FOREST 7 - 2 SOUTH SHIELDS - Sat Sep 03, 1927 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 03, 1927 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- South Shields
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 7-2 WON
- Half-time: 4-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leeds United (League Tier 2)
- South Shields:
- Jan 07, 1928
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1140 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 403 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1286 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 2137 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 98 years, 11 months, 18 days ago
FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Charlie Jones (10')
Cyril Stocks (13')
Cyril Stocks (35')
Noah Burton (44')
Noah Burton (46')
Sid Gibson (52')
Charlie Jones (72')
SOUTH SHIELDS
Manager: Ernest Douglass
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
George Scott (41')
Jack Oxberry (87')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | 27 | Bill Thompson | |
| 3 | F | 28 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | M | 23 | Harold Green | |
| 5 | M | 23 | Albert Harrison | |
| 6 | F | 34 |  Bob Wallace | |
| 7 | M | 28 | Sid Gibson  (52') | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Cyril Stocks (13') (35') | |
| 9 | F | 30 | Noah Burton (44') (46') | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Charlie Jones (10') (72') | |
| 11 | F | 28 | Harold Wadsworth | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shevlin |
| 2 | D | Frank Atkinson |
| 3 | D | James Phizacklea |
| 4 | D | Jimmy Davies |
| 5 | D | Harry Wilson |
| 6 | M | Alan Grenyer |
| 7 | M | Tommy Matthewson |
| 8 | M | Jack Smith |
| 9 | M | Thomas Gibson |
| 10 | F | Jack Oxberry |
| 11 | F | George Scott |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Blackpool |
| Clapton Orient | 3-0 | Reading |
| Hull City | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Southampton |
| Manchester City | 1-0 | Port Vale |
| Nottingham Forest | 7-2 | South Shields |
| Preston North End | 1-2 | Barnsley |
| Stoke City | 3-0 | Notts County |
| Swansea Town | 2-1 | Fulham |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Grimsby Town |
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 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | DW | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | WD | |||
| 6 | Clapton Orient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 9 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 13 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1 | DL | |||
| 16 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | DL | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | South Shields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | L | |||
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 | Bristol City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WWW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Stoke City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | WWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | DWW | 7-2 | |
| 2 | 4 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DWW | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | WDW | 2-0 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | DWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WW | 3-0 | |
 6 | 8 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | DDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DWL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 11 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | DLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 12 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 3 | DLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 1-3 | |
| 6 | 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 17 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 | DLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 18 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | DLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 | DLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | LLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 21 | South Shields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 0 | LL | 2-7 | |
| 3 | 22 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | 0-3 | |