READING 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 22, 1927 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 22, 1927 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Reading
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Elm Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 7,785
- Pos Before/After:
- 14/12
- Opp Before/After:
- 20/22
- Referee:
- AE Caseley
- Season:
- 1927-28
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Grimsby Town
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1148 (of 4859)
- League Tier 2:
- 411 (of 2442)
- Competitive:
- 1294 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 2137 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LWLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Ernest McLachlan - Ernest McLachlan first goal
Harold Wadsworth
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LWLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Ernest McLachlan - Ernest McLachlan first goal
Harold Wadsworth
READING
Manager:
Prior form: DLDDDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DLDDDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | William 'Bill' Thompson | |
| 3 | F | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | F | Jackie Belton | |
| 5 | M | Albert Harrison | |
| 6 | F | Bob Wallace | |
| 7 | M | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | M | Ernest McLachlan  | Debut |
| 9 | M | Tommy Roe | |
| 10 | F | Charlie Jones | |
| 11 | F | Harold Wadsworth |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 2 | Manchester City |
| Bristol City | 3 | 0 | Fulham |
| Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Hull City |
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 2 | Leeds United |
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 1 | Preston North End |
| Notts County | 2 | 4 | Port Vale |
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | South Shields |
| Reading | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Barnsley |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | Swansea 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 | |
| 1 | Chelsea | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2.500 | 15 | LDDWWW | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.368 | 15 | WWWWWL | |
| 3 | Preston North End | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1.714 | 14 | WWWWLW | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.818 | 13 | LDDWLW | |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.438 | 13 | WLDLWW | |
| 6 | Clapton Orient | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.250 | 13 | WWLLWL | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1.846 | 12 | LWLLWD | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.263 | 12 | WWDWLW | |
| 9 | Swansea Town | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 1.154 | 12 | DWLWLW | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.059 | 11 | LWWDLD | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1.048 | 11 | WLLDLL | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .905 | 11 | DLWDWW | |
| 13 | Hull City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.000 | 10 | WWLWLL | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1.190 | 9 | LWLLWL | |
| 15 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .842 | 9 | WWLWLD | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .714 | 7 | DDDLLW | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .619 | 7 | LWWLWL | |
| 18 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .556 | 7 | LDWLDW | |
| 19 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .591 | 5 | DWDDLL | |
| 20 | Reading | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .542 | 5 | DLDDDL | |
| 21 | Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .519 | 5 | LLWLWL | |
| 22 | South Shields | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .464 | 4 | DLLLWD | |
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 | Chelsea | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2.750 | 17 | DDWWWW | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1.333 | 16 | WWWWLD | |
| 3 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1.667 | 15 | WWWLWD | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.818 | 14 | DDWLWD | |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.389 | 14 | LDLWWD | |
 2 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.381 | 14 | WDWLWW |
 1 | 7 | Clapton Orient | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.235 | 14 | WLLWLD |
| 3 | 8 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1.190 | 13 | LLDLLW |
| 2 | 9 | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.625 | 12 | WLLWDL |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.059 | 12 | WWDLDD | |
| 2 | 11 | Swansea Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 1.032 | 12 | WLWLWL |
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1.286 | 11 | WLLWLW |
| 1 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .800 | 11 | LWDWWL |
| 1 | 14 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .846 | 10 | WLWLLL |
| 1 | 15 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .783 | 9 | DDLLWW |
| 1 | 16 | Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | .739 | 9 | WWLWLW |
| 2 | 17 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .727 | 9 | WLWLDL |
| 1 | 18 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .739 | 7 | WDDLLW |
| 1 | 19 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .545 | 7 | DWLDWL |
| 1 | 20 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .552 | 6 | LWLWLD |
| 1 | 21 | South Shields | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .500 | 5 | LLLWDD |
| 2 | 22 | Reading | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .500 | 5 | LDDDLL |