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BOLTON WANDERERS 4 - 2 FOREST - Tue Jan 02, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Jan 02, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Burnden Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-3

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 02 January 1923

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: J Davis
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 9 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Feb 16, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 952 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 636 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1083 (of 5824)
Total:: 1926 (of 7629)
Played:: 103 years, 7 months, 19 days ago

Review
In game that was postponed from yesterday (New Year's Day) due to fog, Joe Smith scored all four goals for Bolton.

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Spaven (20')
Bobby Parker (63') - Bobby Parker last goal

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: Charles Foweraker
Prior form: WLWWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Joe Smith (8')
Joe Smith (42')
Joe Smith (44')
Joe Smith (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
2	D	23	Bill Thompson
3	D	31	Harry Jones
4	F	27	Jackie Belton
5	D	29	Fred Parker
6	M	23	Gerry Morgan
7	F	26	Noah Burton
8	F	24	Patrick Nelis
9	F	31	Bobby Parker (63')
10	F	31	Jack Spaven (20')
11	F	31	Henry Martin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy	55		3	1
2	D	23	Bill Thompson	6		3	1
3	D	31	Harry Jones	204	9	7	2
4	F	27	Jackie Belton	154	14	3	1
5	D	29	Fred Parker	137	3	3	1
6	M	23	Gerry Morgan	10		3	1
7	F	26	Noah Burton	69	7	3	1
8	F	24	Patrick Nelis	30	9	3	1
9	F	31	Bobby Parker (63')	46	11	3	1
10	F	31	Jack Spaven (20')	111	44	3	1
11	F	31	Henry Martin	24	3	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dick Pym
2	D	Nelson Howarth
3	D	Bob Haworth
4	D	Charles Smith
5	D	Jack Newnes
6	M	Billy Jennings
7	M	Billy Butler
8	M	David Jack
9	M	John Smith
10	F	Joe Smith
11	F	Ted Vizard

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Jan 02, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	4-2	Nottingham Forest

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Liverpool	23	16	2	5	48	22	9	1	1	33	11	7	1	4	15	11	26	34	WWWWWD
2	Sunderland	23	13	7	3	48	32	9	3	0	31	15	4	4	3	17	17	16	33	DWDWWW
3	Huddersfield Town	23	11	7	5	34	18	7	1	3	18	7	4	6	2	16	11	16	29	WDWDWW
4	Middlesbrough	23	10	9	4	39	29	8	4	0	29	13	2	5	4	10	16	10	29	LWDDDW
5	Newcastle United	24	10	8	6	26	19	5	5	2	14	8	5	3	4	12	11	7	28	DDDDWW
6	Manchester City	23	11	6	6	33	29	9	2	1	27	14	2	4	5	6	15	4	28	WLWDWW
7	Sheffield United	24	10	7	7	34	30	7	5	1	22	11	3	2	6	12	19	4	27	WDWLWW
8	Burnley	23	10	5	8	39	27	7	3	1	26	7	3	2	7	13	20	12	25	WDDDLL
9	Bolton Wanderers	24	9	6	9	32	33	8	4	0	25	6	1	2	9	7	27	-1	24	WLWWLD
10	Aston Villa	23	9	6	8	29	30	7	2	3	19	9	2	4	5	10	21	-1	24	LDDDWW
11	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	6	9	35	33	6	4	1	26	7	2	2	8	9	26	2	22	LLDLWL
12	Blackburn Rovers	23	7	8	8	30	32	6	5	1	20	12	1	3	7	10	20	-2	22	WLDLWL
13	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	4	10	28	34	5	1	5	18	17	4	3	5	10	17	-6	22	DWWLLL
14	Everton	23	9	4	10	29	36	7	2	3	19	13	2	2	7	10	23	-7	22	DWDLLW
15	Birmingham City	24	6	9	9	23	29	5	4	3	13	8	1	5	6	10	21	-6	21	LDLDLL
16	Chelsea	23	6	8	9	26	28	2	7	3	14	13	4	1	6	12	15	-2	20	LDLDWD
17	Arsenal	25	8	4	13	40	52	6	2	4	21	13	2	2	9	19	39	-12	20	DLLWWW
18	Preston North End	23	6	7	10	31	37	5	2	4	18	14	1	5	6	13	23	-6	19	LDLDWL
19	Cardiff City	23	7	4	12	33	38	6	1	4	23	14	1	3	8	10	24	-5	18	LWLWLD
20	Nottingham Forest	24	6	6	12	23	39	6	2	5	12	13	0	4	7	11	26	-16	18	LLLDLL
21	Oldham Athletic	24	5	5	14	25	45	5	2	4	14	13	0	3	10	11	32	-20	15	DDLLLL
22	Stoke	23	4	6	13	25	38	3	5	3	17	13	1	1	10	8	25	-13	14	WLDLLL

