The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 MILLWALL - Sat Jan 24, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 24, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Millwall
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: EC Carnwell
Attendance:: 6,924
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 17
Opp Before/After:: 14 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oldham Athletic (League Tier 2)
Millwall:: Nov 21, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1290 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 553 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1449 (of 5828)
Total:: 2307 (of 7633)
Played:: 95 years, 7 months, 13 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Buster Brown (51') - Buster Brown first goal
Buster Brown (70')

MILLWALL
Manager: Robert Hunter
Prior form: LDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Frank Hancock (3')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	M	22	Harry Smith
7	F	25	Cyril Stocks
8	F	25	Clive German	Last game
9	F	22	Buster Brown (51') (70')
10	F	21	Robert Pugh
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter	111		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Thompson	297	5	7	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	68		7	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	122	3	14	2
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	100		7	1
6	M	22	Harry Smith	10		7	1
7	F	25	Cyril Stocks	171	58	7	1
8	F	25	Clive German	31	10	14	2
9	F	22	Buster Brown (51') (70')	5		28	4
10	F	21	Robert Pugh	1		7	1
11	F		William Simpson	19	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Willie Wilson
2	D	Sid Sweetman
3	D	Syd Tyler
4	D	Fred Martin
5	D	Frank Hancock
6	M	Len Graham
7	M	Harold Wadsworth
8	M	Joe Readman
9	M	Jack Landells
10	F	Jimmy Forsyth
11	F	Alf Black

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 24, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Charlton Athletic	0-0	Bristol City
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Millwall
Southampton	3-2	Reading
Swansea Town	2-0	Plymouth Argyle

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	25	18	4	3	80	39	11	1	1	52	18	7	3	2	28	21	41	40	WDWWWW
2	West Bromwich Albion	25	14	5	6	54	29	9	0	3	25	9	5	5	3	29	20	25	33	WDWDWL
3	Tottenham Hotspur	25	15	2	8	60	33	10	2	1	44	12	5	0	7	16	21	27	32	WLWWWL
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	0	9	59	36	11	0	2	40	12	5	0	7	19	24	23	32	LLWWLW
5	Preston North End	25	12	5	8	59	39	9	2	1	39	16	3	3	7	20	23	20	29	DLWLDL
6	Bury	25	13	3	9	57	48	10	3	0	36	9	3	0	9	21	39	9	29	DDWLWW
7	Burnley	25	12	5	8	53	50	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	6	18	31	3	29	LWLLWL
8	Bradford Park Avenue	25	12	4	9	65	41	10	2	0	48	13	2	2	9	17	28	24	28	LDWWLW
9	Port Vale	25	12	3	10	46	43	9	1	2	27	11	3	2	8	19	32	3	27	WDLLWL
10	Southampton	25	10	6	9	40	35	7	4	2	25	12	3	2	7	15	23	5	26	LWLWLD
11	Stoke City	25	10	6	9	37	43	7	4	2	23	10	3	2	7	14	33	-6	26	LDDLLW
12	Oldham Athletic	26	10	4	12	37	47	8	2	2	26	17	2	2	10	11	30	-10	24	WLLDWL
13	Bradford City	25	8	6	11	34	43	6	3	4	22	20	2	3	7	12	23	-9	22	DDDLWW
14	Millwall	25	9	3	13	50	58	7	2	3	33	17	2	1	10	17	41	-8	21	LDLWWW
15	Swansea Town	25	8	5	12	37	49	8	2	2	30	20	0	3	10	7	29	-12	21	WWLLLL
16	Charlton Athletic	25	8	5	12	36	56	7	2	4	25	19	1	3	8	11	37	-20	21	DDWWLL
17	Plymouth Argyle	25	8	4	13	44	58	5	2	5	26	21	3	2	8	18	37	-14	20	WWLWLD
18	Barnsley	25	7	6	12	29	45	7	2	5	22	17	0	4	7	7	28	-16	20	DLWLLW
19	Bristol City	25	7	5	13	29	53	7	4	3	20	17	0	1	10	9	36	-24	19	DLWDLL
20	Nottingham Forest	25	5	8	12	45	58	4	5	2	26	22	1	3	10	19	36	-13	18	DDLLWL
21	Cardiff City	25	7	4	14	39	57	6	3	3	28	19	1	1	11	11	38	-18	18	LWLWLW
22	Reading	26	6	5	15	38	68	6	1	6	24	22	0	4	9	14	46	-30	17	DWLDDW

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	25	18	4	3	80	39	11	1	1	52	18	7	3	2	28	21	41	40	WDWWWW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	25	14	5	6	54	29	9	0	3	25	9	5	5	3	29	20	25	33	WDWDWL
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	25	15	2	8	60	33	10	2	1	44	12	5	0	7	16	21	27	32	WLWWWL
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	0	9	59	36	11	0	2	40	12	5	0	7	19	24	23	32	LLWWLW
	5	Preston North End	25	12	5	8	59	39	9	2	1	39	16	3	3	7	20	23	20	29	DLWLDL
	6	Bury	25	13	3	9	57	48	10	3	0	36	9	3	0	9	21	39	9	29	DDWLWW
	7	Burnley	25	12	5	8	53	50	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	6	18	31	3	29	LWLLWL
	8	Bradford Park Avenue	25	12	4	9	65	41	10	2	0	48	13	2	2	9	17	28	24	28	LDWWLW
1	9	Southampton	26	11	6	9	43	37	8	4	2	28	14	3	2	7	15	23	6	28	WLWLDW		3-2
1	10	Port Vale	25	12	3	10	46	43	9	1	2	27	11	3	2	8	19	32	3	27	WDLLWL
	11	Stoke City	25	10	6	9	37	43	7	4	2	23	10	3	2	7	14	33	-6	26	LDDLLW
	12	Oldham Athletic	26	10	4	12	37	47	8	2	2	26	17	2	2	10	11	30	-10	24	WLLDWL
2	13	Swansea Town	26	9	5	12	39	49	9	2	2	32	20	0	3	10	7	29	-10	23	WLLLLW		2-0
1	14	Bradford City	25	8	6	11	34	43	6	3	4	22	20	2	3	7	12	23	-9	22	DDDLWW
1	15	Charlton Athletic	26	8	6	12	36	56	7	3	4	25	19	1	3	8	11	37	-20	22	DWWLLD		0-0
2	16	Millwall	26	9	3	14	51	60	7	2	3	33	17	2	1	11	18	43	-9	21	DLWWWL		1-2
3	17	Nottingham Forest	26	6	8	12	47	59	5	5	2	28	23	1	3	10	19	36	-12	20	DLLWLW		2-1
1	18	Plymouth Argyle	26	8	4	14	44	60	5	2	5	26	21	3	2	9	18	39	-16	20	WLWLDL		0-2
1	19	Barnsley	25	7	6	12	29	45	7	2	5	22	17	0	4	7	7	28	-16	20	DLWLLW
1	20	Bristol City	26	7	6	13	29	53	7	4	3	20	17	0	2	10	9	36	-24	20	LWDLLD		0-0
	21	Cardiff City	25	7	4	14	39	57	6	3	3	28	19	1	1	11	11	38	-18	18	LWLWLW
	22	Reading	27	6	5	16	40	71	6	1	6	24	22	0	4	10	16	49	-31	17	WLDDWL		2-3