The City Ground

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 29, 1919 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 29, 1919 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: TG Bryan
Attendance:: 28,000
League Week:: 17 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Dec 02, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 818 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 207 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 942 (of 5828)
Total:: 1781 (of 7633)
Played:: 106 years, 9 months, 11 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Lythgoe (70')
Alfred Davis (74')

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Peter McWilliam
Prior form: WWWLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bert Bliss (25')
Jimmy Cantrell (31')
Jimmy Dimmock (47')
Fanny Walden (54')
Bert Bliss (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	35	Joseph Orme
2	D	29	Harold Bulling
3	M	30	Thomas Gibson
4	M	24	Joe Mills
5	M	26	James Lawton	Last game
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong
7	M	32	Robert Firth
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (74')
9	F	24	Jackie Belton
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (70')
11	F	34	Ben Shearman

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	35	Joseph Orme	1		7	1
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	10		7	1
3	M	30	Thomas Gibson	190	35	7	1
4	M	24	Joe Mills	16		7	1
5	M	26	James Lawton	2		21	3
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong	347	8	7	1
7	M	32	Robert Firth	105	12	7	1
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (74')	5	4	7	1
9	F	24	Jackie Belton	28	7	7	1
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (70')	16	5	7	1
11	F	34	Ben Shearman	16		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Jacques
2	D	Bert Goodman
3	D	John Pearson
4	D	Bert Smith
5	D	Charlie Rance
6	M	Arthur Grimsdell
7	M	Fanny Walden
8	M	Billy Minter
9	M	Jimmy Cantrell
10	F	Bert Bliss
11	F	Jimmy Dimmock

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 29, 1919)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	2-0	Coventry City
Bristol City	2-1	Huddersfield Town
Clapton Orient	2-1	Bury
Grimsby Town	2-0	Stoke
Port Vale	1-0	Lincoln City
Rotherham County	0-3	Birmingham City
South Shields	2-0	Leicester City
Stockport County	3-1	Hull City
Tottenham Hotspur	5-2	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	0-1	Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-4	Barnsley

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	Tottenham Hotspur	15	12	2	1	42	10	7	0	0	22	4	5	2	1	20	6	32	26	WWWLWD
2	Stoke	15	11	1	3	29	16	8	0	0	19	3	3	1	3	10	13	13	23	LWWWWW
3	Hull City	16	10	2	4	34	21	7	2	0	24	7	3	0	4	10	14	13	22	WLWWWW
4	Huddersfield Town	15	9	3	3	30	10	6	2	0	19	1	3	1	3	11	9	20	21	DDWWWW
5	Birmingham City	15	9	3	3	31	15	6	1	1	24	9	3	2	2	7	6	16	21	LLWWWD
6	Blackpool	16	9	3	4	33	17	6	1	0	22	4	3	2	4	11	13	16	21	WWWWDD
7	West Ham United	15	8	3	4	17	18	3	2	2	7	7	5	1	2	10	11	-1	19	WWLDWW
8	Fulham	16	7	4	5	24	17	4	3	2	16	8	3	1	3	8	9	7	18	DDLLDL
9	Bristol City	15	6	5	4	17	13	4	1	2	11	6	2	4	2	6	7	4	17	WDWLLL
10	Barnsley	15	7	2	6	33	18	4	2	2	25	11	3	0	4	8	7	15	16	WDLLLW
11	Stockport County	15	6	4	5	21	15	4	2	1	13	5	2	2	4	8	10	6	16	WDWLWL
12	Bury	15	7	2	6	18	18	6	0	2	13	5	1	2	4	5	13	0	16	WWDWLW
13	Port Vale	15	6	3	6	23	19	4	1	2	11	6	2	2	4	12	13	4	15	LLWLDW
14	South Shields	15	5	3	7	13	19	5	1	1	12	5	0	2	6	1	14	-6	13	LDDLWD
15	Nottingham Forest	16	3	6	7	14	23	3	3	3	10	8	0	3	4	4	15	-9	12	LWLDLD
16	Rotherham County	16	5	2	9	17	31	4	1	2	10	7	1	1	7	7	24	-14	12	LLLWWD
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	3	8	19	22	2	1	4	14	11	2	2	4	5	11	-3	11	LLWLLL
18	Leicester City	15	3	4	8	12	30	2	2	4	9	15	1	2	4	3	15	-18	10	DLLDLD
19	Clapton Orient	16	4	1	11	16	28	3	1	3	7	7	1	0	8	9	21	-12	9	LLWWLL
20	Lincoln City	15	2	4	9	11	41	2	3	3	6	13	0	1	6	5	28	-30	8	LWLWLD
21	Grimsby Town	15	3	1	11	9	31	2	1	4	4	8	1	0	7	5	23	-22	7	LWLLLL
22	Coventry City	15	0	3	12	4	35	0	2	6	2	17	0	1	6	2	18	-31	3	DDLLLD

