The City Ground

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 21, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 21, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Plymouth Argyle
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Home Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: SF Rous
Attendance:: 18,075
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Plymouth Argyle:: Oct 17, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1298 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 561 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1457 (of 5724)
Total:: 2315 (of 7505)
Played:: 93 years, 29 days ago

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

Goals

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Manager: Bob Jack
Prior form: LLLDDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Harry Roberts

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Arthur Dexter
2	M	22	Harry Smith
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	F		Robert Pugh
7	F	34	Noah Burton
8	F	25	Billy Dickinson
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Leo Loftus
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Cann
2	D	Harry Roberts
3	D	Len Birks
4	D	Norman Mackay
5	D	Jack Pullen
6	M	Alec Hardie
7	M	Tommy Grozier
8	M	Ray Bowden
9	M	Joe Mantle
10	F	Jack Leslie
11	F	Sammy Black

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Mar 21, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bradford City	4-3	Southampton
Bristol City	2-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Bury	1-3	Oldham Athletic
Cardiff City	3-2	Stoke City
Charlton Athletic	2-1	Reading
Everton	2-0	Millwall
Plymouth Argyle	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Port Vale	0-0	Burnley
Swansea Town	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion	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	Status
	1	Everton	32	24	4	4	104	47	15	1	1	66	24	9	3	3	38	23	2.21277	52	WWWWWL	Safe
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	33	20	3	10	76	41	14	2	1	55	13	6	1	9	21	28	1.85366	43	WDLLWW
	3	West Bromwich Albion	31	16	7	8	62	37	10	2	4	28	11	6	5	4	34	26	1.67568	39	WLDWLD
	4	Preston North End	33	15	7	11	72	51	11	3	2	48	21	4	4	9	24	30	1.41176	37	LLWWDW
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	33	15	6	12	81	54	12	2	2	59	20	3	4	10	22	34	1.50000	36	WLLLDW
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	18	0	14	69	54	13	0	3	47	18	5	0	11	22	36	1.27778	36	LLLLLW
	7	Southampton	33	15	6	12	59	48	9	4	4	36	20	6	2	8	23	28	1.22917	36	LWWLWW
	8	Port Vale	33	16	3	14	57	54	12	1	3	34	16	4	2	11	23	38	1.05556	35	WLWWLL
	9	Burnley	33	13	9	11	66	66	9	4	3	44	27	4	5	8	22	39	1.00000	35	LLDDDD
	10	Bradford City	33	14	6	13	51	54	10	3	4	32	23	4	3	9	19	31	.94444	34	WWWWWL
	11	Stoke City	33	13	8	12	47	56	8	6	3	27	14	5	2	9	20	42	.83929	34	WLLDWD
	12	Bury	33	15	3	15	62	65	12	3	2	39	13	3	0	13	23	52	.95385	33	LLWLWL
	13	Millwall	33	14	4	15	67	68	10	2	4	44	23	4	2	11	23	45	.98529	32	WWWWDW
	14	Charlton Athletic	33	12	7	14	44	68	9	3	5	29	27	3	4	9	15	41	.64706	31	LWWDWL
	15	Oldham Athletic	33	12	6	15	43	57	10	3	3	32	21	2	3	12	11	36	.75439	30	WLWDLL
	16	Swansea Town	33	11	7	15	46	58	10	3	3	36	24	1	4	12	10	34	.79310	29	DWDWLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	33	9	9	15	60	69	8	6	2	40	27	1	3	13	20	42	.86957	27	WDLWLW
	18	Barnsley	33	9	9	15	44	61	9	3	5	31	20	0	6	10	13	41	.72131	27	WLWLDD
	19	Bristol City	33	10	7	16	39	69	8	5	4	24	21	2	2	12	15	48	.56522	27	LWLWDL
	20	Plymouth Argyle	33	9	7	17	53	69	6	3	7	32	26	3	4	10	21	43	.76812	25	LLLDDD
	21	Reading	33	10	5	18	53	77	9	1	6	31	22	1	4	12	22	55	.68831	25	WWWLLW
	22	Cardiff City	33	7	5	21	41	73	6	4	6	28	23	1	1	15	13	50	.56164	19	LLDLLL

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	Everton	33	25	4	4	106	47	16	1	1	68	24	9	3	3	38	23	2.25532	54	WWWWLW	Safe	2-0
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	34	21	3	10	78	42	14	2	1	55	13	7	1	9	23	29	1.85714	45	DLLWWW	Safe	2-1
	3	West Bromwich Albion	32	17	7	8	64	37	11	2	4	30	11	6	5	4	34	26	1.72973	41	LDWLDW		2-0
	4	Preston North End	34	15	7	12	72	53	11	3	2	48	21	4	4	10	24	32	1.35849	37	LWWDWL		0-2
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	34	15	6	13	81	56	12	2	2	59	20	3	4	11	22	36	1.44643	36	LLLDWL		0-2
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	18	0	15	69	57	13	0	3	47	18	5	0	12	22	39	1.21053	36	LLLLWL		0-3
	7	Southampton	34	15	6	13	62	52	9	4	4	36	20	6	2	9	26	32	1.19231	36	WWLWWL		3-4
	8	Port Vale	34	16	4	14	57	54	12	2	3	34	16	4	2	11	23	38	1.05556	36	LWWLLD		0-0
	9	Burnley	34	13	10	11	66	66	9	4	3	44	27	4	6	8	22	39	1.00000	36	LDDDDD		0-0
	10	Bradford City	34	15	6	13	55	57	11	3	4	36	26	4	3	9	19	31	.96491	36	WWWWLW		4-3
	11	Stoke City	34	13	8	13	49	59	8	6	3	27	14	5	2	10	22	45	.83051	34	LLDWDL		2-3
	12	Bury	34	15	3	16	63	68	12	3	3	40	16	3	0	13	23	52	.92647	33	LWLWLL		1-3
1	13	Charlton Athletic	34	13	7	14	46	69	10	3	5	31	28	3	4	9	15	41	.66667	33	WWDWLW		2-1
1	14	Millwall	34	14	4	16	67	70	10	2	4	44	23	4	2	12	23	47	.95714	32	WWWDWL		0-2
	15	Oldham Athletic	34	13	6	15	46	58	10	3	3	32	21	3	3	12	14	37	.79310	32	LWDLLW		3-1
	16	Swansea Town	34	11	7	16	47	60	10	3	4	37	26	1	4	12	10	34	.78333	29	WDWLLL		1-2
1	17	Barnsley	34	10	9	15	47	61	10	3	5	34	20	0	6	10	13	41	.77049	29	LWLDDW		3-0
1	18	Bristol City	34	11	7	16	41	69	9	5	4	26	21	2	2	12	15	48	.59420	29	WLWDLW		2-0
2	19	Nottingham Forest	34	9	9	16	60	70	8	6	2	40	27	1	3	14	20	43	.85714	27	DLWLWL		0-1
	20	Plymouth Argyle	34	10	7	17	54	69	7	3	7	33	26	3	4	10	21	43	.78261	27	LLDDDW		1-0
	21	Reading	34	10	5	19	54	79	9	1	6	31	22	1	4	13	23	57	.68354	25	WWLLWL		1-2
	22	Cardiff City	34	8	5	21	44	75	7	4	6	31	25	1	1	15	13	50	.58667	21	LDLLLW		3-2