The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 READING - Thu Dec 25, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Thu Dec 25, 1930 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Reading
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: W Thomas
Attendance:: 12,279
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 16
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Reading (League Tier 2)
Reading:: Dec 26, 1930

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1285 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 548 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1443 (of 5824)
Total:: 2301 (of 7629)
Played:: 95 years, 7 months, 25 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Clive German - Clive German last goal

READING
Manager: Angus Wylie
Prior form: WLWLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Arthur Bacon

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	F	21	Dick Armstrong
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	M	28	Clifford Lloyd	Last game
7	M	24	Walter Robins	Last game
8	F	25	Clive German
9	F	27	Johnny Dent
10	F	24	Leo Loftus
11	F	34	Noah Burton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Lance Richardson
2	D	Matt Forster
3	D	James Oakley
4	D	Len Darnell
5	D	Johnny McNeil
6	M	Charlie Barley
7	M	Cyril Gilhespy
8	M	Frank Eaton
9	M	Arthur Bacon
10	F	Len Featherby
11	F	Frank McPherson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Thu Dec 25, 1930)

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

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	20	14	3	3	59	31	8	1	1	38	14	6	2	2	21	17	28	31	WWLWLW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	20	12	3	5	44	24	7	0	3	17	7	5	3	2	27	17	20	27	WLWWLW
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	20	12	2	6	52	25	9	2	0	42	9	3	0	6	10	16	27	26	DWWLWW
	4	Preston North End	20	11	4	5	53	31	8	1	1	34	13	3	3	4	19	18	22	26	LLWLWD
	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	13	0	7	50	31	8	0	2	31	10	5	0	5	19	21	19	26	WWWWWL
	6	Burnley	20	10	5	5	47	41	6	2	2	31	17	4	3	3	16	24	6	25	LWDLWL
	7	Port Vale	20	11	2	7	40	32	8	0	2	25	10	3	2	5	15	22	8	24	WWLWLW
	8	Bury	20	10	2	8	43	39	8	2	0	30	6	2	0	8	13	33	4	22	LWLWLD
	9	Stoke City	20	9	4	7	30	34	6	3	1	19	6	3	1	6	11	28	-4	22	WLWDWL
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	20	9	3	8	50	38	7	2	0	34	12	2	1	8	16	26	12	21	WWWLWL
	11	Southampton	20	8	5	7	30	24	6	3	1	20	5	2	2	6	10	19	6	21	WLWLWL
	12	Oldham Athletic	20	8	3	9	31	37	6	1	2	20	15	2	2	7	11	22	-6	19	WDWLLD
	13	Swansea Town	20	7	5	8	29	37	7	2	1	23	13	0	3	7	6	24	-8	19	DWLWLW
	14	Bradford City	20	6	4	10	28	38	5	2	4	19	18	1	2	6	9	20	-10	16	LLLWDD
	15	Charlton Athletic	20	6	4	10	30	42	5	2	4	20	17	1	2	6	10	25	-12	16	LWDLWD
	16	Bristol City	20	6	4	10	24	44	6	3	2	17	14	0	1	8	7	30	-20	16	LLLDLD
	17	Nottingham Forest	20	4	7	9	39	47	3	4	2	24	21	1	3	7	15	26	-8	15	DLLLDD
	18	Plymouth Argyle	20	6	3	11	28	39	4	2	4	18	14	2	1	7	10	25	-11	15	DDLWWW
	19	Barnsley	19	5	5	9	19	33	5	1	4	12	11	0	4	5	7	22	-14	15	LWLWDL
	20	Millwall	20	6	2	12	39	49	5	1	3	25	16	1	1	9	14	33	-10	14	LLWDDL
	21	Cardiff City	21	5	4	12	33	48	4	3	3	25	18	1	1	9	8	30	-15	14	LLLDLW
	22	Reading	20	4	2	14	24	58	4	1	5	15	17	0	1	9	9	41	-34	10	WLWLLD

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	21	14	4	3	61	33	8	1	1	38	14	6	3	2	23	19	28	32	WLWLWD		2-2
	2	West Bromwich Albion	21	12	4	5	44	24	7	0	3	17	7	5	4	2	27	17	20	28	LWWLWD		0-0
3	3	Burnley	21	11	5	5	48	41	7	2	2	32	17	4	3	3	16	24	7	27	WDLWLW		1-0
1	4	Tottenham Hotspur	21	12	2	7	53	28	9	2	1	43	12	3	0	6	10	16	25	26	WWLWWL		1-3
1	5	Preston North End	21	11	4	6	53	32	8	1	1	34	13	3	3	5	19	19	21	26	LWLWDL		0-1
1	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	13	0	8	50	33	8	0	2	31	10	5	0	6	19	23	17	26	WWWWLL		0-2
	7	Port Vale	21	11	3	7	41	33	8	1	2	26	11	3	2	5	15	22	8	25	WLWLWD		1-1
3	8	Southampton	21	9	5	7	33	25	6	3	1	20	5	3	2	6	13	20	8	23	LWLWLW		3-1
1	9	Bury	21	10	3	8	45	41	8	3	0	32	8	2	0	8	13	33	4	23	WLWLDD		2-2
1	10	Stoke City	21	9	5	7	32	36	6	3	1	19	6	3	2	6	13	30	-4	23	LWDWLD		2-2
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	21	9	4	8	51	39	7	2	0	34	12	2	2	8	17	27	12	22	WWLWLD		1-1
	12	Oldham Athletic	21	9	3	9	33	37	7	1	2	22	15	2	2	7	11	22	-4	21	DWLLDW		2-0
	13	Swansea Town	21	8	5	8	34	39	8	2	1	28	15	0	3	7	6	24	-5	21	WLWLWW		5-2
	14	Bradford City	21	6	5	10	30	40	5	3	4	21	20	1	2	6	9	20	-10	17	LLWDDD		2-2
	15	Charlton Athletic	21	6	5	10	31	43	5	2	4	20	17	1	3	6	11	26	-12	17	WDLWDD		1-1
1	16	Nottingham Forest	21	4	8	9	40	48	3	5	2	25	22	1	3	7	15	26	-8	16	LLLDDD		1-1
2	17	Barnsley	20	5	6	9	19	33	5	2	4	12	11	0	4	5	7	22	-14	16	WLWDLD		0-0
2	18	Bristol City	21	6	4	11	26	49	6	3	2	17	14	0	1	9	9	35	-23	16	LLDLDL		2-5
1	19	Millwall	21	6	3	12	40	50	5	2	3	26	17	1	1	9	14	33	-10	15	LWDDLD		1-1
2	20	Plymouth Argyle	20	6	3	11	28	39	4	2	4	18	14	2	1	7	10	25	-11	15	DDLWWW
	21	Cardiff City	21	5	4	12	33	48	4	3	3	25	18	1	1	9	8	30	-15	14	LLLDLW
	22	Reading	21	4	3	14	25	59	4	1	5	15	17	0	2	9	10	42	-34	11	LWLLDD		1-1