LEEDS UNITED 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 10, 1927 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 10, 1927 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leeds United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Elland Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-4 LOST
- Half-time: 0-3
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1927-28
- Referee:
- JWD Fowler
- Attendance:
- 19,478
- League Week:
- 4 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 6
11 - Opp Before/After:
- 7
5
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Fulham (League Tier 2)
- Leeds United:
- Jan 21, 1928
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1141 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 404 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1287 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 2138 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 98 years, 11 months, 20 days ago
LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Dick Ray
Prior form: WDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Bobby Turnbull (6')
Tommy Jennings (16')
Russell Wainscoat (23')
Tom Mitchell (79')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Henry Marsden | |
| 3 | F | 28 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | M | 23 | Harold Green | Last game |
| 5 | M | 23 | Albert Harrison | |
| 6 | F | 34 |  Bob Wallace | |
| 7 | M | 28 | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Cyril Stocks | |
| 9 | F | 30 | Noah Burton | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Charlie Jones | |
| 11 | F | 28 | Harold Wadsworth | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Potts |
| 2 | D | Tom Townsley |
| 3 | D | Bill Menzies |
| 4 | D | Willis Edwards |
| 5 | D | Ernie Hart |
| 6 | M | George Reed |
| 7 | M | Bobby Turnbull  |
| 8 | M | John White |
| 9 | M | Tommy Jennings |
| 10 | F | Russell Wainscoat |
| 11 | F | Tom Mitchell |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-3 | Swansea Town |
| Blackpool | 0-1 | Clapton Orient |
| Fulham | 1-1 | Chelsea |
| Grimsby Town | 1-4 | Bristol City |
| Leeds United | 4-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Notts County | 0-0 | Southampton |
| Oldham Athletic | 3-1 | Stoke City |
| Port Vale | 1-2 | Hull City |
| Reading | 1-4 | West Bromwich Albion |
| South Shields | 0-1 | Manchester City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-3 | Preston North End |
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 | Clapton Orient | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | DWWW | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | WWWD | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | DLWW | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 11 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 12 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 16 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 17 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 19 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -10 | 1 | DLLL | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 | LLLL | |||
| 21 | South Shields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 22 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | Clapton Orient | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | DWWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Bristol City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | WWWW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | WWLWW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | WWWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Leeds United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | WDWW | 4-0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | WWWDL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 7 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | DWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | DWLDW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 9 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | DLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 | DLWWD | 3-3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | DWWL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 12 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | DDWD | 3-3 | |
| 1 | 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | LLWDW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | DLWL | 2-3 | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 2 | DDLL | 1-4 | ||
| 2 | 16 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 2 | DLLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 1 | LDLL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 18 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 | DLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 19 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 1 | LLLLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -11 | 1 | DLLLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 21 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 1 | LLLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 22 | South Shields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 0 | LLLL | 0-1 | |