The City Ground

BURY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 31, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 31, 1921 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1921-22
Referee:: GD Nunnerley
Attendance:: 12,000
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 15 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol City (FA Cup)
League:: Bury
Bury:: Jan 14, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 908 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 297 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1035 (of 5828)
Total:: 1877 (of 7633)
Played:: 104 years, 8 months, 8 days ago

Review
William Boyman went off after 20 minutes with a leg injury

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Spaven (47')
Harold Bulling (88') (Pen) - Harold Bulling first goal

BURY
Manager: William S. Cameron
Prior form: WLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy McCrae (78') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Alfred Bennett
2	D	31	Harold Bulling (88')
3	D	30	Harry Jones
4	F	26	Jackie Belton
5	M	29	Richard Ashmore
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong
7	M	22	Sid Gibson
8	F	30	Jack Spaven (47')
9	F	30	Walter Boyman
10	F	30	Walter Tinsley
11	F	25	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Alfred Bennett	27		4	1
2	D	31	Harold Bulling (88')	84		4	1
3	D	30	Harry Jones	158	9	4	1
4	F	26	Jackie Belton	117	14	4	1
5	M	29	Richard Ashmore	10	1	259	29
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong	433	10	4	1
7	M	22	Sid Gibson	10	2	5	2
8	F	30	Jack Spaven (47')	65	24	4	1
9	F	30	Walter Boyman	9	3	5	2
10	F	30	Walter Tinsley	17	5	4	1
11	F	25	Noah Burton	22	2	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ernie Heath
2	D	Tommy Adamson
3	D	Fred Smith
4	D	Billy Lomas
5	D	John Callagher
6	M	Jimmy McCrae
7	M	David Robbie
8	M	Harry Hird
9	M	Jimmy Trotter
10	F	Ralph Burkinshaw
11	F	Jock Aitken

