The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 BURY - Sat Dec 19, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 19, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: G Hewitt
Attendance:: 6,957
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 10 12
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stoke City (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Apr 30, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1326 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 589 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1485 (of 5828)
Total:: 2344 (of 7633)
Played:: 94 years, 8 months, 22 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

BURY
Manager: Arthur Paine
Prior form: LDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Wally Amos (3')
John Smith (21')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter
2	D	34	Matt Bell
3	D	23	John Burton	Debut
4	F	22	Dick Armstrong
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	F	22	Robert Pugh
7	F	35	Noah Burton	Last game
8	F	22	Tom McKay
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tommy Mills
2	D	Tommy Chester
3	D	Jimmy Gemmell
4	D	Jimmy Porter
5	D	Norman Bullock
6	M	Alick Robinson
7	M	David Robbie
8	M	John Smith
9	M	Duncan Lindsay
10	F	Billy Whitfield
11	F	Wally Amos

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 19, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
Burnley	1-1	Millwall
Chesterfield	4-0	Port Vale
Manchester United	0-1	Bristol City
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Bury
Preston North End	5-2	Bradford City
Southampton	2-1	Leeds United
Stoke City	0-0	Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur	3-2	Oldham Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	Notts County

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	Leeds United	19	13	4	2	45	17	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	0	28	10	28	30	WWWDDW
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	12	3	3	56	20	8	0	1	33	6	4	3	2	23	14	36	27	WDWWWW
	3	Plymouth Argyle	19	10	6	3	42	25	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	1	15	5	17	26	DDLDWW
	4	Bury	19	11	3	5	44	29	7	1	2	29	12	4	2	3	15	17	15	25	LDWWLW
	5	Stoke City	19	10	4	5	35	21	7	2	0	26	8	3	2	5	9	13	14	24	WLDDDW
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	19	10	4	5	36	23	9	1	0	25	6	1	3	5	11	17	13	24	WDWLDL
	7	Notts County	19	8	5	6	42	33	5	2	2	21	9	3	3	4	21	24	9	21	WDDWDW
	8	Southampton	19	9	2	8	32	41	5	1	3	15	15	4	1	5	17	26	-9	20	DWWLLW
	9	Millwall	19	8	3	8	35	29	5	2	3	25	12	3	1	5	10	17	6	19	LWDLLW
	10	Nottingham Forest	19	7	5	7	35	37	5	3	2	21	13	2	2	5	14	24	-2	19	LLDDDL
	11	Swansea Town	19	9	0	10	39	34	6	0	3	24	12	3	0	7	15	22	5	18	LLLWWW
	12	Burnley	18	7	4	7	27	38	3	3	2	16	16	4	1	5	11	22	-11	18	DWLLWL
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	6	5	8	43	40	5	2	3	34	22	1	3	5	9	18	3	17	WDWWLL
	14	Barnsley	19	7	3	9	28	38	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	6	12	26	-10	17	WWLWLW
	15	Bradford City	19	5	6	8	35	40	3	3	3	19	17	2	3	5	16	23	-5	16	LLDDWW
	16	Manchester United	19	6	4	9	33	38	4	3	3	20	19	2	1	6	13	19	-5	16	LWLWWL
	17	Port Vale	19	6	4	9	31	47	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	4	18	26	-16	16	LWLLDL
	18	Oldham Athletic	19	5	5	9	27	39	4	2	4	20	20	1	3	5	7	19	-12	15	DLLLDL
	19	Preston North End	19	4	5	10	25	45	4	3	1	10	9	0	2	9	15	36	-20	13	DLWLDL
	20	Charlton Athletic	18	4	4	10	23	39	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	6	9	25	-16	12	WDWWDL
	21	Chesterfield	18	4	4	10	25	47	3	1	4	15	18	1	3	6	10	29	-22	12	LLDDLL
	22	Bristol City	19	2	5	12	20	38	2	3	6	12	18	0	2	6	8	20	-18	9	DDLLDL

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	Leeds United	20	13	4	3	46	19	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	1	29	12	27	30	WWDDWL		1-2
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	12	4	3	56	20	8	1	1	33	6	4	3	2	23	14	36	28	DWWWWD		0-0
1	3	Bury	20	12	3	5	46	29	7	1	2	29	12	5	2	3	17	17	17	27	DWWLWW		2-0
2	4	Bradford Park Avenue	20	11	4	5	38	23	10	1	0	27	6	1	3	5	11	17	15	26	DWLDLW		2-0
2	5	Plymouth Argyle	20	10	6	4	42	27	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	2	15	7	15	26	DLDWWL		0-2
1	6	Stoke City	20	10	5	5	35	21	7	3	0	26	8	3	2	5	9	13	14	25	LDDDWD		0-0
	7	Notts County	20	8	6	6	42	33	5	2	2	21	9	3	4	4	21	24	9	22	DDWDWD		0-0
	8	Southampton	20	10	2	8	34	42	6	1	3	17	16	4	1	5	17	26	-8	22	WWLLWW		2-1
	9	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	5	2	3	25	12	3	2	5	11	18	6	20	WDLLWD		1-1
1	10	Swansea Town	20	9	1	10	39	34	6	0	3	24	12	3	1	7	15	22	5	19	LLWWWD		0-0
2	11	Tottenham Hotspur	20	7	5	8	46	42	6	2	3	37	24	1	3	5	9	18	4	19	DWWLLW		3-2
2	12	Nottingham Forest	20	7	5	8	35	39	5	3	3	21	15	2	2	5	14	24	-4	19	LDDDLL		0-2
1	13	Burnley	19	7	5	7	28	39	3	4	2	17	17	4	1	5	11	22	-11	19	WLLWLD		1-1
	14	Barnsley	19	7	3	9	28	38	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	6	12	26	-10	17	WWLWLW
1	15	Manchester United	20	6	4	10	33	39	4	3	4	20	20	2	1	6	13	19	-6	16	WLWWLL		0-1
1	16	Bradford City	20	5	6	9	37	45	3	3	3	19	17	2	3	6	18	28	-8	16	LDDWWL		2-5
	17	Port Vale	20	6	4	10	31	51	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	5	18	30	-20	16	WLLDLL		0-4
	18	Oldham Athletic	20	5	5	10	29	42	4	2	4	20	20	1	3	6	9	22	-13	15	LLLDLL		2-3
	19	Preston North End	20	5	5	10	30	47	5	3	1	15	11	0	2	9	15	36	-17	15	LWLDLW		5-2
1	20	Chesterfield	19	5	4	10	29	47	4	1	4	19	18	1	3	6	10	29	-18	14	LDDLLW		4-0
1	21	Charlton Athletic	18	4	4	10	23	39	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	6	9	25	-16	12	WDWWDL
	22	Bristol City	20	3	5	12	21	38	2	3	6	12	18	1	2	6	9	20	-17	11	DLLDLW		1-0