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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 19, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 19, 1927 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 19 March 1927

Season:: 1926-27
Referee:: GD Nunnerley
Attendance:: 15,534
League Week:: 33 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 2 5
Opp Before/After:: 19 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Hull City (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Dec 26, 1927

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1128 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 391 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1274 (of 5824)
Total:: 2124 (of 7629)
Played:: 99 years, 5 months, 2 days ago

Review
Percy Barratt missed a penalty by shooting over the bar

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

Goal Scorers

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Fred Scotchbrook
Prior form: LWDLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tom Phillipson (49')
Tom Phillipson (65')

Penalties Missed:
Percy Barratt

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	34	Bob Wallace
7	M	27	Sid Gibson
8	F	21	Cyril Stocks
9	F	30	Noah Burton
10	F	27	Charlie Jones
11	F	32	Ted Linley

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Len Langford	82		7	1
2	D	27	Bill Thompson	139		7	1
3	F	28	Percy Barratt	151	11	7	1
4	F	31	Jackie Belton	308	15	7	1
5	M	27	Gerry Morgan	178	6	7	1
6	F	34	Bob Wallace	156		7	1
7	M	27	Sid Gibson	221	34	7	1
8	F	21	Cyril Stocks	56	21	7	1
9	F	30	Noah Burton	189	28	7	1
10	F	27	Charlie Jones	61	10	7	1
11	F	32	Ted Linley	28	5	9	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Noel George
2	D	Ted Watson
3	D	Harry Shaw
4	D	Frank Higham
5	D	Albert Kay
6	M	Alexander McDougall
7	M	Jack Harrington
8	M	Tommy Bowen
9	M	Tom Phillipson
10	F	Wilf Chadwick
11	F	Walter Weaver

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 19, 1927)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	1-0	Fulham
Chelsea	2-0	Grimsby Town
Clapton Orient	2-4	Manchester City
Hull City	2-1	Swansea Town
Middlesbrough	4-1	Darlington
Notts County	1-1	Barnsley
Port Vale	2-3	Portsmouth
Preston North End	4-1	Blackpool
South Shields	3-0	Reading
Southampton	0-1	Oldham Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers	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	Middlesbrough	32	20	7	5	98	51	14	2	1	63	21	6	5	4	35	30	47	47	WDWWDW	Safe
2	Nottingham Forest	32	15	11	6	62	41	11	5	0	43	18	4	6	6	19	23	21	41	WDWLLD
3	Preston North End	31	16	9	6	61	47	10	4	2	43	25	6	5	4	18	22	14	41	WWLWWL
4	Manchester City	31	17	5	9	76	47	11	2	3	43	20	6	3	6	33	27	29	39	WWWDDW
5	Portsmouth	30	16	7	7	56	35	10	4	1	36	12	6	3	6	20	23	21	39	WWLDWD
6	Chelsea	29	16	7	6	50	38	10	4	1	35	17	6	3	5	15	21	12	39	DWWWWW
7	Hull City	32	16	6	10	46	35	9	4	3	30	13	7	2	7	16	22	11	38	DWWLLD
8	Southampton	30	14	7	9	50	42	8	4	2	30	16	6	3	7	20	26	8	35	LLWWWD
9	Swansea Town	30	13	9	8	52	46	10	4	2	34	15	3	5	6	18	31	6	35	WDLDWL
10	Blackpool	31	13	6	12	67	57	9	4	3	46	20	4	2	9	21	37	10	32	LWWWDW
11	Port Vale	31	10	11	10	59	60	8	5	2	33	16	2	6	8	26	44	-1	31	DDWWLL
12	Oldham Athletic	32	13	4	15	53	68	9	2	5	36	27	4	2	10	17	41	-15	30	LWLLLL
13	Barnsley	31	11	7	13	60	71	8	5	3	36	20	3	2	10	24	51	-11	29	LWDLDW
14	Reading	29	11	5	13	49	50	10	0	4	34	12	1	5	9	15	38	-1	27	LLWWLL
15	South Shields	30	9	8	13	55	62	8	5	2	39	18	1	3	11	16	44	-7	26	LLDDDL
16	Notts County	32	11	4	17	54	70	8	3	5	33	20	3	1	12	21	50	-16	26	DLDLWW
17	Grimsby Town	31	8	8	15	55	72	3	5	7	21	29	5	3	8	34	43	-17	24	LLWWWD
18	Fulham	32	8	8	16	38	69	7	4	5	26	24	1	4	11	12	45	-31	24	LLDDLD
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	8	7	14	54	52	5	4	5	39	24	3	3	9	15	28	2	23	LWDLLW
20	Darlington	31	8	4	19	55	71	6	1	8	33	33	2	3	11	22	38	-16	20	LLLLWL
21	Clapton Orient	30	6	6	18	38	74	5	3	6	23	23	1	3	12	15	51	-36	18	LWLLLD
22	Bradford City	32	3	8	21	33	63	3	3	10	18	24	0	5	11	15	39	-30	14	LLLDLL

