The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Mon Dec 26, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 26, 1927 (2:15 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-2 WON
: Half-time: 2-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 27 December 1927

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: T Greaves
Attendance:: 12,530
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 20 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Dec 27, 1927

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1158 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 421 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1304 (of 5824)
Total:: 2155 (of 7629)
Played:: 98 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

Review
Percy Barratt missed a penalty for us

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson (5')
Noah Burton (43')
Sid Gibson (52')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Prior form: LLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tom Phillipson (12')
Tommy Bowen (15')

Penalties Missed:
Percy Barratt

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Arthur Dexter
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	F	32	Jackie Belton
5	M	23	Albert Harrison
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan
7	M	28	Sid Gibson (5') (52')
8	F	31	Stuart McMillan	Debut
9	F	31	Noah Burton (43')
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Arthur Dexter	10		2	1
2	D	28	Bill Thompson	162		2	1
3	F	29	Percy Barratt	181	17	2	1
4	F	32	Jackie Belton	333	16	2	1
5	M	23	Albert Harrison	19		2	1
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan	191	6	44	7
7	M	28	Sid Gibson (5') (52')	251	47	2	1
8	F	31	Stuart McMillan	Debut
9	F	31	Noah Burton (43')	207	41	2	1
10	F	28	Charlie Jones	89	19	2	1
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth	18	6	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alf Canavon
2	D	Ted Watson
3	D	Victor Fox
4	D	Alexander McDougall
5	D	Tommy Pritchard
6	M	Albert Kay
7	M	Jack Harrington
8	M	Tommy Bowen
9	M	Tom Phillipson
10	F	Billy Rotton
11	F	Tom Baxter

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Dec 26, 1927)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-3	Manchester City
Blackpool	3-1	Reading
Bristol City	3-0	Southampton
Grimsby Town	1-1	Chelsea
Nottingham Forest	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Port Vale	1-2	Leeds United
Preston North End	4-2	Swansea Town
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Notts County

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	20	13	4	3	42	18	8	1	0	26	2	5	3	3	16	16	24	30	WDWLWL
2	Manchester City	20	12	3	5	46	32	9	0	1	29	11	3	3	4	17	21	14	27	WWLWDW
3	Preston North End	20	10	6	4	41	26	7	1	2	27	11	3	5	2	14	15	15	26	WWDWDW
4	Leeds United	20	11	3	6	51	26	8	1	1	33	7	3	2	5	18	19	25	25	WLLWWW
5	Oldham Athletic	20	10	5	5	39	25	7	3	0	28	9	3	2	5	11	16	14	25	WDWWDD
6	Port Vale	20	11	2	7	39	29	7	2	1	25	8	4	0	6	14	21	10	24	LDWWWW
7	Bristol City	20	10	4	6	42	33	6	1	3	22	10	4	3	3	20	23	9	24	LDWDLW
8	Nottingham Forest	20	10	3	7	50	38	7	2	1	38	17	3	1	6	12	21	12	23	LDWWWD
9	West Bromwich Albion	20	8	5	7	44	40	5	2	2	27	16	3	3	5	17	24	4	21	DWLLWL
10	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	33	31	4	4	2	13	8	4	1	5	20	23	2	21	DLWLLL
11	Swansea Town	20	8	5	7	43	41	7	2	1	29	9	1	3	6	14	32	2	21	DDLWWL
12	Grimsby Town	20	7	6	7	36	38	4	3	3	23	19	3	3	4	13	19	-2	20	WDWWLL
13	Clapton Orient	20	8	4	8	36	41	6	1	2	17	10	2	3	6	19	31	-5	20	LDWLLL
14	Barnsley	20	6	7	7	30	37	4	4	3	19	15	2	3	4	11	22	-7	19	LWLLWW
15	Hull City	20	5	8	7	22	28	4	5	1	13	8	1	3	6	9	20	-6	18	DWLDDD
16	Notts County	20	5	6	9	33	38	4	3	3	23	13	1	3	6	10	25	-5	16	WLWLDL
17	Fulham	20	5	5	10	33	47	5	5	1	23	16	0	0	9	10	31	-14	15	LDLWLD
18	Reading	20	5	5	10	29	44	4	3	3	19	16	1	2	7	10	28	-15	15	WLWLWW
19	Southampton	20	4	6	10	28	39	3	3	4	24	24	1	3	6	4	15	-11	14	WLDLDD
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	4	11	32	48	5	2	4	25	21	0	2	7	7	27	-16	14	LLLLLW
21	Blackpool	20	4	5	11	33	53	3	2	5	18	21	1	3	6	15	32	-20	13	LWLDLD
22	South Shields	20	2	5	13	29	59	1	3	6	15	24	1	2	7	14	35	-30	9	LDLDLL

