The City Ground

SWANSEA TOWN 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 22, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 22, 1930 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: JH Perks
Attendance:: 8,059
League Week:: 16 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 15
Opp Before/After:: 15 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Mar 28, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1280 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 543 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1438 (of 5824)
Total:: 2296 (of 7629)
Played:: 95 years, 9 months, 1 day ago

FOREST
Manager: Stan Hardy
Prior form: LDDWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy McKinlay (33')
Johnny Dent (67')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: Jimmy Thomson
Prior form: LDLLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ron Williams (3')
Ron Williams (26')
Ron Williams (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay (33')
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	M	22	Alec Farmer
7	F	33	Noah Burton
8	F	24	Billy Dickinson
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (67')
10	F	24	Leo Loftus
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter	100		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Thompson	288	5	7	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	57		7	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay (33')	115	2	7	1
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	89		7	1
6	M	22	Alec Farmer	11		7	1
7	F	33	Noah Burton	302	61	7	1
8	F	24	Billy Dickinson	27	18	14	2
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (67')	39	29	7	1
10	F	24	Leo Loftus	39	15	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	11	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alec Ferguson
2	D	Len Williams
3	D	Wilf Milne
4	D	Joe Sykes
5	D	Harry Hanford
6	M	Jim Miller
7	M	Billy Hole
8	M	Bill Easton
9	M	Ron Williams
10	F	Jack Armand
11	F	Gordon Bell

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 22, 1930)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-2	Reading
Bradford City	2-3	Burnley
Bristol City	0-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bury	5-0	Millwall
Cardiff City	0-3	Bradford Park Avenue
Charlton Athletic	3-1	Southampton
Everton	5-0	Stoke City
Plymouth Argyle	1-1	Oldham Athletic
Port Vale	1-0	Preston North End
Swansea Town	3-2	Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion	0-2	Tottenham Hotspur

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	Everton	15	11	3	1	43	17	5	1	1	25	9	6	2	0	18	8	26	25	DDWWWW
2	West Bromwich Albion	15	9	3	3	31	18	5	0	2	11	5	4	3	1	20	13	13	21	WDWLWW
3	Preston North End	15	9	3	3	40	25	6	1	1	23	11	3	2	2	17	14	15	21	WWLDWL
4	Burnley	15	8	4	3	38	30	5	1	2	25	14	3	3	1	13	16	8	20	WDWWWL
5	Tottenham Hotspur	15	8	2	5	40	22	7	2	0	33	8	1	0	5	7	14	18	18	WWLWLD
6	Port Vale	15	8	2	5	35	24	5	0	2	20	8	3	2	3	15	16	11	18	WWLDWW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	9	0	6	36	25	6	0	2	24	8	3	0	4	12	17	11	18	LLWWLW
8	Bury	15	8	1	6	34	29	6	1	0	22	4	2	0	6	12	25	5	17	LLWLWL
9	Stoke City	15	7	3	5	25	23	4	3	1	15	5	3	0	4	10	18	2	17	LDWWWW
10	Southampton	15	6	5	4	19	18	4	3	1	11	5	2	2	3	8	13	1	17	WDWLLW
11	Bradford Park Avenue	15	6	3	6	39	33	5	2	0	27	10	1	1	6	12	23	6	15	LWWWLW
12	Oldham Athletic	15	7	1	7	24	26	5	1	1	18	11	2	0	6	6	15	-2	15	LWLDLW
13	Bristol City	15	6	2	7	20	31	6	1	1	15	9	0	1	6	5	22	-11	14	WLWLWL
14	Nottingham Forest	15	4	5	6	32	33	3	3	1	20	12	1	2	5	12	21	-1	13	LDDWLD
15	Swansea Town	15	4	5	6	20	28	4	2	1	16	9	0	3	5	4	19	-8	13	LDLLWD
16	Bradford City	15	5	2	8	17	29	4	1	3	11	14	1	1	5	6	15	-12	12	WWLLWL
17	Cardiff City	16	4	3	9	24	30	3	2	2	17	11	1	1	7	7	19	-6	11	LLDWWL
18	Millwall	15	5	0	10	28	35	4	0	3	20	14	1	0	7	8	21	-7	10	LWWWLL
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	2	9	21	37	4	1	3	15	13	0	1	6	6	24	-16	10	WLLLLL
20	Barnsley	14	3	4	7	12	23	3	1	3	8	8	0	3	4	4	15	-11	10	DDLDLL
21	Plymouth Argyle	15	3	2	10	19	31	2	1	4	12	11	1	1	6	7	20	-12	8	LLLLLD
22	Reading	15	3	1	11	14	44	3	1	4	10	14	0	0	7	4	30	-30	7	WLLLLW

