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WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 13, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 13, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Hawthorns
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1924-25
Referee:: TG Bryan
Attendance:: 16,227
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 4 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Apr 18, 1925

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1030 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 714 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 1166 (of 5768)
Total:: 2013 (of 7556)
Played:: 100 years, 6 months, 22 days ago

Review
James scored 4 goals for West Brom, including the first in 15 seconds which is our record for the fastest goal conceded!

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

Goals
Patrick Nelis (31') - Patrick Nelis last goal

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Fred Everiss
Prior form: WLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals
George James (1')
George James (48')
George James (63')
George James (78')
Joe Carter (4')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Alfred Bennett
2	D	25	Bill Thompson
3	F	26	Percy Barratt
4	F	29	Jackie Belton
5	D	31	Fred Parker
6	F	31	Bob Wallace
7	M	25	Sid Gibson
8	F	25	Duncan Walker
9	F	27	Randolph Galloway
10	F	26	Patrick Nelis (31')
11	F	33	Henry Martin

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Alfred Bennett	61		7	1
2	D	25	Bill Thompson	49		7	1
3	F	26	Percy Barratt	56		7	1
4	F	29	Jackie Belton	219	15	7	1
5	D	31	Fred Parker	159	7	7	1
6	F	31	Bob Wallace	61		7	1
7	M	25	Sid Gibson	120	13	7	1
8	F	25	Duncan Walker	52	20	7	1
9	F	27	Randolph Galloway	3	1	7	1
10	F	26	Patrick Nelis (31')	55	15	42	6
11	F	33	Henry Martin	98	16	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Ashmore
2	D	Joe Smith
3	D	Arthur Perry
4	D	Tommy Magee
5	D	Fred Reed
6	M	Harry Dutton
7	M	Tommy Glidden
8	M	Joe Carter
9	M	George James
10	F	Charlie Wilson
11	F	Jack Byers

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 13, 1924)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	0-1	Bury
Bolton Wanderers	3-2	Newcastle United
Burnley	1-0	Arsenal
Cardiff City	2-2	Huddersfield Town
Everton	1-0	West Ham United
Leeds United	0-3	Manchester City
Notts County	2-0	Sheffield United
Preston North End	3-2	Aston Villa
Sunderland	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion	5-1	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST 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	Birmingham City	18	9	5	4	20	20	6	3	1	15	9	3	2	3	5	11	1.00000	23	DWDLWD
2	Huddersfield Town	18	8	6	4	26	12	4	2	2	14	4	4	4	2	12	8	2.16667	22	LWLDWW
3	Notts County	18	8	6	4	16	10	4	4	0	9	1	4	2	4	7	9	1.60000	22	WWDDDL
4	West Bromwich Albion	18	9	4	5	22	14	6	2	1	17	7	3	2	4	5	7	1.57143	22	WLWLWD
5	Sunderland	18	9	4	5	30	23	5	2	1	18	7	4	2	4	12	16	1.30435	22	LWWDDL
6	Bolton Wanderers	17	7	6	4	32	21	5	2	1	22	8	2	4	3	10	13	1.52381	20	WDWWWL
7	Newcastle United	19	5	10	4	28	20	4	4	2	22	11	1	6	2	6	9	1.40000	20	WWDWLD
8	Aston Villa	18	5	10	3	29	23	2	5	1	12	10	3	5	2	17	13	1.26087	20	WDDWDL
9	Manchester City	19	7	6	6	40	34	4	5	0	22	14	3	1	6	18	20	1.17647	20	DDLDWD
10	Arsenal	18	8	4	6	21	19	6	2	2	12	3	2	2	4	9	16	1.10526	20	LLWDDW
11	Bury	18	6	8	4	24	27	5	3	1	13	8	1	5	3	11	19	.88889	20	DWLDLW
12	Tottenham Hotspur	19	6	7	6	26	19	3	4	2	16	8	3	3	4	10	11	1.36842	19	WDWDWD
13	Blackburn Rovers	19	6	7	6	24	27	4	2	3	14	10	2	5	3	10	17	.88889	19	DWLLDW
14	Liverpool	17	7	4	6	29	26	6	2	2	24	14	1	2	4	5	12	1.11538	18	WLLWLD
15	Cardiff City	17	6	5	6	24	21	3	2	2	12	7	3	3	4	12	14	1.14286	17	WLWDDW
16	Leeds United	18	5	7	6	19	20	4	5	1	13	7	1	2	5	6	13	.95000	17	WDDLDL
17	West Ham United	18	5	6	7	17	25	4	4	1	9	3	1	2	6	8	22	.68000	16	LLLDLW
18	Burnley	17	3	8	6	18	21	2	5	3	12	11	1	3	3	6	10	.85714	14	DLWDWD
19	Sheffield United	18	4	6	8	21	30	4	3	3	15	14	0	3	5	6	16	.70000	14	DDDWLW
20	Nottingham Forest	18	4	5	9	15	28	3	3	4	8	10	1	2	5	7	18	.53571	13	LWLDDD
21	Everton	18	3	6	9	16	28	2	2	4	8	12	1	4	5	8	16	.57143	12	DDLLLL
22	Preston North End	18	2	2	14	12	41	2	0	7	8	16	0	2	7	4	25	.29268	6	LWLDLL

