The City Ground

CARDIFF CITY 3 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 25, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Apr 25, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Cardiff City
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ninian Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 26 April 1923

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: WF Burnell
Attendance:: 12,000
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 19
Opp Before/After:: 13 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Lincoln City (Friendly)
League:: Everton
Cardiff City:: Dec 01, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 969 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 653 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 1104 (of 5827)
Total:: 1948 (of 7632)
Played:: 103 years, 4 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson (68')

CARDIFF CITY
Manager: Fred Stewart
Prior form: WWDLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Joe Clennell (31')
Len Davies (39')
Len Davies (58')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
2	D	32	Harold Bulling
3	D	31	Harry Jones
4	M	23	Peter Ronald	Last game
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan
6	M	28	Joe Mills
7	M	23	Sid Gibson (68')
8	F	24	Patrick Nelis
9	F	26	Charlie Flood
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley
11	F	26	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy	75		4	1
2	D	32	Harold Bulling	142	2	4	1
3	D	31	Harry Jones	223	10	4	1
4	M	23	Peter Ronald	3		354	47
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan	31		4	1
6	M	28	Joe Mills	42		4	1
7	M	23	Sid Gibson (68')	69	5	4	1
8	F	24	Patrick Nelis	42	10	18	3
9	F	26	Charlie Flood	13	3	4	1
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley	47	11	4	1
11	F	26	Noah Burton	89	7	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ben Davies
2	D	Jack Page
3	D	Jimmy Blair
4	D	Herbie Evans
5	D	Bert Smith
6	M	Billy Hardy
7	M	Billy Grimshaw
8	M	Jimmy Gill
9	M	Len Davies
10	F	Joe Clennell
11	F	Jack Evans

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Apr 25, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Cardiff City	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Chelsea	2-2	West Bromwich Albion

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	40	25	7	8	69	31	16	3	1	49	13	9	4	7	20	18	38	57	WLDDDD	Champions
2	Sunderland	40	21	10	9	70	53	14	5	1	48	25	7	5	8	22	28	17	52	LWLWLL	Safe
3	Huddersfield Town	40	20	10	10	59	32	13	2	5	34	15	7	8	5	25	17	27	50	WWLWDD	Safe
4	Newcastle United	40	17	11	12	42	36	12	6	2	28	10	5	5	10	14	26	6	45	DLWLWW	Safe
5	Aston Villa	40	17	10	13	63	49	14	3	3	41	11	3	7	10	22	38	14	44	WLDDLW	Safe
6	Manchester City	40	17	10	13	49	46	14	5	1	38	16	3	5	12	11	30	3	44	LWWDDL	Safe
7	Everton	40	19	6	15	60	57	13	4	3	40	20	6	2	12	20	37	3	44	WDWWWL	Safe
8	Sheffield United	41	16	10	15	68	62	11	7	3	41	20	5	3	12	27	42	6	42	WLWLLD	Safe
9	West Bromwich Albion	39	15	10	14	54	47	11	7	2	37	10	4	3	12	17	37	7	40	WLLLWD	Safe
10	Tottenham Hotspur	40	17	6	17	50	49	11	2	7	34	22	6	4	10	16	27	1	40	LLLWLW	Safe
11	Arsenal	41	15	10	16	59	62	12	4	4	36	16	3	6	12	23	46	-3	40	DWDDDW	Safe
12	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	50	58	11	8	2	36	17	3	4	14	14	41	-8	40	WLDLDL	Safe
13	Cardiff City	39	16	7	16	67	55	13	2	4	46	17	3	5	12	21	38	12	39	WWDLWD	Safe
14	Burnley	40	16	6	18	58	56	12	3	5	39	22	4	3	13	19	34	2	38	LLDLLW	Safe
15	Blackburn Rovers	40	14	10	16	46	61	12	6	2	32	19	2	4	14	14	42	-15	38	LWDLWW	Safe
16	Preston North End	40	13	10	17	58	61	12	2	6	39	24	1	8	11	19	37	-3	36	DLWWDL	Safe
17	Middlesbrough	40	13	10	17	57	61	11	4	5	41	24	2	6	12	16	37	-4	36	DWLLWL	Safe
18	Nottingham Forest	41	13	8	20	40	67	12	2	7	25	23	1	6	13	15	44	-27	34	WWLLDW	Safe
19	Chelsea	39	9	15	15	42	50	5	11	3	26	17	4	4	12	16	33	-8	33	LLDDDW
20	Birmingham City	40	11	11	18	38	57	9	4	7	24	19	2	7	11	14	38	-19	33	LLDDWL
21	Stoke	40	10	9	21	47	66	7	8	5	28	19	3	1	16	19	47	-19	29	LLDWWL
22	Oldham Athletic	40	9	10	21	32	62	8	6	6	18	19	1	4	15	14	43	-30	28	DDLWLD	Relegated

