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THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2018
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SEASON: 1937-38
Prev Season: 1936-37
Next Season: 1938-39

DIVISION:: English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Harold Wightman

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	13 times	11 times	4 times	1 time
Conceded	17 times	13 times	4 times	1 time	1 time
Won By	10 times	5 times
Lost By	12 times	7 times	1 time	1 time

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	Aston Villa	42	25	7	10	73	35	17	2	2	50	12	8	5	8	23	23	2.086	57	Promoted as Champions
2	Manchester United	42	22	9	11	82	50	15	3	3	50	18	7	6	8	32	32	1.640	53	Promoted
3	Sheffield United	42	22	9	11	73	56	15	4	2	46	19	7	5	9	27	37	1.304	53
4	Coventry City	42	20	12	10	66	45	12	5	4	31	15	8	7	6	35	30	1.467	52
5	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	6	17	76	54	14	3	4	46	16	5	3	13	30	38	1.407	44
6	Burnley	42	17	10	15	54	54	15	4	2	35	11	2	6	13	19	43	1.000	44
7	Bradford Park Avenue	42	17	9	16	69	56	13	4	4	51	22	4	5	12	18	34	1.232	43
8	Fulham	42	16	11	15	61	57	10	7	4	44	23	6	4	11	17	34	1.070	43
9	West Ham United	42	14	14	14	53	52	13	5	3	34	16	1	9	11	19	36	1.019	42
10	Bury	42	18	5	19	63	60	12	3	6	43	26	6	2	13	20	34	1.050	41
11	Chesterfield	42	16	9	17	63	63	12	2	7	39	24	4	7	10	24	39	1.000	41
12	Luton Town	42	15	10	17	89	86	10	6	5	53	36	5	4	12	36	50	1.035	40
13	Plymouth Argyle	42	14	12	16	57	65	10	7	4	40	30	4	5	12	17	35	.877	40
14	Norwich City	42	14	11	17	56	75	11	5	5	35	28	3	6	12	21	47	.747	39
15	Southampton	42	15	9	18	55	77	12	6	3	42	26	3	3	15	13	51	.714	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	10	18	71	80	13	6	2	51	30	1	4	16	20	50	.888	38
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	10	18	49	56	10	5	6	27	21	4	5	12	22	35	.875	38
18	Swansea Town	42	13	12	17	45	73	12	6	3	31	21	1	6	14	14	52	.616	38
19	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	51	58	12	4	5	38	18	2	4	15	13	40	.879	36
20	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	47	60	12	3	6	29	21	2	5	14	18	39	.783	36
21	Barnsley	42	11	14	17	50	64	7	11	3	30	20	4	3	14	20	44	.781	36	Relegated
22	Stockport County	42	11	9	22	43	70	8	6	7	24	24	3	3	15	19	46	.614	31	Relegated

