WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1 - 0 FOREST - Tue Dec 27, 1927 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Tue Dec 27, 1927 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Molineux
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1927-28
- Referee:
- AW Scholey
- Attendance:
- 15,982
- League Week:
- 22 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
7 - Opp Before/After:
- 21
19
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- South Shields (League Tier 2)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers:
- Dec 25, 1928
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1159 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 422 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1305 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 2156 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 98 years, 8 months, 8 days ago
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tom Baxter (6')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Arthur Dexter | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Bill Thompson | |
| 3 | F | 29 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | D | 23 |  Billy McKinlay | Debut |
| 5 | M | 28 |  Gerry Morgan | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Lee Gordon | Last game |
| 7 | M | 28 | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Stuart McMillan | |
| 9 | F | 31 | Noah Burton | |
| 10 | F | 27 | Cliff Price | |
| 11 | F | 29 | Harold Wadsworth | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alf Canavon |
| 2 | D | Ted Watson |
| 3 | D | Victor Fox |
| 4 | D | Jimmy Baker |
| 5 | D | Tommy Pritchard |
| 6 | M | Alexander McDougall |
| 7 | M | Jack Harrington |
| 8 | M | Tommy Bowen |
| 9 | M | Tom Phillipson |
| 10 | F | Billy Rotton |
| 11 | F | Tom Baxter  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Hull City | 3-2 | Fulham |
| Leeds United | 3-0 | Port Vale |
| Notts County | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Oldham Athletic | 5-0 | Clapton Orient |
| Reading | 1-0 | Blackpool |
| Southampton | 3-2 | Bristol City |
| Stoke City | 3-1 | South Shields |
| Swansea Town | 0-1 | Preston North End |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | 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 | Chelsea | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 31 | DWLWLD | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 29 | WLWDWW | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 28 | WDWDWW | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | LLWWWW | |||
| 5 | Bristol City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 26 | DWDLWW | |||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 25 | WDWWDD | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 25 | DWWWDW | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 24 | DWWWWL | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 22 | WLLWLD | |||
| 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 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 21 | DWWLLD | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -14 | 15 | LDLWLD | |||
| 18 | Blackpool | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 32 | -18 | 15 | WLDLDW | |||
| 19 | Reading | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -17 | 15 | LWLWWL | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 14 | LDLDDL | |||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -17 | 14 | LLLLWL | |||
| 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 | 2 | Preston North End | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 30 | DWDWWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Leeds United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | LWWWWW | 3-0 | |
 2 | 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 29 | WLWDWW | ||
| 1 | 5 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 27 | DWWDDW | 5-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Bristol City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 26 | WDLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 25 | WWWDWL | 0-1 | ||
| 8 | Port Vale | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 24 | WWWWLL | 0-3 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 23 | LWLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 22 | LLWLDL | 0-3 | |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 36 | -1 | 21 | LWWLLL | 0-1 | ||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 21 | DWWLLD | |||
| 2 | 13 | Hull City | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 20 | WLDDDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Clapton Orient | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36 | -10 | 20 | DWLLLL | 0-5 | |
| 1 | 15 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -2 | 19 | WLDLDW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 16 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 19 | WLLWWL | ||
| 2 | 17 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -16 | 17 | WLWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 18 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -13 | 16 | DLDDLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -16 | 16 | LLLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 20 | Fulham | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -15 | 15 | DLWLDL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 21 | Blackpool | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 33 | -19 | 15 | LDLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | South Shields | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 38 | -32 | 9 | DLDLLL | 1-3 | ||