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OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 - 4 FOREST - Sat Oct 31, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 31, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Oldham Athletic
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Boundary Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-2 WON

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: E Wood
Attendance:: 8,703
Pos Before/After:: 7 7
Opp Before/After:: 8 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Barnsley (League Tier 2)
Oldham Athletic:: Mar 12, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1319 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 582 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1478 (of 5724)
Total:: 2336 (of 7505)
Played:: 92 years, 5 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals
Billy Dickinson
James Chambers - James Chambers only goal
Johnny Dent
Cyril Stocks

OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Manager: Andrew Wilson
Prior form: LDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
?
?

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Arthur Dexter
2	D		William 'Bill' Thompson
3	D	34	Matt Bell
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay
5	M	23	Harry Smith
6	F		Robert Pugh
7	M		John Forrest
8	F		Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
11	F		James Chambers

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 Oct 31, 1931)

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

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	Leeds United	12	8	2	2	22	8	2	1	2	7	3	6	1	0	15	5	2.75000	18	DWWWWW
	2	Bury	12	8	2	2	29	15	5	0	1	18	8	3	2	1	11	7	1.93333	18	DWWLWD
	3	Stoke City	12	8	1	3	25	11	6	0	0	20	3	2	1	3	5	8	2.27273	17	WWWWLW
	4	Plymouth Argyle	12	7	3	2	26	16	3	1	2	18	14	4	2	0	8	2	1.62500	17	WWDLWW
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	12	7	2	3	24	14	7	0	0	17	4	0	2	3	7	10	1.71429	16	LWLWLW
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	7	1	3	27	12	5	0	1	18	4	2	1	2	9	8	2.25000	15	WWWLLW
	7	Nottingham Forest	12	6	2	4	23	21	5	1	1	16	7	1	1	3	7	14	1.09524	14	WLWWLW
	8	Oldham Athletic	12	5	3	4	20	17	4	2	0	16	6	1	1	4	4	11	1.17647	13	LDLWWW
	9	Southampton	12	6	1	5	22	21	4	0	2	12	8	2	1	3	10	13	1.04762	13	LWLLDW
	10	Port Vale	12	5	3	4	20	22	2	2	2	8	9	3	1	2	12	13	.90909	13	LLDWDW
	11	Millwall	12	5	2	5	21	18	2	2	2	12	9	3	0	3	9	9	1.16667	12	DLDWWL
	12	Notts County	12	5	2	5	24	26	3	1	1	9	5	2	1	4	15	21	.92308	12	WLLWWD
	13	Burnley	11	4	3	4	15	17	2	2	1	10	7	2	1	3	5	10	.88235	11	LWWDLD
	14	Swansea Town	12	5	0	7	21	20	3	0	2	10	6	2	0	5	11	14	1.05000	10	WLWLWL
	15	Manchester United	12	3	4	5	17	22	3	3	1	15	12	0	1	4	2	10	.77273	10	LWLWDD
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	12	3	3	6	23	26	3	2	2	18	12	0	1	4	5	14	.88462	9	WLLDLL
	17	Preston North End	12	3	3	6	18	30	3	1	1	8	8	0	2	5	10	22	.60000	9	WLWLLL
	18	Bradford City	12	2	4	6	16	27	1	2	2	7	8	1	2	4	9	19	.59259	8	WDLLDL
	19	Chesterfield	11	3	2	6	16	28	3	0	2	11	10	0	2	4	5	18	.57143	8	WLWLDL
	20	Barnsley	12	3	2	7	13	25	1	2	3	6	7	2	0	4	7	18	.52000	8	LWDLDL
	21	Bristol City	12	2	1	9	14	28	2	1	4	10	14	0	0	5	4	14	.50000	5	LLLWDL
	22	Charlton Athletic	11	1	2	8	13	25	1	1	4	8	11	0	1	4	5	14	.52000	4	LLLLDL

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	Leeds United	13	9	2	2	24	8	3	1	2	9	3	6	1	0	15	5	3.00000	20	WWWWWW		2-0
2	2	Plymouth Argyle	13	8	3	2	29	17	4	1	2	21	15	4	2	0	8	2	1.70588	19	WDLWWW		3-1
2	3	Bradford Park Avenue	13	8	2	3	26	14	7	0	0	17	4	1	2	3	9	10	1.85714	18	WLWLWW		2-0
2	4	Bury	13	8	2	3	29	16	5	0	2	18	9	3	2	1	11	7	1.81250	18	WWLWDL		0-1
2	5	Stoke City	13	8	1	4	25	13	6	0	0	20	3	2	1	4	5	10	1.92308	17	WWWLWL		0-2
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	2	3	29	14	5	0	1	18	4	2	2	2	11	10	2.07143	16	WWLLWD		2-2
	7	Nottingham Forest	13	7	2	4	27	23	5	1	1	16	7	2	1	3	11	16	1.17391	16	LWWLWW		4-2
3	8	Millwall	13	6	2	5	25	19	3	2	2	16	10	3	0	3	9	9	1.31579	14	LDWWLW		4-1
1	9	Oldham Athletic	13	5	3	5	22	21	4	2	1	18	10	1	1	4	4	11	1.04762	13	DLWWWL		2-4
3	10	Burnley	12	5	3	4	18	18	2	2	1	10	7	3	1	3	8	11	1.00000	13	WWDLDW		3-1
2	11	Southampton	13	6	1	6	24	26	4	0	2	12	8	2	1	4	12	18	.92308	13	WLLDWL		2-5
2	12	Port Vale	13	5	3	5	21	25	2	2	3	9	12	3	1	2	12	13	.84000	13	LDWDWL		1-3
1	13	Swansea Town	13	6	0	7	23	20	4	0	2	12	6	2	0	5	11	14	1.15000	12	LWLWLW		2-0
2	14	Notts County	13	5	2	6	24	28	3	1	2	9	7	2	1	4	15	21	.85714	12	LLWWDL		0-2
1	15	Tottenham Hotspur	13	3	4	6	24	27	3	2	2	18	12	0	2	4	6	15	.88889	10	LLDLLD		1-1
2	16	Bradford City	13	3	4	6	21	29	2	2	2	12	10	1	2	4	9	19	.72414	10	DLLDLW		5-2
2	17	Manchester United	13	3	4	6	18	25	3	3	1	15	12	0	1	5	3	13	.72000	10	WLWDDL		1-3
1	18	Chesterfield	12	4	2	6	17	28	3	0	2	11	10	1	2	4	6	18	.60714	10	LWLDLW		1-0
2	19	Preston North End	13	3	3	7	19	34	3	1	1	8	8	0	2	6	11	26	.55882	9	LWLLLL		1-4
	20	Barnsley	13	3	3	7	15	27	1	3	3	8	9	2	0	4	7	18	.55556	9	WDLDLD		2-2
	21	Bristol City	13	2	2	9	15	29	2	2	4	11	15	0	0	5	4	14	.51724	6	LLWDLD		1-1
	22	Charlton Athletic	12	1	2	9	13	27	1	1	4	8	11	0	1	5	5	16	.48148	4	LLLDLL		0-2