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	Everton	16	12	3	1	48	17	6	1	1	30	9	6	2	0	18	8	31	27	DWWWWW		5-0
2	2	Burnley	16	9	4	3	41	32	5	1	2	25	14	4	3	1	16	18	9	22	DWWWLW		3-2
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	16	9	3	4	31	20	5	0	3	11	7	4	3	1	20	13	11	21	DWLWWL		0-2
1	4	Preston North End	16	9	3	4	40	26	6	1	1	23	11	3	2	3	17	15	14	21	WLDWLL		0-1
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	9	2	5	42	22	7	2	0	33	8	2	0	5	9	14	20	20	WLWLDW		2-0
1	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	10	0	6	39	25	6	0	2	24	8	4	0	4	15	17	14	20	LWWLWW		3-0
1	7	Port Vale	16	9	2	5	36	24	6	0	2	21	8	3	2	3	15	16	12	20	WLDWWW		1-0
	8	Bury	16	9	1	6	39	29	7	1	0	27	4	2	0	6	12	25	10	19	LWLWLW		5-0
2	9	Bradford Park Avenue	16	7	3	6	42	33	5	2	0	27	10	2	1	6	15	23	9	17	WWWLWW		3-0
	10	Southampton	16	6	5	5	20	21	4	3	1	11	5	2	2	4	9	16	-1	17	DWLLWL		1-3
2	11	Stoke City	16	7	3	6	25	28	4	3	1	15	5	3	0	5	10	23	-3	17	DWWWWL		0-5
	12	Oldham Athletic	16	7	2	7	25	27	5	1	1	18	11	2	1	6	7	16	-2	16	WLDLWD		1-1
2	13	Swansea Town	16	5	5	6	23	30	5	2	1	19	11	0	3	5	4	19	-7	15	DLLWDW		3-2
1	14	Bristol City	16	6	2	8	20	34	6	1	2	15	12	0	1	6	5	22	-14	14	LWLWLL		0-3
1	15	Nottingham Forest	16	4	5	7	34	36	3	3	1	20	12	1	2	6	14	24	-2	13	DDWLDL		2-3
3	16	Charlton Athletic	16	5	2	9	24	38	5	1	3	18	14	0	1	6	6	24	-14	12	LLLLLW		3-1
3	17	Barnsley	15	4	4	7	15	25	4	1	3	11	10	0	3	4	4	15	-10	12	DLDLLW		3-2
2	18	Bradford City	16	5	2	9	19	32	4	1	4	13	17	1	1	5	6	15	-13	12	WLLWLL		2-3
2	19	Cardiff City	17	4	3	10	24	33	3	2	3	17	14	1	1	7	7	19	-9	11	LDWWLL		0-3
2	20	Millwall	16	5	0	11	28	40	4	0	3	20	14	1	0	8	8	26	-12	10	WWWLLL		0-5
	21	Plymouth Argyle	16	3	3	10	20	32	2	2	4	13	12	1	1	6	7	20	-12	9	LLLLDD		1-1
	22	Reading	16	3	1	12	16	47	3	1	4	10	14	0	0	8	6	33	-31	7	LLLLWL		2-3