The City Ground

THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2018
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SEASON: 1928-29
Prev Season: 1927-28
Next Season: 1929-30

DIVISION:: English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: John Baynes

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	16 times	11 times	6 times	2 times	2 times
Conceded	17 times	14 times	5 times	2 times	1 time
Won By	7 times	4 times	5 times
Lost By	9 times	3 times	2 times	2 times

DIVISION TWO								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA*	Pts	Result
1	Middlesbrough	42	22	11	9	92	57	14	4	3	54	22	8	7	6	38	35	1.614	55	Promoted as Champions
2	Grimsby Town	42	24	5	13	82	61	16	2	3	49	24	8	3	10	33	37	1.344	53	Promoted
3	Bradford Park Avenue	42	22	4	16	88	70	18	2	1	62	22	4	2	15	26	48	1.257	48
4	Southampton	42	17	14	11	74	60	12	6	3	48	22	5	8	8	26	38	1.233	48
5	Notts County	42	19	9	14	78	65	13	4	4	51	24	6	5	10	27	41	1.200	47
6	Stoke City	42	17	12	13	74	51	12	7	2	46	16	5	5	11	28	35	1.451	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	8	15	80	79	13	4	4	50	25	6	4	11	30	54	1.013	46
8	Blackpool	42	19	7	16	92	76	13	4	4	49	18	6	3	12	43	58	1.211	45
9	Chelsea	42	17	10	15	64	65	10	6	5	40	30	7	4	10	24	35	.985	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	75	81	16	3	2	50	26	1	6	14	25	55	.926	43
11	Nottingham Forest	42	15	12	15	71	70	8	6	7	34	33	7	6	8	37	37	1.014	42
12	Hull City	42	13	14	15	58	63	8	8	5	38	24	5	6	10	20	39	.921	40
13	Preston North End	42	15	9	18	78	79	12	6	3	58	27	3	3	15	20	52	.987	39
14	Millwall	42	16	7	19	71	86	10	4	7	43	35	6	3	12	28	51	.826	39
15	Reading	42	15	9	18	63	86	12	3	6	48	30	3	6	12	15	56	.733	39
16	Barnsley	42	16	6	20	69	66	12	4	5	51	28	4	2	15	18	38	1.045	38
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	7	20	77	81	9	6	6	41	31	6	1	14	36	50	.951	37
18	Oldham Athletic	42	16	5	21	54	75	15	2	4	37	24	1	3	17	17	51	.720	37
19	Swansea Town	42	13	10	19	62	75	12	3	6	46	26	1	7	13	16	49	.827	36
20	Bristol City	42	13	10	19	58	72	11	6	4	37	25	2	4	15	21	47	.806	36
21	Port Vale	42	15	4	23	71	86	14	1	6	53	25	1	3	17	18	61	.826	34	Relegated
22	Clapton Orient	42	12	8	22	44	72	10	4	7	29	25	2	4	15	15	47	.611	32	Relegated

