The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 4 - 0 FOREST - Mon Apr 02, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 02, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

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

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: J Cahill
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 38 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 16 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stoke City (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Oct 06, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 965 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 649 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1100 (of 5824)
Total:: 1944 (of 7629)
Played:: 103 years, 4 months, 27 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: James Howie
Prior form: WLLLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Elliott (6')
Andy Wilson (11')
Percy Barratt (17') (OG)
Andy Wilson (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
2	D	23	Bill Thompson
3	F	24	Percy Barratt
4	F	27	Jackie Belton
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan
6	F	26	Noah Burton
7	M	23	Sid Gibson
8	F	26	Charlie Flood
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley
11	F	25	George Dennis

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy	71		2	1
2	D	23	Bill Thompson	8		86	17
3	F	24	Percy Barratt	30		2	1
4	F	27	Jackie Belton	168	15	2	1
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan	27		2	1
6	F	26	Noah Burton	85	7	2	1
7	M	23	Sid Gibson	66	5	2	1
8	F	26	Charlie Flood	9	2	2	1
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis	40	10	2	1
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley	44	10	2	1
11	F	25	George Dennis	30	4	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Clough
2	D	Walter Holmes
3	D	Bill Ellerington
4	D	Stewart Davidson
5	D	Maurice Webster
6	M	Charlie Slade
7	M	Billy Bottrill
8	M	Billy Birrell
9	M	Andy Wilson
10	F	George Elliott
11	F	Tommy Urwin

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 02, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City	2-2	Burnley
Chelsea	1-1	Aston Villa
Everton	1-1	Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City	1-0	Sunderland
Middlesbrough	4-0	Nottingham Forest
Preston North End	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Sheffield United	4-1	Liverpool
Stoke	0-0	Birmingham City
West Bromwich Albion	0-2	Huddersfield Town

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	35	25	3	7	66	25	16	1	1	48	12	9	2	6	18	13	41	53	WLLWWW	Safe
2	Sunderland	34	19	10	5	63	42	13	5	0	42	19	6	5	5	21	23	21	48	WLDLWW	Safe
3	Huddersfield Town	34	17	8	9	50	29	12	1	5	30	14	5	7	4	20	15	21	42	LLWWWW	Safe
4	Aston Villa	36	16	8	12	57	45	13	2	3	37	10	3	6	9	20	35	12	40	WWLWWL	Safe
5	Manchester City	36	16	8	12	46	42	13	4	1	36	15	3	4	11	10	27	4	40	LWWLLW	Safe
6	Newcastle United	36	14	11	11	39	35	9	6	2	25	10	5	5	9	14	25	4	39	WDLLDL	Safe
7	West Bromwich Albion	34	14	9	11	51	38	10	7	1	36	8	4	2	10	15	30	13	37	LWDWDW	Safe
8	Everton	35	16	5	14	55	52	12	3	3	37	18	4	2	11	18	34	3	37	WLDWWW	Safe
9	Tottenham Hotspur	35	15	6	14	45	44	10	2	6	32	21	5	4	8	13	23	1	36	WLDWDL
10	Cardiff City	35	15	5	15	64	50	12	1	4	43	15	3	4	11	21	35	14	35	DWWWWW
11	Burnley	36	15	5	16	53	50	11	3	4	37	21	4	2	12	16	29	3	35	WWLLLL
12	Sheffield United	34	13	9	12	56	53	9	6	1	34	15	4	3	11	22	38	3	35	WWLLLL
13	Bolton Wanderers	35	13	9	13	45	48	11	6	1	34	13	2	3	12	11	35	-3	35	WLLWLD
14	Arsenal	37	14	7	16	54	58	12	2	4	34	14	2	5	12	20	44	-4	35	WLWWDW
15	Blackburn Rovers	36	12	9	15	41	58	11	6	2	30	19	1	3	13	11	39	-17	33	LDWWLW
16	Middlesbrough	35	11	10	14	49	55	9	4	3	33	20	2	6	11	16	35	-6	32	WLLLLD
17	Preston North End	36	11	9	16	51	58	10	2	5	33	22	1	7	11	18	36	-7	31	LDLWDL
18	Nottingham Forest	37	12	7	18	37	61	11	2	6	23	22	1	5	12	14	39	-24	31	LDLWWW
19	Birmingham City	36	10	9	17	36	54	8	4	7	22	18	2	5	10	14	36	-18	29	WWWWLL
20	Chelsea	35	8	12	15	36	47	4	9	3	21	15	4	3	12	15	32	-11	28	LDLDLL
21	Oldham Athletic	37	8	9	20	31	61	7	5	6	17	19	1	4	14	14	42	-30	25	WDLDDL
22	Stoke	36	8	8	20	45	65	6	7	5	27	19	2	1	15	18	46	-20	24	DLLDLL

