The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 LUTON TOWN - Mon Dec 26, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 26, 1938 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 (Lost)

Attendance:: 12,688
Pos Before/After:: 19/19
Opp Before/After:: 12/10
Referee:
Season:: 1938-39
Forest/Opp Tier:: 2/2

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 2:: Luton Town

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1621 (of 4860)
League Tier 2:: 884 (of 2443)
Competitive:: 1796 (of 5557)
Total:: 2661 (of 7305)

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

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

Goals:
Frank Hindley
Jack Surtees

LUTON TOWN
Manager:
Prior form: WLLWLW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Percy Ashton
2	M	Bob McCall
3	D	John Munro
4	M	Thomas Clark
5	M	Robert Davies
6	F	George Pritty
7	F	Arthur Betts
8	F	Jack Fryer
9	M	Frank Hindley
10	F	Jack Surtees
11	F	Len Beaumont

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All league games on this day (Mon Dec 26, 1938)

Home	F	A	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1	0	Bury
Bradford Park Avenue	0	0	Chesterfield
Burnley	1	0	Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City	1	2	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2	4	Luton Town
Sheffield United	5	1	Southampton
Tranmere Rovers	3	9	Manchester City

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	21	12	3	6	49	28	7	1	2	30	11	5	2	4	19	17	1.750	27	WLWWWD
	2	Newcastle United	21	12	3	6	40	25	9	1	0	31	8	3	2	6	9	17	1.600	27	LDLWWW
	3	Sheffield United	20	10	6	4	33	21	4	4	2	13	6	6	2	2	20	15	1.571	26	WWDWWL
	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	12	2	7	55	42	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	6	23	28	1.310	26	LWWWDL
	5	Fulham	21	9	6	6	34	25	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	5	14	16	1.360	24	WDWLLL
	6	Coventry City	20	10	4	6	29	25	7	2	0	16	4	3	2	6	13	21	1.160	24	LWWWWL
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	5	6	48	35	6	2	2	25	9	3	3	4	23	26	1.371	23	WWLDWW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	7	5	35	29	6	5	0	24	13	2	2	5	11	16	1.207	23	DDWWLD
	9	West Ham United	21	9	3	9	40	32	7	1	3	26	13	2	2	6	14	19	1.250	21	WLWLLW
	10	Chesterfield	20	9	3	8	35	31	8	0	2	28	11	1	3	6	7	20	1.129	21	WDWLWW
	11	Manchester City	20	9	3	8	45	41	6	0	4	28	21	3	3	4	17	20	1.098	21	WWWDWL
	12	Luton Town	20	9	3	8	37	35	5	3	2	19	13	4	0	6	18	22	1.057	21	WLLWLW
	13	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	6	14	19	1.200	20	WDLLWL
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	20	7	6	7	36	38	5	4	2	25	19	2	2	5	11	19	.947	20	WLLLDW
	15	Burnley	21	7	6	8	27	33	7	2	2	18	13	0	4	6	9	20	.818	20	LWLDLW
	16	Plymouth Argyle	20	7	4	9	23	26	5	3	2	13	5	2	1	7	10	21	.885	18	LLWDLL
	17	Bury	20	6	6	8	29	39	4	3	4	23	22	2	3	4	6	17	.744	18	LWDLWL
	18	Southampton	20	7	3	10	31	40	5	1	3	20	16	2	2	7	11	24	.775	17	LWLLWD
	19	Nottingham Forest	20	5	5	10	25	44	3	2	4	14	15	2	3	6	11	29	.568	15	LLWDLW
	20	Swansea Town	20	2	9	9	22	42	1	5	4	14	17	1	4	5	8	25	.524	13	DLLDLW
	21	Norwich City	20	6	1	13	25	49	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	10	3	35	.510	13	LDLWLL
	22	Tranmere Rovers	20	3	2	15	20	44	3	2	6	13	14	0	0	9	7	30	.455	8	LLLLLD

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	22	13	3	6	50	28	8	1	2	31	11	5	2	4	19	17	1.786	29	LWWWDW
1	2	Sheffield United	21	11	6	4	38	22	5	4	2	18	7	6	2	2	20	15	1.727	28	WDWWLW
1	3	Newcastle United	21	12	3	6	40	25	9	1	0	31	8	3	2	6	9	17	1.600	27	LDLWWW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	12	2	7	55	42	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	6	23	28	1.310	26	LWWWDL
	5	Fulham	21	9	6	6	34	25	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	5	14	16	1.360	24	WDWLLL
	6	Coventry City	21	10	4	7	30	27	7	2	1	17	6	3	2	6	13	21	1.111	24	WWWWLL
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	5	6	48	35	6	2	2	25	9	3	3	4	23	26	1.371	23	WWLDWW
3	8	Manchester City	21	10	3	8	54	44	6	0	4	28	21	4	3	4	26	23	1.227	23	WWDWLW
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	7	6	35	30	6	5	0	24	13	2	2	6	11	17	1.167	23	DWWLDL
2	10	Luton Town	21	10	3	8	41	37	5	3	2	19	13	5	0	6	22	24	1.108	23	LLWLWW
1	11	Chesterfield	21	9	4	8	35	31	8	0	2	28	11	1	4	6	7	20	1.129	22	DWLWWD
3	12	Burnley	22	8	6	8	28	33	8	2	2	19	13	0	4	6	9	20	.848	22	WLDLWW
4	13	West Ham United	21	9	3	9	40	32	7	1	3	26	13	2	2	6	14	19	1.250	21	WLWLLW
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	21	7	7	7	36	38	5	5	2	25	19	2	2	5	11	19	.947	21	LLLDWD
2	15	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	6	14	19	1.200	20	WDLLWL
	16	Plymouth Argyle	21	8	4	9	25	27	5	3	2	13	5	3	1	7	12	22	.926	20	LWDLLW
	17	Bury	21	6	6	9	29	40	4	3	4	23	22	2	3	5	6	18	.725	18	WDLWLL
	18	Southampton	21	7	3	11	32	45	5	1	3	20	16	2	2	8	12	29	.711	17	WLLWDL
	19	Nottingham Forest	21	5	5	11	27	48	3	2	5	16	19	2	3	6	11	29	.563	15	LWDLWL
	20	Swansea Town	20	2	9	9	22	42	1	5	4	14	17	1	4	5	8	25	.524	13	DLLDLW
	21	Norwich City	20	6	1	13	25	49	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	10	3	35	.510	13	LDLWLL
	22	Tranmere Rovers	21	3	2	16	23	53	3	2	7	16	23	0	0	9	7	30	.434	8	LLLLDL