The City Ground

SOUTH SHIELDS 3 - 4 FOREST - Sat Jan 07, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 07, 1928 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: South Shields
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Horsley Hill
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-3 WON
: Half-time: 3-3

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: A Ward
Attendance:: 4,723
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tranmere Rovers (FA Cup)
League:: Leeds United

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1160 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 423 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1306 (of 5824)
Total:: 2157 (of 7629)
Played:: 98 years, 7 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Harold Wadsworth (5')
Cyril Stocks (22')
Harold Wadsworth (28')
Cyril Stocks (73')

SOUTH SHIELDS
Manager: Ernest Douglass
Prior form: DLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Stevenson (10')
Jack Oxberry (17')
Leo Loftus (36')

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
5	M	28	Gerry Morgan
6	F	34	Bob Wallace
7	M	28	Sid Gibson
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks (22') (73')
9	F	31	Noah Burton
10	F	31	Stuart McMillan
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth (5') (28')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Arthur Dexter	12		11	1
2	D	28	Bill Thompson	164		11	1
3	F	29	Percy Barratt	183	17	11	1
4	D	23	Billy McKinlay	1		11	1
5	M	28	Gerry Morgan	193	6	11	1
6	F	34	Bob Wallace	184		14	3
7	M	28	Sid Gibson	253	49	11	1
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks (22') (73')	77	28	42	7
9	F	31	Noah Burton	209	42	11	1
10	F	31	Stuart McMillan	2		11	1
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth (5') (28')	20	6	11	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Allan Taylor
2	D	Harry Wilson
3	D	James Phizacklea
4	D	Sam Henderson
5	D	John Hardy
6	M	Jock Hutcheson
7	M	Billy Smith
8	M	Jimmy Stevenson
9	M	Jack Oxberry
10	F	Leo Loftus
11	F	George Scott

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 07, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-1	Preston North End
Blackpool	2-4	Chelsea
Fulham	3-2	Swansea Town
Grimsby Town	0-6	West Bromwich Albion
Notts County	1-2	Stoke City
Oldham Athletic	4-1	Bristol City
Port Vale	1-2	Manchester City
Reading	4-0	Clapton Orient
South Shields	3-4	Nottingham Forest
Southampton	1-4	Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Hull City

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	Manchester City	23	15	3	5	59	35	11	0	1	39	14	4	3	4	20	21	24	33	WDWWWW
2	Chelsea	22	13	6	3	43	19	8	2	0	26	2	5	4	3	17	17	24	32	WLWLDD
3	Preston North End	23	13	6	4	47	28	9	1	2	32	13	4	5	2	15	15	19	32	WDWWWW
4	Leeds United	23	14	3	6	59	27	10	1	1	39	7	4	2	5	20	20	32	31	WWWWWW
5	Oldham Athletic	22	11	6	5	44	25	8	3	0	33	9	3	3	5	11	16	19	28	WWDDWD
6	Stoke City	23	11	5	7	41	35	6	4	2	18	10	5	1	5	23	25	6	27	LLLWWW
7	Bristol City	23	11	4	8	48	38	7	1	4	26	12	4	3	4	22	26	10	26	DLWWLL
8	Nottingham Forest	22	11	3	8	53	41	8	2	1	41	19	3	1	7	12	22	12	25	WWWDWL
9	Grimsby Town	23	9	7	7	44	44	4	4	3	24	20	5	3	4	20	24	0	25	WLLDWW
10	Port Vale	22	11	2	9	40	34	7	2	2	26	10	4	0	7	14	24	6	24	WWWWLL
11	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	7	8	46	45	5	4	2	29	18	3	3	6	17	27	1	23	LWLDLD
12	Swansea Town	23	9	5	9	46	46	8	2	2	30	10	1	3	7	16	36	0	23	WWLLLW
13	Hull City	22	7	8	7	27	31	6	5	1	18	11	1	3	6	9	20	-4	22	LDDDWW
14	Notts County	23	7	7	9	40	41	5	3	3	26	13	2	4	6	14	28	-1	21	LDLDWW
15	Clapton Orient	22	8	4	10	37	48	6	1	3	18	12	2	3	7	19	36	-11	20	WLLLLL
16	Barnsley	23	6	7	10	34	49	4	4	4	19	18	2	3	6	15	31	-15	19	LWWLLL
17	Reading	23	6	6	11	31	47	5	3	3	20	16	1	3	8	11	31	-16	18	LWWLWD
18	Southampton	23	5	6	12	32	46	4	3	4	27	26	1	3	8	5	20	-14	16	LDDLWL
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	6	4	13	35	54	6	2	4	26	21	0	2	9	9	33	-19	16	LLWLWL
20	Fulham	22	5	5	12	35	51	5	5	1	23	16	0	0	11	12	35	-16	15	LWLDLL
21	Blackpool	24	5	5	14	40	61	4	2	6	25	27	1	3	8	15	34	-21	15	LDWLLL
22	South Shields	23	2	5	16	32	68	1	3	7	17	27	1	2	9	15	41	-36	9	DLLLLL