*Port Vale joined after the expulsion of Leeds City and inherited the eight games already played by Leeds

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	Tottenham Hotspur	16	13	2	1	47	12	8	0	0	27	6	5	2	1	20	6	35	28	WWLWDW		5-2
3	2	Birmingham City	16	10	3	3	34	15	6	1	1	24	9	4	2	2	10	6	19	23	LWWWDW		3-0
3	3	Blackpool	17	10	3	4	35	17	7	1	0	24	4	3	2	4	11	13	18	23	WWWDDW		2-0
2	4	Stoke	16	11	1	4	29	18	8	0	0	19	3	3	1	4	10	15	11	23	WWWWWL		0-2
2	5	Hull City	17	10	2	5	35	24	7	2	0	24	7	3	0	5	11	17	11	22	LWWWWL		1-3
2	6	Huddersfield Town	16	9	3	4	31	12	6	2	0	19	1	3	1	4	12	11	19	21	DWWWWL		1-2
1	7	Fulham	17	8	4	5	25	17	4	3	2	16	8	4	1	3	9	9	8	20	DLLDLW		1-0
1	8	Bristol City	16	7	5	4	19	14	5	1	2	13	7	2	4	2	6	7	5	19	DWLLLW		2-1
2	9	West Ham United	16	8	3	5	17	19	3	2	3	7	8	5	1	2	10	11	-2	19	WLDWWL		0-1
	10	Barnsley	16	8	2	6	37	20	4	2	2	25	11	4	0	4	12	9	17	18	DLLLWW		4-2
	11	Stockport County	16	7	4	5	24	16	5	2	1	16	6	2	2	4	8	10	8	18	DWLWLW		3-1
1	12	Port Vale	16	7	3	6	24	19	5	1	2	12	6	2	2	4	12	13	5	17	LWLDWW		1-0
1	13	Bury	16	7	2	7	19	20	6	0	2	13	5	1	2	5	6	15	-1	16	WDWLWL		1-2
	14	South Shields	16	6	3	7	15	19	6	1	1	14	5	0	2	6	1	14	-4	15	DDLWDW		2-0
	15	Nottingham Forest	17	3	6	8	16	28	3	3	3	10	8	0	3	5	6	20	-12	12	WLDLDL		2-5
	16	Rotherham County	17	5	2	10	17	34	4	1	3	10	10	1	1	7	7	24	-17	12	LLWWDL		0-3
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	4	3	9	21	26	2	1	5	16	15	2	2	4	5	11	-5	11	LWLLLL		2-4
1	18	Clapton Orient	17	5	1	11	18	29	4	1	3	9	8	1	0	8	9	21	-11	11	LWWLLW		2-1
1	19	Leicester City	16	3	4	9	12	32	2	2	4	9	15	1	2	5	3	17	-20	10	LLDLDL		0-2
1	20	Grimsby Town	16	4	1	11	11	31	3	1	4	6	8	1	0	7	5	23	-20	9	WLLLLW		2-0
1	21	Lincoln City	16	2	4	10	11	42	2	3	3	6	13	0	1	7	5	29	-31	8	WLWLDL		0-1
	22	Coventry City	16	0	3	13	4	37	0	2	6	2	17	0	1	7	2	20	-33	3	DLLLDL		0-2

*Port Vale joined after the expulsion of Leeds City and inherited the eight games already played by Leeds