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	Middlesbrough	33	21	7	5	102	52	15	2	1	67	22	6	5	4	35	30	50	49	DWWDWW	Safe	4-1
1	2	Preston North End	32	17	9	6	65	48	11	4	2	47	26	6	5	4	18	22	17	43	WLWWLW	Safe	4-1
1	3	Manchester City	32	18	5	9	80	49	11	2	3	43	20	7	3	6	37	29	31	41	WWDDWW	Safe	4-2
1	4	Portsmouth	31	17	7	7	59	37	10	4	1	36	12	7	3	6	23	25	22	41	WLDWDW	Safe	3-2
3	5	Nottingham Forest	33	15	11	7	62	43	11	5	0	43	18	4	6	7	19	25	19	41	DWLLDL	Safe	0-2
	6	Chelsea	30	17	7	6	52	38	11	4	1	37	17	6	3	5	15	21	14	41	WWWWWW	Safe	2-0
	7	Hull City	33	17	6	10	48	36	10	4	3	32	14	7	2	7	16	22	12	40	WWLLDW		2-1
	8	Southampton	31	14	7	10	50	43	8	4	3	30	17	6	3	7	20	26	7	35	LWWWDL		0-1
	9	Swansea Town	31	13	9	9	53	48	10	4	2	34	15	3	5	7	19	33	5	35	DLDWLL		1-2
	10	Blackpool	32	13	6	13	68	61	9	4	3	46	20	4	2	10	22	41	7	32	WWWDWL		1-4
1	11	Oldham Athletic	33	14	4	15	54	68	9	2	5	36	27	5	2	10	18	41	-14	32	WLLLLW		1-0
1	12	Port Vale	32	10	11	11	61	63	8	5	3	35	19	2	6	8	26	44	-2	31	DWWLLL		2-3
	13	Barnsley	32	11	8	13	61	72	8	5	3	36	20	3	3	10	25	52	-11	30	WDLDWD		1-1
1	14	South Shields	31	10	8	13	58	62	9	5	2	42	18	1	3	11	16	44	-4	28	LDDDLW		3-0
1	15	Reading	30	11	5	14	49	53	10	0	4	34	12	1	5	10	15	41	-4	27	LWWLLL		0-3
	16	Notts County	33	11	5	17	55	71	8	4	5	34	21	3	1	12	21	50	-16	27	LDLWWD		1-1
2	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	9	7	14	56	52	6	4	5	41	24	3	3	9	15	28	4	25	WDLLWW		2-0
1	18	Grimsby Town	32	8	8	16	55	74	3	5	7	21	29	5	3	9	34	45	-19	24	LWWWDL		0-2
1	19	Fulham	33	8	8	17	38	70	7	4	5	26	24	1	4	12	12	46	-32	24	LDDLDL		0-1
	20	Darlington	32	8	4	20	56	75	6	1	8	33	33	2	3	12	23	42	-19	20	LLLWLL		1-4
	21	Clapton Orient	31	6	6	19	40	78	5	3	7	25	27	1	3	12	15	51	-38	18	WLLLDL		2-4
	22	Bradford City	33	4	8	21	34	63	4	3	10	19	24	0	5	11	15	39	-29	16	LLDLLW		1-0