SOUTHEND UNITED 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Jan 28, 1950 (League Tier 3)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 28, 1950 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Southend United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Greyhound Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 3
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 January 1950
9- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aldershot (League Tier 3)
- Southend United:
- Apr 15, 1950
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1800 (of 5083)
- League Tier 3:
- 27 (of 226)
- Competitive:
- 1989 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 3129 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 76 years, 6 months, 24 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: WDLWWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John Love (22')
Horace Gager (58') (Pen)
John Love (85')
SOUTHEND UNITED
Manager: Harry Warren
Prior form: WDWDWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Wakefield (40')
Wakefield (47')
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 | 33 | Horace Gager  (58') | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | 25 |  John Love (22') (85') | |
| 8 | F | 33 | Freddie Scott | |
| 9 | M | 31 | Wally Ardron | |
| 10 | F | 27 | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Gordon Kaile | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hankey |
| 2 | D | Loughran |
| 3 | D | Walton |
| 4 | D | Wallbanks |
| 5 | D | Sheard |
| 6 | M | French |
| 7 | M | Jones |
| 8 | M | McAllinden |
| 9 | M | Wakefield |
| 10 | F | Davies |
| 11 | F | Clough |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Newport County |
| Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Swindon Town |
| Leyton Orient | 2-2 | Walsall |
| Notts County | 3-1 | Aldershot |
| Southend United | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 36 | WWWLLL | |||
| 2 | Torquay United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 35 | WDDWWW | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 33 | WLDWWL | |||
| 4 | Norwich City | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 31 | WDWLDL | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 30 | WDLWWL | |||
| 6 | Reading | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 30 | LLWWLW | |||
| 7 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | DWLWLL | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 29 | DWDWWL | |||
| 9 | Southend United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 29 | WDWDWL | |||
| 10 | Watford | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 28 | LLDWLW | |||
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -7 | 26 | LLWDWW | |||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 25 | WDLDWW | |||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 23 | LLWDWW | |||
| 14 | Swindon Town | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -1 | 22 | LWWDLW | |||
| 15 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 45 | -18 | 22 | LWLWLW | |||
| 16 | Walsall | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 21 | LLDLDL | |||
| 17 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -8 | 21 | LDDLLL | |||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 42 | -16 | 21 | WWLLDW | |||
| 19 | Millwall | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -7 | 20 | WWDLLW | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -18 | 18 | LLWDLL | |||
| 21 | Exeter City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -23 | 17 | WDLLDW | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -28 | 15 | DLLLWL | |||
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 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 33 | 38 | WWLLLW | 3-1 | ||
| 2 | Torquay United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 35 | WDDWWW | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 33 | WLDWWL | |||
 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 32 | DLWWLW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 5 | Norwich City | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 31 | WDWLDL | ||
| 6 | Reading | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 30 | LLWWLW | |||
| 7 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | DWLWLL | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 29 | DWDWWL | |||
| 9 | Southend United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 29 | DWDWLL | 2-3 | ||
| 10 | Watford | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 28 | LLDWLW | |||
| 1 | 11 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 27 | DLDWWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -7 | 26 | LLWDWW | ||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 23 | LLWDWW | |||
| 2 | 14 | Walsall | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 22 | LDLDLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Swindon Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -3 | 22 | WWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Newport County | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 46 | -19 | 22 | WLWLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 42 | -16 | 22 | WLLDWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 18 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -8 | 21 | LDDLLL | ||
| 19 | Millwall | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -7 | 20 | WWDLLW | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -20 | 18 | LWDLLL | 1-3 | ||
| 21 | Exeter City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -23 | 17 | WDLLDW | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -26 | 17 | LLLWLW | 3-1 | ||