The City Ground

BARNSLEY 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 18, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 18, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Barnsley
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Oakwell
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: H Bateson
Attendance:: 3,672
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 18 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Charlton Athletic (League Tier 2)
Barnsley:: Nov 07, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1304 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 567 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1463 (of 5768)
Total:: 2322 (of 7556)
Played:: 94 years, 2 months, 17 days ago

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

Goals
John Scott (5') - John Scott last goal

BARNSLEY
Manager: Brough Fletcher
Prior form: WLLWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Jack Wallbanks (30')
Jimmy Proudfoot (35')
Jimmy Barrington (75') (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	M	22	Alec Farmer
7	M	23	John Scott (5')	Last game
8	F	25	Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter	125		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Thompson	307	5	7	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	82		7	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	132	4	7	1
5	D	26	Tommy Graham	112		7	1
6	M	22	Alec Farmer	14		14	3
7	M	23	John Scott (5')	53	4	63	12
8	F	25	Cyril Stocks	178	65	7	1
9	F	28	Johnny Dent	61	39	7	1
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson	43	31	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	33	7	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Len Crompton
2	D	Cyril Dixon
3	D	Nai Richards
4	D	Jack Smith
5	D	George Henderson
6	M	George Caddick
7	M	Jimmy Curran
8	M	Jimmy Proudfoot
9	M	Jack Wallbanks
10	F	Frank Chivers
11	F	Teddy Ashton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 18, 1931)

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

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	39	27	5	7	116	60	17	1	2	73	29	10	4	5	43	31	1.93333	59	LLWWLD	Champions
2	West Bromwich Albion	39	20	9	10	78	46	13	2	4	36	13	7	7	6	42	33	1.69565	49	DLWWLW	Safe
3	Tottenham Hotspur	39	21	7	11	83	50	14	5	1	60	18	7	2	10	23	32	1.66000	49	WDDLDD	Safe
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	20	3	16	78	62	14	2	4	52	22	6	1	12	26	40	1.25806	43	WLWDDD	Safe
5	Bradford City	39	17	9	13	61	59	12	4	4	39	26	5	5	9	22	33	1.03390	43	WDDWWD	Safe
6	Bradford Park Avenue	39	17	8	14	89	62	14	3	2	64	21	3	5	12	25	41	1.43548	42	LWLDDW	Safe
7	Southampton	39	18	6	15	71	57	12	4	4	44	21	6	2	11	27	36	1.24561	42	LWLLWW	Safe
8	Port Vale	39	19	4	16	65	61	14	2	3	38	16	5	2	13	27	45	1.06557	42	DWWWLL	Safe
9	Stoke City	39	17	8	14	62	68	11	6	3	34	16	6	2	11	28	52	.91176	42	LWLWWW	Safe
10	Preston North End	39	16	9	14	79	61	11	4	4	51	28	5	5	10	28	33	1.29508	41	LLLDWD	Safe
11	Burnley	39	15	11	13	77	74	11	5	3	53	30	4	6	10	24	44	1.04054	41	DDWLLW	Safe
12	Oldham Athletic	40	15	9	16	57	71	12	5	3	42	28	3	4	13	15	43	.80282	39	DWLDWD	Safe
13	Charlton Athletic	39	15	8	16	53	78	11	3	6	34	32	4	5	10	19	46	.67949	38	WLWWLD	Safe
14	Millwall	39	16	5	18	70	78	12	3	4	46	23	4	2	14	24	55	.89744	37	LWWLLD	Safe
15	Bury	39	16	3	20	67	78	13	3	4	43	20	3	0	16	24	58	.85897	35	LLWLLL	Safe
16	Bristol City	39	14	7	18	47	74	10	5	5	27	22	4	2	13	20	52	.63514	35	WWLWWL	Safe
17	Nottingham Forest	39	12	9	18	72	78	10	6	3	47	31	2	3	15	25	47	.92308	33	LWWLLW
18	Barnsley	39	12	9	18	54	73	12	3	5	39	22	0	6	13	15	51	.73973	33	WLLWWL
19	Plymouth Argyle	39	12	8	19	65	76	8	3	8	39	29	4	5	11	26	47	.85526	32	WLLWWD
20	Swansea Town	39	11	9	19	48	68	10	4	5	38	28	1	5	14	10	40	.70588	31	LLDLLD
21	Reading	40	12	6	22	68	89	11	2	7	44	29	1	4	15	24	60	.76404	30	WWLLDL
22	Cardiff City	39	8	8	23	46	83	7	5	7	31	28	1	3	16	15	55	.55422	24	WLDLDD	Relegated