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	Manchester City	24	16	3	5	61	36	11	0	1	39	14	5	3	4	22	22	25	35	DWWWWW		2-1
	2	Chelsea	23	14	6	3	47	21	8	2	0	26	2	6	4	3	21	19	26	34	LWLDDW		4-2
1	3	Leeds United	24	15	3	6	63	28	10	1	1	39	7	5	2	5	24	21	35	33	WWWWWW		4-1
1	4	Preston North End	24	13	6	5	48	30	9	1	2	32	13	4	5	3	16	17	18	32	DWWWWL		1-2
	5	Oldham Athletic	23	12	6	5	48	26	9	3	0	37	10	3	3	5	11	16	22	30	WDDWDW		4-1
	6	Stoke City	24	12	5	7	43	36	6	4	2	18	10	6	1	5	25	26	7	29	LLWWWW		2-1
1	7	Nottingham Forest	23	12	3	8	57	44	8	2	1	41	19	4	1	7	16	25	13	27	WWDWLW		4-3
1	8	Bristol City	24	11	4	9	49	42	7	1	4	26	12	4	3	5	23	30	7	26	LWWLLL		1-4
2	9	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	7	8	52	45	5	4	2	29	18	4	3	6	23	27	7	25	WLDLDW		6-0
1	10	Grimsby Town	24	9	7	8	44	50	4	4	4	24	26	5	3	4	20	24	-6	25	LLDWWL		0-6
1	11	Port Vale	23	11	2	10	41	36	7	2	3	27	12	4	0	7	14	24	5	24	WWWLLL		1-2
	12	Swansea Town	24	9	5	10	48	49	8	2	2	30	10	1	3	8	18	39	-1	23	WLLLWL		2-3
	13	Hull City	23	7	9	7	28	32	6	5	1	18	11	1	4	6	10	21	-4	23	DDDWWD		1-1
	14	Notts County	24	7	7	10	41	43	5	3	4	27	15	2	4	6	14	28	-2	21	DLDWWL		1-2
1	15	Barnsley	24	7	7	10	36	50	5	4	4	21	19	2	3	6	15	31	-14	21	WWLLLW		2-1
1	16	Reading	24	7	6	11	35	47	6	3	3	24	16	1	3	8	11	31	-12	20	WWLWDW		4-0
2	17	Clapton Orient	23	8	4	11	37	52	6	1	3	18	12	2	3	8	19	40	-15	20	LLLLLL		0-4
2	18	Fulham	23	6	5	12	38	53	6	5	1	26	18	0	0	11	12	35	-15	17	WLDLLW		3-2
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	6	5	13	36	55	6	3	4	27	22	0	2	9	9	33	-19	17	LWLWLD		1-1
2	20	Southampton	24	5	6	13	33	50	4	3	5	28	30	1	3	8	5	20	-17	16	DDLWLL		1-4
	21	Blackpool	25	5	5	15	42	65	4	2	7	27	31	1	3	8	15	34	-23	15	DWLLLL		2-4
	22	South Shields	24	2	5	17	35	72	1	3	8	20	31	1	2	9	15	41	-37	9	LLLLLL		3-4