8	1	0	23	5	0	4	3	4	10	12	21	DWDWDW
	9	Watford	18	7	7	4	17	12	4	2	2	9	6	3	5	2	8	6	5	21	WWWDDD		3-3
	10	Norwich City	18	9	3	6	32	26	6	1	2	22	9	3	2	4	10	17	6	21	LLWDDW		2-0
1	11	Walsall	17	6	5	6	31	21	5	3	1	20	8	1	2	5	11	13	10	17	DDDWWW		3-0
1	12	Bristol City	18	7	3	8	25	28	6	2	1	18	7	1	1	7	7	21	-3	17	LWDWLD		2-2
2	13	Brighton and Hove Albion	18	5	5	8	26	38	2	4	3	14	16	3	1	5	12	22	-12	15	LLLWWD		2-2
1	14	Bristol Rovers	17	6	2	9	16	23	4	2	3	11	11	2	0	6	5	12	-7	14	DWWLWL		0-2
1	15	Crystal Palace	17	5	4	8	17	25	4	2	2	11	10	1	2	6	6	15	-8	14	DLWLLL		0-2
	16	Leyton Orient	17	4	6	7	23	36	4	3	1	12	7	0	3	6	11	29	-13	14	DLLLWD		2-2
	17	Newport County	18	5	4	9	28	48	5	2	2	17	16	0	2	7	11	32	-20	14	LWDWLD		3-3
	18	Swindon Town	17	4	5	8	20	24	4	4	1	17	8	0	1	7	3	16	-4	13	DWLDLD		0-0
3	19	Millwall	18	5	1	12	24	34	5	0	5	19	16	0	1	7	5	18	-10	11	LLLLLW		3-1
1	20	Ipswich Town	17	3	5	9	22	32	2	3	3	14	15	1	2	6	8	17	-10	11	WLDLLL		1-3
1	21	Aldershot	17	4	3	10	16	25	3	1	4	9	9	1	2	6	7	16	-9	11	WWLLLL
1	22	Exeter City	17	4	3	10	22	38	2	2	4	14	17	2	1	6	8	21	-16	11	LWDLLL		0-3