The City Ground

CLAPTON ORIENT 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 23, 1926 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 23, 1926 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Clapton Orient
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Millfields Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1926-27
Referee:: A Ward
Attendance:: 12,709
League Week:: 12 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 18 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 2)
Clapton Orient:: Mar 12, 1927

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1107 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 370 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1251 (of 5824)
Total:: 2101 (of 7629)
Played:: 99 years, 9 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Charlie Jones (75')
Ted Linley (89') - Ted Linley first goal

CLAPTON ORIENT
Manager: Peter Proudfoot
Prior form: LWLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob Dennison (35')
Albert Waterall (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Len Langford
2	D	27	Bill Thompson
3	F	28	Percy Barratt
4	F	31	Jackie Belton
5	M	27	Gerry Morgan
6	F	33	Bob Wallace
7	F	29	Joseph Laws
8	F	21	Cyril Stocks
9	F	29	Noah Burton
10	F	26	Charlie Jones (75')
11	F	32	Ted Linley (89')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Len Langford	59		7	1
2	D	27	Bill Thompson	116		7	1
3	F	28	Percy Barratt	128	7	7	1
4	F	31	Jackie Belton	286	15	7	1
5	M	27	Gerry Morgan	155	6	7	1
6	F	33	Bob Wallace	136		7	1
7	F	29	Joseph Laws	2	1	16	3
8	F	21	Cyril Stocks	33	10	7	1
9	F	29	Noah Burton	167	21	7	1
10	F	26	Charlie Jones (75')	48	5	7	1
11	F	32	Ted Linley (89')	6		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Arthur Wood
2	D	Bert Rosier
3	D	Tom Evans
4	D	Albert Waterall
5	D	Jack Townrow
6	M	Jack Galbraith
7	M	Peter Gavigan
8	M	Bob Dennison
9	M	Donald Cock
10	F	Billy Broadbent
11	F	Billy Corkindale

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 23, 1926)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	1-2	Portsmouth
Chelsea	1-0	Oldham Athletic
Clapton Orient	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Hull City	3-0	Blackpool
Middlesbrough	5-1	Barnsley
Notts County	1-3	Swansea Town
Port Vale	0-2	Manchester City
Preston North End	2-2	Fulham
South Shields	3-2	Grimsby Town
Southampton	3-1	Darlington
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Reading

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	Hull City	11	7	2	2	15	4	4	2	0	12	1	3	0	2	3	3	11	16	LDDWWW
2	Swansea Town	11	6	3	2	25	14	5	1	0	19	6	1	2	2	6	8	11	15	WWLWLW
3	Manchester City	11	6	3	2	27	16	5	1	1	20	9	1	2	1	7	7	11	15	LWWDDL
4	Oldham Athletic	11	7	1	3	17	11	4	0	1	13	5	3	1	2	4	6	6	15	DLWLWW
5	Preston North End	11	6	3	2	25	20	4	2	0	18	11	2	1	2	7	9	5	15	DWWLWL
6	Chelsea	11	6	2	3	19	18	3	1	1	11	6	3	1	2	8	12	1	14	LWDWLW
7	Port Vale	12	4	5	3	23	21	3	2	0	11	6	1	3	3	12	15	2	13	WDWDLL
8	Middlesbrough	11	6	1	4	20	19	3	0	1	10	7	3	1	3	10	12	1	13	WWWWWL
9	Nottingham Forest	11	5	3	3	21	20	3	3	0	14	9	2	0	3	7	11	1	13	WWDWLW
10	Southampton	11	4	4	3	18	19	1	3	1	5	5	3	1	2	13	14	-1	12	DWLLDW
11	Portsmouth	9	5	1	3	15	10	4	0	1	13	4	1	1	2	2	6	5	11	WDWWWL
12	Fulham	11	4	3	4	13	17	4	2	0	9	5	0	1	4	4	12	-4	11	DDLLWD
13	Notts County	11	5	0	6	17	26	4	0	1	12	4	1	0	5	5	22	-9	10	WLWLWL
14	Darlington	10	4	1	5	22	22	4	0	2	17	11	0	1	3	5	11	0	9	DLWLWW
15	Blackpool	11	4	1	6	16	18	3	1	1	14	6	1	0	5	2	12	-2	9	DLLWLL
16	Reading	12	3	2	7	20	21	3	0	3	13	5	0	2	4	7	16	-1	8	WDLLLW
17	Grimsby Town	11	2	4	5	13	16	1	2	2	4	4	1	2	3	9	12	-3	8	DDLWLL
18	Clapton Orient	10	3	2	5	14	18	2	1	2	6	5	1	1	3	8	13	-4	8	LWLLLL
19	Barnsley	10	3	2	5	11	19	2	1	2	6	6	1	1	3	5	13	-8	8	LLLWDW
20	South Shields	9	2	2	5	16	15	2	1	1	11	3	0	1	4	5	12	1	6	DLLLWD
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	1	3	7	10	20	0	2	4	6	12	1	1	3	4	8	-10	5	LLLDDW
22	Bradford City	12	1	2	9	11	24	1	0	5	5	9	0	2	4	6	15	-13	4	LLLWLL

