The City Ground

SWANSEA TOWN 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 12, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: TR Fardell
Attendance:: 9,497
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 13 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Apr 23, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1325 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 588 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1484 (of 5724)
Total:: 2342 (of 7505)
Played:: 92 years, 4 months, 14 days ago

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

Goals
Johnny Dent

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: None
Prior form: WLLLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Arthur Dexter
2	D		William 'Bill' Thompson
3	D	30	Jimmy Barrington	100th appearance
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	F		Robert Pugh
7	F	34	Alf Quantrill
8	F		Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
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 Dec 12, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-1	Chesterfield
Bradford City	4-3	Manchester United
Bristol City	0-1	Southampton
Bury	6-0	Charlton Athletic
Leeds United	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall	3-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Notts County	5-0	Burnley
Oldham Athletic	1-3	Stoke City
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Preston North End
Port Vale	1-7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Swansea Town	4-1	Nottingham Forest

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	18	12	4	2	44	17	4	2	2	16	7	8	2	0	28	10	2.58824	28	WWWWDD
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	11	3	3	49	19	8	0	1	33	6	3	3	2	16	13	2.57895	25	DWDWWW
	3	Bradford Park Avenue	18	10	4	4	36	20	9	1	0	25	6	1	3	4	11	14	1.80000	24	WWDWLD
	4	Plymouth Argyle	18	9	6	3	40	24	4	3	2	25	19	5	3	1	15	5	1.66667	24	WDDLDW
	5	Bury	18	10	3	5	38	29	6	1	2	23	12	4	2	3	15	17	1.31034	23	LLDWWL
	6	Stoke City	18	9	4	5	32	20	7	2	0	26	8	2	2	5	6	12	1.60000	22	LWLDDD
	7	Notts County	18	7	5	6	37	33	4	2	2	16	9	3	3	4	21	24	1.12121	19	LWDDWD
	8	Nottingham Forest	18	7	5	6	34	33	5	3	2	21	13	2	2	4	13	20	1.03030	19	WLLDDD
	9	Burnley	17	7	4	6	27	33	3	3	2	16	16	4	1	4	11	17	.81818	18	WDWLLW
	10	Southampton	18	8	2	8	31	41	5	1	3	15	15	3	1	5	16	26	.75610	18	LDWWLL
	11	Millwall	18	7	3	8	32	29	4	2	3	22	12	3	1	5	10	17	1.10345	17	WLWDLL
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	5	7	43	39	5	2	3	34	22	1	3	4	9	17	1.10256	17	DWDWWL
	13	Swansea Town	18	8	0	10	35	33	5	0	3	20	11	3	0	7	15	22	1.06061	16	WLLLWW
	14	Manchester United	18	6	4	8	30	34	4	3	3	20	19	2	1	5	10	15	.88235	16	LLWLWW
	15	Port Vale	18	6	4	8	30	40	3	2	4	12	14	3	2	4	18	26	.75000	16	LLWLLD
	16	Oldham Athletic	18	5	5	8	26	36	4	2	3	19	17	1	3	5	7	19	.72222	15	LDLLLD
	17	Barnsley	18	6	3	9	25	37	3	3	3	13	11	3	0	6	12	26	.67568	15	DWWLWL
	18	Bradford City	18	4	6	8	31	37	2	3	3	15	14	2	3	5	16	23	.83784	14	WLLDDW
	19	Preston North End	18	4	5	9	24	43	4	3	1	10	9	0	2	8	14	34	.55814	13	LDLWLD
	20	Charlton Athletic	17	4	4	9	23	33	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	5	9	19	.69697	12	LWDWWD
	21	Chesterfield	17	4	4	9	24	44	3	1	4	15	18	1	3	5	9	26	.54545	12	WLLDDL
	22	Bristol City	18	2	5	11	20	37	2	3	5	12	17	0	2	6	8	20	.54054	9	DDDLLD

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	19	13	4	2	45	17	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	0	28	10	2.64706	30	WWWDDW		1-0
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	12	3	3	56	20	8	0	1	33	6	4	3	2	23	14	2.80000	27	WDWWWW		7-1
1	3	Plymouth Argyle	19	10	6	3	42	25	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	1	15	5	1.68000	26	DDLDWW		2-1
1	4	Bury	19	11	3	5	44	29	7	1	2	29	12	4	2	3	15	17	1.51724	25	LDWWLW		6-0
1	5	Stoke City	19	10	4	5	35	21	7	2	0	26	8	3	2	5	9	13	1.66667	24	WLDDDW		3-1
3	6	Bradford Park Avenue	19	10	4	5	36	23	9	1	0	25	6	1	3	5	11	17	1.56522	24	WDWLDL		0-3
	7	Notts County	19	8	5	6	42	33	5	2	2	21	9	3	3	4	21	24	1.27273	21	WDDWDW		5-0
2	8	Southampton	19	9	2	8	32	41	5	1	3	15	15	4	1	5	17	26	.78049	20	DWWLLW		1-0
2	9	Millwall	19	8	3	8	35	29	5	2	3	25	12	3	1	5	10	17	1.20690	19	LWDLLW		3-0
2	10	Nottingham Forest	19	7	5	7	35	37	5	3	2	21	13	2	2	5	14	24	.94595	19	LLDDDL		1-4
2	11	Swansea Town	19	9	0	10	39	34	6	0	3	24	12	3	0	7	15	22	1.14706	18	LLLWWW		4-1
3	12	Burnley	18	7	4	7	27	38	3	3	2	16	16	4	1	5	11	22	.71053	18	DWLLWL		0-5
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	6	5	8	43	40	5	2	3	34	22	1	3	5	9	18	1.07500	17	WDWWLL		0-1
3	14	Barnsley	19	7	3	9	28	38	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	6	12	26	.73684	17	WWLWLW		3-1
3	15	Bradford City	19	5	6	8	35	40	3	3	3	19	17	2	3	5	16	23	.87500	16	LLDDWW		4-3
2	16	Manchester United	19	6	4	9	33	38	4	3	3	20	19	2	1	6	13	19	.86842	16	LWLWWL		3-4
2	17	Port Vale	19	6	4	9	31	47	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	4	18	26	.65957	16	LWLLDL		1-7
2	18	Oldham Athletic	19	5	5	9	27	39	4	2	4	20	20	1	3	5	7	19	.69231	15	DLLLDL		1-3
	19	Preston North End	19	4	5	10	25	45	4	3	1	10	9	0	2	9	15	36	.55556	13	DLWLDL		1-2
	20	Charlton Athletic	18	4	4	10	23	39	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	6	9	25	.58974	12	WDWWDL		0-6
	21	Chesterfield	18	4	4	10	25	47	3	1	4	15	18	1	3	6	10	29	.53191	12	LLDDLL		1-3
	22	Bristol City	19	2	5	12	20	38	2	3	6	12	18	0	2	6	8	20	.52632	9	DDLLDL		0-1