Table after:

	FIRST 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)
2	1	Notts County	19	9	6	4	18	10	5	4	0	11	1	4	2	4	7	9	1.80000	24	WDDDLW		2-0
2	2	West Bromwich Albion	19	10	4	5	27	15	7	2	1	22	8	3	2	4	5	7	1.80000	24	LWLWDW		5-1
2	3	Sunderland	19	10	4	5	31	23	6	2	1	19	7	4	2	4	12	16	1.34783	24	WWDDLW		1-0
2	4	Huddersfield Town	19	8	7	4	28	14	4	2	2	14	4	4	5	2	14	10	2.00000	23	WLDWWD		2-2
4	5	Birmingham City	19	9	5	5	20	21	6	3	2	15	10	3	2	3	5	11	.95238	23	WDLWDL		0-1
	6	Bolton Wanderers	18	8	6	4	35	23	6	2	1	25	10	2	4	3	10	13	1.52174	22	DWWWLW		3-2
2	7	Manchester City	20	8	6	6	43	34	4	5	0	22	14	4	1	6	21	20	1.26471	22	DLDWDW		3-0
3	8	Bury	19	7	8	4	25	27	5	3	1	13	8	2	5	3	12	19	.92593	22	WLDLWW		1-0
3	9	Tottenham Hotspur	20	6	8	6	27	20	3	5	2	17	9	3	3	4	10	11	1.35000	20	DWDWDD		1-1
3	10	Newcastle United	20	5	10	5	30	23	4	4	2	22	11	1	6	3	8	12	1.30435	20	WDWLDL		2-3
3	11	Aston Villa	19	5	10	4	31	26	2	5	1	12	10	3	5	3	19	16	1.19231	20	DDWDLL		2-3
2	12	Arsenal	19	8	4	7	21	20	6	2	2	12	3	2	2	5	9	17	1.05000	20	LWDDWL		0-1
1	13	Liverpool	18	7	5	6	30	27	6	2	2	24	14	1	3	4	6	13	1.11111	19	LLWLDD		1-1
1	14	Blackburn Rovers	20	6	7	7	24	28	4	2	3	14	10	2	5	4	10	18	.85714	19	WLLDWL		0-1
	15	Cardiff City	18	6	6	6	26	23	3	3	2	14	9	3	3	4	12	14	1.13043	18	LWDDWD		2-2
	16	Leeds United	19	5	7	7	19	23	4	5	2	13	10	1	2	5	6	13	.82609	17	DDLDLL		0-3
1	17	Burnley	18	4	8	6	19	21	3	5	3	13	11	1	3	3	6	10	.90476	16	LWDWDW		1-0
1	18	West Ham United	19	5	6	8	17	26	4	4	1	9	3	1	2	7	8	23	.65385	16	LLDLWL		0-1
	19	Sheffield United	19	4	6	9	21	32	4	3	3	15	14	0	3	6	6	18	.65625	14	DDWLWL		0-2
1	20	Everton	19	4	6	9	17	28	3	2	4	9	12	1	4	5	8	16	.60714	14	DLLLLW		1-0
1	21	Nottingham Forest	19	4	5	10	16	33	3	3	4	8	10	1	2	6	8	23	.48485	13	WLDDDL		1-5
	22	Preston North End	19	3	2	14	15	43	3	0	7	11	18	0	2	7	4	25	.34884	8	WLDLLW		3-2