The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 2 - 0 FOREST - Mon Mar 22, 1926 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Mar 22, 1926 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Hillsborough
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Liverpool Daily Post - Tuesday 23 March 1926

Season:: 1925-26
Referee:: T Brown
Attendance:: 9,975
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stockport County (League Tier 2)

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1085 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 348 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1229 (of 5824)
Total:: 2078 (of 7629)
Played:: 100 years, 4 months, 30 days ago

FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Robert Brown
Prior form: WWLDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Trotter (2')
Arthur Prince (70')

Penalties Missed:
Ernie Blenkinsop (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Len Langford
2	D	26	Bill Thompson
3	D	24	Henry Marsden
4	F	30	Jackie Belton
5	M	26	Gerry Morgan
6	F	33	Bob Wallace
7	F	20	Cyril Stocks
8	F	21	Harry Marshall
9	M		James Scott	Only appearance
10	F	19	Vincent Hodgkinson
11	F	26	Charlie Jones

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Brown
2	D	Billy Felton
3	D	Ernie Blenkinsop
4	D	Arthur Lowdell
5	D	Frank Froggatt
6	M	Billy Marsden
7	M	Rees Williams
8	M	Matt Barrass
9	M	Jimmy Trotter
10	F	Harold Hill
11	F	Arthur Prince

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Mar 22, 1926)

Home	Score	Away
The Wednesday	2-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	SECOND 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	The Wednesday	33	20	5	8	73	42	14	0	2	50	17	6	5	6	23	25	31	45	WWLDDL	Safe
	2	Derby County	33	19	6	8	63	35	13	2	2	47	16	6	4	6	16	19	28	44	LDWWLL	Safe
	3	Chelsea	33	16	10	7	67	39	9	4	3	37	17	7	6	4	30	22	28	42	WWDLWD
	4	Swansea Town	32	17	5	10	65	46	11	2	2	40	11	6	3	8	25	35	19	39	WWDLWW
	5	Port Vale	33	17	4	12	68	53	13	1	2	46	15	4	3	10	22	38	15	38	WWWDWW
	6	Oldham Athletic	33	16	6	11	59	47	12	3	3	42	20	4	3	8	17	27	12	38	WLWLWD
	7	Middlesbrough	35	18	1	16	68	59	13	1	4	51	23	5	0	12	17	36	9	37	WLWDLW
	8	South Shields	34	16	4	14	62	52	9	3	4	41	24	7	1	10	21	28	10	36	DLWLLL
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	15	5	13	56	49	10	3	2	34	11	5	2	11	22	38	7	35	WLWDWW
	10	Blackpool	34	14	7	13	65	61	10	3	3	33	12	4	4	10	32	49	4	35	WLDDWL
	11	Portsmouth	34	14	7	13	66	66	10	3	4	40	24	4	4	9	26	42	0	35	LDWWLW
	12	Hull City	33	13	8	12	52	44	8	4	5	33	15	5	4	7	19	29	8	34	LDWDWD
	13	Preston North End	33	14	4	15	58	73	13	1	2	43	24	1	3	13	15	49	-15	32	DWDWLW
	14	Barnsley	33	10	11	12	48	60	9	7	2	35	19	1	4	10	13	41	-12	31	LWDDDW
	15	Southampton	34	12	6	16	53	54	9	2	6	33	21	3	4	10	20	33	-1	30	LLWLWL
	16	Darlington	35	11	8	16	58	63	6	5	6	39	24	5	3	10	19	39	-5	30	LLLLLW
	17	Bradford City	33	11	8	14	37	50	7	3	7	21	23	4	5	7	16	27	-13	30	DDWLLL
	18	Fulham	31	9	8	14	36	62	7	4	5	25	21	2	4	9	11	41	-26	26	LWWDWD
	19	Clapton Orient	31	9	6	16	41	52	6	4	6	23	17	3	2	10	18	35	-11	24	WLDDWD
	20	Stoke City	33	9	6	18	43	67	6	4	6	23	17	3	2	12	20	50	-24	24	LLLLLL
	21	Nottingham Forest	31	8	7	16	32	57	7	4	5	26	22	1	3	11	6	35	-25	23	LLDLWL
	22	Stockport County	34	6	8	20	40	79	6	7	5	29	26	0	1	15	11	53	-39	20	DLDDLD

Table after:

	SECOND 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	The Wednesday	34	21	5	8	75	42	15	0	2	52	17	6	5	6	23	25	33	47	WLDDLW	Safe	2-0
	2	Derby County	33	19	6	8	63	35	13	2	2	47	16	6	4	6	16	19	28	44	LDWWLL	Safe
	3	Chelsea	33	16	10	7	67	39	9	4	3	37	17	7	6	4	30	22	28	42	WWDLWD
	4	Swansea Town	32	17	5	10	65	46	11	2	2	40	11	6	3	8	25	35	19	39	WWDLWW
	5	Port Vale	33	17	4	12	68	53	13	1	2	46	15	4	3	10	22	38	15	38	WWWDWW
	6	Oldham Athletic	33	16	6	11	59	47	12	3	3	42	20	4	3	8	17	27	12	38	WLWLWD
	7	Middlesbrough	35	18	1	16	68	59	13	1	4	51	23	5	0	12	17	36	9	37	WLWDLW
	8	South Shields	34	16	4	14	62	52	9	3	4	41	24	7	1	10	21	28	10	36	DLWLLL
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	15	5	13	56	49	10	3	2	34	11	5	2	11	22	38	7	35	WLWDWW
	10	Blackpool	34	14	7	13	65	61	10	3	3	33	12	4	4	10	32	49	4	35	WLDDWL
	11	Portsmouth	34	14	7	13	66	66	10	3	4	40	24	4	4	9	26	42	0	35	LDWWLW
	12	Hull City	33	13	8	12	52	44	8	4	5	33	15	5	4	7	19	29	8	34	LDWDWD
	13	Preston North End	33	14	4	15	58	73	13	1	2	43	24	1	3	13	15	49	-15	32	DWDWLW
	14	Barnsley	33	10	11	12	48	60	9	7	2	35	19	1	4	10	13	41	-12	31	LWDDDW
	15	Southampton	34	12	6	16	53	54	9	2	6	33	21	3	4	10	20	33	-1	30	LLWLWL
	16	Darlington	35	11	8	16	58	63	6	5	6	39	24	5	3	10	19	39	-5	30	LLLLLW
	17	Bradford City	33	11	8	14	37	50	7	3	7	21	23	4	5	7	16	27	-13	30	DDWLLL
	18	Fulham	31	9	8	14	36	62	7	4	5	25	21	2	4	9	11	41	-26	26	LWWDWD
	19	Clapton Orient	31	9	6	16	41	52	6	4	6	23	17	3	2	10	18	35	-11	24	WLDDWD
	20	Stoke City	33	9	6	18	43	67	6	4	6	23	17	3	2	12	20	50	-24	24	LLLLLL
	21	Nottingham Forest	32	8	7	17	32	59	7	4	5	26	22	1	3	12	6	37	-27	23	LDLWLL		0-2
	22	Stockport County	34	6	8	20	40	79	6	7	5	29	26	0	1	15	11	53	-39	20	DLDDLD