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	21	13	5	3	43	19	8	1	0	26	2	5	4	3	17	17	24	31	DWLWLD		1-1
	2	Manchester City	21	13	3	5	49	32	9	0	1	29	11	4	3	4	20	21	17	29	WLWDWW		3-0
	3	Preston North End	21	11	6	4	45	28	8	1	2	31	13	3	5	2	14	15	17	28	WDWDWW		4-2
	4	Leeds United	21	12	3	6	53	27	8	1	1	33	7	4	2	5	20	20	26	27	LLWWWW		2-1
2	5	Bristol City	21	11	4	6	45	33	7	1	3	25	10	4	3	3	20	23	12	26	DWDLWW		3-0
1	6	Oldham Athletic	20	10	5	5	39	25	7	3	0	28	9	3	2	5	11	16	14	25	WDWWDD
1	7	Nottingham Forest	21	11	3	7	53	40	8	2	1	41	19	3	1	6	12	21	13	25	DWWWDW		3-2
2	8	Port Vale	21	11	2	8	40	31	7	2	2	26	10	4	0	6	14	21	9	24	DWWWWL		1-2
	9	West Bromwich Albion	21	8	6	7	46	42	5	3	2	29	18	3	3	5	17	24	4	22	WLLWLD		2-2
	10	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	33	31	4	4	2	13	8	4	1	5	20	23	2	21	DLWLLL
	11	Swansea Town	21	8	5	8	45	45	7	2	1	29	9	1	3	7	16	36	0	21	DLWWLL		2-4
	12	Grimsby Town	21	7	7	7	37	39	4	4	3	24	20	3	3	4	13	19	-2	21	DWWLLD		1-1
	13	Clapton Orient	20	8	4	8	36	41	6	1	2	17	10	2	3	6	19	31	-5	20	LDWLLL
	14	Barnsley	21	6	7	8	30	40	4	4	4	19	18	2	3	4	11	22	-10	19	WLLWWL		0-3
	15	Hull City	20	5	8	7	22	28	4	5	1	13	8	1	3	6	9	20	-6	18	DWLDDD
	16	Notts County	21	5	7	9	35	40	4	3	3	23	13	1	4	6	12	27	-5	17	LWLDLD		2-2
	17	Fulham	20	5	5	10	33	47	5	5	1	23	16	0	0	9	10	31	-14	15	LDLWLD
3	18	Blackpool	21	5	5	11	36	54	4	2	5	21	22	1	3	6	15	32	-18	15	WLDLDW		3-1
1	19	Reading	21	5	5	11	30	47	4	3	3	19	16	1	2	8	11	31	-17	15	LWLWWL		1-3
1	20	Southampton	21	4	6	11	28	42	3	3	4	24	24	1	3	7	4	18	-14	14	LDLDDL		0-3
1	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	5	4	12	34	51	5	2	4	25	21	0	2	8	9	30	-17	14	LLLLWL		2-3
	22	South Shields	20	2	5	13	29	59	1	3	6	15	24	1	2	7	14	35	-30	9	LDLDLL