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Ground	Notes
1	Sat Aug 25, 1928	Stoke City	H	1-5	Loss	14,548	14
2	Mon Aug 27, 1928	Clapton Orient	A	4-1	Win	6,185	13	Millfields Road
3	Sat Sep 01, 1928	Grimsby Town	A	2-2	Draw	12,330	11	Blundell Park
4	Wed Sep 05, 1928	Clapton Orient	H	0-0	Draw	7,542	9
5	Sat Sep 08, 1928	Bradford Park Avenue	H	3-2	Win	9,679	6
6	Sat Sep 15, 1928	Swansea Town	A	5-3	Win	12,204	6	Vetch Field
7	Sat Sep 22, 1928	Blackpool	H	2-0	Win	12,615	5
8	Sat Sep 29, 1928	Chelsea	A	0-3	Loss	38,139	6	Stamford Bridge
9	Sat Oct 06, 1928	Barnsley	H	1-3	Loss	14,785	10
10	Sat Oct 13, 1928	Bristol City	A	5-2	Win	14,039	6	Ashton Gate
11	Sat Oct 20, 1928	Notts County	A	1-1	Draw	22,249	8	Meadow Lane
12	Sat Oct 27, 1928	Millwall	H	0-4	Loss	5,308	11
13	Sat Nov 03, 1928	Port Vale	A	2-4	Loss	9,936	11	The Old Recreation Ground
14	Sat Nov 10, 1928	Southampton	H	1-1	Draw	4,808	13
15	Sat Nov 17, 1928	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-2	Loss	23,384	14	White Hart Lane
16	Sat Nov 24, 1928	Reading	H	1-2	Loss	6,223	15
17	Sat Dec 01, 1928	Preston North End	A	2-3	Loss	16,220	16	Deepdale
18	Sat Dec 08, 1928	Middlesbrough	H	1-1	Draw	8,837	17
	Sat Dec 15, 1928	Oldham Athletic	A	2-1	Aba	-	17		Abandoned due to fog
19	Sat Dec 22, 1928	Hull City	H	3-1	Win	6,758	16
20	Tue Dec 25, 1928	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-2	Win	14,455	14	Molineux
21	Wed Dec 26, 1928	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-1	Win	18,811	13
22	Sat Dec 29, 1928	Stoke City	A	1-1	Draw	8,146	14	Victoria Ground
23	Tue Jan 01, 1929	Oldham Athletic	A	0-2	Loss	15,505	14	Boundary Park
24	Sat Jan 05, 1929	Grimsby Town	H	0-1	Loss	7,361	14
25	Sat Jan 19, 1929	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1-1	Draw	6,997	14	Horton Park Avenue
26	Sat Feb 02, 1929	Blackpool	A	2-2	Draw	6,997	14	Bloomfield Road
27	Sat Feb 09, 1929	Chelsea	H	3-0	Win	10,829	13
28	Sat Feb 16, 1929	Barnsley	A	2-1	Win	3,688	11	Oakwell
29	Wed Feb 20, 1929	Swansea Town	H	2-1	Win	5,872	9
30	Sat Feb 23, 1929	Bristol City	H	1-1	Draw	8,296	10
31	Sat Mar 02, 1929	Notts County	H	1-2	Loss	18,438	11
32	Sat Mar 09, 1929	Millwall	A	1-1	Draw	24,591	11	The Old Den
33	Sat Mar 16, 1929	Port Vale	H	2-2	Draw	7,388	11
34	Sat Mar 23, 1929	Southampton	A	1-2	Loss	10,158	11	The Dell
35	Fri Mar 29, 1929	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-2	Loss	13,170	12
36	Sat Mar 30, 1929	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-2	Draw	8,504	12
37	Mon Apr 01, 1929	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-3	Loss	12,065	13	The Hawthorns
38	Sat Apr 06, 1929	Reading	A	3-0	Win	10,315	13	Elm Park
39	Sat Apr 13, 1929	Preston North End	H	4-1	Win	5,213	11
40	Sat Apr 20, 1929	Middlesbrough	A	0-1	Loss	18,220	13	Ayresome Park
41	Sat Apr 27, 1929	Oldham Athletic	H	3-1	Win	4,416	11
42	Sat May 04, 1929	Hull City	A	1-0	Win	4,294	11	Anlaby Road

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Wed Nov 14, 1928	Arsenal	England	A	1-0	Win	-
Mon Apr 22, 1929	Chesterfield	England	A	1-1	Draw	-		Chesterfield Hospital Cup

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Alf Dexter	15	4	3	8
GK		Len Langford	29	11	9	8
GK		Percy Ashton
D		George Goucher	1			1
D		Henry Marsden	2			2
D		William 'Bill' Thompson	43	15	12	15	1
D		William Brown (1928)	4	1	2	1
M		Albert Harrison	24	7	8	9	2
M		Billy McKinlay	40	14	10	15
M		Charles Howie	18	5	4	8	1
M		David Cameron	10	5	1	4
M		Gerry Morgan	17	5	6	5
M		Joe Heathcock	17	7	4	5	15
M		John Venters
M		Sid Gibson	5	2	2	1	2
M		Tom Turner	1		1
M		William Lennox	9	5	3	1	1
F		Bert Hales	3		2	1
F		Billy Dickinson	5	3		2	5
F		Bob Morton	28	9	9	9	4
F		Bob Wallace	17	6	5	6	1
F		Cyril Stocks	34	12	9	13	10
F		Eric Hague	5	1	1	3
F		Noah Burton	31	8	9	13	10
F		Norman Thompson	8	6		2	2
F		Percy Barratt	23	8	6	8			1
F		Robert Heslop	24	8	7	9	3
F		Sam Jennings	29	8	8	12	17
F		Tommy Graham	42	15	11	15

SEASON: 1928-29

GOALSCORERS

1928-29