The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END - Mon Apr 21, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 21, 1924 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RJ Kelso
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 18 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 1)
Preston North End:: Nov 15, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1009 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 693 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1145 (of 5824)
Total:: 1991 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 3 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Duncan Walker

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: James Lawrence
Prior form: LDLDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tommy Roberts (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alfred Bennett
2	D	33	Harold Bulling
3	F	25	Percy Barratt
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	25	Patrick Nelis
11	F	32	Henry Martin

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Prout
2	D	Bill Wade
3	D	Wilf Yates
4	D	Billy Mercer
5	D	Joe McCall
6	M	Bobby Crawford
7	M	Roland Woodhouse
8	M	Fred Marquis
9	M	Tommy Roberts
10	F	Jimmy Ferris
11	F	George Harrison

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 21, 1924)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	0-1	Everton
Aston Villa	6-1	Newcastle United
Cardiff City	1-0	Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Preston North End
Tottenham Hotspur	4-1	Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	Sunderland
West Ham United	2-2	Sheffield 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	40	22	9	9	69	47	12	7	2	38	20	10	2	7	31	27	22	53	LWWLWD	Safe
	2	Huddersfield Town	38	21	10	7	54	29	13	5	1	31	9	8	5	6	23	20	25	52	WWDDDD	Safe
	3	Cardiff City	39	20	12	7	58	34	12	5	2	32	13	8	7	5	26	21	24	52	DDWWDW	Safe
	4	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	14	10	68	34	13	6	2	45	13	5	8	8	23	21	34	50	WLDLLW	Safe
	5	Sheffield United	39	18	11	10	64	44	11	5	4	37	16	7	6	6	27	28	20	47	LLWWLW	Safe
	6	Everton	41	17	13	11	61	53	13	7	1	43	18	4	6	10	18	35	8	47	DLDWWW	Safe
	7	Aston Villa	40	16	13	11	43	35	8	10	1	24	9	8	3	10	19	26	8	45	DWWLDW	Safe
	8	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	54	50	14	5	2	40	13	3	6	12	14	37	4	45	DLDWLL	Safe
	9	Newcastle United	41	17	10	14	59	48	13	5	3	40	21	4	5	11	19	27	11	44	WLWWWL	Safe
	10	Notts County	40	14	14	12	43	46	9	7	4	20	13	5	7	8	23	33	-3	42	WLLLWW	Safe
	11	West Ham United	38	12	14	12	35	37	10	5	4	23	13	2	9	8	12	24	-2	38	LLWDWL	Safe
	12	Birmingham City	40	13	12	15	41	47	10	3	7	25	19	3	9	8	16	28	-6	38	WWLWLL	Safe
	13	Manchester City	38	13	12	13	48	62	10	7	3	32	23	3	5	10	16	39	-14	38	DDWDWD	Safe
	14	Liverpool	40	13	11	16	46	47	10	5	5	34	20	3	6	11	12	27	-1	37	WDDWLD	Safe
	15	West Bromwich Albion	39	10	14	15	45	58	8	6	5	37	28	2	8	10	8	30	-13	34	LDDWLL	Safe
	16	Burnley	38	11	11	16	49	55	9	4	6	33	24	2	7	10	16	31	-6	33	WWLLDL	Safe
	17	Tottenham Hotspur	38	10	13	15	43	52	7	6	5	25	20	3	7	10	18	32	-9	33	LLDLLL	Safe
	18	Preston North End	39	11	9	19	49	63	8	4	8	34	25	3	5	11	15	38	-14	31	LDLDLW
	19	Arsenal	38	11	9	18	36	56	8	5	6	24	21	3	4	12	12	35	-20	31	WDWWLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	39	10	10	19	40	59	7	7	5	17	13	3	3	14	23	46	-19	30	WLDDDL
	21	Chelsea	40	7	14	19	24	51	5	9	5	16	19	2	5	14	8	32	-27	28	DLLLWW
	22	Middlesbrough	41	7	8	26	37	59	6	4	11	23	23	1	4	15	14	36	-22	22	LDLDLD	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)
2	1	Cardiff City	40	21	12	7	59	34	13	5	2	33	13	8	7	5	26	21	25	54	DWWDWW	Safe	1-0
1	2	Sunderland	41	22	9	10	70	50	12	7	2	38	20	10	2	8	32	30	20	53	WWLWDL	Safe	1-3
1	3	Huddersfield Town	38	21	10	7	54	29	13	5	1	31	9	8	5	6	23	20	25	52	WWDDDD	Safe
	4	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	14	10	68	34	13	6	2	45	13	5	8	8	23	21	34	50	WLDLLW	Safe
1	5	Everton	42	18	13	11	62	53	13	7	1	43	18	5	6	10	19	35	9	49	LDWWWW	Safe	1-0
1	6	Sheffield United	40	18	12	10	66	46	11	5	4	37	16	7	7	6	29	30	20	48	LWWLWD	Safe	2-2
	7	Aston Villa	41	17	13	11	49	36	9	10	1	30	10	8	3	10	19	26	13	47	WWLDWW	Safe	6-1
	8	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	54	50	14	5	2	40	13	3	6	12	14	37	4	45	DLDWLL	Safe
	9	Newcastle United	42	17	10	15	60	54	13	5	3	40	21	4	5	12	20	33	6	44	LWWWLL	Safe	1-6
	10	Notts County	40	14	14	12	43	46	9	7	4	20	13	5	7	8	23	33	-3	42	WLLLWW	Safe
	11	West Ham United	39	12	15	12	37	39	10	6	4	25	15	2	9	8	12	24	-2	39	LWDWLD	Safe	2-2
	12	Birmingham City	40	13	12	15	41	47	10	3	7	25	19	3	9	8	16	28	-6	38	WWLWLL	Safe
	13	Manchester City	39	13	12	14	49	66	10	7	3	32	23	3	5	11	17	43	-17	38	DWDWDL	Safe	1-4
	14	Liverpool	40	13	11	16	46	47	10	5	5	34	20	3	6	11	12	27	-1	37	WDDWLD	Safe
	15	West Bromwich Albion	40	11	14	15	48	59	9	6	5	40	29	2	8	10	8	30	-11	36	DDWLLW	Safe	3-1
1	16	Tottenham Hotspur	39	11	13	15	47	53	8	6	5	29	21	3	7	10	18	32	-6	35	LDLLLW	Safe	4-1
1	17	Burnley	38	11	11	16	49	55	9	4	6	33	24	2	7	10	16	31	-6	33	WWLLDL	Safe
	18	Preston North End	40	11	10	19	50	64	8	4	8	34	25	3	6	11	16	39	-14	32	DLDLWD		1-1
1	19	Nottingham Forest	40	10	11	19	41	60	7	8	5	18	14	3	3	14	23	46	-19	31	LDDDLD		1-1
1	20	Arsenal	39	11	9	19	36	57	8	5	7	24	22	3	4	12	12	35	-21	31	DWWLDL		0-1
	21	Chelsea	40	7	14	19	24	51	5	9	5	16	19	2	5	14	8	32	-27	28	DLLLWW
	22	Middlesbrough	42	7	8	27	37	60	6	4	11	23	23	1	4	16	14	37	-23	22	DLDLDL	Relegated	0-1