FOREST 3 - 3 MANCHESTER CITY - Sat Oct 02, 1926 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 02, 1926 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-3 DRAWN
- Half-time: 3-0
- Season:
- 1926-27
- Referee:
- FH Warriss
- Attendance:
- 15,121
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
11 - Opp Before/After:
- 1
1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Fulham (League Tier 2)
- Manchester City:
- Feb 19, 1927
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1103 (of 5018)
- League Tier 2:
- 366 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1247 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 2096 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 98 years, 1 month, 19 days ago
FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LLDDWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Joseph Laws - Joseph Laws only goal
Noah Burton
Charlie Jones
MANCHESTER CITY
Manager: Peter Hodge
Prior form: DWWLWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Billy Cowan
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | William 'Bill' Thompson | ||
| 3 | F | 27 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | M | John Saxton | ||
| 5 | M | 27 |  Gerry Morgan | |
| 6 | F | 33 |  Bob Wallace | |
| 7 | F | Joseph Laws  | Debut | |
| 8 | M | 27 | Sid Gibson | |
| 9 | F | 29 | Noah Burton | |
| 10 | F | 26 |  Charlie Jones | |
| 11 | F | Alf Townsend | ||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Goodchild |
| 2 | D | Sammy Cookson |
| 3 | D | Phil McCloy |
| 4 | D | Sam Sharp |
| 5 | D | Matt Barrass |
| 6 | M | Jimmy McMullan |
| 7 | M | Peter Bell |
| 8 | M | Billy Cowan |
| 9 | M | Frank Roberts |
| 10 | F | Tommy Johnson |
| 11 | F | George Hicks |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2-0 | Oldham Athletic |
| Bradford City | 3-1 | South Shields |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Preston North End |
| Clapton Orient | 0-1 | Barnsley |
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Fulham |
| Middlesbrough | 4-2 | Notts County |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-3 | Manchester City |
| Port Vale | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Reading | 1-2 | Portsmouth |
| Southampton | 0-1 | Hull City |
| Swansea Town | 5-1 | Darlington |
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 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.50000 | 13 | DWWLWW | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.81818 | 13 | WDWDWW | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.31250 | 12 | DDWWDW | |||
| 4 | Swansea Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.70000 | 11 | DDDWWL | |||
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.28571 | 11 | WLWDLW | |||
| 6 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.25000 | 10 | LWWLDD | |||
| 7 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.30000 | 10 | DWLLWD | |||
| 8 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .92308 | 9 | DWDDWL | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .90909 | 9 | LDWWWW | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00000 | 8 | LLDDWW | |||
| 11 | Clapton Orient | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .90909 | 8 | DWWLWL | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .90909 | 8 | WWLWDD | |||
| 13 | Notts County | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .85714 | 8 | WLWWLW | |||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.66667 | 7 | WLLWDW | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .85714 | 7 | WWLDLL | |||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .75000 | 6 | DDWDDL | |||
| 17 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .73333 | 6 | LDLWDL | |||
| 18 | Darlington | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .93333 | 5 | WLLDLW | |||
| 19 | South Shields | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .88889 | 3 | WLLDLL | |||
| 20 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .38889 | 3 | LLDLLL | |||
| 21 | Bradford City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .50000 | 2 | LLLLLL | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .26667 | 1 | DLLLLL | |||
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 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2.09091 | 14 | WWLWWD | 3-3 | ||
 2 | 2 | Swansea Town | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.00000 | 13 | DDWWLW | 5-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Preston North End | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.61538 | 13 | DWDWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 4 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.29412 | 13 | DWWDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Hull City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.50000 | 12 | WWLDDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.36364 | 12 | WLLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.07692 | 11 | DWWWWW | 4-2 | |
| 3 | 8 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00000 | 11 | LWDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 9 | Portsmouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.71429 | 9 | LLWDWW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 10 | Blackpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1.00000 | 9 | WLDLLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00000 | 9 | LDDWWD | 3-3 | |
| 4 | 12 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .85714 | 9 | WDDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 13 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .91667 | 8 | DWDDLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 14 | Clapton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .83333 | 8 | WWLWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Notts County | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .77778 | 8 | LWWLWL | 2-4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .76923 | 8 | WLWDDL | 0-2 | |
| 17 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .70588 | 6 | DLWDLL | 1-2 | ||
| 18 | Darlington | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .75000 | 5 | LLDLWL | 1-5 | ||
| 1 | 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .44444 | 5 | LDLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .64706 | 4 | LLLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 21 | South Shields | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .75000 | 3 | LLDLLL | 1-3 | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .31250 | 2 | LLLLLD | 1-1 | ||