The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 ASTON VILLA - Sat Oct 23, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 23, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST

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

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: EW Baker
Attendance:: 24,254
Pos Before/After:: 12 14
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Mar 09, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1570 (of 5018)
League Tier 2:: 833 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1743 (of 5736)
Total:: 2612 (of 7523)
Played:: 87 years, 30 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: WWDWDL (Old to recent)

Goals

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Jimmy Hogan
Prior form: LWWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Eric Houghton
Frank Broome

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D		John Munro
4	M	27	Danny Edgar
5	D	32	Tommy Graham
6	M	25	Walter Alsford
7	M	19	John Getty
8	F	26	Jack Surtees
9	F	25	Meynell Burgin
10	F	25	Tom Peacock
11	F	30	Eric Oakton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Biddlestone
2	D	George Cummings
3	D	Ernie Callaghan
4	D	Jimmy Allen
5	D	Alex Massie
6	M	Eric Houghton
7	M	Ronnie Starling
8	M	Bob Iverson
9	M	Freddie Haycock
10	F	Frank Broome
11	F	Tommy Clayton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 23, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-2	Southampton
Burnley	0-2	Chesterfield
Bury	0-0	Swansea Town
Coventry City	2-0	Norwich City
Luton Town	2-2	West Ham United
Manchester United	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United	3-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Aston Villa
Sheffield United	2-1	Fulham
Stockport County	0-1	Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur	3-2	Plymouth Argyle

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	Coventry City	11	6	5	0	17	10	4	2	0	8	4	2	3	0	9	6	1.70000	17	WDDWWD
	2	Sheffield United	12	7	2	3	14	14	5	1	0	11	4	2	1	3	3	10	1.00000	16	DWWWDW
	3	Aston Villa	11	7	1	3	19	9	5	0	1	12	4	2	1	2	7	5	2.11111	15	LWWWLW
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	11	5	5	1	17	10	4	2	0	13	5	1	3	1	4	5	1.70000	15	WDDDWD
	5	West Ham United	11	5	4	2	19	9	5	1	0	16	3	0	3	2	3	6	2.11111	14	WDWLDW
	6	Chesterfield	11	6	2	3	21	13	4	0	1	15	4	2	2	2	6	9	1.61538	14	LDLWWL
	7	Norwich City	11	6	2	3	25	23	5	2	0	16	6	1	0	3	9	17	1.08696	14	WWWLDW
	8	Burnley	12	5	4	3	17	16	4	2	0	9	3	1	2	3	8	13	1.06250	14	DLWDDW
	9	Stockport County	11	5	2	4	10	13	4	1	0	7	3	1	1	4	3	10	.76923	12	LWLWDL
	10	Blackburn Rovers	11	3	5	3	20	17	3	3	0	14	7	0	2	3	6	10	1.17647	11	DDLWDD
	11	Swansea Town	11	3	5	3	15	14	3	2	1	9	6	0	3	2	6	8	1.07143	11	LDWLDD
	12	Nottingham Forest	11	4	3	4	11	11	4	1	1	9	5	0	2	3	2	6	1.00000	11	WWDWDL
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	11	4	2	5	21	16	2	2	1	9	3	2	0	4	12	13	1.31250	10	WWWLLL
	14	Manchester United	11	4	2	5	14	11	2	1	2	10	6	2	1	3	4	5	1.27273	10	WLLLWD
	15	Barnsley	11	4	2	5	17	20	2	2	0	8	3	2	0	5	9	17	.85000	10	LDLDWL
	16	Southampton	11	3	3	5	17	23	2	3	1	12	7	1	0	4	5	16	.73913	9	DDWLWW
	17	Bury	11	4	1	6	9	13	2	1	3	5	7	2	0	3	4	6	.69231	9	LLDWLW
	18	Luton Town	11	3	1	7	15	22	2	0	2	6	7	1	1	5	9	15	.68182	7	WLLLLD
	19	Fulham	11	1	5	5	11	19	1	3	1	8	7	0	2	4	3	12	.57895	7	LDLDDW
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	11	2	3	6	9	18	2	1	3	5	8	0	2	3	4	10	.50000	7	LLDWLL
	21	Newcastle United	11	1	4	6	13	19	1	1	3	10	8	0	3	3	3	11	.68421	6	LDDLDL
	22	Plymouth Argyle	11	1	3	7	11	22	1	2	2	10	10	0	1	5	1	12	.50000	5	DDLLLL

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	Coventry City	12	7	5	0	19	10	5	2	0	10	4	2	3	0	9	6	1.90000	19	DDWWDW		2-0
	2	Sheffield United	13	8	2	3	16	15	6	1	0	13	5	2	1	3	3	10	1.06667	18	WWWDWW		2-1
	3	Aston Villa	12	8	1	3	21	9	5	0	1	12	4	3	1	2	9	5	2.33333	17	WWWLWW		2-0
2	4	Chesterfield	12	7	2	3	23	13	4	0	1	15	4	3	2	2	8	9	1.76923	16	DLWWLW		2-0
	5	West Ham United	12	5	5	2	21	11	5	1	0	16	3	0	4	2	5	8	1.90909	15	DWLDWD		2-2
2	6	Bradford Park Avenue	12	5	5	2	17	13	4	2	0	13	5	1	3	2	4	8	1.30769	15	DDDWDL		0-3
	7	Norwich City	12	6	2	4	25	25	5	2	0	16	6	1	0	4	9	19	1.00000	14	WWLDWL		0-2
	8	Burnley	13	5	4	4	17	18	4	2	1	9	5	1	2	3	8	13	.94444	14	LWDDWL		0-2
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	12	4	5	3	21	17	3	3	0	14	7	1	2	3	7	10	1.23529	13	DLWDDW		1-0
4	10	Manchester United	12	5	2	5	15	11	3	1	2	11	6	2	1	3	4	5	1.36364	12	LLLWDW		1-0
2	11	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	2	5	24	18	3	2	1	12	5	2	0	4	12	13	1.33333	12	WWLLLW		3-2
1	12	Swansea Town	12	3	6	3	15	14	3	2	1	9	6	0	4	2	6	8	1.07143	12	DWLDDD		0-0
4	13	Stockport County	12	5	2	5	10	14	4	1	1	7	4	1	1	4	3	10	.71429	12	WLWDLL		0-1
2	14	Nottingham Forest	12	4	3	5	11	13	4	1	2	9	7	0	2	3	2	6	.84615	11	WDWDLL		0-2
1	15	Southampton	12	4	3	5	19	23	2	3	1	12	7	2	0	4	7	16	.82609	11	DWLWWW		2-0
1	16	Barnsley	12	4	2	6	17	22	2	2	1	8	5	2	0	5	9	17	.77273	10	DLDWLL		0-2
	17	Bury	12	4	2	6	9	13	2	2	3	5	7	2	0	3	4	6	.69231	10	LDWLWD		0-0
3	18	Newcastle United	12	2	4	6	16	19	2	1	3	13	8	0	3	3	3	11	.84211	8	DDLDLW		3-0
1	19	Luton Town	12	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	2	8	9	1	1	5	9	15	.70833	8	LLLLDD		2-2
1	20	Fulham	12	1	5	6	12	21	1	3	1	8	7	0	2	5	4	14	.57143	7	DLDDWL		1-2
1	21	Sheffield Wednesday	12	2	3	7	9	19	2	1	3	5	8	0	2	4	4	11	.47368	7	LDWLLL		0-1
	22	Plymouth Argyle	12	1	3	8	13	25	1	2	2	10	10	0	1	6	3	15	.52000	5	DLLLLL		2-3