The City Ground

READING 5 - 2 FOREST - Fri Dec 26, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1930 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Reading
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elm Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: W Thomas
Attendance:: 11,425
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 18
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 2)
Reading:: Oct 22, 1949

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1286 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 549 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1444 (of 5824)
Total:: 2302 (of 7629)
Played:: 95 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Charles Howie (80') - Charles Howie last goal
Robert Heslop (85')

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

Goal Scorers
Arthur Bacon (2')
Cyril Gilhespy (30')
Frank Eaton (31')
Frank Eaton (48')
Arthur Bacon (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	M	22	Harry Smith
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	F	37	Bob Wallace
7	M	24	Charles Howie (80')	Last game
8	F	25	Clive German
9	F	27	Johnny Dent
10	F	23	Robert Heslop (85')
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter	106		1	1
2	M	22	Harry Smith	5		55	10
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	63		1	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	118	3	20	4
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	95		1	1
6	F	37	Bob Wallace	266	2	109	19
7	M	24	Charles Howie (80')	24	1	249	25
8	F	25	Clive German	27	10	1	1
9	F	27	Johnny Dent	43	31	1	1
10	F	23	Robert Heslop (85')	44	7	97	16
11	F		William Simpson	14	2	20	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Lance Richardson
2	D	Matt Forster
3	D	James Oakley
4	D	Adam Allan
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 (Fri Dec 26, 1930)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	6-0	Millwall
Bristol City	2-1	Swansea Town
Charlton Athletic	3-1	Port Vale
Plymouth Argyle	5-1	Cardiff City
Preston North End	2-0	Burnley
Reading	5-2	Nottingham Forest
Southampton	0-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City	1-1	Bradford City
West Bromwich Albion	5-0	Barnsley
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	Oldham Athletic

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

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	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	4	5	49	24	8	0	3	22	7	5	4	2	27	17	25	30	WWLWDW		5-0
1	3	Tottenham Hotspur	22	13	2	7	56	28	9	2	1	43	12	4	0	6	13	16	28	28	WLWWLW		3-0
1	4	Preston North End	22	12	4	6	55	32	9	1	1	36	13	3	3	5	19	19	23	28	WLWDLW		2-0
1	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	14	0	8	53	33	9	0	2	34	10	5	0	6	19	23	20	28	WWWLLW		3-0
3	6	Burnley	22	11	5	6	48	43	7	2	2	32	17	4	3	4	16	26	5	27	DLWLWL		0-2
	7	Port Vale	22	11	3	8	42	36	8	1	2	26	11	3	2	6	16	25	6	25	LWLWDL		1-3
3	8	Bradford Park Avenue	22	10	4	8	57	39	8	2	0	40	12	2	2	8	17	27	18	24	WLWLDW		6-0
1	9	Stoke City	22	9	6	7	33	37	6	4	1	20	7	3	2	6	13	30	-4	24	WDWLDD		1-1
2	10	Southampton	22	9	5	8	33	28	6	3	2	20	8	3	2	6	13	20	5	23	WLWLWL		0-3
2	11	Bury	21	10	3	8	45	41	8	3	0	32	8	2	0	8	13	33	4	23	WLWLDD
1	12	Swansea Town	22	8	5	9	35	41	8	2	1	28	15	0	3	8	7	26	-6	21	LWLWWL		1-2
1	13	Oldham Athletic	22	9	3	10	33	40	7	1	2	22	15	2	2	8	11	25	-7	21	WLLDWL		0-3
1	14	Charlton Athletic	22	7	5	10	34	44	6	2	4	23	18	1	3	6	11	26	-10	19	DLWDDW		3-1
1	15	Bradford City	22	6	6	10	31	41	5	3	4	21	20	1	3	6	10	21	-10	18	LWDDDD		1-1
2	16	Bristol City	22	7	4	11	28	50	7	3	2	19	15	0	1	9	9	35	-22	18	LDLDLW		2-1
3	17	Plymouth Argyle	21	7	3	11	33	40	5	2	4	23	15	2	1	7	10	25	-7	17	DLWWWW		5-1
2	18	Nottingham Forest	22	4	8	10	42	53	3	5	2	25	22	1	3	8	17	31	-11	16	LLDDDL		2-5
2	19	Barnsley	21	5	6	10	19	38	5	2	4	12	11	0	4	6	7	27	-19	16	LWDLDL		0-5
1	20	Millwall	22	6	3	13	40	56	5	2	3	26	17	1	1	10	14	39	-16	15	WDDLDL		0-6
	21	Cardiff City	22	5	4	13	34	53	4	3	3	25	18	1	1	10	9	35	-19	14	LLDLWL		1-5
	22	Reading	22	5	3	14	30	61	5	1	5	20	19	0	2	9	10	42	-31	13	WLLDDW		5-2