The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Mar 24, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 24, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
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

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: M Hopkinson
Attendance:: 12,000
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 15 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Middlesbrough (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 29, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 962 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 646 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1097 (of 5824)
Total:: 1941 (of 7629)
Played:: 103 years, 4 months, 26 days ago

Review
Fred Parker took a knock to the leg that required half-time stitches. He was off the field for 20 minutes in the first half, during which time we scored the only goal of the game.

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

Goal Scorers
Patrick Nelis (15')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jack Carr
Prior form: LLLDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
2	F	24	Percy Barratt
3	D	31	Harry Jones
4	D	29	Fred Parker
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan
6	F	26	Noah Burton
7	D		John Green
8	F	26	Charlie Flood
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis (15')
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley
11	F	31	Henry Martin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy	68		7	1
2	F	24	Percy Barratt	28		7	1
3	D	31	Harry Jones	218	9	7	1
4	D	29	Fred Parker	141	3	7	1
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan	24		7	1
6	F	26	Noah Burton	82	7	7	1
7	D		John Green	11	3	14	2
8	F	26	Charlie Flood	6	2	7	1
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis (15')	37	9	7	1
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley	41	9	58	9
11	F	31	Henry Martin	38	4	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ronnie Sewell
2	D	Dave Rollo
3	D	Tom Wylie
4	D	Harry Healless
5	D	Frank Reilly
6	M	Jimmy McKinnell
7	M	Jack Crisp
8	M	Stan Dixon
9	M	Archie Longmuir
10	F	Ernest Hawksworth
11	F	Johnny McIntyre

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 24, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Birmingham City
Burnley	0-2	Huddersfield Town
Liverpool	2-0	Manchester City
Middlesbrough	0-1	Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Oldham Athletic	0-0	Arsenal
Preston North End	2-0	Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur	3-1	Stoke

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	32	22	3	7	61	24	14	1	1	44	11	8	2	6	17	13	37	47	WDWWLL	Safe
2	Sunderland	31	17	10	4	59	40	11	5	0	38	19	6	5	4	21	21	19	44	WWDWLD	Safe
3	Huddersfield Town	32	15	8	9	46	29	11	1	5	28	14	4	7	4	18	15	17	38	WLLLWW
4	Newcastle United	34	14	10	10	39	33	9	6	2	25	10	5	4	8	14	23	6	38	WWWDLL
5	Manchester City	33	15	8	10	43	38	12	4	1	33	15	3	4	9	10	23	5	38	DLWLWW
6	Aston Villa	33	14	8	11	53	43	11	2	3	33	10	3	6	8	20	33	10	36	DWDWWL
7	Burnley	33	15	5	13	52	42	11	3	2	36	14	4	2	11	16	28	10	35	WLWWWL
8	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	9	11	47	38	9	7	1	32	8	4	2	10	15	30	9	35	DLWDWD
9	Sheffield United	32	13	9	10	55	47	9	6	1	34	15	4	3	9	21	32	8	35	DLWWLL
10	Bolton Wanderers	33	13	8	12	44	45	11	5	0	33	10	2	3	12	11	35	-1	34	DWWLLW
11	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	5	13	41	40	9	1	6	28	19	5	4	7	13	21	1	33	LWLWLD
12	Everton	33	14	5	14	52	52	11	3	3	36	18	3	2	11	16	34	0	33	LWWLDW
13	Arsenal	35	13	6	16	52	58	11	2	4	32	14	2	4	12	20	44	-6	32	WDWLWW
14	Middlesbrough	32	11	9	12	47	51	9	4	2	33	19	2	5	10	14	32	-4	31	LLLWLL
15	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	9	14	40	57	10	6	2	29	19	1	3	12	11	38	-17	31	LLLDWW
16	Cardiff City	32	12	5	15	57	49	11	1	4	42	15	1	4	11	15	34	8	29	WLLDWW
17	Birmingham City	34	10	9	15	36	50	8	4	6	22	17	2	5	9	14	33	-14	29	LLWWWW
18	Preston North End	33	10	8	15	48	56	9	2	5	31	22	1	6	10	17	34	-8	28	LWLLDL
19	Chelsea	33	8	12	13	36	43	4	9	3	21	15	4	3	10	15	28	-7	28	WDLDLD
20	Nottingham Forest	34	9	7	18	33	60	9	2	6	20	21	0	5	12	13	39	-27	25	WLWLDL
21	Stoke	34	8	8	18	44	61	6	7	4	27	18	2	1	14	17	43	-17	24	WLDLLD
22	Oldham Athletic	34	8	7	19	31	60	7	3	6	17	19	1	4	13	14	41	-29	23	WDLWDL

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	33	23	3	7	63	24	15	1	1	46	11	8	2	6	17	13	39	49	DWWLLW	Safe	2-0
	2	Sunderland	32	17	10	5	59	42	11	5	0	38	19	6	5	5	21	23	17	44	WDWLDL	Safe	0-2
	3	Huddersfield Town	33	16	8	9	48	29	11	1	5	28	14	5	7	4	20	15	19	40	LLLWWW	Safe	2-0
2	4	Aston Villa	34	15	8	11	56	43	12	2	3	36	10	3	6	8	20	33	13	38	WDWWLW		3-0
1	5	Newcastle United	34	14	10	10	39	33	9	6	2	25	10	5	4	8	14	23	6	38	WWWDLL
1	6	Manchester City	34	15	8	11	43	40	12	4	1	33	15	3	4	10	10	25	3	38	LWLWWL		0-2
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	9	11	47	38	9	7	1	32	8	4	2	10	15	30	9	35	DLWDWD
1	8	Burnley	34	15	5	14	52	44	11	3	3	36	16	4	2	11	16	28	8	35	LWWWLL		0-2
	9	Sheffield United	32	13	9	10	55	47	9	6	1	34	15	4	3	9	21	32	8	35	DLWWLL
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	33	15	5	13	44	41	10	1	6	31	20	5	4	7	13	21	3	35	WLWLDW		3-1
1	11	Bolton Wanderers	33	13	8	12	44	45	11	5	0	33	10	2	3	12	11	35	-1	34	DWWLLW
	12	Everton	33	14	5	14	52	52	11	3	3	36	18	3	2	11	16	34	0	33	LWWLDW
	13	Arsenal	36	13	7	16	52	58	11	2	4	32	14	2	5	12	20	44	-6	33	DWLWWD		0-0
2	14	Cardiff City	33	13	5	15	58	49	11	1	4	42	15	2	4	11	16	34	9	31	LLDWWW		1-0
1	15	Middlesbrough	33	11	9	13	47	52	9	4	3	33	20	2	5	10	14	32	-5	31	LLWLLL		0-1
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	35	11	9	15	40	58	10	6	2	29	19	1	3	13	11	39	-18	31	LLDWWL		0-1
1	17	Preston North End	34	11	8	15	50	56	10	2	5	33	22	1	6	10	17	34	-6	30	WLLDLW		2-0
1	18	Birmingham City	35	10	9	16	36	53	8	4	6	22	17	2	5	10	14	36	-17	29	LWWWWL		0-3
	19	Chelsea	33	8	12	13	36	43	4	9	3	21	15	4	3	10	15	28	-7	28	WDLDLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	35	10	7	18	34	60	10	2	6	21	21	0	5	12	13	39	-26	27	LWLDLW		1-0
	21	Stoke	35	8	8	19	45	64	6	7	4	27	18	2	1	15	18	46	-19	24	LDLLDL		1-3
	22	Oldham Athletic	35	8	8	19	31	60	7	4	6	17	19	1	4	13	14	41	-29	24	DLWDLD		0-0