The City Ground

READING 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 22, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 22, 1927 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Reading
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elm Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: AH Price
Attendance:: 7,785
League Week:: 11 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 12
Opp Before/After:: 20 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Reading:: Mar 29, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1148 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 411 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1294 (of 5824)
Total:: 2145 (of 7629)
Played:: 98 years, 9 months, 28 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Harold Wadsworth (25')
Ernest McLachlan (80') - Ernest McLachlan first goal

READING
Manager: Angus Wylie
Prior form: DLDDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Len Langford
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	F	32	Jackie Belton
5	M	23	Albert Harrison
6	F	34	Bob Wallace
7	M	28	Sid Gibson
8	M	24	Ernest McLachlan (80')	Debut
9	M	26	Tommy Roe
10	F	27	Charlie Jones
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth (25')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Joe Duckworth
2	D	Bert Eggo
3	D	Hector Girvan
4	D	Bill Inglis
5	D	Alf Messer
6	M	Dai Gethin Evans
7	M	Murdo McDonald
8	M	Ted Braithwaite
9	M	Bill Johnstone
10	F	Bert Batten
11	F	Jack Robson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 22, 1927)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	2-2	Manchester City
Bristol City	3-0	Fulham
Chelsea	2-0	Hull City
Clapton Orient	1-1	Preston North End
Grimsby Town	3-2	Leeds United
Notts County	2-4	Port Vale
Oldham Athletic	2-2	South Shields
Reading	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Southampton	4-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stoke City	0-0	Barnsley
West Bromwich Albion	5-2	Swansea 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	Chelsea	10	6	3	1	20	8	3	1	0	10	1	3	2	1	10	7	12	15	LDDWWW
	2	Manchester City	10	7	1	2	26	19	5	0	0	15	7	2	1	2	11	12	7	15	WWWWWL
	3	Preston North End	10	6	2	2	24	14	4	0	1	15	5	2	2	1	9	9	10	14	WWWWLW
	4	Stoke City	10	5	3	2	20	11	3	2	0	8	1	2	1	2	12	10	9	13	LDDWLW
	5	Oldham Athletic	10	6	1	3	23	16	4	1	0	15	4	2	0	3	8	12	7	13	WLDLWW
	6	Clapton Orient	10	6	1	3	20	16	4	0	0	11	3	2	1	3	9	13	4	13	WWLLWL
	7	Leeds United	10	5	2	3	24	13	4	1	0	15	2	1	1	3	9	11	11	12	LWLLWD
	8	West Bromwich Albion	10	5	2	3	24	19	3	0	1	15	9	2	2	2	9	10	5	12	WWDWLW
	9	Swansea Town	10	5	2	3	30	26	5	0	0	21	7	0	2	3	9	19	4	12	DWLWLW
	10	Barnsley	10	3	5	2	18	17	2	4	0	12	9	1	1	2	6	8	1	11	LWWDLD
	11	Bristol City	10	5	1	4	22	21	3	1	1	11	4	2	0	3	11	17	1	11	WLLDLL
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	4	3	3	19	21	4	1	1	15	9	0	2	2	4	12	-2	11	DLWDWW
	13	Hull City	10	4	2	4	11	11	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	3	6	10	0	10	WWLWLL
	14	Nottingham Forest	10	4	1	5	25	21	4	0	1	23	9	0	1	4	2	12	4	9	LWLLWL
	15	Fulham	10	3	3	4	16	19	3	3	0	13	5	0	0	4	3	14	-3	9	WWLWLD
	16	Grimsby Town	10	1	5	4	15	21	0	3	2	9	13	1	2	2	6	8	-6	7	DDDLLW
	17	Port Vale	10	3	1	6	13	21	3	1	1	12	6	0	0	5	1	15	-8	7	LWWLWL
	18	Notts County	10	2	3	5	10	18	2	1	2	7	6	0	2	3	3	12	-8	7	LDWLDW
	19	Southampton	10	1	3	6	13	22	1	1	3	11	15	0	2	3	2	7	-9	5	DWDDLL
	20	Reading	10	0	5	5	13	24	0	3	2	7	11	0	2	3	6	13	-11	5	DLDDDL
	21	Blackpool	10	2	1	7	14	27	2	1	2	10	7	0	0	5	4	20	-13	5	LLWLWL
	22	South Shields	10	1	2	7	13	28	1	1	3	7	12	0	1	4	6	16	-15	4	DLLLWD

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	Chelsea	11	7	3	1	22	8	4	1	0	12	1	3	2	1	10	7	14	17	DDWWWW		2-0
	2	Manchester City	11	7	2	2	28	21	5	0	0	15	7	2	2	2	13	14	7	16	WWWWLD		2-2
	3	Preston North End	11	6	3	2	25	15	4	0	1	15	5	2	3	1	10	10	10	15	WWWLWD		1-1
	4	Stoke City	11	5	4	2	20	11	3	3	0	8	1	2	1	2	12	10	9	14	DDWLWD		0-0
	5	Oldham Athletic	11	6	2	3	25	18	4	2	0	17	6	2	0	3	8	12	7	14	LDLWWD		2-2
2	6	West Bromwich Albion	11	6	2	3	29	21	4	0	1	20	11	2	2	2	9	10	8	14	WDWLWW		5-2
1	7	Clapton Orient	11	6	2	3	21	17	4	1	0	12	4	2	1	3	9	13	4	14	WLLWLD		1-1
3	8	Bristol City	11	6	1	4	25	21	4	1	1	14	4	2	0	3	11	17	4	13	LLDLLW		3-0
2	9	Leeds United	11	5	2	4	26	16	4	1	0	15	2	1	1	4	11	14	10	12	WLLWDL		2-3
	10	Barnsley	11	3	6	2	18	17	2	4	0	12	9	1	2	2	6	8	1	12	WWDLDD		0-0
2	11	Swansea Town	11	5	2	4	32	31	5	0	0	21	7	0	2	4	11	24	1	12	WLWLWL		2-5
2	12	Nottingham Forest	11	5	1	5	27	21	4	0	1	23	9	1	1	4	4	12	6	11	WLLWLW		2-0
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	4	3	4	20	25	4	1	1	15	9	0	2	3	5	16	-5	11	LWDWWL		1-4
1	14	Hull City	11	4	2	5	11	13	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	4	6	12	-2	10	WLWLLL		0-2
1	15	Grimsby Town	11	2	5	4	18	23	1	3	2	12	15	1	2	2	6	8	-5	9	DDLLWW		3-2
1	16	Port Vale	11	4	1	6	17	23	3	1	1	12	6	1	0	5	5	17	-6	9	WWLWLW		4-2
2	17	Fulham	11	3	3	5	16	22	3	3	0	13	5	0	0	5	3	17	-6	9	WLWLDL		0-3
1	18	Southampton	11	2	3	6	17	23	2	1	3	15	16	0	2	3	2	7	-6	7	WDDLLW		4-1
1	19	Notts County	11	2	3	6	12	22	2	1	3	9	10	0	2	3	3	12	-10	7	DWLDWL		2-4
1	20	Blackpool	11	2	2	7	16	29	2	2	2	12	9	0	0	5	4	20	-13	6	LWLWLD		2-2
1	21	Reading	11	0	5	6	13	26	0	3	3	7	13	0	2	3	6	13	-13	5	LDDDLL		0-2
	22	South Shields	11	1	3	7	15	30	1	1	3	7	12	0	2	4	8	18	-15	5	LLLWDD		2-2