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 (Draw)
- Half-time: 3-0
- Attendance:
- 15,121
- Pos Before/After:
- 10/11
- Opp Before/After:
- 1/1
- Referee:
- GD Nunnerley
- Season:
- 1926-27
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Fulham
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1103 (of 4927)
- League Tier 2:
- 366 (of 2510)
- Competitive:
- 1247 (of 5625)
- Total:
- 2094 (of 7383)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LLDDWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Joseph Laws - Joseph Laws only goal
Noah Burton
Charlie Jones
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LLDDWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Joseph Laws - Joseph Laws only goal
Noah Burton
Charlie Jones
MANCHESTER CITY
Manager:
Prior form: DWWLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DWWLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | William 'Bill' Thompson | |
| 3 | F | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | M | John Saxton | |
| 5 | M | Gerry Morgan | |
| 6 | F | Bob Wallace | |
| 7 | F | Joseph Laws  | Debut |
| 8 | M | Sid Gibson | |
| 9 | F | Noah Burton | |
| 10 | F | Charlie Jones | |
| 11 | F | Alf Townsend |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | 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 | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.500 | 13 | DWWLWW | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.818 | 13 | WDWDWW | |
| 3 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.313 | 12 | DDWWDW | |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.700 | 11 | DDDWWL | |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.286 | 11 | WLWDLW | |
| 6 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.250 | 10 | LWWLDD | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.300 | 10 | DWLLWD | |
| 8 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .923 | 9 | DWDDWL | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .909 | 9 | LDWWWW | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 8 | LLDDWW | |
| 11 | Clapton Orient | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .909 | 8 | DWWLWL | |
| 12 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .909 | 8 | WWLWDD | |
| 13 | Notts County | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .857 | 8 | WLWWLW | |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.667 | 7 | WLLWDW | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .857 | 7 | WWLDLL | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .750 | 6 | DDWDDL | |
| 17 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .733 | 6 | LDLWDL | |
| 18 | Darlington | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .933 | 5 | WLLDLW | |
| 19 | South Shields | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .889 | 3 | WLLDLL | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .389 | 3 | LLDLLL | |
| 21 | Bradford City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .500 | 2 | LLLLLL | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .267 | 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 | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2.091 | 14 | WWLWWD | |
 2 | 2 | Swansea Town | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.000 | 13 | DDWWLW |
 1 | 3 | Preston North End | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.615 | 13 | DWDWWL |
| 1 | 4 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.294 | 13 | DWWDWD |
| 1 | 5 | Hull City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.500 | 12 | WWLDDW |
| 1 | 6 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.364 | 12 | WLLWDW |
| 2 | 7 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.077 | 11 | DWWWWW |
| 3 | 8 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.000 | 11 | LWDLWL |
| 5 | 9 | Portsmouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.714 | 9 | LLWDWW |
| 5 | 10 | Blackpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1.000 | 9 | WLDLLW |
| 1 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 9 | LDDWWD |
| 4 | 12 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .857 | 9 | WDDWLL |
| 3 | 13 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .917 | 8 | DWDDLW |
| 3 | 14 | Clapton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .833 | 8 | WWLWLL |
| 2 | 15 | Notts County | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .778 | 8 | LWWLWL |
| 4 | 16 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .769 | 8 | WLWDDL |
| 17 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .706 | 6 | DLWDLL | |
| 18 | Darlington | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .750 | 5 | LLDLWL | |
| 1 | 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .444 | 5 | LDLLLW |
| 1 | 20 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .647 | 4 | LLLLLW |
| 2 | 21 | South Shields | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .750 | 3 | LLDLLL |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .313 | 2 | LLLLLD | |