The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 FULHAM - Sat Apr 26, 1913 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 26, 1913 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1912-13
Referee:: JT Howcroft
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 38 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 16 17
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Oct 25, 1913

GAME COUNT:
League:: 725 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 114 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 845 (of 5824)
Total:: 1530 (of 7629)
Played:: 113 years, 3 months, 25 days ago

Review
With this defeat, we've now lost the last 8 games of the season. It's a club record, but would extend in the next campaign to 14 straight losses before we get a point.

FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Robert Firth
Thomas Gibson

FULHAM
Manager: Phil Kelso
Prior form: LWWDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Lee (8')
Will Taylor (60')
Tim Coleman (65')
Harry Lee (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Jack Hanna
2	D	21	Harry Jones
3	M	26	George Maltby
4	F	29	Jack Armstrong
5	D	23	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	M	26	Robert Firth
8	F	21	John Derrick
9	M	24	Thomas Gibson
10	F	36	Grenville Morris	Last game
11	F	26	Joe Ford

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Jack Hanna	66		7	1
2	D	21	Harry Jones	10		7	1
3	M	26	George Maltby	225	3	7	1
4	F	29	Jack Armstrong	265	8	7	1
5	D	23	Joe Mercer	89	3	7	1
6	F		George Needham	210	9	7	1
7	M	26	Robert Firth	56	4	7	1
8	F	21	John Derrick	89	27	7	1
9	M	24	Thomas Gibson	107	23	21	3
10	F	36	Grenville Morris	460	217	7	1
11	F	26	Joe Ford	84	11	28	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Arthur Reynolds
2	D	Ernie Coquet
3	D	Thomas Burns
4	D	Tommy Stewart
5	D	Fred Maven
6	M	Wattie White
7	M	Jim Smith
8	M	Tim Coleman
9	M	Harry Lee
10	F	Will Taylor
11	F	Percy Champion

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 26, 1913)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	2-1	Grimsby Town
Bristol City	1-5	Bury
Burnley	3-2	Stockport County
Clapton Orient	1-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Glossop North End	1-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town	1-0	Leeds City
Hull City	2-1	Leicester Fosse
Lincoln City	2-0	Barnsley
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Fulham
Preston North End	2-1	Blackpool

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	Preston North End	37	18	15	4	54	32	12	5	1	32	11	6	10	3	22	21	22	51	DDLDWD	Champions
2	Burnley	37	20	8	9	85	51	12	4	2	55	21	8	4	7	30	30	34	48	LWDWWL	Promoted
3	Barnsley	37	19	7	11	57	45	15	3	1	46	18	4	4	10	11	27	12	45	WWWLDW	Safe
4	Birmingham City	37	17	10	10	57	43	10	6	2	37	17	7	4	8	20	26	14	44	LLWLWL	Safe
5	Huddersfield Town	37	16	9	12	65	40	12	5	1	48	12	4	4	11	17	28	25	41	DWWWLL	Safe
6	Leeds City	37	15	10	12	70	63	12	3	4	45	22	3	7	8	25	41	7	40	DWDWDW	Safe
7	Grimsby Town	37	15	10	12	50	48	10	8	1	32	11	5	2	11	18	37	2	40	DDWDWW	Safe
8	Lincoln City	37	14	10	13	48	52	9	6	3	29	16	5	4	10	19	36	-4	38	WLDDLL	Safe
9	Fulham	37	16	5	16	61	53	13	5	1	47	16	3	0	15	14	37	8	37	LWWDLW	Safe
10	Bradford Park Avenue	37	14	8	15	60	59	12	4	3	47	18	2	4	12	13	41	1	36	WLLLWW	Safe
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	37	13	10	14	53	53	10	6	3	34	16	3	4	11	19	37	0	36	LLWLLL	Safe
12	Bury	37	14	8	15	48	56	10	6	3	29	14	4	2	12	19	42	-8	36	DLDDWW	Safe
13	Hull City	37	14	6	17	58	55	11	2	5	40	18	3	4	12	18	37	3	34	DLLWWW
14	Leicester Fosse	37	13	7	17	49	63	12	2	5	34	20	1	5	12	15	43	-14	33	WWWWLL
15	Bristol City	37	9	15	13	45	67	7	9	2	31	20	2	6	11	14	47	-22	33	WLLDDL
16	Nottingham Forest	37	12	8	17	56	55	9	3	6	33	21	3	5	11	23	34	1	32	LLLLLL
17	Glossop North End	37	12	8	17	48	65	11	2	5	33	23	1	6	12	15	42	-17	32	DDLWLL
18	Clapton Orient	37	9	14	14	33	47	7	6	5	24	20	2	8	9	9	27	-14	32	LLLDWD
19	Stockport County	37	8	10	19	54	75	8	4	7	32	23	0	6	12	22	52	-21	26	LDWLWD
20	Blackpool	37	9	8	20	38	67	8	4	7	22	22	1	4	13	16	45	-29	26	LDLWLW

