FOREST 3 - 1 MILLWALL - Sat Dec 31, 1949 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 31, 1949 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Millwall
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 31 December 1949
- Season:
- 1949-50
- Referee:
- G Pankhurst
- Attendance:
- 20,633
- League Week:
- 24 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
6 - Opp Before/After:
- 16
18
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swindon Town (League Tier 3)
- Millwall:
- Nov 04, 1950
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1797 (of 5088)
- League Tier 3:
- 24 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1986 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 3126 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 76 years, 8 months, 23 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WLLWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Gordon Kaile (1')
Wally Ardron (50')
Wally Ardron (51')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 33 |  Harry Walker | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | 28 | Jack Hutchinson | |
| 4 | M | 28 | John Anderson | |
| 5 | D | 32 | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | M | 22 | Johnny Linaker | |
| 8 | M | 18 | Edwin Lindley | Only appearance |
| 9 | M | 31 | Wally Ardron  (50') (51') | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Tucker Johnson | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Gordon Kaile (1') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hinton |
| 2 | D | Quinn |
| 3 | D | Tyler |
| 4 | D | Brolly |
| 5 | D | Reeves |
| 6 | M | Forrest |
| 7 | M | W Johnson |
| 8 | M | Short |
| 9 | M | Simmonds |
| 10 | F | Morgan |
| 11 | F | Hodgetts |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0-0 | Swindon Town |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 3-0 | Notts County |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | Southend United |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Port Vale |
| Newport County | 6-4 | Bristol City |
| Northampton Town | 2-0 | Walsall |
| Norwich City | 1-2 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Millwall |
| Reading | 3-2 | Exeter City |
| Torquay United | 4-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Watford | 6-0 | Ipswich Town |
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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 36 | 36 | DWLWWW | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 30 | WWWWDW | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 29 | LWWWLD | |||
| 4 | Torquay United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 29 | DDWWDD | |||
| 5 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 28 | WLWDWL | |||
| 6 | Southend United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 | DWLWDW | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 26 | WLLWDL | |||
| 8 | Reading | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 26 | DLWLLW | |||
| 9 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 25 | DLLDWD | |||
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | DLWLLD | |||
| 11 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -4 | 21 | DWLLDD | |||
| 12 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 20 | WWLLLD | |||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 20 | LLWDWD | |||
| 14 | Swindon Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 19 | DWLLWW | |||
| 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -14 | 19 | DWWLLL | |||
| 16 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -5 | 18 | WWLWWD | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 40 | -16 | 18 | LDWLWL | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | -10 | 18 | LLWLLW | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -17 | 18 | DLLWWL | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -13 | 17 | LWWLLW | |||
| 21 | Exeter City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -23 | 14 | LLLWDL | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 13 | LDLDLL | |||
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 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 33 | 36 | WLWWWL | 0-3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Northampton Town | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 31 | WWWLDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Torquay United | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 31 | DWWDDW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Norwich City | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 30 | WWWDWL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 30 | LWDWLW | 3-0 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 28 | LLWDLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Reading | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 28 | LWLLWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Port Vale | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | LLDWDW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Southend United | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 27 | WLWDWD | 1-1 | |
| 10 | Watford | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 | LWLLDW | 6-0 | ||
| 11 | Bristol City | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -6 | 21 | WLLDDL | 4-6 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -13 | 21 | WWLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 20 | WLLLDL | 0-2 | |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 20 | WLLWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -7 | 20 | LWDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Newport County | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 40 | -14 | 20 | DWLWLW | 6-4 | |
| 1 | 17 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | -10 | 19 | LWLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 18 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -7 | 18 | WLWWDL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 19 | Aldershot | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -13 | 18 | WWLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 41 | -20 | 18 | LLWWLL | 1-4 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -24 | 14 | LLWDLL | 2-3 | ||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -26 | 13 | DLDLLL | 0-6 | ||