The City Ground

PORT VALE 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 31, 1920 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 31, 1920 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Old Recreation Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-4

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: JH Alderson
Attendance:: 7,000
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 15
Opp Before/After:: 16 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Feb 18, 1920

GAME COUNT:
League:: 827 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 216 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 952 (of 5828)
Total:: 1791 (of 7633)
Played:: 106 years, 7 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Harry Jones (62')

PORT VALE
Manager: None
Prior form: LLLLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Fitchford (14')
Bobby Blood (35')
Bobby Blood (37')
Bobby Blood (38')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Joseph Johnson
2	D	29	Harold Bulling
3	D	28	Harry Jones (62')
4	D	23	Samuel Waplington	Only appearance
5	D	26	Fred Parker
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong
7	M	32	Robert Firth
8	M	25	Horace Hart
9	F	24	Jackie Belton
10	F	27	John Lythgoe
11	F	26	Lawrence Stapleton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Joseph Johnson	22		3	1
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	18		3	1
3	D	28	Harry Jones (62')	77	4	3	1
4	D	23	Samuel Waplington	Debut
5	D	26	Fred Parker	24	1	3	1
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong	357	8	3	1
7	M	32	Robert Firth	115	13	3	1
8	M	25	Horace Hart	2		3	1
9	F	24	Jackie Belton	38	11	3	1
10	F	27	John Lythgoe	26	9	3	1
11	F	26	Lawrence Stapleton	2		3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alfred Bourne
2	D	Tommy Lyons
3	D	Peter Pursell
4	D	Arthur McGarry
5	D	Ernie Perry
6	M	Tom Holford
7	M	Willie Aitken
8	M	Aaron Lockett
9	M	Bobby Blood
10	F	Billy Fitchford
11	F	James Hill

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 31, 1920)

Home	Score	Away
Lincoln City	0-0	Rotherham County
Port Vale	4-1	Nottingham Forest
South Shields	1-0	Coventry City

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	25	20	3	2	71	19	12	0	0	41	6	8	3	2	30	13	52	43	WWWWWD
2	Huddersfield Town	25	15	5	5	56	21	9	3	1	34	7	6	2	4	22	14	35	35	WWDWWD
3	Birmingham City	25	15	5	5	47	20	9	2	2	32	12	6	3	3	15	8	27	35	LLWDWD
4	Blackpool	26	14	6	6	48	24	9	3	1	32	8	5	3	5	16	16	24	34	WDWDLW
5	Stoke	26	15	2	9	45	30	11	0	2	29	7	4	2	7	16	23	15	32	WWDWLW
6	West Ham United	25	12	7	6	24	22	7	3	3	14	9	5	4	3	10	13	2	31	WDDDWW
7	Barnsley	26	12	4	10	46	31	7	2	3	31	13	5	2	7	15	18	15	28	WLLWLD
8	Hull City	26	13	2	11	59	52	10	2	1	43	15	3	0	10	16	37	7	28	LLWLWL
9	Bristol City	26	8	11	7	27	25	6	5	2	18	10	2	6	5	9	15	2	27	DDDLDL
10	Fulham	25	10	7	8	34	32	5	5	3	20	14	5	2	5	14	18	2	27	WDWDLD
11	Stockport County	25	10	6	9	39	30	8	2	2	25	10	2	4	7	14	20	9	26	LWLLLD
12	South Shields	25	9	7	9	27	27	8	3	1	24	8	1	4	8	3	19	0	25	DWDWLD
13	Bury	25	10	4	11	31	30	9	1	3	22	9	1	3	8	9	21	1	24	LLWLDL
14	Nottingham Forest	25	8	7	10	28	35	6	3	4	15	12	2	4	6	13	23	-7	23	WWWDWL
15	Leicester City	25	9	5	11	25	41	6	3	4	19	19	3	2	7	6	22	-16	23	WWLWWW
16	Port Vale	24	8	5	11	35	36	6	2	4	20	15	2	3	7	15	21	-1	21	LLLLDW
17	Rotherham County	26	8	5	13	31	55	7	2	4	20	17	1	3	9	11	38	-24	21	LDLDWW
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	6	7	12	36	49	4	3	5	26	19	2	4	7	10	30	-13	19	DLDWLD
19	Clapton Orient	26	8	3	15	28	42	7	2	3	16	11	1	1	12	12	31	-14	19	WLDLWL
20	Lincoln City	26	5	4	17	24	67	5	3	5	16	21	0	1	12	8	46	-43	14	LWLLWL
21	Coventry City	26	2	8	16	16	55	1	6	6	7	21	1	2	10	9	34	-39	12	LDWDLD
22	Grimsby Town	25	4	3	18	17	51	3	3	7	10	17	1	0	11	7	34	-34	11	LLLLLD

*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	25	20	3	2	71	19	12	0	0	41	6	8	3	2	30	13	52	43	WWWWWD
	2	Huddersfield Town	25	15	5	5	56	21	9	3	1	34	7	6	2	4	22	14	35	35	WWDWWD
	3	Birmingham City	25	15	5	5	47	20	9	2	2	32	12	6	3	3	15	8	27	35	LLWDWD
	4	Blackpool	26	14	6	6	48	24	9	3	1	32	8	5	3	5	16	16	24	34	WDWDLW
	5	Stoke	26	15	2	9	45	30	11	0	2	29	7	4	2	7	16	23	15	32	WWDWLW
	6	West Ham United	25	12	7	6	24	22	7	3	3	14	9	5	4	3	10	13	2	31	WDDDWW
	7	Barnsley	26	12	4	10	46	31	7	2	3	31	13	5	2	7	15	18	15	28	WLLWLD
	8	Hull City	26	13	2	11	59	52	10	2	1	43	15	3	0	10	16	37	7	28	LLWLWL
	9	Bristol City	26	8	11	7	27	25	6	5	2	18	10	2	6	5	9	15	2	27	DDDLDL
	10	Fulham	25	10	7	8	34	32	5	5	3	20	14	5	2	5	14	18	2	27	WDWDLD
1	11	South Shields	26	10	7	9	28	27	9	3	1	25	8	1	4	8	3	19	1	27	WDWLDW		1-0
1	12	Stockport County	25	10	6	9	39	30	8	2	2	25	10	2	4	7	14	20	9	26	LWLLLD
	13	Bury	25	10	4	11	31	30	9	1	3	22	9	1	3	8	9	21	1	24	LLWLDL
2	14	Port Vale	25	9	5	11	39	37	7	2	4	24	16	2	3	7	15	21	2	23	LLLDWW		4-1
1	15	Nottingham Forest	26	8	7	11	29	39	6	3	4	15	12	2	4	7	14	27	-10	23	WWDWLL		1-4
1	16	Leicester City	25	9	5	11	25	41	6	3	4	19	19	3	2	7	6	22	-16	23	WWLWWW
	17	Rotherham County	27	8	6	13	31	55	7	2	4	20	17	1	4	9	11	38	-24	22	DLDWWD		0-0
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	6	7	12	36	49	4	3	5	26	19	2	4	7	10	30	-13	19	DLDWLD
	19	Clapton Orient	26	8	3	15	28	42	7	2	3	16	11	1	1	12	12	31	-14	19	WLDLWL
	20	Lincoln City	27	5	5	17	24	67	5	4	5	16	21	0	1	12	8	46	-43	15	WLLWLD		0-0
	21	Coventry City	27	2	8	17	16	56	1	6	6	7	21	1	2	11	9	35	-40	12	DWDLDL		0-1
	22	Grimsby Town	25	4	3	18	17	51	3	3	7	10	17	1	0	11	7	34	-34	11	LLLLLD

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