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	40	28	5	7	119	62	18	1	2	76	31	10	4	5	43	31	1.91935	61	LWWLDW	Champions	3-2
	2	West Bromwich Albion	40	20	10	10	79	47	13	3	4	37	14	7	7	6	42	33	1.68085	50	LWWLWD	Safe	1-1
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	40	21	7	12	84	52	14	5	1	60	18	7	2	11	24	34	1.61538	49	DDLDDL	Safe	1-2
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	20	4	16	79	63	14	2	4	52	22	6	2	12	27	41	1.25397	44	LWDDDD	Safe	1-1
	5	Bradford City	40	17	10	13	61	59	12	5	4	39	26	5	5	9	22	33	1.03390	44	DDWWDD	Safe	0-0
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	40	17	9	14	90	63	14	3	2	64	21	3	6	12	26	42	1.42857	43	WLDDWD	Safe	1-1
1	7	Port Vale	40	19	5	16	65	61	14	3	3	38	16	5	2	13	27	45	1.06557	43	WWWLLD	Safe	0-0
1	8	Stoke City	40	17	9	14	62	68	11	6	3	34	16	6	3	11	28	52	.91176	43	WLWWWD	Safe	0-0
1	9	Preston North End	40	16	10	14	79	61	11	4	4	51	28	5	6	10	28	33	1.29508	42	LLDWDD	Safe	0-0
3	10	Southampton	40	18	6	16	71	58	12	4	4	44	21	6	2	12	27	37	1.22414	42	WLLWWL	Safe	0-1
	11	Burnley	40	15	11	14	79	77	11	5	3	53	30	4	6	11	26	47	1.02597	41	DWLLWL	Safe	2-3
	12	Oldham Athletic	41	15	10	16	58	72	12	5	3	42	28	3	5	13	16	44	.80556	40	WLDWDD	Safe	1-1
	13	Charlton Athletic	40	15	9	16	54	79	11	4	6	35	33	4	5	10	19	46	.68354	39	LWWLDD	Safe	1-1
	14	Millwall	40	16	6	18	70	78	12	3	4	46	23	4	3	14	24	55	.89744	38	WWLLDD	Safe	0-0
	15	Bury	40	17	3	20	68	78	14	3	4	44	20	3	0	16	24	58	.87179	37	LWLLLW	Safe	1-0
	16	Bristol City	40	15	7	18	49	75	11	5	5	29	23	4	2	13	20	52	.65333	37	WLWWLW	Safe	2-1
1	17	Barnsley	40	13	9	18	57	74	13	3	5	42	23	0	6	13	15	51	.77027	35	LLWWLW	Safe	3-1
1	18	Plymouth Argyle	40	13	8	19	68	77	9	3	8	42	30	4	5	11	26	47	.88312	34	LLWWDW	Safe	3-1
2	19	Nottingham Forest	40	12	9	19	73	81	10	6	3	47	31	2	3	16	26	50	.90123	33	WWLLWL	Safe	1-3
	20	Swansea Town	40	11	10	19	49	69	10	5	5	39	29	1	5	14	10	40	.71014	32	LDLLDD		1-1
	21	Reading	41	12	6	23	69	92	11	2	7	44	29	1	4	16	25	63	.75000	30	WLLDLL		1-3
	22	Cardiff City	40	8	9	23	46	83	7	6	7	31	28	1	3	16	15	55	.55422	25	LDLDDD	Relegated	0-0