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	Hull City	12	8	2	2	18	4	5	2	0	15	1	3	0	2	3	3	14	18	DDWWWW		3-0
	2	Swansea Town	12	7	3	2	28	15	5	1	0	19	6	2	2	2	9	9	13	17	WLWLWW		3-1
	3	Manchester City	12	7	3	2	29	16	5	1	1	20	9	2	2	1	9	7	13	17	WWDDLW		2-0
1	4	Preston North End	12	6	4	2	27	22	4	3	0	20	13	2	1	2	7	9	5	16	WWLWLD		2-2
1	5	Chelsea	12	7	2	3	20	18	4	1	1	12	6	3	1	2	8	12	2	16	WDWLWW		1-0
2	6	Oldham Athletic	12	7	1	4	17	12	4	0	1	13	5	3	1	3	4	7	5	15	LWLWWL		0-1
1	7	Middlesbrough	12	7	1	4	25	20	4	0	1	15	8	3	1	3	10	12	5	15	WWWWLW		5-1
2	8	Southampton	12	5	4	3	21	20	2	3	1	8	6	3	1	2	13	14	1	14	WLLDWW		3-1
	9	Nottingham Forest	12	5	4	3	23	22	3	3	0	14	9	2	1	3	9	13	1	14	WDWLWD		2-2
1	10	Portsmouth	10	6	1	3	17	11	4	0	1	13	4	2	1	2	4	7	6	13	DWWWLW		2-1
4	11	Port Vale	13	4	5	4	23	23	3	2	1	11	8	1	3	3	12	15	0	13	DWDLLL		0-2
	12	Fulham	12	4	4	4	15	19	4	2	0	9	5	0	2	4	6	14	-4	12	DLLWDD		2-2
	13	Notts County	12	5	0	7	18	29	4	0	2	13	7	1	0	5	5	22	-11	10	LWLWLL		1-3
2	14	Reading	13	3	3	7	21	22	3	0	3	13	5	0	3	4	8	17	-1	9	DLLLWD		1-1
1	15	Darlington	11	4	1	6	23	25	4	0	2	17	11	0	1	4	6	14	-2	9	LWLWWL		1-3
2	16	Clapton Orient	11	3	3	5	16	20	2	2	2	8	7	1	1	3	8	13	-4	9	WLLLLD		2-2
2	17	Blackpool	12	4	1	7	16	21	3	1	1	14	6	1	0	6	2	15	-5	9	LLWLLL		0-3
2	18	South Shields	10	3	2	5	19	17	3	1	1	14	5	0	1	4	5	12	2	8	LLLWDW		3-2
2	19	Grimsby Town	12	2	4	6	15	19	1	2	2	4	4	1	2	4	11	15	-4	8	DLWLLL		2-3
1	20	Barnsley	11	3	2	6	12	24	2	1	2	6	6	1	1	4	6	18	-12	8	LLWDWL		1-5
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	1	4	7	11	21	0	3	4	7	13	1	1	3	4	8	-10	6	LLDDWD		1-1
	22	Bradford City	13	1	2	10	12	26	1	0	6	6	11	0	2	4	6	15	-14	4	LLWLLL		1-2