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	36	25	3	8	67	29	16	1	1	48	12	9	2	7	19	17	38	53	LLWWWL	Safe	1-4
	2	Sunderland	35	19	10	6	63	43	13	5	0	42	19	6	5	6	21	24	20	48	LDLWWL	Safe	0-1
	3	Huddersfield Town	35	18	8	9	52	29	12	1	5	30	14	6	7	4	22	15	23	44	LWWWWW	Safe	2-0
1	4	Manchester City	37	17	8	12	47	42	14	4	1	37	15	3	4	11	10	27	5	42	WWLLWW	Safe	1-0
1	5	Aston Villa	37	16	9	12	58	46	13	2	3	37	10	3	7	9	21	36	12	41	WLWWLD	Safe	1-1
	6	Newcastle United	36	14	11	11	39	35	9	6	2	25	10	5	5	9	14	25	4	39	WDLLDL	Safe
1	7	Everton	36	16	6	14	56	53	12	4	3	38	19	4	2	11	18	34	3	38	LDWWWD	Safe	1-1
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	35	14	9	12	51	40	10	7	2	36	10	4	2	10	15	30	11	37	WDWDWL	Safe	0-2
3	9	Sheffield United	35	14	9	12	60	54	10	6	1	38	16	4	3	11	22	38	6	37	WLLLLW	Safe	4-1
	10	Cardiff City	36	15	6	15	66	52	12	2	4	45	17	3	4	11	21	35	14	36	WWWWWD	Safe	2-2
	11	Burnley	37	15	6	16	55	52	11	3	4	37	21	4	3	12	18	31	3	36	WLLLLD	Safe	2-2
3	12	Tottenham Hotspur	36	15	6	15	45	46	10	2	6	32	21	5	4	9	13	25	-1	36	LDWDLL	Safe	0-2
	13	Bolton Wanderers	36	13	10	13	46	49	11	6	1	34	13	2	4	12	12	36	-3	36	LLWLDD	Safe	1-1
	14	Arsenal	38	14	8	16	55	59	12	3	4	35	15	2	5	12	20	44	-4	36	LWWDWD	Safe	1-1
1	15	Middlesbrough	36	12	10	14	53	55	10	4	3	37	20	2	6	11	16	35	-2	34	LLLLDW		4-0
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	37	12	10	15	42	59	11	6	2	30	19	1	4	13	12	40	-17	34	DWWLWD		1-1
	17	Preston North End	37	12	9	16	53	58	11	2	5	35	22	1	7	11	18	36	-5	33	DLWDLW		2-0
	18	Nottingham Forest	38	12	7	19	37	65	11	2	6	23	22	1	5	13	14	43	-28	31	DLWWWL		0-4
	19	Birmingham City	37	10	10	17	36	54	8	4	7	22	18	2	6	10	14	36	-18	30	WWWLLD		0-0
	20	Chelsea	36	8	13	15	37	48	4	10	3	22	16	4	3	12	15	32	-11	29	DLDLLD		1-1
1	21	Stoke	37	8	9	20	45	65	6	8	5	27	19	2	1	15	18	46	-20	25	LLDLLD		0-0
1	22	Oldham Athletic	37	8	9	20	31	61	7	5	6	17	19	1	4	14	14	42	-30	25	WDLDDL