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	Preston North End	38	19	15	4	56	33	13	5	1	34	12	6	10	3	22	21	23	53	DLDWDW	Promoted	2-1
	2	Burnley	38	21	8	9	88	53	13	4	2	58	23	8	4	7	30	30	35	50	WDWWLW	Promoted	3-2
1	3	Birmingham City	38	18	10	10	59	44	11	6	2	39	18	7	4	8	20	26	15	46	LWLWLW	Safe	2-1
1	4	Barnsley	38	19	7	12	57	47	15	3	1	46	18	4	4	11	11	29	10	45	WWLDWL	Safe	0-2
	5	Huddersfield Town	38	17	9	12	66	40	13	5	1	49	12	4	4	11	17	28	26	43	WWWLLW	Safe	1-0
	6	Leeds City	38	15	10	13	70	64	12	3	4	45	22	3	7	9	25	42	6	40	WDWDWL	Safe	0-1
	7	Grimsby Town	38	15	10	13	51	50	10	8	1	32	11	5	2	12	19	39	1	40	DWDWWL	Safe	1-2
	8	Lincoln City	38	15	10	13	50	52	10	6	3	31	16	5	4	10	19	36	-2	40	LDDLLW	Safe	2-0
	9	Fulham	38	17	5	16	65	55	13	5	1	47	16	4	0	15	18	39	10	39	WWDLWW	Safe	4-2
1	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	14	10	14	56	54	10	6	3	34	16	4	4	11	22	38	2	38	LWLLLW	Safe	3-1
1	11	Bury	38	15	8	15	53	57	10	6	3	29	14	5	2	12	24	43	-4	38	LDDWWW	Safe	5-1
1	12	Hull City	38	15	6	17	60	56	12	2	5	42	19	3	4	12	18	37	4	36	LLWWWW	Safe	2-1
3	13	Bradford Park Avenue	38	14	8	16	60	60	12	4	3	47	18	2	4	13	13	42	0	36	LLLWWL	Safe	0-1
4	14	Clapton Orient	38	10	14	14	34	47	8	6	5	25	20	2	8	9	9	27	-13	34	LLDWDW	Safe	1-0
1	15	Leicester Fosse	38	13	7	18	50	65	12	2	5	34	20	1	5	13	16	45	-15	33	WWWLLL	Safe	1-2
1	16	Bristol City	38	9	15	14	46	72	7	9	3	32	25	2	6	11	14	47	-26	33	LLDDLL	Safe	1-5
1	17	Nottingham Forest	38	12	8	18	58	59	9	3	7	35	25	3	5	11	23	34	-1	32	LLLLLL	Safe	2-4
1	18	Glossop North End	38	12	8	18	49	68	11	2	6	34	26	1	6	12	15	42	-19	32	DLWLLL		1-3
	19	Stockport County	38	8	10	20	56	78	8	4	7	32	23	0	6	13	24	55	-22	26	DWLWDL		2-3
	20	Blackpool	38	9	8	21	39	69	8	4	7	22	22	1	4	14	17	47	-30	26	DLWLWL		1-2