The City Ground

STOKE CITY 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Dec 17, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 17, 1927 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-1 (Won)

Attendance:: 9,093
Pos Before/After:: 8/6
Opp Before/After:: 7/9
Referee:: N Shuker
Season:: 1927-28
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Southampton

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1156 (of 4860)
League Tier 2:: 419 (of 2443)
Competitive:: 1302 (of 5556)
Total:: 2145 (of 7304)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LWLDWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Noah Burton
Harold Wadsworth
Harold Wadsworth

STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LWDLWL (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Arthur Dexter
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
9	F	Noah Burton
10	F	Charlie Jones
11	F	Harold Wadsworth

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All league games on this day (Sat Dec 17, 1927)

Home	F	A	Away
Blackpool	1	3	Barnsley
Bristol City	1	2	Leeds United
Chelsea	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Grimsby Town	1	2	Swansea City
Leyton Orient	0	1	Port Vale
Notts County	1	1	Hull City
Oldham Athletic	0	0	Preston North End
Reading	2	1	Fulham
Southampton	1	1	Manchester City
Stoke City	1	3	Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion	3	0	South Shields

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	18	12	4	2	39	15	7	1	0	24	2	5	3	2	15	13	2.600	28	WWWDWL
	2	Manchester City	18	11	2	5	42	30	8	0	1	26	10	3	2	4	16	20	1.400	24	LLWWLW
	3	Oldham Athletic	18	10	3	5	37	23	7	2	0	28	9	3	1	5	9	14	1.609	23	WLWDWW
	4	Preston North End	18	9	5	4	38	26	6	1	2	24	11	3	4	2	14	15	1.462	23	LDWWDW
	5	Bristol City	18	9	4	5	38	30	6	1	2	21	8	3	3	3	17	22	1.267	22	WDLDWD
	6	Leeds United	18	9	3	6	44	24	7	1	1	28	6	2	2	5	16	18	1.833	21	DWWLLW
	7	Stoke City	18	8	5	5	31	23	4	4	1	12	5	4	1	4	19	18	1.348	21	LWDLWL
	8	Nottingham Forest	18	9	2	7	46	36	7	1	1	37	16	2	1	6	9	20	1.278	20	LWLDWW
	9	Port Vale	18	9	2	7	34	28	6	2	1	21	7	3	0	6	13	21	1.214	20	WWLDWW
	10	Grimsby Town	18	7	6	5	35	33	4	3	2	22	17	3	3	3	13	16	1.061	20	WWWDWW
	11	Clapton Orient	18	8	4	6	33	35	6	1	1	17	9	2	3	5	16	26	.943	20	WDLDWL
	12	West Bromwich Albion	18	7	5	6	40	36	4	2	2	24	16	3	3	4	16	20	1.111	19	DDDWLL
	13	Swansea Town	18	7	5	6	41	39	7	2	0	29	8	0	3	6	12	31	1.051	19	LDDDLW
	14	Hull City	18	5	6	7	19	25	4	4	1	11	6	1	2	6	8	19	.760	16	LDDWLD
	15	Notts County	18	5	5	8	31	34	4	2	3	22	12	1	3	5	9	22	.912	15	DDWLWL
	16	Barnsley	18	4	7	7	24	35	3	4	3	16	14	1	3	4	8	21	.686	15	DLLWLL
	17	Fulham	18	5	4	9	30	43	5	4	1	21	14	0	0	8	9	29	.698	14	LLLDLW
	18	Southampton	18	4	4	10	26	37	3	2	4	23	23	1	2	6	3	14	.703	12	LWWLDL
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	4	4	10	27	43	4	2	4	20	18	0	2	6	7	25	.628	12	LDLLLL
	20	Blackpool	18	4	4	10	30	48	3	2	4	17	18	1	2	6	13	30	.625	12	WLLWLD
	21	Reading	18	3	5	10	26	43	3	3	3	17	15	0	2	7	9	28	.605	11	WLWLWL
	22	South Shields	18	2	5	11	28	53	1	3	5	14	21	1	2	6	14	32	.528	9	WLLDLD

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	19	13	4	2	41	15	8	1	0	26	2	5	3	2	15	13	2.733	30	WWDWLW
	2	Manchester City	19	11	3	5	43	31	8	0	1	26	10	3	3	4	17	21	1.387	25	LWWLWD
	3	Oldham Athletic	19	10	4	5	37	23	7	3	0	28	9	3	1	5	9	14	1.609	24	LWDWWD
	4	Preston North End	19	9	6	4	38	26	6	1	2	24	11	3	5	2	14	15	1.462	24	DWWDWD
1	5	Leeds United	19	10	3	6	46	25	7	1	1	28	6	3	2	5	18	19	1.840	23	WWLLWW
2	6	Nottingham Forest	19	10	2	7	49	37	7	1	1	37	16	3	1	6	12	21	1.324	22	WLDWWW
2	7	Port Vale	19	10	2	7	35	28	6	2	1	21	7	4	0	6	14	21	1.250	22	WLDWWW
3	8	Bristol City	19	9	4	6	39	32	6	1	3	22	10	3	3	3	17	22	1.219	22	DLDWDL
2	9	Stoke City	19	8	5	6	32	26	4	4	2	13	8	4	1	4	19	18	1.231	21	WDLWLL
2	10	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	5	6	43	36	5	2	2	27	16	3	3	4	16	20	1.194	21	DDWLLW
2	11	Swansea Town	19	8	5	6	43	40	7	2	0	29	8	1	3	6	14	32	1.075	21	DDDLWW
2	12	Grimsby Town	19	7	6	6	36	35	4	3	3	23	19	3	3	3	13	16	1.029	20	WWDWWL
2	13	Clapton Orient	19	8	4	7	33	36	6	1	2	17	10	2	3	5	16	26	.917	20	DLDWLL
	14	Hull City	19	5	7	7	20	26	4	4	1	11	6	1	3	6	9	20	.769	17	DDWLDD
1	15	Barnsley	19	5	7	7	27	36	3	4	3	16	14	2	3	4	11	22	.750	17	LLWLLW
1	16	Notts County	19	5	6	8	32	35	4	3	3	23	13	1	3	5	9	22	.914	16	DWLWLD
	17	Fulham	19	5	4	10	31	45	5	4	1	21	14	0	0	9	10	31	.689	14	LLDLWL
	18	Southampton	19	4	5	10	27	38	3	3	4	24	24	1	2	6	3	14	.711	13	WWLDLD
2	19	Reading	19	4	5	10	28	44	4	3	3	19	16	0	2	7	9	28	.636	13	LWLWLW
	20	Blackpool	19	4	4	11	31	51	3	2	5	18	21	1	2	6	13	30	.608	12	LLWLDL
2	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	4	4	11	27	45	4	2	4	20	18	0	2	7	7	27	.600	12	DLLLLL
	22	South Shields	19	2	5	12	28	56	1	3	5	14	21	1	2	7	14	35	.500	9	LLDLDL