The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 ARSENAL - Sat Feb 03, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 03, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: FA Freemantle
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 19
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Feb 10, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 956 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 640 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 1091 (of 5827)
Total:: 1934 (of 7632)
Played:: 103 years, 7 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers
Charlie Flood (44') - Charlie Flood first goal
Henry Martin (73') (Pen)

ARSENAL
Manager: Leslie Knighton
Prior form: WWWLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alf Baker (88')

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	M	23	Gerry Morgan
6	F	26	Noah Burton
7	M	23	Sid Gibson
8	F	31	Jack Spaven
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis
10	F	26	Charlie Flood (44')	Debut
11	F	31	Henry Martin (73')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy	62		9	2
2	D	32	Harold Bulling	132	2	7	1
3	D	31	Harry Jones	212	9	7	1
4	F	27	Jackie Belton	162	14	7	1
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan	18		7	1
6	F	26	Noah Burton	76	7	7	1
7	M	23	Sid Gibson	61	3	7	1
8	F	31	Jack Spaven	118	46	7	1
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis	33	9	21	6
10	F	26	Charlie Flood (44')	Debut
11	F	31	Henry Martin (73')	32	3	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jock Robson
2	D	Alex Mackie
3	D	Andy Kennedy
4	D	Billy Milne
5	D	Alex Graham
6	M	Bob John
7	M	Alf Baker
8	M	Billy Blyth
9	M	Bobby Turnbull
10	F	Alexander McKenzie
11	F	Jimmy Paterson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 03, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Manchester City
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Arsenal
Oldham Athletic	2-0	Birmingham City

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	26	19	2	5	53	22	11	1	1	36	11	8	1	4	17	11	31	40	WWDWWW
2	Sunderland	26	15	8	3	52	34	9	4	0	32	16	6	4	3	20	18	18	38	WWWWDW
3	Huddersfield Town	26	12	8	6	36	20	8	1	4	19	8	4	7	2	17	12	16	32	DWWWDL
4	Newcastle United	27	11	9	7	27	22	6	6	2	15	8	5	3	5	12	14	5	31	DWWWLD
5	Sheffield United	27	11	9	7	41	34	7	6	1	24	13	4	3	6	17	21	7	31	LWWWDD
6	Manchester City	26	12	7	7	36	30	9	3	1	27	14	3	4	6	9	16	6	31	DWWWLD
7	Middlesbrough	26	10	9	7	39	35	8	4	1	29	15	2	5	6	10	20	4	29	DDWLLL
8	West Bromwich Albion	26	11	6	9	41	33	8	4	1	30	7	3	2	8	11	26	8	28	LWLWWW
9	Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	4	10	36	34	7	1	5	23	17	5	3	5	13	17	2	28	LLLWWW
10	Bolton Wanderers	28	10	8	10	39	39	9	5	0	30	9	1	3	10	9	30	0	28	LDWLDD
11	Burnley	26	11	5	10	43	34	8	3	2	29	11	3	2	8	14	23	9	27	DLLLWL
12	Aston Villa	26	10	6	10	36	36	8	2	3	23	9	2	4	7	13	27	0	26	DWWLLW
13	Everton	26	10	4	12	34	41	8	2	3	23	13	2	2	9	11	28	-7	24	LLWLWL
14	Blackburn Rovers	27	8	8	11	34	46	7	5	2	24	18	1	3	9	10	28	-12	24	WLLWLL
15	Chelsea	26	7	9	10	29	29	3	7	3	17	13	4	2	7	12	16	0	23	DWDLWD
16	Preston North End	26	8	7	11	37	42	7	2	4	24	17	1	5	7	13	25	-5	23	DWLWLW
17	Arsenal	28	9	5	14	41	53	7	2	4	22	13	2	3	10	19	40	-12	23	WWWLWD
18	Cardiff City	26	9	4	13	40	41	8	1	4	29	14	1	3	9	11	27	-1	22	WLDWLW
19	Birmingham City	27	6	9	12	24	34	5	4	5	14	12	1	5	7	10	22	-10	21	DLLLLL
20	Stoke	27	7	6	14	35	44	5	5	3	22	14	2	1	11	13	30	-9	20	LLWLWW
21	Nottingham Forest	28	7	6	15	28	49	7	2	5	15	14	0	4	10	13	35	-21	20	LLLLWL
22	Oldham Athletic	27	5	5	17	25	54	5	2	6	14	19	0	3	11	11	35	-29	15	LLLLLL

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	26	19	2	5	53	22	11	1	1	36	11	8	1	4	17	11	31	40	WWDWWW
	2	Sunderland	26	15	8	3	52	34	9	4	0	32	16	6	4	3	20	18	18	38	WWWWDW
	3	Huddersfield Town	26	12	8	6	36	20	8	1	4	19	8	4	7	2	17	12	16	32	DWWWDL
	4	Newcastle United	27	11	9	7	27	22	6	6	2	15	8	5	3	5	12	14	5	31	DWWWLD
	5	Sheffield United	27	11	9	7	41	34	7	6	1	24	13	4	3	6	17	21	7	31	LWWWDD
	6	Manchester City	27	12	7	8	36	32	9	3	1	27	14	3	4	7	9	18	4	31	WWWLDL		0-2
	7	Middlesbrough	26	10	9	7	39	35	8	4	1	29	15	2	5	6	10	20	4	29	DDWLLL
	8	West Bromwich Albion	26	11	6	9	41	33	8	4	1	30	7	3	2	8	11	26	8	28	LWLWWW
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	4	10	36	34	7	1	5	23	17	5	3	5	13	17	2	28	LLLWWW
2	10	Aston Villa	27	11	6	10	38	36	9	2	3	25	9	2	4	7	13	27	2	28	WWLLWW		2-0
1	11	Bolton Wanderers	28	10	8	10	39	39	9	5	0	30	9	1	3	10	9	30	0	28	LDWLDD
1	12	Burnley	26	11	5	10	43	34	8	3	2	29	11	3	2	8	14	23	9	27	DLLLWL
	13	Everton	26	10	4	12	34	41	8	2	3	23	13	2	2	9	11	28	-7	24	LLWLWL
	14	Blackburn Rovers	27	8	8	11	34	46	7	5	2	24	18	1	3	9	10	28	-12	24	WLLWLL
	15	Chelsea	26	7	9	10	29	29	3	7	3	17	13	4	2	7	12	16	0	23	DWDLWD
	16	Preston North End	26	8	7	11	37	42	7	2	4	24	17	1	5	7	13	25	-5	23	DWLWLW
	17	Arsenal	29	9	5	15	42	55	7	2	4	22	13	2	3	11	20	42	-13	23	WWLWDL		1-2
	18	Cardiff City	26	9	4	13	40	41	8	1	4	29	14	1	3	9	11	27	-1	22	WLDWLW
2	19	Nottingham Forest	29	8	6	15	30	50	8	2	5	17	15	0	4	10	13	35	-20	22	LLLWLW		2-1
1	20	Birmingham City	28	6	9	13	24	36	5	4	5	14	12	1	5	8	10	24	-12	21	LLLLLL		0-2
1	21	Stoke	27	7	6	14	35	44	5	5	3	22	14	2	1	11	13	30	-9	20	LLWLWW
	22	Oldham Athletic	28	6	5	17	27	54	6	2	6	16	19	0	3	11	11	35	-27	17	LLLLLW		2-0