SEASON: 1926-27


Prev Season: 1925-26
This Season: 1926-27
Next Season: 1927-28
DIVISION:
English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):
John Baynes
FA Cup:
4th Round (Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0-2)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Sid Gibson (17 goals)

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1926-27
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Middlesbrough422787122601821782396644372.0333362Promoted as Champions4-30-1
2Portsmouth422381187491443581794829321.7755154Promoted1-00-0
3Manchester City42221010108611533652377743381.77049543-31-1
4Chelsea4220121062521371401775922351.19231524-10-2
5Nottingham Forest4218141080551461572348923321.4545550
6Preston North End4220913747214435429651020431.02778497-00-1
7Hull City4220715635213444319731120331.21154473-12-1
8Port Vale4216131388781164502657938521.12821450-32-0
9Blackpool4218816958013536526531330541.18750442-02-2
10Oldham Athletic421961774841236503773112447.88095441-13-3
11Barnsley4217916888713535623441332641.01149433-12-0
12Swansea Town4216111568721353442136122451.94444432-21-2
13Southampton421512156062984352264112540.96774423-10-1
14Reading421681864721416472027121752.88889405-10-4
15Wolverhampton Wanderers421472173751047543043141945.97333351-10-2
16Notts County421552270961146452441162572.72917352-02-1
17Grimsby Town421112197491678393955113552.81319341-11-1
18Fulham421382158921146393124151961.63043342-01-2
19South Shields4211112071961083492513172271.73958334-21-1
20Clapton Orient42127236096939373534142361.62500311-12-2
21Darlington421262479981038534223162656.8061230Relegated5-12-4
22Bradford City42792650886411302815152060.5681823Relegated3-01-1
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
44
Competitive Goals:
82
Goals per game:
1.9
League Games:
42
League Points:
50 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
59.5%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored11 times12 times6 times3 times3 times
Conceded19 times9 times4 times2 times
Won By4 times10 times2 times2 times1 time
Lost By5 times4 times1 time1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 12-11341 Manchester City (3-3), Middlesbrough (0-1)
249 2-------
346 34211435 Hull City (2-1), Preston North End (0-1), Portsmouth (1-0), Manchester City (1-1)
420 4211-703 Portsmouth (0-0), Preston North End (7-0)
517 5-------
610 62-11241 Swansea Town (2-2), Chelsea (0-2)
730 722--744 Middlesbrough (4-3), Hull City (3-1)
812 831-2462 Southampton (3-1), Swansea Town (1-2), Port Vale (0-3)
920 911--412 Chelsea (4-1)
1022 10-------
115 1132-1424 Notts County (2-1), Port Vale (2-0), Southampton (0-1)
125 122-2-552 Blackpool (2-2), Oldham Athletic (3-3)
132 13211-623 Reading (5-1), Oldham Athletic (1-1)
147 142-11231 Fulham (1-2), South Shields (1-1)
155 1511--312 Barnsley (3-1)
162 1622--404 Fulham (2-0), Notts County (2-0)
17 17-------
18 183-21572 Darlington (2-4), Clapton Orient (2-2), Grimsby Town (1-1)
19 191--1020 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-2)
20 204211865 Reading (0-4), Grimsby Town (1-1), Barnsley (2-0), Darlington (5-1)
21 21312-644 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1), South Shields (4-2), Clapton Orient (1-1)
22 22211-413 Bradford City (1-1), Bradford City (3-0)
Not included: Week 1 game against Blackpool (2-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
30,616 (Portsmouth)
Lowest League Attendance:
4,659 (Grimsby Town)
Average League Attendance:
12,764
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
10
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
2   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0   (scored by us for opponents)   
Penalties scored:
1
Penalties conceded:
0
Penalties missed:
3
Penalties saved:
3


