The City Ground

BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 09, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 09, 1912 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. Andrews
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-3

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1911-12
Referee:: Fred Kirkham
Attendance:: 10,000
League Week:: 28 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 18 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
Birmingham City:: Nov 16, 1912

GAME COUNT:
League:: 677 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 66 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 795 (of 5824)
Total:: 1477 (of 7629)
Played:: 114 years, 5 months, 10 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Fred Earp
Prior form: WLLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Derrick (15')
Joe Mercer (82')

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Bob McRoberts
Prior form: WDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Jones (4')
Bill Hastings (8')
Jack Hall (25')
Billy Jones (66')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna
2	M	30	Walter Dudley
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong
5	D	22	Joe Mercer (82')
6	F		George Needham
7	F	28	Bill Hooper
8	F	20	John Derrick (15')
9	F	23	Frank Saunders
10	F	34	Grenville Morris
11	F	25	Joe Ford

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna	24		7	1
2	M	30	Walter Dudley	257		7	1
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson	65	1	7	1
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong	221	8	7	1
5	D	22	Joe Mercer (82')	42	2	7	1
6	F		George Needham	160	5	7	1
7	F	28	Bill Hooper	152	24	77	13
8	F	20	John Derrick (15')	52	15	7	1
9	F	23	Frank Saunders	20	4	7	1
10	F	34	Grenville Morris	423	198	7	1
11	F	25	Joe Ford	37	8	9	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Horace Bailey
2	D	Billy Ball
3	D	Frank Womack
4	D	Edward Gardner
5	D	Alfred Tinkler
6	M	Jim Bumphrey
7	M	Richard Gibson
8	M	Billy Jones
9	M	Jack Hall
10	F	George Robertson
11	F	Bill Hastings

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 09, 1912)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Blackpool	0-0	Gainsborough Trinity
Bradford Park Avenue	1-0	Stockport County
Bristol City	1-1	Chelsea
Clapton Orient	1-2	Burnley
Glossop North End	6-0	Leicester Fosse
Huddersfield Town	2-0	Grimsby Town
Hull City	3-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

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	Burnley	29	18	6	5	63	30	12	4	0	43	13	6	2	5	20	17	33	42	LWWWWW	Safe
2	Chelsea	28	17	5	6	48	26	12	2	1	30	10	5	3	5	18	16	22	39	LWWWLW
3	Derby County	28	16	5	7	60	27	11	1	2	45	12	5	4	5	15	15	33	37	DLLLWW
4	Hull City	27	14	6	7	45	38	10	2	2	30	8	4	4	5	15	30	7	34	LDLWLD
5	Barnsley	27	11	10	6	34	24	8	3	1	21	9	3	7	5	13	15	10	32	DDWLDD
6	Clapton Orient	27	14	3	10	42	33	11	0	2	29	10	3	3	8	13	23	9	31	WWWLLL
7	Grimsby Town	29	12	7	10	38	38	7	5	3	21	14	5	2	7	17	24	0	31	LWLWLW
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	11	7	9	41	26	8	2	4	29	10	3	5	5	12	16	15	29	DWLLLD
9	Fulham	26	12	4	10	49	41	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	7	19	27	8	28	WWLWDL
10	Nottingham Forest	27	11	6	10	33	30	8	2	4	21	12	3	4	6	12	18	3	28	WLLWDW
11	Stockport County	27	8	8	11	33	34	6	4	5	21	15	2	4	6	12	19	-1	24	LWWWWD
12	Bradford Park Avenue	26	8	8	10	31	32	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	9	12	23	-1	24	LDDLLL
13	Huddersfield Town	27	9	6	12	37	46	6	5	3	22	15	3	1	9	15	31	-9	24	DLLWLL
14	Leicester Fosse	28	9	6	13	32	50	6	4	3	21	14	3	2	10	11	36	-18	24	LWWWDW
15	Blackpool	28	9	6	13	26	41	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	10	7	29	-15	24	WDLLLL
16	Bristol City	28	9	4	15	32	47	8	2	3	21	12	1	2	12	11	35	-15	22	LWLWWL
17	Leeds City	29	9	4	16	37	58	7	3	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	-21	22	WLWWLD
18	Birmingham City	28	8	5	15	37	53	6	3	5	29	27	2	2	10	8	26	-16	21	WDWLWL
19	Gainsborough Trinity	26	4	8	14	26	47	3	3	6	14	16	1	5	8	12	31	-21	16	LLDLLW
20	Glossop North End	26	3	10	13	20	43	3	8	3	16	16	0	2	10	4	27	-23	16	DDWLWD

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	Burnley	30	19	6	5	65	31	12	4	0	43	13	7	2	5	22	18	34	44	WWWWWW	Safe	2-1
	2	Chelsea	29	17	6	6	49	27	12	2	1	30	10	5	4	5	19	17	22	40	WWWLWD		1-1
	3	Derby County	28	16	5	7	60	27	11	1	2	45	12	5	4	5	15	15	33	37	DLLLWW
	4	Hull City	28	15	6	7	48	38	11	2	2	33	8	4	4	5	15	30	10	36	DLWLDW		3-0
	5	Barnsley	27	11	10	6	34	24	8	3	1	21	9	3	7	5	13	15	10	32	DDWLDD
	6	Clapton Orient	28	14	3	11	43	35	11	0	3	30	12	3	3	8	13	23	8	31	WWLLLL		1-2
	7	Grimsby Town	30	12	7	11	38	40	7	5	3	21	14	5	2	8	17	26	-2	31	WLWLWL		0-2
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	11	7	10	41	29	8	2	4	29	10	3	5	6	12	19	12	29	WLLLDL		0-3
	9	Fulham	26	12	4	10	49	41	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	7	19	27	8	28	WWLWDL
	10	Nottingham Forest	28	11	6	11	35	34	8	2	4	21	12	3	4	7	14	22	1	28	LLWDWL		2-4
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	27	9	8	10	32	32	7	5	1	20	9	2	3	9	12	23	0	26	DDLLLW		1-0
1	12	Huddersfield Town	28	10	6	12	39	46	7	5	3	24	15	3	1	9	15	31	-7	26	LLWLLW		2-0
2	13	Blackpool	29	9	7	13	26	41	8	3	3	19	12	1	4	10	7	29	-15	25	DLLLLD		0-0
3	14	Stockport County	28	8	8	12	33	35	6	4	5	21	15	2	4	7	12	20	-2	24	WWWWDL		0-1
1	15	Leicester Fosse	29	9	6	14	32	56	6	4	3	21	14	3	2	11	11	42	-24	24	WWWDWL		0-6
2	16	Birmingham City	29	9	5	15	41	55	7	3	5	33	29	2	2	10	8	26	-14	23	DWLWLW		4-2
1	17	Bristol City	29	9	5	15	33	48	8	3	3	22	13	1	2	12	11	35	-15	23	WLWWLD		1-1
1	18	Leeds City	29	9	4	16	37	58	7	3	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	-21	22	WLWWLD
1	19	Glossop North End	27	4	10	13	26	43	4	8	3	22	16	0	2	10	4	27	-17	18	DWLWDW		6-0
1	20	Gainsborough Trinity	27	4	9	14	26	47	3	3	6	14	16	1	6	8	12	31	-21	17	LDLLWD		0-0