The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 GRIMSBY TOWN - Sat Feb 14, 1920 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 14, 1920 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Grimsby Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 14 February 1920

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: HR Child
Attendance:: 5,000
League Week:: 28 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Grimsby Town:: Sep 06, 1926

GAME COUNT:
League:: 829 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 218 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 954 (of 5824)
Total:: 1793 (of 7629)
Played:: 106 years, 6 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Lythgoe (43')
Horace Hart (65') - Horace Hart only goal

GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: H Hickson
Prior form: LLLDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Joseph Johnson
2	D	29	Harold Bulling
3	D	28	Harry Jones
4	F	24	Jackie Belton
5	D	26	Fred Parker
6	F	36	Jack Armstrong
7	F	31	Sticker Banks
8	M	25	Horace Hart (65')
9	M	22	John Parker	Debut
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (43')
11	F	26	Lawrence Stapleton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Joseph Johnson	24		7	1
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	20		7	1
3	D	28	Harry Jones	78	5	14	2
4	F	24	Jackie Belton	40	11	7	1
5	D	26	Fred Parker	26	1	7	1
6	F	36	Jack Armstrong	359	8	7	1
7	F	31	Sticker Banks	70	5	63	10
8	M	25	Horace Hart (65')	4		7	1
9	M	22	John Parker	Debut
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (43')	27	9	14	2
11	F	26	Lawrence Stapleton	4		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Walter Scott
2	D	George Affleck
3	D	Grant McEachran
4	D	Wally Battiste
5	D	David Kenny
6	M	Frank Martin
7	M	Tommy Spink
8	M	Gilbert Kemp
9	M	John Clarke
10	F	Harry Storer
11	F	Gus Huxford

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 14, 1920)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-5	Birmingham City
Bury	4-1	Rotherham County
Clapton Orient	1-0	Bristol City
Hull City	2-0	Fulham
Lincoln City	2-1	Stoke
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Grimsby Town
Port Vale	1-0	West Ham United
South Shields	1-2	Huddersfield Town
Stockport County	0-2	Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	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	26	21	3	2	72	19	12	0	0	41	6	9	3	2	31	13	53	45	WWWWDW
2	Huddersfield Town	26	15	6	5	58	23	9	4	1	36	9	6	2	4	22	14	35	36	WDWWDD
3	Birmingham City	26	15	6	5	47	20	9	3	2	32	12	6	3	3	15	8	27	36	LWDWDD
4	Blackpool	27	14	6	7	48	25	9	3	2	32	9	5	3	5	16	16	23	34	DWDLWL
5	West Ham United	27	13	7	7	27	24	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	4	10	14	3	33	DDWWWL
6	Stoke	27	15	2	10	46	33	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	7	16	23	13	32	WDWLWL
7	Hull City	28	14	2	12	64	54	11	2	1	48	16	3	0	11	16	38	10	30	WLWLLW
8	Barnsley	28	12	5	11	46	32	7	2	4	31	14	5	3	7	15	18	14	29	LWLDDL
9	Fulham	26	11	7	8	35	32	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	5	14	18	3	29	DWDLDW
10	Stockport County	26	11	6	9	41	30	8	2	2	25	10	3	4	7	16	20	11	28	WLLLDW
11	Bury	27	12	4	11	34	31	10	1	3	23	9	2	3	8	11	22	3	28	WLDLWW
12	Bristol City	27	8	12	7	28	26	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	5	9	15	2	28	DDLDLD
13	South Shields	27	10	8	9	30	29	9	3	1	25	8	1	5	8	5	21	1	28	DWLDWD
14	Port Vale	26	9	5	12	40	40	7	2	4	24	16	2	3	8	16	24	0	23	LLDWWL
15	Nottingham Forest	27	8	7	12	29	40	6	3	4	15	12	2	4	8	14	28	-11	23	WDWLLL
16	Leicester City	27	9	5	13	26	48	6	3	5	19	21	3	2	8	7	27	-22	23	LWWWLL
17	Rotherham County	28	8	6	14	32	57	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	9	11	38	-25	22	LDWWDL
18	Clapton Orient	27	8	4	15	29	43	7	2	3	16	11	1	2	12	13	32	-14	20	LDLWLD
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	6	7	13	36	50	4	3	5	26	19	2	4	8	10	31	-14	19	LDWLDL
20	Lincoln City	28	6	5	17	27	68	5	4	5	16	21	1	1	12	11	47	-41	17	LLWLDW
21	Grimsby Town	27	6	3	18	19	51	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	11	8	34	-32	15	LLLDWW
22	Coventry City	28	3	8	17	17	56	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	11	9	35	-39	14	WDLDLW

*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	27	21	4	2	74	21	12	1	0	43	8	9	3	2	31	13	53	46	WWWDWD	Safe	2-2
1	2	Birmingham City	27	16	6	5	52	20	9	3	2	32	12	7	3	3	20	8	32	38	WDWDDW		5-0
1	3	Huddersfield Town	27	16	6	5	60	24	9	4	1	36	9	7	2	4	24	15	36	38	DWWDDW		2-1
	4	Blackpool	28	14	7	7	50	27	9	3	2	32	9	5	4	5	18	18	23	35	WDLWLD		2-2
	5	West Ham United	28	13	7	8	27	25	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	5	10	15	2	33	DWWWLL		0-1
	6	Stoke	28	15	2	11	47	35	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	8	17	25	12	32	DWLWLL		1-2
	7	Hull City	29	15	2	12	66	54	12	2	1	50	16	3	0	11	16	38	12	32	LWLLWW		2-0
3	8	Bury	28	13	4	11	38	32	11	1	3	27	10	2	3	8	11	22	6	30	LDLWWW		4-1
1	9	Barnsley	29	12	5	12	46	37	7	2	5	31	19	5	3	7	15	18	9	29	WLDDLL		0-5
1	10	Fulham	27	11	7	9	35	34	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	6	14	20	1	29	WDLDWL		0-2
1	11	Stockport County	27	11	6	10	41	32	8	2	3	25	12	3	4	7	16	20	9	28	LLLDWL		0-2
	12	Bristol City	28	8	12	8	28	27	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	6	9	16	1	28	DLDLDL		0-1
	13	South Shields	28	10	8	10	31	31	9	3	2	26	10	1	5	8	5	21	0	28	WLDWDL		1-2
	14	Port Vale	27	10	5	12	41	40	8	2	4	25	16	2	3	8	16	24	1	25	LDWWLW		1-0
	15	Nottingham Forest	28	9	7	12	31	40	7	3	4	17	12	2	4	8	14	28	-9	25	DWLLLW		2-0
	16	Leicester City	28	10	5	13	28	48	6	3	5	19	21	4	2	8	9	27	-20	25	WWWLLW		2-0
1	17	Clapton Orient	28	9	4	15	30	43	8	2	3	17	11	1	2	12	13	32	-13	22	DLWLDW		1-0
1	18	Rotherham County	29	8	6	15	33	61	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	10	12	42	-28	22	DWWDLL		1-4
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	7	7	13	38	50	5	3	5	28	19	2	4	8	10	31	-12	21	DWLDLW		2-0
	20	Lincoln City	29	7	5	17	29	69	6	4	5	18	22	1	1	12	11	47	-40	19	LWLDWW		2-1
	21	Grimsby Town	28	6	3	19	19	53	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	12	8	36	-34	15	LLDWWL		0-2
	22	Coventry City	29	3	8	18	17	58	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	12	9	37	-41	14	DLDLWL		0-2

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