The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Feb 14, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 14, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: P Graham
Attendance:: 14,196
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 2)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Sep 26, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1293 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 556 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1452 (of 5828)
Total:: 2310 (of 7633)
Played:: 95 years, 6 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
William Simpson (14')
Buster Brown (75') - Buster Brown last goal

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Percy Smith
Prior form: WWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ted Harper (48')
Ted Harper (70')

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	M	23	John Scott
8	F	22	Buster Brown (75')
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	24	Billy Dickinson
11	F		William Simpson (14')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter	114		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Thompson	300	5	7	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	71		7	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	125	3	7	1
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	103		7	1
6	M	22	Harry Smith	13		7	1
7	M	23	John Scott	52	4	28	4
8	F	22	Buster Brown (75')	8	4	7	1
9	F	28	Johnny Dent	50	35	7	1
10	F	24	Billy Dickinson	32	23	7	1
11	F		William Simpson (14')	22	4	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Cyril Spiers
2	D	Bert Lyons
3	D	Bert Hodgkinson
4	D	Wally Alsford
5	D	Alf Messer
6	M	Tommy Meads
7	M	Willie Davies
8	M	Eugene 'Taffy' O'Callaghan
9	M	Ted Harper
10	F	Billy Cook
11	F	Walter Bellamy

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 14, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Bury	0-1	Charlton Athletic
Cardiff City	0-1	Bristol City
Millwall	2-1	Burnley
Nottingham Forest	2-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Oldham Athletic	2-0	Preston North End
Plymouth Argyle	0-2	Bradford City
Stoke City	1-3	Southampton
Swansea Town	2-1	Port Vale

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	28	21	4	3	94	42	12	1	1	56	20	9	3	2	38	22	52	46	WWWWWW
2	Tottenham Hotspur	28	18	2	8	70	35	12	2	1	51	12	6	0	7	19	23	35	38	WWLWWW
3	West Bromwich Albion	28	15	6	7	57	34	10	1	3	27	9	5	5	4	30	25	23	36	DWLWLD
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	17	0	11	64	45	12	0	2	43	14	5	0	9	21	31	19	34	WLWWLL
5	Bradford Park Avenue	28	14	5	9	73	45	11	2	0	52	14	3	3	9	21	31	28	33	WLWDWW
6	Port Vale	28	14	3	11	52	47	10	1	3	30	15	4	2	8	22	32	5	31	LWLLWW
7	Burnley	28	13	5	10	59	58	9	2	3	40	23	4	3	7	19	35	1	31	LWLLWL
8	Preston North End	28	12	6	10	62	46	9	3	2	41	20	3	3	8	21	26	16	30	LDLDLL
9	Stoke City	28	12	6	10	42	48	8	4	2	26	11	4	2	8	16	37	-6	30	LLWLWW
10	Bury	28	13	3	12	58	56	10	3	1	36	12	3	0	11	22	44	2	29	LWWLLL
11	Southampton	28	11	6	11	47	43	8	4	3	30	17	3	2	8	17	26	4	28	WLDWLL
12	Oldham Athletic	29	11	5	13	40	52	9	3	2	29	18	2	2	11	11	34	-12	27	DWLDWL
13	Bradford City	28	10	6	12	41	49	8	3	4	27	22	2	3	8	14	27	-8	26	LWWLWW
14	Swansea Town	28	9	6	13	39	50	9	2	2	32	20	0	4	11	7	30	-11	24	LLLWLD
15	Charlton Athletic	28	9	6	13	38	63	7	3	5	25	26	2	3	8	13	37	-25	24	WLLDWL
16	Millwall	28	10	3	15	56	64	7	2	4	35	20	3	1	11	21	44	-8	23	WWWLLW
17	Barnsley	28	8	7	13	34	47	8	2	5	26	17	0	5	8	8	30	-13	23	LLWDLW
18	Nottingham Forest	28	7	8	13	54	63	6	5	2	34	24	1	3	11	20	39	-9	22	LWLWLW
19	Plymouth Argyle	28	9	4	15	50	63	6	2	5	31	22	3	2	10	19	41	-13	22	WLDLWL
20	Bristol City	28	8	6	14	32	60	8	4	3	22	18	0	2	11	10	42	-28	22	DLLDWL
21	Reading	29	8	5	16	44	71	8	1	6	28	22	0	4	10	16	49	-27	21	DDWLWW
22	Cardiff City	28	7	4	17	40	65	6	3	4	28	21	1	1	13	12	44	-25	18	WLWLLL

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	28	21	4	3	94	42	12	1	1	56	20	9	3	2	38	22	52	46	WWWWWW
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	29	18	3	8	72	37	12	2	1	51	12	6	1	7	21	25	35	39	WLWWWD		2-2
	3	West Bromwich Albion	28	15	6	7	57	34	10	1	3	27	9	5	5	4	30	25	23	36	DWLWLD
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	17	0	11	64	45	12	0	2	43	14	5	0	9	21	31	19	34	WLWWLL
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	28	14	5	9	73	45	11	2	0	52	14	3	3	9	21	31	28	33	WLWDWW
	6	Port Vale	29	14	3	12	53	49	10	1	3	30	15	4	2	9	23	34	4	31	WLLWWL		1-2
	7	Burnley	29	13	5	11	60	60	9	2	3	40	23	4	3	8	20	37	0	31	WLLWLL		1-2
	8	Preston North End	29	12	6	11	62	48	9	3	2	41	20	3	3	9	21	28	14	30	DLDLLL		0-2
2	9	Southampton	29	12	6	11	50	44	8	4	3	30	17	4	2	8	20	27	6	30	LDWLLW		3-1
1	10	Stoke City	29	12	6	11	43	51	8	4	3	27	14	4	2	8	16	37	-8	30	LWLWWL		1-3
1	11	Bury	29	13	3	13	58	57	10	3	2	36	13	3	0	11	22	44	1	29	WWLLLL		0-1
	12	Oldham Athletic	30	12	5	13	42	52	10	3	2	31	18	2	2	11	11	34	-10	29	WLDWLW		2-0
	13	Bradford City	29	11	6	12	43	49	8	3	4	27	22	3	3	8	16	27	-6	28	WWLWWW		2-0
	14	Swansea Town	29	10	6	13	41	51	10	2	2	34	21	0	4	11	7	30	-10	26	LLWLDW		2-1
	15	Charlton Athletic	29	10	6	13	39	63	7	3	5	25	26	3	3	8	14	37	-24	26	LLDWLW		1-0
	16	Millwall	29	11	3	15	58	65	8	2	4	37	21	3	1	11	21	44	-7	25	WWLLWW		2-1
3	17	Bristol City	29	9	6	14	33	60	8	4	3	22	18	1	2	11	11	42	-27	24	LLDWLW		1-0
	18	Nottingham Forest	29	7	9	13	56	65	6	6	2	36	26	1	3	11	20	39	-9	23	WLWLWD		2-2
2	19	Barnsley	28	8	7	13	34	47	8	2	5	26	17	0	5	8	8	30	-13	23	LLWDLW
1	20	Plymouth Argyle	29	9	4	16	50	65	6	2	6	31	24	3	2	10	19	41	-15	22	LDLWLL		0-2
	21	Reading	29	8	5	16	44	71	8	1	6	28	22	0	4	10	16	49	-27	21	DDWLWW
	22	Cardiff City	29	7	4	18	40	66	6	3	5	28	22	1	1	13	12	44	-26	18	LWLLLL		0-1