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Ground
1	Sat Aug 28, 1937	Sheffield United	A	1-2	Loss	22,807	13	Bramall Lane
2	Wed Sep 01, 1937	Stockport County	H	1-2	Loss	14,087	18
3	Sat Sep 04, 1937	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3-1	Win	16,478	15
4	Mon Sep 06, 1937	Stockport County	A	0-1	Loss	14,124	19	Edgeley Park
5	Sat Sep 11, 1937	Burnley	A	0-0	Draw	11,161	18	Turf Moor
6	Wed Sep 15, 1937	Barnsley	H	2-1	Win	9,218	13
7	Sat Sep 18, 1937	Bury	H	1-0	Win	14,174	10
8	Sat Sep 25, 1937	Coventry City	A	1-1	Draw	24,706	12	Highfield Road
9	Sat Oct 02, 1937	Swansea Town	H	2-1	Win	16,794	10
10	Sat Oct 09, 1937	Newcastle United	H	0-0	Draw	20,266	10
11	Sat Oct 16, 1937	Norwich City	A	0-2	Loss	16,102	10	Carrow Road
12	Sat Oct 23, 1937	Aston Villa	H	0-2	Loss	24,254	14
13	Sat Oct 30, 1937	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2-2	Draw	9,801	14	Horton Park Avenue
14	Sat Nov 06, 1937	West Ham United	H	0-0	Draw	14,801	14
15	Sat Nov 13, 1937	Southampton	A	0-2	Loss	16,152	15	The Dell
16	Sat Nov 20, 1937	Fulham	H	0-1	Loss	11,747	16
17	Sat Nov 27, 1937	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-0	Win	18,044	15	Hillsborough
18	Sat Dec 04, 1937	Blackburn Rovers	H	3-1	Win	5,409	14
19	Sat Dec 11, 1937	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-1	Loss	13,511	16	Home Park
20	Sat Dec 18, 1937	Chesterfield	H	4-2	Win	13,951	11
21	Mon Dec 27, 1937	Manchester United	A	3-4	Loss	30,778	16	Old Trafford
22	Tue Dec 28, 1937	Manchester United	H	2-3	Loss	19,283	16
23	Sat Jan 01, 1938	Sheffield United	H	2-1	Win	19,988	13
24	Sat Jan 15, 1938	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3	Loss	21,288	14	White Hart Lane
25	Wed Jan 26, 1938	Burnley	H	1-1	Draw	5,761	13
26	Sat Jan 29, 1938	Bury	A	0-2	Loss	6,735	15	Gigg Lane
27	Sat Feb 05, 1938	Coventry City	H	2-1	Win	20,736	16
28	Sat Feb 12, 1938	Swansea Town	A	0-1	Loss	7,974	16	Vetch Field
29	Sat Feb 19, 1938	Newcastle United	A	1-3	Loss	17,550	18	St. James Park (Newcastle)
30	Sat Feb 26, 1938	Norwich City	H	1-2	Loss	13,551	19
31	Wed Mar 09, 1938	Aston Villa	A	2-1	Win	22,596	17	Villa Park
32	Sat Mar 12, 1938	Bradford Park Avenue	H	1-0	Win	13,924	15
33	Sat Mar 19, 1938	West Ham United	A	1-2	Loss	22,426	17	Upton Park
34	Sat Mar 26, 1938	Southampton	H	2-1	Win	10,131	16
35	Sat Apr 02, 1938	Fulham	A	0-2	Loss	15,285	19	Craven Cottage
36	Sat Apr 09, 1938	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0-1	Loss	15,526	21
37	Fri Apr 15, 1938	Luton Town	H	1-0	Win	17,644	17
38	Sat Apr 16, 1938	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-5	Loss	13,962	20	Ewood Park
39	Mon Apr 18, 1938	Luton Town	A	2-2	Draw	13,561	20	Kenilworth Road
40	Sat Apr 23, 1938	Plymouth Argyle	H	1-0	Win	13,464	18
41	Sat Apr 30, 1938	Chesterfield	A	0-1	Loss	10,632	20	Saltergate
42	Sat May 07, 1938	Barnsley	A	2-2	Draw	16,539	19	Oakwell

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Sat Jan 08, 1938	Southampton	3			H	3-1	Win	24,096
Sat Jan 22, 1938	Middlesbrough	4			H	1-3	Loss	39,055

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Wed Oct 13, 1937	Notts County		H	1-0	Win	1,500
Wed Nov 03, 1937	Mansfield Town		A	1-2	Loss	-

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Alan Todd	7	3	1	3
GK		Percy Ashton	37	12	7	18
D		Fred Stanley (1938-43))	1			1
D		John Munro	36	12	8	16
D		Reg Trim	40	12	8	20
M		Daniel Edgar	25	11	5	9	1
M		Grenville Roberts	1	1
M		Harry Cothliffe
M		Jimmy Dyson	9	4		5
M		John Getty	1			1
M		Robert Davies	28	10	6	12
M		Robert McCall	9	4		5
M		Walter Alsford	11	3	3	5
M		William Baxter	7	3	3	1
F		Albert Oakton	7	1		6	1
F		Arthur Betts	33	11	7	15	1
F		Charlie Gardiner	13	4	1	8	3
F		David Martin	39	14	7	18	15
F		Gibson McNaughton	29	10	5	14	8
F		Jack Surtees	36	12	8	16	7
F		Meynell Burgin	15	4	2	9	5
F		Robert Pugh	28	9	3	16	3
F		Roy Brown	27	11	6	10	3
F		Thomas Peacock	9	3	2	4	3
F		Tommy Graham	36	11	6	19	1

SEASON: 1937-38

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