The City Ground

PRESTON NORTH END 5 - 0 FOREST - Mon Mar 05, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Mar 05, 1928 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: AH Price
Attendance:: 10,036
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 4 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Preston North End:: Dec 01, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1166 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 429 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1317 (of 5828)
Total:: 2168 (of 7633)
Played:: 98 years, 6 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: Alex Gibson
Prior form: WWLWDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alec Reid (17')
George Harrison (Pen)
George Harrison
David Morris
Norman Robson

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Leonard Boot	Debut
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	D	26	Thomas Hicks	Last game
4	F	32	Jackie Belton
5	M	24	Albert Harrison
6	F	35	Bob Wallace
7	M	28	Sid Gibson
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks
9	M	27	Tommy Roe
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Leonard Boot	Debut
2	D	28	Bill Thompson	173	1	2	1
3	D	26	Thomas Hicks	7		9	2
4	F	32	Jackie Belton	343	16	2	1
5	M	24	Albert Harrison	28		2	1
6	F	35	Bob Wallace	191		9	2
7	M	28	Sid Gibson	264	53	2	1
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks	88	34	2	1
9	M	27	Tommy Roe	5	3	44	9
10	F	28	Charlie Jones	97	20	2	1
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth	31	10	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank Moss
2	D	Frank Ward
3	D	Tommy Hamilton
4	D	Sid Chandler
5	D	David Morris
6	M	Bobby Crawford
7	M	Alec Reid
8	M	Willie Russell
9	M	Norman Robson
10	F	Alex James
11	F	George Harrison

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Mar 05, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Preston North End	5-0	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	30	18	6	6	57	30	11	2	1	34	7	7	4	5	23	23	27	42	WLWLLW
2	Manchester City	29	18	5	6	75	45	13	2	1	51	20	5	3	5	24	25	30	41	WWDLDW
3	Leeds United	31	17	6	8	74	41	12	2	2	46	14	5	4	6	28	27	33	40	WLLDWD
4	Preston North End	30	16	8	6	66	42	11	2	2	44	19	5	6	4	22	23	24	40	WWLWDD
5	Oldham Athletic	30	16	6	8	59	35	12	3	0	44	13	4	3	8	15	22	24	38	WLWWLW
6	Stoke City	29	15	5	9	54	43	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	7	28	32	11	35	WWWLWL
7	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	9	10	69	55	8	5	2	41	21	4	4	8	28	34	14	33	LWDWDL
8	Nottingham Forest	28	13	6	9	65	53	8	4	2	44	24	5	2	7	21	29	12	32	WDDDWL
9	Swansea Town	30	13	6	11	60	55	11	3	2	39	13	2	3	9	21	42	5	32	WWLDWW
10	Port Vale	30	14	3	13	54	46	10	3	3	38	15	4	0	10	16	31	8	31	LWWLDW
11	Bristol City	32	12	7	13	62	61	8	3	4	33	15	4	4	9	29	46	1	31	DLLWDL
12	Grimsby Town	30	10	10	10	46	57	5	5	4	26	27	5	5	6	20	30	-11	30	DLWLDD
13	Hull City	29	9	11	9	34	38	8	5	2	22	14	1	6	7	12	24	-4	29	WWDLDL
14	Barnsley	30	9	8	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	4	9	16	38	-14	26	LWLLWD
15	Reading	30	9	8	13	44	59	8	4	3	28	18	1	4	10	16	41	-15	26	LLDWDW
16	Clapton Orient	30	10	6	14	45	65	8	2	4	25	19	2	4	10	20	46	-20	26	LWDLWD
17	Southampton	31	9	7	15	49	56	7	3	5	40	31	2	4	10	9	25	-7	25	LWDWWL
18	Notts County	31	8	9	14	49	59	6	4	5	31	19	2	5	9	18	40	-10	25	WLDLDL
19	Fulham	30	9	5	16	59	69	9	5	1	40	18	0	0	15	19	51	-10	23	LWLWLW
20	Blackpool	32	8	7	17	60	82	6	3	7	37	38	2	4	10	23	44	-22	23	WDWLDL
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	8	6	16	46	75	8	3	4	31	24	0	3	12	15	51	-29	22	LLWLDW
22	South Shields	31	4	6	21	41	88	3	4	9	24	35	1	2	12	17	53	-47	14	LWLWDL

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	30	18	6	6	57	30	11	2	1	34	7	7	4	5	23	23	27	42	WLWLLW
2	2	Preston North End	31	17	8	6	71	42	12	2	2	49	19	5	6	4	22	23	29	42	WLWDDW		5-0
1	3	Manchester City	29	18	5	6	75	45	13	2	1	51	20	5	3	5	24	25	30	41	WWDLDW
1	4	Leeds United	31	17	6	8	74	41	12	2	2	46	14	5	4	6	28	27	33	40	WLLDWD
	5	Oldham Athletic	30	16	6	8	59	35	12	3	0	44	13	4	3	8	15	22	24	38	WLWWLW
	6	Stoke City	29	15	5	9	54	43	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	7	28	32	11	35	WWWLWL
	7	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	9	10	69	55	8	5	2	41	21	4	4	8	28	34	14	33	LWDWDL
	8	Nottingham Forest	29	13	6	10	65	58	8	4	2	44	24	5	2	8	21	34	7	32	DDDWLL		0-5
	9	Swansea Town	30	13	6	11	60	55	11	3	2	39	13	2	3	9	21	42	5	32	WWLDWW
	10	Port Vale	30	14	3	13	54	46	10	3	3	38	15	4	0	10	16	31	8	31	LWWLDW
	11	Bristol City	32	12	7	13	62	61	8	3	4	33	15	4	4	9	29	46	1	31	DLLWDL
	12	Grimsby Town	30	10	10	10	46	57	5	5	4	26	27	5	5	6	20	30	-11	30	DLWLDD
	13	Hull City	29	9	11	9	34	38	8	5	2	22	14	1	6	7	12	24	-4	29	WWDLDL
	14	Barnsley	30	9	8	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	4	9	16	38	-14	26	LWLLWD
	15	Reading	30	9	8	13	44	59	8	4	3	28	18	1	4	10	16	41	-15	26	LLDWDW
	16	Clapton Orient	30	10	6	14	45	65	8	2	4	25	19	2	4	10	20	46	-20	26	LWDLWD
	17	Southampton	31	9	7	15	49	56	7	3	5	40	31	2	4	10	9	25	-7	25	LWDWWL
	18	Notts County	31	8	9	14	49	59	6	4	5	31	19	2	5	9	18	40	-10	25	WLDLDL
	19	Fulham	30	9	5	16	59	69	9	5	1	40	18	0	0	15	19	51	-10	23	LWLWLW
	20	Blackpool	32	8	7	17	60	82	6	3	7	37	38	2	4	10	23	44	-22	23	WDWLDL
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	8	6	16	46	75	8	3	4	31	24	0	3	12	15	51	-29	22	LLWLDW
	22	South Shields	31	4	6	21	41	88	3	4	9	24	35	1	2	12	17	53	-47	14	LWLWDL