The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Apr 30, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1921 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1920-21
Referee:: DH Asson
Attendance:: 7,000
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 15 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 2)
Leeds United:: Apr 29, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 883 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 272 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1010 (of 5768)
Total:: 1850 (of 7556)
Played:: 104 years, 2 months, 3 days ago

Review
From the Nottingham Evening Post that night:
During the progress of the match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United on the City Ground this afternoon some slight excitement was several times caused by a small outbreak of fire in the stand, both in the centre and in the wings. Prompt measures were taken with extinguishers and buckets, and the spectators did not have to leave their seats. The cause may have been dropped matches or lighted cigarette ends, and the strong wind helped what flame there was.

FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters
Prior form: LWLLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Tom Elliott (26') - Tom Elliott last goal

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Arthur Fairclough
Prior form: LLDDDD (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Alfred Bennett
2	D	30	Harold Bulling
3	D	29	Harry Jones
4	F	25	Jackie Belton
5	D	27	Fred Parker
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong
7	F	25	Sidney Harrold
8	F	29	Jack Spaven
9	F	31	Tom Elliott (26')
10	F		James Bell	Only appearance
11	F	23	George Dennis

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Alfred Bennett	18		7	1
2	D	30	Harold Bulling	59		7	1
3	D	29	Harry Jones	133	16	7	1
4	F	25	Jackie Belton	93	14	7	1
5	D	27	Fred Parker	67	2	7	1
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong	411	11	7	1
7	F	25	Sidney Harrold	36	8	7	1
8	F	29	Jack Spaven	41	14	77	15
9	F	31	Tom Elliott (26')	25	6	7	1
10	F		James Bell	Debut
11	F	23	George Dennis	11	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Down
2	D	Jimmy Frew
3	D	Ralph Rodgerson
4	D	Jim Baker
5	D	Ernie Hart
6	M	Jimmy Walton
7	M	George Mason
8	M	Bert Duffield
9	M	Tommy Howarth
10	F	Matt Ellson
11	F	Basil Wood

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-2	Coventry City
Bristol City	5-0	Stoke City
Bury	1-1	The Wednesday
Clapton Orient	3-0	Notts County
Hull City	2-0	Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Leeds United
Port Vale	1-2	West Ham United
Rotherham County	1-1	Birmingham City
South Shields	3-0	Fulham
Stockport County	2-2	Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	Leicester 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Cardiff City	39	22	10	7	54	29	12	5	3	25	9	10	5	4	29	20	1.86207	54	DWWWWD	Safe
2	Birmingham City	39	22	9	8	72	37	15	4	1	51	13	7	5	7	21	24	1.94595	53	LWDWDW	Safe
3	Bristol City	39	18	12	9	42	26	13	3	3	30	11	5	9	6	12	15	1.61538	48	WWDLWD	Safe
4	Blackpool	40	20	8	12	52	40	12	3	6	32	19	8	5	6	20	21	1.30000	48	LDLWLD	Safe
5	West Ham United	39	17	9	13	47	28	12	5	3	36	10	5	4	10	11	18	1.67857	43	WDLWLD	Safe
6	Notts County	39	16	11	12	52	36	11	5	4	34	16	5	6	8	18	20	1.44444	43	WDLWLW	Safe
7	Clapton Orient	40	15	12	13	40	42	12	5	2	28	9	3	7	11	12	33	.95238	42	WWDWLD	Safe
8	South Shields	39	16	9	14	57	44	12	3	4	38	16	4	6	10	19	28	1.29545	41	LLWLLD	Safe
9	Bury	39	15	9	15	43	45	10	7	2	28	11	5	2	13	15	34	.95556	39	LDWWWL	Safe
10	Fulham	39	15	9	15	40	44	13	4	3	30	12	2	5	12	10	32	.90909	39	WLLWDD	Safe
11	Leicester City	39	12	14	13	39	43	10	7	3	26	11	2	7	10	13	32	.90698	38	LLLDDD	Safe
12	The Wednesday	39	14	9	16	44	45	9	6	5	29	12	5	3	11	15	33	.97778	37	WWDWLW	Safe
13	Hull City	39	9	19	11	41	50	6	9	4	22	18	3	10	7	19	32	.82000	37	DWDWDD	Safe
14	Port Vale	39	11	14	14	42	41	7	6	6	27	15	4	8	8	15	26	1.02439	36	LDLDDD	Safe
15	Leeds United	40	13	10	17	38	44	11	5	5	30	14	2	5	12	8	30	.86364	36	LLDDDD	Safe
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	15	6	18	45	61	10	4	5	30	21	5	2	13	15	40	.73770	36	LWLLWD	Safe
17	Rotherham County	40	12	11	17	36	50	8	8	3	22	18	4	3	14	14	32	.72000	35	LWLLWL	Safe
18	Barnsley	39	9	15	15	43	45	8	9	2	28	15	1	6	13	15	30	.95556	33	WWDDDL
19	Stoke City	39	11	11	17	43	48	8	5	7	23	14	3	6	10	20	34	.89583	33	DLLLLD
20	Nottingham Forest	39	11	11	17	47	53	8	6	5	36	24	3	5	12	11	29	.88679	33	LWLLDD
21	Coventry City	39	11	9	19	35	68	8	5	7	24	25	3	4	12	11	43	.51471	31	WWLWLW
22	Stockport County	39	9	9	21	40	73	8	4	7	28	22	1	5	14	12	51	.54795	27	LWLLWD

