FOREST 1 - 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED - Sat Sep 23, 1922 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 23, 1922 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
- Sheffield United:
- Sep 30, 1922
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 934 (of 5043)
- League Tier 1:
- 618 (of 2295)
- Competitive:
- 1065 (of 5766)
- Total:
- 1908 (of 7554)
- Played:
- 102 years, 7 months, 22 days ago
- Notes:
- RJ Masters benefit
Review
This was also a benefit for RJ Masters, the Forest secretary, for his 21 years of service
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 40 |  Sam Hardy | |
| 2 | D | 32 | Harold Bulling | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Harry Jones | |
| 4 | F | 27 | Jackie Belton | |
| 5 | D | 28 | Fred Parker | |
| 6 | F | 25 | Noah Burton | |
| 7 | M | 23 | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | F | 30 | Jack Spaven | |
| 9 | F | 23 |  Patrick Nelis | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Walter Tinsley  (15') | |
| 11 | F | 30 | Henry Martin | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harold Gough |
| 2 | D | Albert Sturgess |
| 3 | D | Seth King |
| 4 | D | Harry Pantling |
| 5 | D | Jimmy McCourt |
| 6 | M | Jim Plant |
| 7 | M | Dave Mercer |
| 8 | M | Tommy Sampy |
| 9 | M | Bertie Menlove |
| 10 | F | Billy Gillespie |
| 11 | F | Fred Tunstall |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | Sunderland |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Birmingham City |
| Cardiff City | 0-2 | Everton |
| Chelsea | 4-0 | Oldham Athletic |
| Liverpool | 3-0 | Burnley |
| Manchester City | 3-1 | Huddersfield Town |
| Newcastle United | 3-1 | Preston North End |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| Stoke City | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Arsenal |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.25000 | 8 | WLLWWW | |||
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.16667 | 8 | DLWWDW | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.28571 | 8 | DWWWDL | |||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.14286 | 8 | DWLWDW | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.00000 | 7 | WDLWWL | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.80000 | 7 | WWLDWL | |||
| 7 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.75000 | 7 | DWLWWL | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.50000 | 7 | WDLWWL | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.37500 | 7 | LWDLWW | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.33333 | 7 | DWWLW | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.00000 | 6 | WDDLWL | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.00000 | 6 | LWDLDW | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .87500 | 6 | LDWDLW | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .80000 | 6 | LLDWWL | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .75000 | 5 | WDDDLL | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .60000 | 5 | WLDLLW | |||
| 17 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .53333 | 5 | LDWLLW | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .50000 | 5 | LWDLLW | |||
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .57143 | 4 | LDWDLL | |||
| 20 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .54545 | 4 | LWLWL | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .53846 | 4 | WLLLWL | |||
| 22 | Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .50000 | 2 | LDLDLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.62500 | 10 | LLWWWW | 3-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.85714 | 10 | WWWDLW | 4-0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.00000 | 9 | WLDWLW | 3-1 | |
 2 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.87500 | 9 | LWWDWD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.37500 | 8 | WDLWWD | 0-0 | |
| 7 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.12500 | 8 | DWDLWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .90000 | 8 | WLWDWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 8 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.40000 | 7 | WLWWLL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 9 | Burnley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.33333 | 7 | DLWWLL | 0-3 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.12500 | 7 | DWWLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 3 | 11 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.00000 | 7 | DLWWLL | 0-4 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.00000 | 7 | WDLDWD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .80000 | 7 | LDLLWW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 14 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .69231 | 7 | WDLLWW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .62500 | 7 | DWLLWW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 16 | Sheffield United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .88889 | 6 | DDLWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .78571 | 6 | DWDLLW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 18 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .72727 | 6 | LWLWLW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 19 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .50000 | 6 | LDWWLL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .66667 | 5 | DDDLLL | 1-3 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .60000 | 5 | LLLWLD | 2-2 | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .44444 | 2 | DLDLLL | 0-2 | ||