The City Ground

STOKE CITY 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 17, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 17, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 (Lost)

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: JE Williams
Attendance:: 6,194
Pos Before/After:: 19 20
Opp Before/After:: 11 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Dec 25, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1289 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 552 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1448 (of 5721)
Total:: 2304 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Stan Hardy
Prior form: DDDLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

STOKE CITY
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: WLDDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Arthur Dexter
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	D	Jimmy Barrington
4	M	Harry Smith
5	D	Tommy Graham	100th appearance
6	F	Bob Wallace	Last game
7	M	John Scott
8	F	Cyril Stocks
9	F	Johnny Dent
10	F	Robert Pugh	Debut
11	F	William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Jan 17, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	5-0	Charlton Athletic
Bradford Park Avenue	4-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Bristol City	0-1	Bradford City
Bury	2-0	Swansea Town
Cardiff City	2-1	Port Vale
Everton	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Millwall	1-0	Oldham Athletic
Reading	3-1	Burnley
Southampton	3-3	Plymouth Argyle
Stoke City	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Preston North End

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	Everton	24	17	4	3	78	38	10	1	1	50	17	7	3	2	28	21	2.05263	38	LWDWWW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	24	14	5	5	53	27	9	0	3	25	9	5	5	2	28	18	1.96296	33	LWDWDW
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	24	15	2	7	59	29	10	2	1	44	12	5	0	6	15	17	2.03448	32	WWLWWW
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	15	0	9	57	36	10	0	2	38	12	5	0	7	19	24	1.58333	30	WLLWWL
	5	Preston North End	24	12	5	7	59	37	9	2	1	39	16	3	3	6	20	21	1.59459	29	WDLWLD
	6	Burnley	24	12	5	7	52	47	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	5	17	28	1.10638	29	WLWLLW
	7	Bury	24	12	3	9	55	48	9	3	0	34	9	3	0	9	21	39	1.14583	27	LDDWLW
	8	Port Vale	24	12	3	9	45	41	9	1	2	27	11	3	2	7	18	30	1.09756	27	LWDLLW
	9	Bradford Park Avenue	24	11	4	9	61	40	9	2	0	44	12	2	2	9	17	28	1.52500	26	WLDWWL
	10	Southampton	24	10	5	9	37	32	7	3	2	22	9	3	2	7	15	23	1.15625	25	WLWLWL
	11	Stoke City	24	9	6	9	36	43	6	4	2	22	10	3	2	7	14	33	.83721	24	WLDDLL
	12	Oldham Athletic	25	10	4	11	37	46	8	2	2	26	17	2	2	9	11	29	.80435	24	DWLLDW
	13	Swansea Town	24	8	5	11	37	47	8	2	2	30	20	0	3	9	7	27	.78723	21	LWWLLL
	14	Charlton Athletic	24	8	5	11	36	51	7	2	4	25	19	1	3	7	11	32	.70588	21	WDDWWL
	15	Bradford City	24	7	6	11	33	43	6	3	4	22	20	1	3	7	11	23	.76744	20	DDDDLW
	16	Millwall	24	8	3	13	49	58	6	2	3	32	17	2	1	10	17	41	.84483	19	DLDLWW
	17	Plymouth Argyle	24	8	3	13	41	55	5	2	5	26	21	3	1	8	15	34	.74545	19	WWWLWL
	18	Bristol City	24	7	5	12	29	52	7	4	2	20	16	0	1	10	9	36	.55769	19	LDLWDL
	19	Nottingham Forest	24	5	8	11	45	57	4	5	2	26	22	1	3	9	19	35	.78947	18	DDDLLW
	20	Barnsley	24	6	6	12	24	45	6	2	5	17	17	0	4	7	7	28	.53333	18	LDLWLL
	21	Cardiff City	24	6	4	14	37	56	5	3	3	26	18	1	1	11	11	38	.66071	16	DLWLWL
	22	Reading	25	5	5	15	35	67	5	1	6	21	21	0	4	9	14	46	.52239	15	DDWLDD

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	Result(s)
	1	Everton	25	18	4	3	80	39	11	1	1	52	18	7	3	2	28	21	2.05128	40	WDWWWW	2-1
	2	West Bromwich Albion	25	14	5	6	54	29	9	0	3	25	9	5	5	3	29	20	1.86207	33	WDWDWL	1-2
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	25	15	2	8	60	33	10	2	1	44	12	5	0	7	16	21	1.81818	32	WLWWWL	1-4
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	0	9	59	36	11	0	2	40	12	5	0	7	19	24	1.63889	32	LLWWLW	2-0
	5	Preston North End	25	12	5	8	59	39	9	2	1	39	16	3	3	7	20	23	1.51282	29	DLWLDL	0-2
1	6	Bury	25	13	3	9	57	48	10	3	0	36	9	3	0	9	21	39	1.18750	29	DDWLWW	2-0
1	7	Burnley	25	12	5	8	53	50	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	6	18	31	1.06000	29	LWLLWL	1-3
1	8	Bradford Park Avenue	25	12	4	9	65	41	10	2	0	48	13	2	2	9	17	28	1.58537	28	LDWWLW	4-1
1	9	Port Vale	25	12	3	10	46	43	9	1	2	27	11	3	2	8	19	32	1.06977	27	WDLLWL	1-2
	10	Southampton	25	10	6	9	40	35	7	4	2	25	12	3	2	7	15	23	1.14286	26	LWLWLD	3-3
	11	Stoke City	25	10	6	9	37	43	7	4	2	23	10	3	2	7	14	33	.86047	26	LDDLLW	1-0
	12	Oldham Athletic	26	10	4	12	37	47	8	2	2	26	17	2	2	10	11	30	.78723	24	WLLDWL	0-1
2	13	Bradford City	25	8	6	11	34	43	6	3	4	22	20	2	3	7	12	23	.79070	22	DDDLWW	1-0
2	14	Millwall	25	9	3	13	50	58	7	2	3	33	17	2	1	10	17	41	.86207	21	LDLWWW	1-0
2	15	Swansea Town	25	8	5	12	37	49	8	2	2	30	20	0	3	10	7	29	.75510	21	WWLLLL	0-2
2	16	Charlton Athletic	25	8	5	12	36	56	7	2	4	25	19	1	3	8	11	37	.64286	21	DDWWLL	0-5
	17	Plymouth Argyle	25	8	4	13	44	58	5	2	5	26	21	3	2	8	18	37	.75862	20	WWLWLD	3-3
2	18	Barnsley	25	7	6	12	29	45	7	2	5	22	17	0	4	7	7	28	.64444	20	DLWLLW	5-0
1	19	Bristol City	25	7	5	13	29	53	7	4	3	20	17	0	1	10	9	36	.54717	19	DLWDLL	0-1
1	20	Nottingham Forest	25	5	8	12	45	58	4	5	2	26	22	1	3	10	19	36	.77586	18	DDLLWL	0-1
	21	Cardiff City	25	7	4	14	39	57	6	3	3	28	19	1	1	11	11	38	.68421	18	LWLWLW	2-1
	22	Reading	26	6	5	15	38	68	6	1	6	24	22	0	4	9	14	46	.55882	17	DWLDDW	3-1