FOREST 6 - 1 ROTHERHAM COUNTY - Sat Dec 25, 1920 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 25, 1920 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Rotherham County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 6-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 14,000
- Position Before:
- 11
- Position After:
- 9
- Referee:
- JGA Sharpe
- Season:
- 1920-21
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Rotherham United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 863 (of 4780)
- League Tier 2
- 252 (of 2363)
- Competitive:
- 988 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 1817 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Rotherham County Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Bob Masters
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alfred Bennett | |
| 2 | D | Harold Bulling | |
| 3 | F | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | F | Jackie Belton | |
| 5 | D | Bobby Parker | |
| 6 | F | Jack Armstrong | |
| 7 | F | Sidney Harrold  | |
| 8 | F | Jack Spaven | |
| 9 | M | Harry Bedford | |
| 10 | F | Sandy Higgins | |
| 11 | F | John Lythgoe |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 25, 1920)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 26 | |
| 3 | Bristol City | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26 | |
| 4 | South Shields | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 24 | |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 19 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 19 | |
| 12 | Rotherham County | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 19 | |
| 13 | Bury | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 18 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 17 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 17 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 17 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -9 | 17 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 16 | |
| 19 | Hull City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 15 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -12 | 14 | |
| 21 | Coventry City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 11 | |
| 22 | Stockport County | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | -25 | 10 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 30 | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Bristol City | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Birmingham City | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 27 |
| ⇧ | 4 | Blackpool | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 5 | South Shields | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 | |
| ⇧ | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Bury | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Port Vale | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -7 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Rotherham County | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Stoke City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Barnsley | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 17 | |
| 19 | Hull City | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 16 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -12 | 15 | |
| 21 | Coventry City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -26 | 11 | |
| 22 | Stockport County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | -26 | 10 | |