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	40	25	7	8	69	31	16	3	1	49	13	9	4	7	20	18	38	57	WLDDDD	Champions
	2	Sunderland	40	21	10	9	70	53	14	5	1	48	25	7	5	8	22	28	17	52	LWLWLL	Safe
	3	Huddersfield Town	40	20	10	10	59	32	13	2	5	34	15	7	8	5	25	17	27	50	WWLWDD	Safe
	4	Newcastle United	40	17	11	12	42	36	12	6	2	28	10	5	5	10	14	26	6	45	DLWLWW	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	40	17	10	13	63	49	14	3	3	41	11	3	7	10	22	38	14	44	WLDDLW	Safe
	6	Manchester City	40	17	10	13	49	46	14	5	1	38	16	3	5	12	11	30	3	44	LWWDDL	Safe
	7	Everton	40	19	6	15	60	57	13	4	3	40	20	6	2	12	20	37	3	44	WDWWWL	Safe
	8	Sheffield United	41	16	10	15	68	62	11	7	3	41	20	5	3	12	27	42	6	42	WLWLLD	Safe
4	9	Cardiff City	40	17	7	16	70	56	14	2	4	49	18	3	5	12	21	38	14	41	WDLWDW	Safe	3-1
1	10	West Bromwich Albion	40	15	11	14	56	49	11	7	2	37	10	4	4	12	19	39	7	41	LLLWDD	Safe	2-2
1	11	Tottenham Hotspur	40	17	6	17	50	49	11	2	7	34	22	6	4	10	16	27	1	40	LLLWLW	Safe
1	12	Arsenal	41	15	10	16	59	62	12	4	4	36	16	3	6	12	23	46	-3	40	DWDDDW	Safe
1	13	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	50	58	11	8	2	36	17	3	4	14	14	41	-8	40	WLDLDL	Safe
	14	Burnley	40	16	6	18	58	56	12	3	5	39	22	4	3	13	19	34	2	38	LLDLLW	Safe
	15	Blackburn Rovers	40	14	10	16	46	61	12	6	2	32	19	2	4	14	14	42	-15	38	LWDLWW	Safe
	16	Preston North End	40	13	10	17	58	61	12	2	6	39	24	1	8	11	19	37	-3	36	DLWWDL	Safe
	17	Middlesbrough	40	13	10	17	57	61	11	4	5	41	24	2	6	12	16	37	-4	36	DWLLWL	Safe
1	18	Chelsea	40	9	16	15	44	52	5	12	3	28	19	4	4	12	16	33	-8	34	LDDDWD	Safe	2-2
1	19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	8	21	41	70	12	2	7	25	23	1	6	14	16	47	-29	34	WLLDWL	Safe	1-3
	20	Birmingham City	40	11	11	18	38	57	9	4	7	24	19	2	7	11	14	38	-19	33	LLDDWL
	21	Stoke	40	10	9	21	47	66	7	8	5	28	19	3	1	16	19	47	-19	29	LLDWWL
	22	Oldham Athletic	40	9	10	21	32	62	8	6	6	18	19	1	4	15	14	43	-30	28	DDLWLD	Relegated

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