FOREST 6 - 1 ROTHERHAM COUNTY - Sat Dec 25, 1920 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 25, 1920 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Rotherham County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 6-1 WON
- Half-time: 3-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Nottingham Journal - Tuesday 28 December 1920
- Season:
- 1920-21
- Referee:
- FJ Proctor
- Attendance:
- 14,000
- League Week:
- 20 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
9 - Opp Before/After:
- 12
15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Rotherham United (League Tier 2)
- Rotherham County:
- Dec 27, 1920
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 863 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 252 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 988 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1827 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 105 years, 7 months, 25 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters
Prior form: LLLWWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Sidney Harrold (16')
Jack Spaven (42')
Harry Bedford (26')
Jack Spaven (50')
Jack Spaven
Sidney Harrold
ROTHERHAM COUNTY
Manager: None
Prior form: WWLDLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John Wallace (12')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Alfred Bennett | |
| 2 | D | 30 | Harold Bulling | |
| 3 | F | 22 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | F | 25 | Jackie Belton | |
| 5 | D | 27 | Fred Parker | |
| 6 | F | 36 | Jack Armstrong | |
| 7 | F | 25 | Sidney Harrold  (16') | |
| 8 | F | 29 | Jack Spaven (42') (50') | |
| 9 | M | 21 | Harry Bedford (26') | |
| 10 | F | 35 |  Sandy Higgins | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Lythgoe | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Branston |
| 2 | D | Harry Millership |
| 3 | D | Phil Bratley |
| 4 | D | William Chambers |
| 5 | D | Fred Coe |
| 6 | M | Hedley Bailey |
| 7 | M | Herbert Lounds |
| 8 | M | John Wallace |
| 9 | M | Albert Pape |
| 10 | F | Dick Shaw |
| 11 | F | Billy Clarkson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1-0 | Barnsley |
| Bury | 1-0 | South Shields |
| Clapton Orient | 1-1 | Hull City |
| Coventry City | 2-4 | Cardiff City |
| Leeds United | 0-0 | Fulham |
| Leicester City | 3-1 | Stoke |
| Nottingham Forest | 6-1 | Rotherham County |
| Port Vale | 0-2 | Bristol City |
| Stockport County | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| The Wednesday | 1-1 | Notts County |
| West Ham United | 1-1 | Birmingham 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 | Cardiff City | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | WWDWWW | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 26 | WWWWWW | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26 | LWWWWD | |||
| 4 | South Shields | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 24 | WDWLLD | |||
| 5 | Clapton Orient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 23 | LWWDWL | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | WLDWWL | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | WWLWLW | |||
| 8 | Notts County | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 20 | DDWLLW | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 20 | DDWWWL | |||
| 10 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 19 | DWDLDW | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 19 | LLLWWD | |||
| 12 | Rotherham County | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 19 | WWLDLL | |||
| 13 | Bury | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 18 | LDLWWL | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 17 | DLLWLL | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 17 | DLWLDD | |||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 17 | LDWWWW | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -9 | 17 | LDLLLD | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 16 | LLWLWW | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 15 | LDLLLL | |||
| 20 | The Wednesday | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -12 | 14 | LWLLLD | |||
| 21 | Coventry City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 11 | DDDLLL | |||
| 22 | Stockport County | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | -25 | 10 | LWLDLD | |||
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 | Cardiff City | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 30 | WDWWWW | 4-2 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Bristol City | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 28 | WWWWDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 27 | WWWWWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Blackpool | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 | LDWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | South Shields | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | DWLLDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Clapton Orient | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 24 | WWDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | WLWLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 8 | Notts County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 | DWLLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 21 | LLWWDW | 6-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 21 | DWWWLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 11 | Bury | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 20 | DLWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Port Vale | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 19 | WDLDWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 19 | DWWWWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -7 | 19 | DLLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | Rotherham County | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 19 | WLDLLL | 1-6 | |
| 2 | 16 | Stoke | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 17 | LLWLLL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 17 | Barnsley | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 17 | LWLDDL | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 17 | LWLWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 19 | Hull City | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 16 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | The Wednesday | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -12 | 15 | WLLLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 21 | Coventry City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -26 | 11 | DDLLLL | 2-4 | ||
| 22 | Stockport County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | -26 | 10 | WLDLDL | 1-2 | ||