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SWANSEA TOWN 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Feb 12, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 12, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: G Dutton
Attendance:: 7,974
Pos Before/After:: 16 17
Opp Before/After:: 21 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Oct 29, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1586 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 849 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1761 (of 5768)
Total:: 2632 (of 7556)
Played:: 87 years, 4 months, 24 days ago

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

Goals

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Neil Harris
Prior form: DLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Ronnie Green (60')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	D	32	Tommy Graham
5	M	22	Bob McCall
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	22	Charlie Gardiner
9	F	24	Boy Martin
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	31	Eric Oakton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Roy John
2	D	Sid Lawrence
3	D	Tom Emmanuel
4	D	Jack Warner
5	D	Reuben Simons
6	M	Len Emmanuel
7	M	Idris Lewis
8	M	Joe Beresford
9	M	Ron Williams
10	F	Ronnie Green
11	F	John Millington

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 12, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	1-0	Barnsley
Bury	4-2	Fulham
Coventry City	1-0	Newcastle United
Southampton	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Swansea Town	1-0	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday

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	Sheffield United	28	17	4	7	55	37	12	1	1	38	14	5	3	6	17	23	1.48649	38	DLWWWD
	2	Aston Villa	27	15	6	6	48	24	10	2	1	31	9	5	4	5	17	15	2.00000	36	WDWLWD
	3	Coventry City	27	12	9	6	40	32	8	4	2	20	10	4	5	4	20	22	1.25000	33	WLWLLL
	4	Manchester United	26	13	6	7	54	36	8	2	2	30	14	5	4	5	24	22	1.50000	32	WDWWDD
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	26	11	9	6	43	29	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	5	10	16	1.48276	31	LWWWLL
	6	Chesterfield	26	11	8	7	47	36	7	2	3	29	16	4	6	4	18	20	1.30556	30	WLLDWW
	7	Burnley	28	10	9	9	38	38	9	4	1	23	8	1	5	8	15	30	1.00000	29	LLWDWL
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	27	12	4	11	49	37	9	2	2	28	10	3	2	9	21	27	1.32432	28	LLWWLD
	9	West Ham United	26	9	10	7	38	30	9	4	1	26	10	0	6	6	12	20	1.26667	28	DDLWWL
	10	Bury	26	11	4	11	33	32	6	3	4	19	14	5	1	7	14	18	1.03125	26	WWLWWL
	11	Luton Town	27	10	5	12	56	55	7	3	3	33	20	3	2	9	23	35	1.01818	25	LWLLLW
	12	Sheffield Wednesday	27	9	7	11	33	38	7	3	4	18	14	2	4	7	15	24	.86842	25	DWDWLW
	13	Blackburn Rovers	27	9	7	11	48	57	8	5	1	34	22	1	2	10	14	35	.84211	25	LWLWLW
	14	Norwich City	27	9	7	11	45	54	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	8	17	36	.83333	25	DLWLLD
	15	Newcastle United	25	9	6	10	32	32	8	3	3	25	11	1	3	7	7	21	1.00000	24	DDLLWW
	16	Nottingham Forest	27	9	6	12	32	37	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	8	9	20	.86486	24	LWLDLW
	17	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	40	51	6	4	3	23	14	3	2	10	17	37	.78431	24	LLWLDD
	18	Southampton	27	9	6	12	40	57	7	5	2	32	21	2	1	10	8	36	.70175	24	WLLLWD
	19	Fulham	26	7	7	12	35	41	4	5	4	26	19	3	2	8	9	22	.85366	21	WLWWWD
	20	Stockport County	26	7	7	12	29	43	5	4	3	14	11	2	3	9	15	32	.67442	21	DLLLLD
	21	Swansea Town	27	5	10	12	29	50	5	5	3	18	16	0	5	9	11	34	.58000	20	DLDLWL
	22	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	7	14	33	51	5	4	4	23	22	1	3	10	10	29	.64706	19	DWWDLD

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	Sheffield United	28	17	4	7	55	37	12	1	1	38	14	5	3	6	17	23	1.48649	38	DLWWWD
	2	Aston Villa	27	15	6	6	48	24	10	2	1	31	9	5	4	5	17	15	2.00000	36	WDWLWD
	3	Coventry City	28	13	9	6	41	32	9	4	2	21	10	4	5	4	20	22	1.28125	35	LWLLLW		1-0
	4	Manchester United	26	13	6	7	54	36	8	2	2	30	14	5	4	5	24	22	1.50000	32	WDWWDD
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	26	11	9	6	43	29	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	5	10	16	1.48276	31	LWWWLL
1	6	Burnley	29	11	9	9	39	38	10	4	1	24	8	1	5	8	15	30	1.02632	31	LWDWLW		1-0
1	7	Chesterfield	26	11	8	7	47	36	7	2	3	29	16	4	6	4	18	20	1.30556	30	WLLDWW
1	8	West Ham United	27	10	10	7	39	30	10	4	1	27	10	0	6	6	12	20	1.30000	30	DLWWLW		1-0
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	27	12	4	11	49	37	9	2	2	28	10	3	2	9	21	27	1.32432	28	LLWWLD
	10	Bury	27	12	4	11	37	34	7	3	4	23	16	5	1	7	14	18	1.08824	28	WLWWLW		4-2
7	11	Southampton	28	10	6	12	41	57	8	5	2	33	21	2	1	10	8	36	.71930	26	LLLWDW		1-0
1	12	Luton Town	27	10	5	12	56	55	7	3	3	33	20	3	2	9	23	35	1.01818	25	LWLLLW
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	28	9	7	12	33	39	7	3	4	18	14	2	4	8	15	25	.84615	25	WDWLWL		0-1
	14	Norwich City	27	9	7	11	45	54	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	8	17	36	.83333	25	DLWLLD
2	15	Blackburn Rovers	28	9	7	12	48	58	8	5	1	34	22	1	2	11	14	36	.82759	25	WLWLWL		0-1
1	16	Newcastle United	26	9	6	11	32	33	8	3	3	25	11	1	3	8	7	22	.96970	24	DLLWWL		0-1
1	17	Nottingham Forest	28	9	6	13	32	38	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	9	9	21	.84211	24	WLDLWL		0-1
1	18	Barnsley	29	9	6	14	40	52	6	4	3	23	14	3	2	11	17	38	.76923	24	LWLDDL		0-1
2	19	Swansea Town	28	6	10	12	30	50	6	5	3	19	16	0	5	9	11	34	.60000	22	LDLWLW		1-0
1	20	Fulham	27	7	7	13	37	45	4	5	4	26	19	3	2	9	11	26	.82222	21	LWWWDL		2-4
1	21	Stockport County	26	7	7	12	29	43	5	4	3	14	11	2	3	9	15	32	.67442	21	DLLLLD
	22	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	7	14	33	51	5	4	4	23	22	1	3	10	10	29	.64706	19	DWWDLD