The City Ground

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat May 03, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 03, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Huddersfield Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Leeds Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RJ Kelso
Attendance:: 19,000
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 2 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Huddersfield Town:: Sep 02, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1011 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 695 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1147 (of 5824)
Total:: 1993 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 3 months, 19 days ago

Review
Huddersfield won the league title with this result, by the closest margin in the history of the league!
Second place Cardiff drew 0-0 away (and missed a penalty) at Birmingham meaning that this 3-0 win for Huddersfield gave them the title on the last day of the season by a goal average margin of just 0.024

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

Goal Scorers

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Manager: Herbert Chapman
Prior form: DDDWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Cook
Billy Cook (57')
George Brown (67')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alfred Bennett
2	D	33	Harold Bulling
3	F	25	Percy Barratt
4	F	29	Jackie Belton
5	D	30	Fred Parker
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

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Alfred Bennett	51		7	1
2	D	33	Harold Bulling	176	2	7	1
3	F	25	Percy Barratt	37		7	1
4	F	29	Jackie Belton	205	15	7	1
5	D	30	Fred Parker	153	6	49	8
6	F	31	Bob Wallace	42		7	1
7	M	24	Sid Gibson	107	10	7	1
8	F	27	Charlie Flood	53	10	7	1
9	F	24	Duncan Walker	39	17	7	1
10	F	25	Patrick Nelis	48	11	7	1
11	F	32	Henry Martin	80	8	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ted Taylor
2	D	Ned Barkas
3	D	Sam Wadsworth
4	D	David Steele
5	D	Tommy Wilson
6	M	Billy Watson
7	M	Eddie Richardson
8	M	George Brown
9	M	Billy Cook
10	F	Clem Stephenson
11	F	Billy Smith

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat May 03, 1924)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-2	Preston North End
Birmingham City	0-0	Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Manchester City	2-1	West Ham United
Notts County	1-2	Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Burnley
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	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	Cardiff City	41	22	12	7	61	34	14	5	2	35	13	8	7	5	26	21	27	56	WWDWWW	Safe
2	Huddersfield Town	41	22	11	8	57	33	14	5	1	32	9	8	6	7	25	24	24	55	DDDWDL	Safe
3	Sunderland	42	22	9	11	71	54	12	7	2	38	20	10	2	9	33	34	17	53	WLWDLL	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	41	19	12	10	68	46	12	5	4	39	16	7	7	6	29	30	22	50	WWLWDW	Safe
6	Aston Villa	42	18	13	11	52	37	10	10	1	33	11	8	3	10	19	26	15	49	WLDWWW	Safe
7	Everton	42	18	13	11	62	53	13	7	1	43	18	5	6	10	19	35	9	49	LDWWWW	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	42	17	10	15	60	54	13	5	3	40	21	4	5	12	20	33	6	44	LWWWLL	Safe
10	Notts County	41	14	14	13	43	47	9	7	4	20	13	5	7	9	23	34	-4	42	LLLWWL	Safe
11	West Ham United	41	13	15	13	39	41	10	6	5	26	17	3	9	8	13	24	-2	41	DWLDWL	Safe
12	Manchester City	41	14	12	15	52	70	10	7	3	32	23	4	5	12	20	47	-18	40	DWDLWL	Safe
13	Liverpool	41	14	11	16	47	47	11	5	5	35	20	3	6	11	12	27	0	39	DDWLDW	Safe
14	Birmingham City	41	13	12	16	41	49	10	3	7	25	19	3	9	9	16	30	-8	38	WLWLLL	Safe
15	Burnley	41	12	12	17	55	59	10	5	6	39	27	2	7	11	16	32	-4	36	LDLLDW	Safe
16	Tottenham Hotspur	41	11	14	16	49	56	8	6	6	29	22	3	8	10	20	34	-7	36	LLLWLD	Safe
17	West Bromwich Albion	41	11	14	16	48	61	9	6	5	40	29	2	8	11	8	32	-13	36	DWLLWL	Safe
18	Arsenal	41	12	9	20	39	61	8	5	7	24	22	4	4	13	15	39	-22	33	WLDLWL	Safe
19	Preston North End	41	11	10	20	50	66	8	4	9	34	27	3	6	11	16	39	-16	32	LDLWDL
20	Nottingham Forest	41	10	12	19	42	61	7	9	5	19	15	3	3	14	23	46	-19	32	DDDLDD
21	Chelsea	42	9	14	19	31	53	7	9	5	23	21	2	5	14	8	32	-22	32	LLWWWW
22	Middlesbrough	42	7	8	27	37	60	6	4	11	23	23	1	4	16	14	37	-23	22	DLDLDL	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	1	Huddersfield Town	42	23	11	8	60	33	15	5	1	35	9	8	6	7	25	24	27	57	DDWDLW	Champions	3-0
1	2	Cardiff City	42	22	13	7	61	34	14	5	2	35	13	8	8	5	26	21	27	57	WDWWWD	Safe	0-0
	3	Sunderland	42	22	9	11	71	54	12	7	2	38	20	10	2	9	33	34	17	53	WLWDLL	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	42	19	12	11	69	49	12	5	4	39	16	7	7	7	30	33	20	50	WLWDWL	Safe	1-3
	6	Aston Villa	42	18	13	11	52	37	10	10	1	33	11	8	3	10	19	26	15	49	WLDWWW	Safe
	7	Everton	42	18	13	11	62	53	13	7	1	43	18	5	6	10	19	35	9	49	LDWWWW	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	42	17	10	15	60	54	13	5	3	40	21	4	5	12	20	33	6	44	LWWWLL	Safe
	10	Notts County	42	14	14	14	44	49	9	7	5	21	15	5	7	9	23	34	-5	42	LLWWLL	Safe	1-2
1	11	Manchester City	42	15	12	15	54	71	11	7	3	34	24	4	5	12	20	47	-17	42	WDLWLW	Safe	2-1
1	12	Liverpool	42	15	11	16	49	48	11	5	5	35	20	4	6	11	14	28	1	41	DWLDWW	Safe	2-1
2	13	West Ham United	42	13	15	14	40	43	10	6	5	26	17	3	9	9	14	26	-3	41	WLDWLL	Safe	1-2
	14	Birmingham City	42	13	13	16	41	49	10	4	7	25	19	3	9	9	16	30	-8	39	LWLLLD	Safe	0-0
1	15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	12	14	16	50	56	9	6	6	30	22	3	8	10	20	34	-6	38	LLWLDW	Safe	1-0
1	16	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	14	16	51	62	10	6	5	43	30	2	8	11	8	32	-11	38	WLLWLW	Safe	3-1
2	17	Burnley	42	12	12	18	55	60	10	5	6	39	27	2	7	12	16	33	-5	36	DLLDWL	Safe	0-1
1	18	Preston North End	42	12	10	20	52	67	8	4	9	34	27	4	6	11	18	40	-15	34	DLWDLW	Safe	2-1
1	19	Arsenal	42	12	9	21	40	63	8	5	8	25	24	4	4	13	15	39	-23	33	LDLWLL	Safe	1-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	42	10	12	20	42	64	7	9	5	19	15	3	3	15	23	49	-22	32	DDLDDL	Safe	0-3
	21	Chelsea	42	9	14	19	31	53	7	9	5	23	21	2	5	14	8	32	-22	32	LLWWWW	Relegated
	22	Middlesbrough	42	7	8	27	37	60	6	4	11	23	23	1	4	16	14	37	-23	22	DLDLDL	Relegated