The City Ground

ARSENAL 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 22, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 22, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highbury
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: I Baker
Attendance:: 20,000
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Aug 30, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1004 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 688 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1140 (of 5824)
Total:: 1986 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 5 months, 7 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Andy Neil (65')

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	M	24	Gerry Morgan
6	F	31	Bob Wallace
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	27	Charlie Flood
9	F	24	Duncan Walker
10	F	32	Walter Tinsley	Last game
11	F	32	Henry Martin

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jock Robson
2	D	Alf Baker
3	D	Andy Kennedy
4	D	Billy Milne
5	D	Jack Butler
6	M	Andrew Young
7	M	Jimmy Paterson
8	M	Andy Neil
9	M	Harry Woods
10	F	Jimmy Ramsay
11	F	Sam Haden

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 22, 1924)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Birmingham City	1-0	Chelsea
Blackburn Rovers	0-0	Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers	2-0	Middlesbrough
Everton	2-1	West Ham United
Huddersfield Town	1-0	Sheffield United
Manchester City	2-2	Preston North End
Notts County	1-0	Cardiff City
Sunderland	0-1	Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur	2-3	Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Newcastle United

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	Sunderland	34	19	8	7	60	40	10	6	1	32	16	9	2	6	28	24	20	46	WDWWWL	Safe
	2	Bolton Wanderers	35	15	13	7	60	29	11	5	1	40	12	4	8	6	20	17	31	43	LWLDWW	Safe
	3	Cardiff City	32	17	9	6	52	31	10	3	2	28	12	7	6	4	24	19	21	43	WWDLLL	Safe
	4	Huddersfield Town	31	18	6	7	46	24	11	4	1	28	8	7	2	6	18	16	22	42	WWDDWW	Safe
	5	Sheffield United	34	15	11	8	58	40	10	5	3	34	13	5	6	5	24	27	18	41	DWWWWL	Safe
	6	Blackburn Rovers	35	16	8	11	50	41	13	3	2	36	11	3	5	9	14	30	9	40	DLWLDW	Safe
	7	Aston Villa	35	13	12	10	37	32	6	10	1	21	9	7	2	9	16	23	5	38	LLWLWD
	8	Everton	34	13	11	10	46	44	10	6	1	34	14	3	5	9	12	30	2	37	DWWDDL
	9	Notts County	34	11	14	9	37	36	6	7	3	15	11	5	7	6	22	25	1	36	WDDDWW
	10	Newcastle United	34	13	9	12	50	40	10	5	3	33	18	3	4	9	17	22	10	35	LLDDDL
	11	West Ham United	32	10	13	9	27	29	8	5	3	17	9	2	8	6	10	20	-2	33	LDDDDW
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	32	10	12	10	35	36	7	5	3	20	11	3	7	7	15	25	-1	32	DDDLLD
	13	Birmingham City	34	10	12	12	33	42	8	3	6	20	17	2	9	6	13	25	-9	32	WWWWLD
	14	Manchester City	32	11	8	13	41	57	8	5	3	27	20	3	3	10	14	37	-16	30	WLDWLL
	15	Liverpool	33	11	7	15	39	42	8	4	5	30	19	3	3	10	9	23	-3	29	WDLLDW
	16	West Bromwich Albion	32	9	11	12	39	53	7	3	5	31	27	2	8	7	8	26	-14	29	WLDDDW
	17	Burnley	32	9	10	13	45	48	8	3	5	30	21	1	7	8	15	27	-3	28	LDLDLW
	18	Preston North End	34	10	7	17	44	55	7	4	7	32	22	3	3	10	12	33	-11	27	LWLWWL
	19	Nottingham Forest	34	10	7	17	39	55	7	5	5	17	13	3	2	12	22	42	-16	27	WLWLLW
	20	Chelsea	35	5	14	16	20	46	3	9	5	13	18	2	5	11	7	28	-26	24	LDDDDD
	21	Arsenal	32	8	7	17	29	52	5	5	6	19	21	3	2	11	10	31	-23	23	LLLWLL
	22	Middlesbrough	34	7	5	22	30	45	6	2	10	20	18	1	3	12	10	27	-15	19	LLLLWL

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	Sunderland	35	19	8	8	60	41	10	6	2	32	17	9	2	6	28	24	19	46	DWWWLL	Safe	0-1
	2	Bolton Wanderers	36	16	13	7	62	29	12	5	1	42	12	4	8	6	20	17	33	45	WLDWWW	Safe	2-0
1	3	Huddersfield Town	32	19	6	7	47	24	12	4	1	29	8	7	2	6	18	16	23	44	WDDWWW	Safe	1-0
1	4	Cardiff City	33	17	9	7	52	32	10	3	2	28	12	7	6	5	24	20	20	43	WDLLLL	Safe	0-1
	5	Sheffield United	35	15	11	9	58	41	10	5	3	34	13	5	6	6	24	28	17	41	WWWWLL	Safe	0-1
	6	Blackburn Rovers	36	16	9	11	50	41	13	4	2	36	11	3	5	9	14	30	9	41	LWLDWD	Safe	0-0
	7	Aston Villa	36	14	12	10	40	34	6	10	1	21	9	8	2	9	19	25	6	40	LWLWDW	Safe	3-2
	8	Everton	35	14	11	10	48	45	11	6	1	36	15	3	5	9	12	30	3	39	WWDDLW	Safe	2-1
	9	Notts County	35	12	14	9	38	36	7	7	3	16	11	5	7	6	22	25	2	38	DDDWWW	Safe	1-0
	10	Newcastle United	35	13	10	12	50	40	10	5	3	33	18	3	5	9	17	22	10	36	LDDDLD		0-0
2	11	Birmingham City	35	11	12	12	34	42	9	3	6	21	17	2	9	6	13	25	-8	34	WWWLDW		1-0
1	12	West Ham United	33	10	13	10	28	31	8	5	3	17	9	2	8	7	11	22	-3	33	DDDDWL		1-2
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	33	10	12	11	37	39	7	5	4	22	14	3	7	7	15	25	-2	32	DDLLDL		2-3
	14	Manchester City	33	11	9	13	43	59	8	6	3	29	22	3	3	10	14	37	-16	31	LDWLLD		2-2
2	15	Burnley	33	10	10	13	46	48	8	3	5	30	21	2	7	8	16	27	-2	30	DLDLWW		1-0
1	16	Liverpool	34	11	8	15	39	42	8	4	5	30	19	3	4	10	9	23	-3	30	DLLDWD		0-0
1	17	West Bromwich Albion	33	9	12	12	39	53	7	4	5	31	27	2	8	7	8	26	-14	30	LDDDWD		0-0
	18	Preston North End	35	10	8	17	46	57	7	4	7	32	22	3	4	10	14	35	-11	28	WLWWLD		2-2
	19	Nottingham Forest	35	10	7	18	39	56	7	5	5	17	13	3	2	13	22	43	-17	27	LWLLWL		0-1
1	20	Arsenal	33	9	7	17	30	52	6	5	6	20	21	3	2	11	10	31	-22	25	LLWLLW		1-0
1	21	Chelsea	36	5	14	17	20	47	3	9	5	13	18	2	5	12	7	29	-27	24	DDDDDL		0-1
	22	Middlesbrough	35	7	5	23	30	47	6	2	10	20	18	1	3	13	10	29	-17	19	LLLWLL		0-2