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BOLTON WANDERERS 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Feb 16, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 16, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Burnden Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: J Cahill
Attendance:: 16,000
League Week:: 30 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Feb 23, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 999 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 683 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1135 (of 5824)
Total:: 1981 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 6 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
David Jack (41')
Nelson Howarth
David Jack
John Smith

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alfred Bennett
2	D	33	Harold Bulling
3	D	24	Bill Thompson
4	F	28	Jackie Belton
5	D	30	Fred Parker
6	F	31	Bob Wallace
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	32	Jack Spaven
9	F	27	Charlie Flood
10	F	19	Harry Marshall
11	F	32	Henry Martin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Alfred Bennett	39		3	1
2	D	33	Harold Bulling	164	2	3	1
3	D	24	Bill Thompson	27		3	1
4	F	28	Jackie Belton	195	15	7	2
5	D	30	Fred Parker	151	6	70	13
6	F	31	Bob Wallace	30		3	1
7	M	24	Sid Gibson	95	9	3	1
8	F	32	Jack Spaven	140	47	3	1
9	F	27	Charlie Flood	42	8	3	1
10	F	19	Harry Marshall	2	1	3	1
11	F	32	Henry Martin	68	8	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dick Pym
2	D	Bob Haworth
3	D	Alex Finney
4	D	Bruce Longworth
5	D	Walter Rowley
6	M	Nelson Howarth
7	M	Harry Boston
8	M	David Jack
9	M	John Smith
10	F	Joe Smith
11	F	Herbie Simpson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 16, 1924)

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

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	Cardiff City	28	17	8	3	50	24	10	3	1	28	10	7	5	2	22	14	26	42	LWLWWW
2	Sunderland	29	16	7	6	52	35	9	5	1	31	16	7	2	5	21	19	17	39	WWDDWW
3	Bolton Wanderers	30	12	12	6	50	26	9	4	1	32	11	3	8	5	18	15	24	36	WDDWLL
4	Huddersfield Town	27	16	4	7	41	22	10	2	1	24	6	6	2	6	17	16	19	36	WLWLWW
5	Blackburn Rovers	29	14	6	9	44	32	11	2	2	30	8	3	4	7	14	24	12	34	WLDWWL
6	Aston Villa	31	11	11	9	33	28	5	9	1	19	8	6	2	8	14	20	5	33	LWLWLL
7	Everton	30	12	9	9	40	39	9	5	1	30	12	3	4	8	10	27	1	33	LDWDDW
8	Newcastle United	29	13	6	10	45	33	10	4	2	31	15	3	2	8	14	18	12	32	DWWLDL
9	Sheffield United	28	11	10	7	42	34	8	5	2	24	10	3	5	5	18	24	8	32	LLWDDW
10	Tottenham Hotspur	28	10	10	8	31	27	7	4	2	18	8	3	6	6	13	19	4	30	DLLWDD
11	West Ham United	28	9	10	9	22	25	7	4	3	14	7	2	6	6	8	18	-3	28	LWWDLD
12	Notts County	28	8	11	9	30	33	5	5	3	13	10	3	6	6	17	23	-3	27	DLLDLW
13	Manchester City	28	10	7	11	33	46	7	4	3	22	16	3	3	8	11	30	-13	27	WLLDWL
14	Liverpool	28	10	5	13	33	33	7	3	5	26	17	3	2	8	7	16	0	25	WWLWDW
15	Burnley	27	8	8	11	39	39	7	3	4	27	16	1	5	7	12	23	0	24	LWLWWL
16	West Bromwich Albion	27	8	8	11	33	47	7	2	4	28	23	1	6	7	5	24	-14	24	LDWLLW
17	Nottingham Forest	29	8	7	14	35	47	5	5	4	13	10	3	2	10	22	37	-12	23	LWDLLW
18	Birmingham City	28	6	11	11	25	38	5	3	6	14	15	1	8	5	11	23	-13	23	DDWLDW
19	Preston North End	29	7	7	15	36	49	5	4	6	26	19	2	3	9	10	30	-13	21	WDWWDL
20	Arsenal	27	7	7	13	23	43	4	5	4	15	16	3	2	9	8	27	-20	21	DWDLLL
21	Chelsea	29	5	9	15	16	40	3	6	5	11	16	2	3	10	5	24	-24	19	LLDWLL
22	Middlesbrough	29	6	5	18	24	37	5	2	8	17	15	1	3	10	7	22	-13	17	LLLDLL

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	Cardiff City	29	17	9	3	51	25	10	3	1	28	10	7	6	2	23	15	26	43	WLWWWD		1-1
	2	Sunderland	30	16	8	6	52	35	9	6	1	31	16	7	2	5	21	19	17	40	WDDWWD		0-0
	3	Bolton Wanderers	31	13	12	6	54	26	10	4	1	36	11	3	8	5	18	15	28	38	DDWLLW		4-0
	4	Huddersfield Town	28	16	5	7	42	23	10	3	1	25	7	6	2	6	17	16	19	37	LWLWWD		1-1
	5	Blackburn Rovers	30	14	7	9	45	33	11	3	2	31	9	3	4	7	14	24	12	35	LDWWLD		1-1
	6	Aston Villa	32	12	11	9	34	28	5	9	1	19	8	7	2	8	15	20	6	35	WLWLLW		1-0
	7	Everton	31	13	9	9	42	39	10	5	1	32	12	3	4	8	10	27	3	35	DWDDWW		2-0
1	8	Sheffield United	29	11	11	7	43	35	8	5	2	24	10	3	6	5	19	25	8	33	LWDDWD		1-1
1	9	Newcastle United	30	13	6	11	45	34	10	4	2	31	15	3	2	9	14	19	11	32	WWLDLL		0-1
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	29	10	11	8	32	28	7	5	2	19	9	3	6	6	13	19	4	31	LLWDDD		1-1
1	11	Notts County	29	9	11	9	31	33	6	5	3	14	10	3	6	6	17	23	-2	29	LLDLWW		1-0
1	12	West Ham United	29	9	11	9	23	26	7	4	3	14	7	2	7	6	9	19	-3	29	WWDLDD		1-1
	13	Manchester City	29	10	8	11	35	48	7	5	3	24	18	3	3	8	11	30	-13	28	LLDWLD		2-2
	14	Liverpool	29	10	6	13	33	33	7	3	5	26	17	3	3	8	7	16	0	26	WLWDWD		0-0
	15	Burnley	28	8	9	11	41	41	7	3	4	27	16	1	6	7	14	25	0	25	WLWWLD		2-2
2	16	Birmingham City	29	7	11	11	27	39	6	3	6	16	16	1	8	5	11	23	-12	25	DWLDWW		2-1
1	17	West Bromwich Albion	28	8	8	12	34	49	7	2	5	29	25	1	6	7	5	24	-15	24	DWLLWL		1-2
1	18	Preston North End	30	8	7	15	38	50	5	4	6	26	19	3	3	9	12	31	-12	23	DWWDLW		2-1
2	19	Nottingham Forest	30	8	7	15	35	51	5	5	4	13	10	3	2	11	22	41	-16	23	WDLLWL		0-4
	20	Arsenal	28	7	7	14	23	44	4	5	5	15	17	3	2	9	8	27	-21	21	WDLLLL		0-1
	21	Chelsea	30	5	9	16	16	42	3	6	5	11	16	2	3	11	5	26	-26	19	LDWLLL		0-2
	22	Middlesbrough	30	6	5	19	25	39	5	2	8	17	15	1	3	11	8	24	-14	17	LLDLLL		1-2