The City Ground

STOKE CITY 2 - 1 FOREST - Fri Dec 25, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 25, 1931 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 (Lost)

Attendance:: 15,437
Pos Before/After:: 12/13
Opp Before/After:: 6/4
Referee:
Season:: 1931-32
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Stoke City

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1327 (of 4877)
League Tier 2:: 590 (of 2460)
Competitive:: 1486 (of 5574)
Total:: 2338 (of 7322)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:
Billy Dickinson

STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LDDDWD (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Arthur Dexter
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	D	Matthew Bell
4	M	Billy McKinlay
5	F	William Porter	Debut
6	F	Tommy Graham
7	F	Billy Dickinson
8	F	Cyril Stocks
9	F	Johnny Dent
10	F	Robert Pugh
11	F	William Simpson

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Fri Dec 25, 1931)

Home	F	A	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	3	0	Leeds United
Bristol City	1	1	Oldham Athletic
Burnley	2	2	Preston North End
Chesterfield	1	0	Southampton
Manchester United	3	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Millwall	2	0	Barnsley
Notts County	4	2	Port Vale
Stoke City	2	1	Nottingham Forest
Swansea City	0	1	Bradford City
Tottenham Hotspur	0	1	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
	1	Leeds United	20	13	4	3	46	19	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	1	29	12	2.421	30	WWDDWL
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	12	4	3	56	20	8	1	1	33	6	4	3	2	23	14	2.800	28	DWWWWD
	3	Bury	20	12	3	5	46	29	7	1	2	29	12	5	2	3	17	17	1.586	27	DWWLWW
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	20	11	4	5	38	23	10	1	0	27	6	1	3	5	11	17	1.652	26	DWLDLW
	5	Plymouth Argyle	20	10	6	4	42	27	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	2	15	7	1.556	26	DLDWWL
	6	Stoke City	20	10	5	5	35	21	7	3	0	26	8	3	2	5	9	13	1.667	25	LDDDWD
	7	Notts County	20	8	6	6	42	33	5	2	2	21	9	3	4	4	21	24	1.273	22	DDWDWD
	8	Southampton	20	10	2	8	34	42	6	1	3	17	16	4	1	5	17	26	.810	22	WWLLWW
	9	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	5	2	3	25	12	3	2	5	11	18	1.200	20	WDLLWD
	10	Swansea Town	20	9	1	10	39	34	6	0	3	24	12	3	1	7	15	22	1.147	19	LLWWWD
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	20	7	5	8	46	42	6	2	3	37	24	1	3	5	9	18	1.095	19	DWWLLW
	12	Nottingham Forest	20	7	5	8	35	39	5	3	3	21	15	2	2	5	14	24	.897	19	LDDDLL
	13	Burnley	19	7	5	7	28	39	3	4	2	17	17	4	1	5	11	22	.718	19	WLLWLD
	14	Barnsley	19	7	3	9	28	38	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	6	12	26	.737	17	WWLWLW
	15	Manchester United	20	6	4	10	33	39	4	3	4	20	20	2	1	6	13	19	.846	16	WLWWLL
	16	Bradford City	20	5	6	9	37	45	3	3	3	19	17	2	3	6	18	28	.822	16	LDDWWL
	17	Port Vale	20	6	4	10	31	51	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	5	18	30	.608	16	WLLDLL
	18	Oldham Athletic	20	5	5	10	29	42	4	2	4	20	20	1	3	6	9	22	.690	15	LLLDLL
	19	Preston North End	20	5	5	10	30	47	5	3	1	15	11	0	2	9	15	36	.638	15	LWLDLW
	20	Chesterfield	19	5	4	10	29	47	4	1	4	19	18	1	3	6	10	29	.617	14	LDDLLW
	21	Charlton Athletic	18	4	4	10	23	39	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	6	9	25	.590	12	WDWWDL
	22	Bristol City	20	3	5	12	21	38	2	3	6	12	18	1	2	6	9	20	.553	11	DLLDLW

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
	1	Leeds United	21	13	4	4	46	22	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	2	29	15	2.091	30	WDDWLL
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	12	4	4	58	23	8	1	1	33	6	4	3	3	25	17	2.522	28	WWWWDL
1	3	Bradford Park Avenue	21	12	4	5	41	23	11	1	0	30	6	1	3	5	11	17	1.783	28	WLDLWW
2	4	Stoke City	21	11	5	5	37	22	8	3	0	28	9	3	2	5	9	13	1.682	27	DDDWDW
2	5	Bury	20	12	3	5	46	29	7	1	2	29	12	5	2	3	17	17	1.586	27	DWWLWW
1	6	Plymouth Argyle	20	10	6	4	42	27	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	2	15	7	1.556	26	DLDWWL
	7	Notts County	21	9	6	6	46	35	6	2	2	25	11	3	4	4	21	24	1.314	24	DWDWDW
1	8	Millwall	21	9	4	8	38	30	6	2	3	27	12	3	2	5	11	18	1.267	22	DLLWDW
1	9	Southampton	21	10	2	9	34	43	6	1	3	17	16	4	1	6	17	27	.791	22	WLLWWL
3	10	Burnley	20	7	6	7	30	41	3	5	2	19	19	4	1	5	11	22	.732	20	LLWLDD
1	11	Swansea Town	21	9	1	11	39	35	6	0	4	24	13	3	1	7	15	22	1.114	19	LWWWDL
1	12	Tottenham Hotspur	21	7	5	9	46	43	6	2	4	37	25	1	3	5	9	18	1.070	19	WWLLWL
1	13	Nottingham Forest	21	7	5	9	36	41	5	3	3	21	15	2	2	6	15	26	.878	19	DDDLLL
1	14	Manchester United	21	7	4	10	36	41	5	3	4	23	22	2	1	6	13	19	.878	18	LWWLLW
1	15	Bradford City	21	6	6	9	38	45	3	3	3	19	17	3	3	6	19	28	.844	18	DDWWLW
2	16	Barnsley	20	7	3	10	28	40	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	7	12	28	.700	17	WLWLWL
1	17	Oldham Athletic	21	5	6	10	30	43	4	2	4	20	20	1	4	6	10	23	.698	16	LLDLLD
1	18	Preston North End	21	5	6	10	32	49	5	3	1	15	11	0	3	9	17	38	.653	16	WLDLWD
1	19	Chesterfield	20	6	4	10	30	47	5	1	4	20	18	1	3	6	10	29	.638	16	DDLLWW
3	20	Port Vale	21	6	4	11	33	55	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	6	20	34	.600	16	LLDLLL
	21	Charlton Athletic	19	5	4	10	24	39	3	2	4	14	14	2	2	6	10	25	.615	14	DWWDLW
	22	Bristol City	21	3	6	12	22	39	2	4	6	13	19	1	2	6	9	20	.564	12	LLDLWD