FOREST 2 - 1 NEWPORT COUNTY - Sat Sep 02, 1939 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 02, 1939 (3:40 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newport County
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Staffordshire Sentinel - Saturday 02 September 1939
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Sunday 03 September 1939
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Peterborough United (Friendly)
- League:
- Barnsley
- Newport County:
- Feb 16, 1946
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1645 (of 5018)
- League Tier 2:
- 908 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1822 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 2696 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 85 years, 2 months, 23 days ago
- Notes:
- League abandoned due to WWII
Review
Newport County were delayed on the way to the game which subsequently kicked off 40 minutes late. This then proved to be the last league match of the season as the league was abandoned after just three games due to the outbreak of World War 2.
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LW (Old to recent)
Goals
Jack Surtees (28') - Jack Surtees last goal
John Maund (65') - John Maund only goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Percy Ashton | Last game |
| 2 | D | 25 | Reg Trim | Last game |
| 3 | D |  John Munro | 100th appearance | |
| 4 | M | 24 | George Pritty | |
| 5 | M | 25 |  Robert Davies | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Thomas Clark | Last game |
| 7 | M | Colin Perry | Last game | |
| 8 | M | Andy McCall | Last game | |
| 9 | M | 23 | Bob McCall | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Jack Surtees  (28') | Last game |
| 11 | M | 23 | John Maund (65') | Last game |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ferguson |
| 2 | D | Webb |
| 3 | D | Richards |
| 4 | D | WM Owen |
| 5 | D | Low |
| 6 | M | Brinton |
| 7 | M | Duggan |
| 8 | M | Hickman |
| 9 | M | Hydes |
| 10 | F | Wood |
| 11 | F | WE Owen |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2-0 | Burnley |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2-2 | Millwall |
| Coventry City | 4-2 | Barnsley |
| Fulham | 1-1 | Luton Town |
| Manchester City | 2-0 | Chesterfield |
| Newcastle United | 8-1 | Swansea Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Newport County |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Southampton | 3-0 | Bury |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| West Ham United | 0-2 | Leicester 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DW | Champions | ||
| 4 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 5 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | Champions | ||
| 8 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | Champions | ||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | Champions | ||
| 14 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 17 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | Champions | ||
| 18 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LD | Champions | ||
| 19 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 20 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | WWD | Champions | 1-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | DWW | 2-0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | DDW | 4-2 | |
| 8 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 1-0 | |
 3 | 5 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | WLW | 2-0 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DDW | 4-3 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | LWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WLD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | 10 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WDL | 1-2 | |
| 7 | 11 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | LDW | 2-0 | |
| 6 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | WDL | 3-4 | |
| 9 | 13 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 | WDL | 0-3 | |
| 8 | 14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | LLW | 8-1 | |
| 8 | 15 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | WL | 0-2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 2 | WLL | 2-4 | |
| 3 | 17 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LLW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 0-1 | |
| 10 | 19 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 2 | LWL | 1-8 | |
| 1 | 20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 21 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 | LLD | 2-2 | |
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