The City Ground

FOREST 5 - 3 READING - Thu Mar 29, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Thu Mar 29, 1928 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Reading
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 5-3 (Won)

Attendance:: 2,572
Pos Before/After:: 10/8
Opp Before/After:: 14/14
Referee:: GW Newby
Season:: 1927-28
Forest Tier:: 2
Opponent Tier:: 2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Chelsea

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1170 (of 4830)
League Tier 2:: 433 (of 2413)
Competitive:: 1321 (of 5524)
Total:: 2164 (of 7268)

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

FOREST
Manager: John Baynes

Goals:
Albert Harrison
Cyril Stocks
Cyril Stocks
Alf Townsend
Alf Townsend

READING
Manager:

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Arthur Dexter
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	F	Percy Barratt
4	M	Billy McKinlay
5	M	Albert Harrison
6	F	Bob Wallace
7	M	Sid Gibson
8	F	Cyril Stocks
9	F	Noah Burton
10	F	Charlie Jones
11	F	Alf Townsend

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

All league games on this day (Thu Mar 29, 1928)

Home	F	A	Away
Nottingham Forest	5	3	Reading

Table before:

									Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
	1	Chelsea	34	20	7	7	63	32	13	2	2	40	9	7	5	5	23	23	1.969	47
	2	Leeds United	34	20	6	8	82	41	13	2	2	52	14	7	4	6	30	27	2.000	46
	3	Manchester City	32	20	6	6	79	46	14	2	1	53	20	6	4	5	26	26	1.717	46
	4	Preston North End	34	19	8	7	78	47	13	2	2	51	20	6	6	5	27	27	1.660	46
	5	Stoke City	34	17	7	10	64	50	10	5	2	33	14	7	2	8	31	36	1.280	41
	6	Oldham Athletic	33	17	6	10	64	39	13	3	1	48	15	4	3	9	16	24	1.641	40
	7	West Bromwich Albion	34	14	9	11	79	61	9	5	3	47	25	5	4	8	32	36	1.295	37
	8	Bristol City	35	14	7	14	68	67	10	3	4	37	16	4	4	10	31	51	1.015	35
	9	Port Vale	33	15	4	14	58	51	10	4	3	38	15	5	0	11	20	36	1.137	34
	10	Nottingham Forest	32	14	6	12	71	66	9	4	2	46	25	5	2	10	25	41	1.076	34
	11	Swansea Town	33	13	8	12	62	58	11	4	2	39	13	2	4	10	23	45	1.069	34
	12	Grimsby Town	35	12	10	13	53	67	7	5	5	33	31	5	5	8	20	36	.791	34
	13	Hull City	33	10	12	11	37	41	8	5	3	22	15	2	7	8	15	26	.902	32
	14	Reading	33	10	9	14	46	61	8	5	4	29	20	2	4	10	17	41	.754	29
	15	Barnsley	34	10	8	16	55	76	8	4	5	38	30	2	4	11	17	46	.724	28
	16	Clapton Orient	33	10	8	15	46	68	8	4	4	26	20	2	4	11	20	48	.676	28
	17	Southampton	34	10	7	17	57	62	8	3	6	47	35	2	4	11	10	27	.919	27
	18	Notts County	34	9	9	16	54	68	7	4	6	36	22	2	5	10	18	46	.794	27
	19	Blackpool	35	10	7	18	68	88	8	3	7	44	42	2	4	11	24	46	.773	27
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	10	7	16	55	80	9	3	4	36	26	1	4	12	19	54	.688	27
	21	Fulham	34	10	5	19	62	80	10	5	2	42	20	0	0	17	20	60	.775	25
	22	South Shields	34	5	6	23	45	97	4	4	9	26	36	1	2	14	19	61	.464	16

Points per win: 2

Table after:

									Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
	1	Chelsea	34	20	7	7	63	32	13	2	2	40	9	7	5	5	23	23	1.969	47
	2	Leeds United	34	20	6	8	82	41	13	2	2	52	14	7	4	6	30	27	2.000	46
	3	Manchester City	32	20	6	6	79	46	14	2	1	53	20	6	4	5	26	26	1.717	46
	4	Preston North End	34	19	8	7	78	47	13	2	2	51	20	6	6	5	27	27	1.660	46
	5	Stoke City	34	17	7	10	64	50	10	5	2	33	14	7	2	8	31	36	1.280	41
	6	Oldham Athletic	33	17	6	10	64	39	13	3	1	48	15	4	3	9	16	24	1.641	40
	7	West Bromwich Albion	34	14	9	11	79	61	9	5	3	47	25	5	4	8	32	36	1.295	37
	8	Nottingham Forest	33	15	6	12	76	69	10	4	2	51	28	5	2	10	25	41	1.101	36
	9	Bristol City	35	14	7	14	68	67	10	3	4	37	16	4	4	10	31	51	1.015	35
	10	Port Vale	33	15	4	14	58	51	10	4	3	38	15	5	0	11	20	36	1.137	34
	11	Swansea Town	33	13	8	12	62	58	11	4	2	39	13	2	4	10	23	45	1.069	34
	12	Grimsby Town	35	12	10	13	53	67	7	5	5	33	31	5	5	8	20	36	.791	34
	13	Hull City	33	10	12	11	37	41	8	5	3	22	15	2	7	8	15	26	.902	32
	14	Reading	34	10	9	15	49	66	8	5	4	29	20	2	4	11	20	46	.742	29
	15	Barnsley	34	10	8	16	55	76	8	4	5	38	30	2	4	11	17	46	.724	28
	16	Clapton Orient	33	10	8	15	46	68	8	4	4	26	20	2	4	11	20	48	.676	28
	17	Southampton	34	10	7	17	57	62	8	3	6	47	35	2	4	11	10	27	.919	27
	18	Notts County	34	9	9	16	54	68	7	4	6	36	22	2	5	10	18	46	.794	27
	19	Blackpool	35	10	7	18	68	88	8	3	7	44	42	2	4	11	24	46	.773	27
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	10	7	16	55	80	9	3	4	36	26	1	4	12	19	54	.688	27
	21	Fulham	34	10	5	19	62	80	10	5	2	42	20	0	0	17	20	60	.775	25
	22	South Shields	34	5	6	23	45	97	4	4	9	26	36	1	2	14	19	61	.464	16

Nottingham Forest from 1865 | Number of Seasons: 155 | Number of Games: 5524 | Number of Goals: 8092 | Number of Players: 1847