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Birmingham City	40	22	10	8	73	38	15	4	1	51	13	7	6	7	22	25	1.92105	54	WDWDWD	Safe	1-1
1	2	Cardiff City	40	22	10	8	54	31	12	5	3	25	9	10	5	5	29	22	1.74194	54	WWWWDL	Safe	0-2
	3	Bristol City	40	19	12	9	47	26	14	3	3	35	11	5	9	6	12	15	1.80769	50	WDLWDW	Safe	5-0
	4	Blackpool	41	20	9	12	54	42	12	3	6	32	19	8	6	6	22	23	1.28571	49	DLWLDD	Safe	2-2
	5	West Ham United	40	18	9	13	49	29	12	5	3	36	10	6	4	10	13	19	1.68966	45	DLWLDW	Safe	2-1
1	6	Clapton Orient	41	16	12	13	43	42	13	5	2	31	9	3	7	11	12	33	1.02381	44	WDWLDW	Safe	3-0
1	7	South Shields	40	17	9	14	60	44	13	3	4	41	16	4	6	10	19	28	1.36364	43	LWLLDW	Safe	3-0
2	8	Notts County	40	16	11	13	52	39	11	5	4	34	16	5	6	9	18	23	1.33333	43	DLWLWL	Safe	0-3
	9	Bury	40	15	10	15	44	46	10	8	2	29	12	5	2	13	15	34	.95652	40	DWWWLD	Safe	1-1
3	10	Hull City	40	10	19	11	43	50	7	9	4	24	18	3	10	7	19	32	.86000	39	WDWDDW	Safe	2-0
1	11	Fulham	40	15	9	16	40	47	13	4	3	30	12	2	5	13	10	35	.85106	39	LLWDDL	Safe	0-3
	12	The Wednesday	40	14	10	16	45	46	9	6	5	29	12	5	4	11	16	34	.97826	38	WDWLWD	Safe	1-1
2	13	Leicester City	40	12	14	14	39	46	10	7	3	26	11	2	7	11	13	35	.84783	38	LLDDDL	Safe	0-3
2	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	16	6	18	48	61	11	4	5	33	21	5	2	13	15	40	.78689	38	WLLWDW	Safe	3-0
1	15	Port Vale	40	11	14	15	43	43	7	6	7	28	17	4	8	8	15	26	1.00000	36	DLDDDL	Safe	1-2
1	16	Leeds United	41	13	10	18	38	45	11	5	5	30	14	2	5	13	8	31	.84444	36	LDDDDL	Safe	0-1
	17	Rotherham County	41	12	12	17	37	51	8	9	3	23	19	4	3	14	14	32	.72549	36	WLLWLD	Safe	1-1
2	18	Nottingham Forest	40	12	11	17	48	53	9	6	5	37	24	3	5	12	11	29	.90566	35	WLLDDW	Safe	1-0
1	19	Barnsley	40	9	16	15	45	47	8	10	2	30	17	1	6	13	15	30	.95745	34	WDDDLD	Safe	2-2
1	20	Stoke City	40	11	11	18	43	53	8	5	7	23	14	3	6	11	20	39	.81132	33	LLLLDL	Safe	0-5
	21	Coventry City	40	11	10	19	37	70	8	5	7	24	25	3	5	12	13	45	.52857	32	WLWLWD		2-2
	22	Stockport County	40	9	10	21	42	75	8	5	7	30	24	1	5	14	12	51	.56000	28	WLLWDD		2-2