Table after:

	FIRST 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	Liverpool	23	16	2	5	48	22	9	1	1	33	11	7	1	4	15	11	26	34	WWWWWD
	2	Sunderland	23	13	7	3	48	32	9	3	0	31	15	4	4	3	17	17	16	33	DWDWWW
	3	Huddersfield Town	23	11	7	5	34	18	7	1	3	18	7	4	6	2	16	11	16	29	WDWDWW
	4	Middlesbrough	23	10	9	4	39	29	8	4	0	29	13	2	5	4	10	16	10	29	LWDDDW
	5	Newcastle United	24	10	8	6	26	19	5	5	2	14	8	5	3	4	12	11	7	28	DDDDWW
	6	Manchester City	23	11	6	6	33	29	9	2	1	27	14	2	4	5	6	15	4	28	WLWDWW
	7	Sheffield United	24	10	7	7	34	30	7	5	1	22	11	3	2	6	12	19	4	27	WDWLWW
1	8	Bolton Wanderers	25	10	6	9	36	35	9	4	0	29	8	1	2	9	7	27	1	26	LWWLDW		4-2
1	9	Burnley	23	10	5	8	39	27	7	3	1	26	7	3	2	7	13	20	12	25	WDDDLL
	10	Aston Villa	23	9	6	8	29	30	7	2	3	19	9	2	4	5	10	21	-1	24	LDDDWW
	11	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	6	9	35	33	6	4	1	26	7	2	2	8	9	26	2	22	LLDLWL
	12	Blackburn Rovers	23	7	8	8	30	32	6	5	1	20	12	1	3	7	10	20	-2	22	WLDLWL
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	4	10	28	34	5	1	5	18	17	4	3	5	10	17	-6	22	DWWLLL
	14	Everton	23	9	4	10	29	36	7	2	3	19	13	2	2	7	10	23	-7	22	DWDLLW
	15	Birmingham City	24	6	9	9	23	29	5	4	3	13	8	1	5	6	10	21	-6	21	LDLDLL
	16	Chelsea	23	6	8	9	26	28	2	7	3	14	13	4	1	6	12	15	-2	20	LDLDWD
	17	Arsenal	25	8	4	13	40	52	6	2	4	21	13	2	2	9	19	39	-12	20	DLLWWW
	18	Preston North End	23	6	7	10	31	37	5	2	4	18	14	1	5	6	13	23	-6	19	LDLDWL
	19	Cardiff City	23	7	4	12	33	38	6	1	4	23	14	1	3	8	10	24	-5	18	LWLWLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	25	6	6	13	25	43	6	2	5	12	13	0	4	8	13	30	-18	18	LLDLLL		2-4
	21	Oldham Athletic	24	5	5	14	25	45	5	2	4	14	13	0	3	10	11	32	-20	15	DDLLLL
	22	Stoke	23	4	6	13	25	38	3	5	3	17	13	1	1	10	8	25	-13	14	WLDLLL

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