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 31, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bury	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Clapton Orient	3-0	Blackpool
Coventry City	4-1	Port Vale
Derby County	1-1	Fulham
Hull City	1-0	Crystal Palace
Leeds United	0-2	Rotherham County
Notts County	3-0	Bradford Park Avenue
South Shields	5-2	Barnsley
Stoke	1-1	The Wednesday
West Ham United	1-0	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Nottingham Forest	22	12	7	3	25	15	7	4	0	14	4	5	3	3	11	11	10	31	DWWWDL
2	Fulham	22	13	2	7	43	24	9	2	0	30	4	4	0	7	13	20	19	28	WWWLWL
3	West Ham United	22	13	2	7	33	19	10	1	0	27	4	3	1	7	6	15	14	28	DWWLWW
4	Barnsley	23	12	4	7	31	26	6	3	2	17	9	6	1	5	14	17	5	28	DLWWDL
5	Leicester City	22	8	10	4	19	14	5	4	2	14	9	3	6	2	5	5	5	26	WDWDLW
6	Stoke	22	9	8	5	28	21	5	5	1	16	4	4	3	4	12	17	7	26	WWDDLW
7	Notts County	23	9	8	6	30	25	7	3	2	22	11	2	5	4	8	14	5	26	WDLWLW
8	Hull City	22	11	3	8	29	22	8	1	2	21	6	3	2	6	8	16	7	25	WDWLLL
9	Leeds United	22	9	6	7	25	23	4	5	2	13	7	5	1	5	12	16	2	24	LDDWDL
10	Derby County	22	10	3	9	32	30	7	0	4	18	11	3	3	5	14	19	2	23	LDLWDW
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	10	3	9	26	26	6	1	4	15	11	4	2	5	11	15	0	23	DWWWDW
12	Crystal Palace	22	8	6	8	26	26	6	2	3	15	9	2	4	5	11	17	0	22	DLDLWL
13	The Wednesday	21	7	8	6	26	26	5	3	2	15	11	2	5	4	11	15	0	22	WDDDDW
14	Rotherham County	22	8	6	8	18	25	5	5	1	9	2	3	1	7	9	23	-7	22	WWDDWW
15	Bury	22	8	5	9	32	30	6	2	3	22	10	2	3	6	10	20	2	21	WLLDLL
16	Clapton Orient	22	7	6	9	21	26	7	2	2	19	11	0	4	7	2	15	-5	20	DDLWLW
17	South Shields	21	6	7	8	15	17	4	3	3	7	6	2	4	5	8	11	-2	19	WDLLLW
18	Bradford Park Avenue	22	5	5	12	23	33	4	3	4	16	14	1	2	8	7	19	-10	15	LDDDWL
19	Coventry City	20	5	4	11	19	25	4	2	5	15	10	1	2	6	4	15	-6	14	LDDLDL
20	Port Vale	22	5	4	13	27	38	4	2	5	17	15	1	2	8	10	23	-11	14	LLLLDL
21	Bristol City	22	5	4	13	18	37	4	3	4	12	9	1	1	9	6	28	-19	14	LWLLDW
22	Blackpool	22	4	3	15	16	34	3	1	7	13	18	1	2	8	3	16	-18	11	LLDDWL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								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	Nottingham Forest	23	13	7	3	27	16	7	4	0	14	4	6	3	3	13	12	11	33	WWWDLW		2-1
1	2	West Ham United	23	14	2	7	34	19	11	1	0	28	4	3	1	7	6	15	15	30	WWLWWW		1-0
1	3	Fulham	23	13	3	7	44	25	9	2	0	30	4	4	1	7	14	21	19	29	WWLWLD		1-1
3	4	Notts County	24	10	8	6	33	25	8	3	2	25	11	2	5	4	8	14	8	28	DLWLWW		3-0
1	5	Barnsley	24	12	4	8	33	31	6	3	2	17	9	6	1	6	16	22	2	28	LWWDLL		2-5
2	6	Hull City	23	12	3	8	30	22	9	1	2	22	6	3	2	6	8	16	8	27	DWLLLW		1-0
1	7	Stoke	23	9	9	5	29	22	5	6	1	17	5	4	3	4	12	17	7	27	WDDLWD		1-1
3	8	Leicester City	23	8	10	5	19	15	5	4	2	14	9	3	6	3	5	6	4	26	DWDLWL		0-1
1	9	Derby County	23	10	4	9	33	31	7	1	4	19	12	3	3	5	14	19	2	24	DLWDWD		1-1
1	10	Leeds United	23	9	6	8	25	25	4	5	3	13	9	5	1	5	12	16	0	24	DDWDLL		0-2
3	11	Rotherham County	23	9	6	8	20	25	5	5	1	9	2	4	1	7	11	23	-5	24	WDDWWW		2-0
1	12	The Wednesday	22	7	9	6	27	27	5	3	2	15	11	2	6	4	12	16	0	23	DDDDWD		1-1
2	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	10	3	10	26	28	6	1	4	15	11	4	2	6	11	17	-2	23	WWWDWL		0-2
2	14	Crystal Palace	23	8	6	9	26	27	6	2	3	15	9	2	4	6	11	18	-1	22	LDLWLL		0-1
1	15	Clapton Orient	23	8	6	9	24	26	8	2	2	22	11	0	4	7	2	15	-2	22	DLWLWW		3-0
1	16	South Shields	22	7	7	8	20	19	5	3	3	12	8	2	4	5	8	11	1	21	DLLLWW		5-2
2	17	Bury	23	8	5	10	33	32	6	2	4	23	12	2	3	6	10	20	1	21	LLDLLL		1-2
1	18	Coventry City	21	6	4	11	23	26	5	2	5	19	11	1	2	6	4	15	-3	16	DDLDLW		4-1
2	19	Bristol City	23	6	4	13	20	37	5	3	4	14	9	1	1	9	6	28	-17	16	WLLDWW		2-0
2	20	Bradford Park Avenue	23	5	5	13	23	36	4	3	4	16	14	1	2	9	7	22	-13	15	DDDWLL		0-3
1	21	Port Vale	23	5	4	14	28	42	4	2	5	17	15	1	2	9	11	27	-14	14	LLLDLL		1-4
	22	Blackpool	23	4	3	16	16	37	3	1	7	13	18	1	2	9	3	19	-21	11	LDDWLL		0-3