The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Sep 19, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 19, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: JH Perks
Attendance:: 10,166
Pos Before/After:: 15 13
Opp Before/After:: 16 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Jan 30, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1312 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 575 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1471 (of 5724)
Total:: 2329 (of 7505)
Played:: 92 years, 7 months, 1 day ago

FOREST
Manager: Noel Watson
Prior form: LWDLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Billy Dickinson
Johnny Dent (12')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Herbert Bamlett
Prior form: LLWLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Stanley Gallimore (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Arthur Dexter
2	D	34	Matt Bell
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	F	22	Richard Armstrong
5	M	22	Harry Smith
6	F		Robert Pugh
7	M		John Forrest
8	F		Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent (12')
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alf Steward
2	D	Thomas Jones
3	D	Jack Silcock
4	D	Samuel Bennion
5	D	Thomas Parker
6	M	Jack Wilson
7	M	John Ferguson
8	M	Stanley Gallimore
9	M	Thomas Reid
10	F	William Johnston
11	F	Samuel Hopkinson

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Sep 19, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	3-0	Bristol City
Burnley	1-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chesterfield	3-2	Bradford Park Avenue
Leeds United	0-0	Plymouth Argyle
Millwall	0-0	Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Manchester United
Port Vale	1-1	Bury
Preston North End	3-2	Charlton Athletic
Southampton	1-2	Stoke City
Swansea Town	5-1	Notts County
Tottenham Hotspur	4-2	Barnsley

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	Bury	6	5	0	1	16	6	3	0	0	11	3	2	0	1	5	3	2.66667	10	WWWWLW
	2	Bradford Park Avenue	6	4	2	0	17	8	4	0	0	12	3	0	2	0	5	5	2.12500	10	WWDDWW
	3	Southampton	6	4	0	2	13	11	3	0	0	7	2	1	0	2	6	9	1.18182	8	WWLWWL
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	3	1	1	15	5	3	0	0	13	1	0	1	1	2	4	3.00000	7	WLDWW
	5	Stoke City	6	3	1	2	11	8	3	0	0	9	2	0	1	2	2	6	1.37500	7	WLLWWD
	6	Leeds United	6	3	1	2	8	6	0	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	8	4	1.33333	7	WWLLDW
	7	Plymouth Argyle	5	3	1	1	11	9	1	1	1	6	7	2	0	0	5	2	1.22222	7	LWWDW
	8	Millwall	6	3	0	3	14	10	1	0	2	9	7	2	0	1	5	3	1.40000	6	LWLWWL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	2	2	14	12	2	1	0	12	5	0	1	2	2	7	1.16667	6	LWDLDW
	10	Port Vale	5	3	0	2	11	10	1	0	1	5	4	2	0	1	6	6	1.10000	6	WLWWL
	11	Oldham Athletic	5	2	1	2	12	9	2	1	0	10	4	0	0	2	2	5	1.33333	5	DLLWW
	12	Burnley	4	2	1	1	6	5	1	1	0	5	2	1	0	1	1	3	1.20000	5	LWDW
	13	Notts County	5	2	1	2	9	9	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	2	6	8	1.00000	5	WLWDL
	14	Preston North End	6	1	3	2	8	14	1	1	0	3	2	0	2	2	5	12	.57143	5	DLWDLD
	15	Nottingham Forest	5	1	2	2	7	10	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	2	3	8	.70000	4	LWDLD
	16	Manchester United	6	1	2	3	7	12	1	2	1	6	6	0	0	2	1	6	.58333	4	LLWLDD
	17	Barnsley	6	2	0	4	8	14	1	0	3	6	7	1	0	1	2	7	.57143	4	LWWLLL
	18	Bradford City	6	1	2	3	9	17	0	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	7	13	.52941	4	WLLDDL
	19	Charlton Athletic	5	1	1	3	7	10	1	1	1	5	4	0	0	2	2	6	.70000	3	WLDLL
	20	Chesterfield	5	1	1	3	7	14	1	0	1	4	4	0	1	2	3	10	.50000	3	LLWDL
	21	Swansea Town	5	1	0	4	7	11	0	0	2	2	5	1	0	2	5	6	.63636	2	LLLLW
	22	Bristol City	5	1	0	4	8	15	1	0	2	5	9	0	0	2	3	6	.53333	2	LWLLL

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	Bury	7	5	1	1	17	7	3	0	0	11	3	2	1	1	6	4	2.42857	11	WWWLWD		1-1
	2	Bradford Park Avenue	7	4	2	1	19	11	4	0	0	12	3	0	2	1	7	8	1.72727	10	WDDWWL		2-3
1	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	4	1	1	18	6	3	0	0	13	1	1	1	1	5	5	3.00000	9	WLDWWW		3-1
1	4	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	13	9	3	0	0	9	2	1	1	2	4	7	1.44444	9	LLWWDW		2-1
1	5	Leeds United	7	3	2	2	8	6	0	1	2	0	2	3	1	0	8	4	1.33333	8	WLLDWD		0-0
3	6	Tottenham Hotspur	7	3	2	2	18	14	3	1	0	16	7	0	1	2	2	7	1.28571	8	WDLDWW		4-2
	7	Plymouth Argyle	6	3	2	1	11	9	1	1	1	6	7	2	1	0	5	2	1.22222	8	LWWDWD		0-0
5	8	Southampton	7	4	0	3	14	13	3	0	1	8	4	1	0	2	6	9	1.07692	8	WLWWLL		1-2
1	9	Millwall	7	3	1	3	14	10	1	1	2	9	7	2	0	1	5	3	1.40000	7	WLWWLD		0-0
	10	Port Vale	6	3	1	2	12	11	1	1	1	6	5	2	0	1	6	6	1.09091	7	WLWWLD		1-1
3	11	Preston North End	7	2	3	2	11	16	2	1	0	6	4	0	2	2	5	12	.68750	7	LWDLDW		3-2
1	12	Oldham Athletic	6	2	2	2	12	9	2	1	0	10	4	0	1	2	2	5	1.33333	6	DLLWWD		0-0
2	13	Nottingham Forest	6	2	2	2	9	11	2	1	0	6	3	0	1	2	3	8	.81818	6	LWDLDW		2-1
4	14	Bradford City	7	2	2	3	12	17	1	1	1	5	4	1	1	2	7	13	.70588	6	LLDDLW		3-0
3	15	Burnley	5	2	1	2	7	8	1	1	1	6	5	1	0	1	1	3	.87500	5	LWDWL		1-3
3	16	Notts County	6	2	1	3	10	14	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	3	7	13	.71429	5	WLWDLL		1-5
3	17	Chesterfield	6	2	1	3	10	16	2	0	1	7	6	0	1	2	3	10	.62500	5	LLWDLW		3-2
3	18	Swansea Town	6	2	0	4	12	12	1	0	2	7	6	1	0	2	5	6	1.00000	4	LLLLWW		5-1
3	19	Manchester United	7	1	2	4	8	14	1	2	1	6	6	0	0	3	2	8	.57143	4	LWLDDL		1-2
3	20	Barnsley	7	2	0	5	10	18	1	0	3	6	7	1	0	2	4	11	.55556	4	WWLLLL		2-4
2	21	Charlton Athletic	6	1	1	4	9	13	1	1	1	5	4	0	0	3	4	9	.69231	3	WLDLLL		2-3
	22	Bristol City	6	1	0	5	8	18	1	0	2	5	9	0	0	3	3	9	.44444	2	LWLLLL		0-3