FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Sep 24, 1938 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 24, 1938 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 19,382
- Pos Before/After:
- 15/12
- Opp Before/After:
- 12/16
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1938-39
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Tranmere Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1607 (of 4859)
- League Tier 2:
- 870 (of 2442)
- Competitive:
- 1782 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 2645 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: LLLWWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Arthur Betts
Harold Crawshaw
Harold Crawshaw
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: LLLWWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Arthur Betts
Harold Crawshaw
Harold Crawshaw
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Prior form: DDLWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DDLWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | Grenville Roberts | |
| 2 | D | Reg Trim | |
| 3 | D | John Munro | |
| 4 | F | Thomas Peacock | |
| 5 | F | Tommy Graham | |
| 6 | F | Gibson McNaughton | |
| 7 | F | Arthur Betts  | |
| 8 | M | Bob McCall | |
| 9 | F | Harold Crawshaw | |
| 10 | F | Jack Fryer | |
| 11 | F | Len Beaumont |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | Manchester City |
| Bury | 3 | 1 | Chesterfield |
| Fulham | 4 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United |
| Millwall | 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Southampton |
| Norwich City | 4 | 0 | Burnley |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Coventry City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Swansea City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| West Ham United | 6 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers |
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 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.571 | 12 | WWLWWW | |
| 2 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.800 | 10 | WWLWDD | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2.400 | 9 | WDDWDW | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.750 | 9 | WDWWWL | |
| 5 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.167 | 8 | WLDDWW | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.267 | 8 | WLWLLW | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.222 | 8 | WDWLDW | |
| 8 | Burnley | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.000 | 8 | WWWLDL | |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.091 | 7 | WDWLLW | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.083 | 7 | LDLWWL | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.500 | 6 | LWWLLW | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.000 | 6 | DDLWWL | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .636 | 6 | LWWLWL | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.000 | 5 | LLWDWL | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .600 | 5 | LLLWWD | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .875 | 4 | WWLLLL | |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .778 | 4 | LWLLWL | |
| 18 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 4 | LLWDDL | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .308 | 4 | LDDDLD | |
| 20 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .533 | 3 | LLLLWD | |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .417 | 3 | LLLDLW | |
| 22 | Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 2 | LLLLWL | |
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 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.100 | 13 | WLWWWD | |
| 2 | Fulham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.600 | 12 | WLWDDW | |
 2 | 3 | Millwall | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.667 | 10 | LDDWWW |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.667 | 10 | DWWWLD | |
| 1 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.278 | 10 | LWLLWW |
 3 | 6 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.714 | 9 | DDWDWL |
| 3 | 7 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.167 | 9 | DLWWLW |
| 1 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.077 | 8 | DWLDWL |
| 4 | 9 | Luton Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .818 | 8 | WWLWLW |
| 2 | 10 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .692 | 8 | WWLDLL |
| 3 | 11 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.313 | 7 | LWDWLW |
| 3 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .900 | 7 | LLWWDW |
| 4 | 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .800 | 7 | DWLLWL |
| 3 | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1.091 | 6 | WWLLWL |
| 3 | 15 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .818 | 6 | LWDDLW |
| 4 | 16 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .700 | 6 | DLWWLL |
| 1 | 17 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | .895 | 5 | WLLLLD |
| 1 | 18 | Swansea Town | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .357 | 5 | DDDLDD |
| 3 | 19 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .714 | 4 | LLLWLW |
| 3 | 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .533 | 4 | WLLWLL |
| 1 | 21 | Southampton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .500 | 3 | LLLWDL |
| 1 | 22 | Chesterfield | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .400 | 3 | LLDLWL |