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 28, 1926BlackpoolH2-011,5423Burton (?, ?)
2Mon Aug 30, 1926FulhamA1-212,1669Barratt (?)
3Sat Sep 04, 1926ReadingA0-417,54816
4Mon Sep 06, 1926Grimsby TownH1-14,65912Burton (?)
5Sat Sep 11, 1926Swansea TownH2-210,71614Barratt (?), Jones (?)
6Sat Sep 18, 1926Notts CountyA2-118,53913Stocks (?, ?)
7Sat Sep 25, 1926BarnsleyA2-04,8299Gibson (?), Burton (?)
8Sat Oct 02, 1926Manchester CityH3-315,12111Laws (?), Burton (?), Jones (?)
9Thu Oct 07, 1926FulhamH2-07,4897Gibson (?, ?)
10Sat Oct 09, 1926DarlingtonA2-45,75410Gibson (?), Burton (?)
11Sat Oct 16, 1926MiddlesbroughH4-311,2629Barratt (?), Gibson (?), Jones (?, ?)
12Sat Oct 23, 1926Clapton OrientA2-212,7099Jones (?), Linley (?)
13Sat Oct 30, 1926Wolverhampton WanderersH1-110,91310Linley (?)
14Sat Nov 06, 1926Hull CityA2-17,2568Stocks (?), Linley (?)
15Sat Nov 13, 1926South ShieldsH4-28,0547Gibson (?), Stocks (?, ?), Jones (?)
16Sat Nov 20, 1926Preston North EndA0-115,8348
17Sat Nov 27, 1926ChelseaH4-112,8417Barratt (?), Stocks (?), Burton (?), Jones (?)
18Sat Dec 04, 1926Bradford CityA1-114,3717Linley (?)
19Sat Dec 11, 1926SouthamptonH3-113,8267Gibson (?), Stocks (?, ?)
20Sat Dec 18, 1926Port ValeA2-08,0465Gibson (?), Stocks (?)
21Sat Dec 25, 1926PortsmouthA0-019,7294
22Mon Dec 27, 1926PortsmouthH1-030,6163Price (?)
23Sat Jan 01, 1927Grimsby TownA1-113,4062Burton (?)
24Sat Jan 15, 1927BlackpoolA2-27,5363Barratt (?), Burton (?)
25Sat Jan 22, 1927ReadingH5-111,4583Gibson (?), Stocks (?, ?), Burton (?), Price (?)
26Sat Feb 05, 1927Notts CountyH2-025,5783Barratt (?), Gibson (?)
27Sat Feb 12, 1927BarnsleyH3-111,2982Barratt (?), Stocks (?), Burton (?)
28Sat Feb 19, 1927Manchester CityA1-148,6892Gibson (?)
29Sat Feb 26, 1927DarlingtonH5-114,8132Gibson (?), Galloway (?), Jones (?), Linley (?), MacLachlan (? OG)
30Sat Mar 05, 1927MiddlesbroughA0-133,3542
31Thu Mar 10, 1927Swansea TownA1-28,7352Burton (?)
32Sat Mar 12, 1927Clapton OrientH1-111,7842Jones (?)
33Sat Mar 19, 1927Wolverhampton WanderersA0-215,5345Safe
34Sat Mar 26, 1927Hull CityH3-110,0073Gibson (?), Price (?), Jones (?)Safe
35Sat Apr 02, 1927South ShieldsA1-15,4584Gibson (?)Safe
36Sat Apr 09, 1927Preston North EndH7-013,9463Barratt (? pen), Gibson (?), Stocks (?, ?), Walker (?, ?), Price (?)Safe
37Fri Apr 15, 1927Oldham AthleticH1-119,6853Armitage (? OG)Safe
38Sat Apr 16, 1927ChelseaA0-244,8554Safe
39Mon Apr 18, 1927Oldham AthleticA3-313,1536Gibson (?), Belton (?), Price (?)Safe
40Sat Apr 23, 1927Bradford CityH3-06,9814Gibson (?), Jones (?), Townsend (?)Safe
41Sat Apr 30, 1927SouthamptonA0-17,1364Safe
42Sat May 07, 1927Port ValeH0-35,4555Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 08, 1927Ashington3A2-0-Stocks (?), Burton (?)
Sat Jan 29, 1927Wolverhampton Wanderers4A0-2-

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon May 09, 1927Northampton TownEnglandA1-0-Stocks (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 Out (8) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Harold WadsworthBoughtDuncan WalkerRetired
Joseph LawsBoughtJohn SaxtonSold
Ted LinleyBoughtJoseph LawsSold
Tom TurnerBoughtJoseph TaylorSold
1926Cliff PriceBoughtRalph LynasSold
May 01, 1926Alf TownsendBoughtRandolph GallowaySold
May 01, 1926Ebor ReedBoughtTed LinleySold
May 01, 1927Albert HarrisonBought1927Ebor ReedSold


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Len Langford England2744191411
Defenders
DHenry Marsden24211
D William 'Bill' Thompson42181410
Midfielders
M Albert Harrison England22
M Gerry Morgan N. Ireland2744191411
MJohn Saxton10343
MJoseph Taylor11
M Sid Gibson England274319131117
MTom Turner
Forwards
FAlf Townsend83321
F Bob Wallace Scotland3341181211
FCharlie Jones Wales26321481011
FCliff Price England26156635
FCyril Stocks4018121015
F Duncan Walker Scotland262112
FEbor Reed England265122
FHarold Wadsworth England27
FJackie Belton England3135161181
FJoseph Laws62311
F Noah Burton England29351611813
F Percy Barratt England27441914118
FRalph Lynas11
FRandolph Galloway England293121
FTed Linley England3131141075


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
17Sid Gibson43
15Cyril Stocks40
13Noah Burton35
11Charlie Jones32
8 (1)Percy Barratt44
5Cliff Price15
5Ted Linley31
2Duncan Walker2
2Own Goals44
1Alf Townsend8
1Jackie Belton35
1Joseph Laws6
1Randolph Galloway3


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
BarnsleySat Sep 25, 1926Away2-0Sat Feb 12, 1927Home3-1
Hull CitySat Nov 06, 1926Away2-1Sat Mar 26, 1927Home3-1
Notts CountySat Sep 18, 1926Away2-1Sat Feb 05, 1927Home2-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score