The City Ground

NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 2 FOREST - Wed Feb 22, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Feb 22, 1928 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Notts County
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Meadow Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: WP Harper
Attendance:: 13,241
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 15 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Notts County:: Oct 20, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1164 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 427 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1314 (of 5768)
Total:: 2165 (of 7556)
Played:: 97 years, 4 months, 10 days ago

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

Goals
Sid Gibson (78')
Clive German (84') - Clive German first goal

NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: Horace Henshall
Prior form: WLLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Paddy Mills (1')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	F	32	Jackie Belton
5	M	24	Albert Harrison
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan
7	M	28	Sid Gibson (78')
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks
9	F	22	Clive German (84')	Debut
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Hopkins
2	D	George Smith
3	D	Charlie Bisby
4	D	Haydn Kemp
5	D	Frank Froggatt
6	M	Fred Hilton
7	M	George Taylor
8	M	Tom Fenner
9	M	Paddy Mills
10	F	Chris Staniforth
11	F	Sam Haden

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Feb 22, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Notts County	1-2	Nottingham Forest
South Shields	1-0	Hull 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	Status
	1	Chelsea	28	17	6	5	55	28	11	2	0	34	5	6	4	5	21	23	1.96429	40	WWWLWL
	2	Manchester City	27	17	4	6	69	42	12	1	1	45	17	5	3	5	24	25	1.64286	38	WWWWDL
	3	Preston North End	28	16	6	6	64	40	11	1	2	44	19	5	5	4	20	21	1.60000	38	WLWWLW
	4	Leeds United	29	16	5	8	72	40	11	1	2	44	13	5	4	6	28	27	1.80000	37	WDWLLD
	5	Oldham Athletic	28	15	6	7	56	34	12	3	0	44	13	3	3	7	12	21	1.64706	36	WLWLWW
	6	Stoke City	28	15	5	8	52	40	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	6	26	29	1.30000	35	WWWWLW
	7	West Bromwich Albion	29	12	8	9	67	52	8	4	2	41	21	4	4	7	26	31	1.28846	32	WWLWDW
	8	Nottingham Forest	26	12	6	8	63	50	8	4	1	44	22	4	2	7	19	28	1.26000	30	WLWDDD
	9	Bristol City	30	12	6	12	62	56	8	3	4	33	15	4	3	8	29	41	1.10714	30	DLDLLW
	10	Port Vale	28	13	2	13	49	44	9	2	3	33	13	4	0	10	16	31	1.11364	28	LLLWWL
	11	Swansea Town	28	11	6	11	55	53	10	3	2	36	11	1	3	9	19	42	1.03774	28	WLWWLD
	12	Hull City	26	9	10	7	33	34	8	5	1	22	12	1	5	6	11	22	.97059	28	WWDWWD
	13	Grimsby Town	28	10	8	10	45	56	5	4	4	25	26	5	4	6	20	30	.80357	28	WLDLWL
	14	Barnsley	29	9	7	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	3	9	16	38	.77778	25	WLWLLW
	15	Notts County	28	8	8	12	45	51	6	4	4	30	17	2	4	8	15	34	.88235	24	WLLWLD
	16	Reading	29	8	8	13	43	59	7	4	3	27	18	1	4	10	16	41	.72881	24	WLLDWD
	17	Southampton	29	8	7	14	46	54	7	3	5	40	31	1	4	9	6	23	.85185	23	LWLWDW
	18	Clapton Orient	28	9	5	14	42	63	7	2	4	22	17	2	3	10	20	46	.66667	23	LLLWDL
	19	Blackpool	30	8	6	16	56	75	6	2	7	34	35	2	4	9	22	40	.74667	22	LWWDWL
	20	Fulham	28	8	5	15	53	67	8	5	1	35	18	0	0	14	18	49	.79104	21	WLLWLW
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	7	5	16	42	72	7	3	4	29	23	0	2	12	13	49	.58333	19	LDLLWL
	22	South Shields	28	3	5	20	40	85	2	3	8	23	32	1	2	12	17	53	.47059	11	LLLLWL

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	Chelsea	28	17	6	5	55	28	11	2	0	34	5	6	4	5	21	23	1.96429	40	WWWLWL
	2	Manchester City	27	17	4	6	69	42	12	1	1	45	17	5	3	5	24	25	1.64286	38	WWWWDL
	3	Preston North End	28	16	6	6	64	40	11	1	2	44	19	5	5	4	20	21	1.60000	38	WLWWLW
	4	Leeds United	29	16	5	8	72	40	11	1	2	44	13	5	4	6	28	27	1.80000	37	WDWLLD
	5	Oldham Athletic	28	15	6	7	56	34	12	3	0	44	13	3	3	7	12	21	1.64706	36	WLWLWW
	6	Stoke City	28	15	5	8	52	40	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	6	26	29	1.30000	35	WWWWLW
	7	West Bromwich Albion	29	12	8	9	67	52	8	4	2	41	21	4	4	7	26	31	1.28846	32	WWLWDW
	8	Nottingham Forest	27	13	6	8	65	51	8	4	1	44	22	5	2	7	21	29	1.27451	32	LWDDDW		2-1
	9	Bristol City	30	12	6	12	62	56	8	3	4	33	15	4	3	8	29	41	1.10714	30	DLDLLW
	10	Port Vale	28	13	2	13	49	44	9	2	3	33	13	4	0	10	16	31	1.11364	28	LLLWWL
	11	Swansea Town	28	11	6	11	55	53	10	3	2	36	11	1	3	9	19	42	1.03774	28	WLWWLD
	12	Hull City	27	9	10	8	33	35	8	5	1	22	12	1	5	7	11	23	.94286	28	WDWWDL		0-1
	13	Grimsby Town	28	10	8	10	45	56	5	4	4	25	26	5	4	6	20	30	.80357	28	WLDLWL
	14	Barnsley	29	9	7	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	3	9	16	38	.77778	25	WLWLLW
	15	Notts County	29	8	8	13	46	53	6	4	5	31	19	2	4	8	15	34	.86792	24	LLWLDL		1-2
	16	Reading	29	8	8	13	43	59	7	4	3	27	18	1	4	10	16	41	.72881	24	WLLDWD
	17	Southampton	29	8	7	14	46	54	7	3	5	40	31	1	4	9	6	23	.85185	23	LWLWDW
	18	Clapton Orient	28	9	5	14	42	63	7	2	4	22	17	2	3	10	20	46	.66667	23	LLLWDL
	19	Blackpool	30	8	6	16	56	75	6	2	7	34	35	2	4	9	22	40	.74667	22	LWWDWL
	20	Fulham	28	8	5	15	53	67	8	5	1	35	18	0	0	14	18	49	.79104	21	WLLWLW
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	7	5	16	42	72	7	3	4	29	23	0	2	12	13	49	.58333	19	LDLLWL
	22	South Shields	29	4	5	20	41	85	3	3	8	24	32	1	2	12	17	53	.48235	13	LLLWLW		1-0