The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 STOKE CITY - Tue Dec 27, 1932 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Dec 27, 1932 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1932-33
Referee:: TJ Botham
Attendance:: 22,507
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 9
Opp Before/After:: 1 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Apr 13, 1940

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1370 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 633 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1530 (of 5828)
Total:: 2393 (of 7633)
Played:: 93 years, 8 months, 14 days ago

Review
This was our second game in two days against Stoke. Yesterday we beat them 1-0 with a Bill Simpson goal and we did exactly the same thing today!

FOREST
Manager: Noel Watson
Prior form: DDWDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
William Simpson (28')

STOKE CITY
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: WWWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Arthur Dexter
2	D	33	Bill Thompson
3	D	35	Matt Bell
4	D	28	Billy McKinlay
5	D	27	Tommy Graham
6	F	23	Robert Pugh
7	F	26	Billy Dickinson
8	F	27	Cyril Stocks
9	F	21	James Graham
10	F	25	Robert Heslop
11	F		William Simpson (28')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Arthur Dexter	191		1	1
2	D	33	Bill Thompson	351	5	1	1
3	D	35	Matt Bell	51		1	1
4	D	28	Billy McKinlay	190	3	1	1
5	D	27	Tommy Graham	166	1	3	2
6	F	23	Robert Pugh	59	7	1	1
7	F	26	Billy Dickinson	107	62	1	1
8	F	27	Cyril Stocks	231	78	1	1
9	F	21	James Graham	2		1	1
10	F	25	Robert Heslop	64	13	1	1
11	F		William Simpson (28')	90	17	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Roy John
2	D	Billy Spencer
3	D	Arthur Beachill
4	D	Billy Robertson
5	D	Arthur Turner
6	M	Harry Sellars
7	M	Stanley Matthews
8	M	Harry Davies
9	M	Harry Ware
10	F	Tommy Sale
11	F	Joe Johnson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Dec 27, 1932)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	3-0	Bury
Burnley	2-0	Grimsby Town
Chesterfield	3-0	Lincoln City
Millwall	1-1	Notts County
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Stoke City
Oldham Athletic	0-2	Preston North End
Port Vale	2-1	Charlton Athletic
Southampton	2-0	Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Bradford Park Avenue
West Ham United	1-1	Fulham

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	Stoke City	21	13	4	4	38	18	7	1	3	19	7	6	3	1	19	11	20	30	WWWLDL
2	Bradford City	21	11	7	3	42	20	7	3	1	25	7	4	4	2	17	13	22	29	LWWWDD
3	Bury	21	11	6	4	40	28	6	5	0	26	15	5	1	4	14	13	12	28	WLWWWD
4	Swansea Town	21	12	3	6	30	26	11	0	1	23	6	1	3	5	7	20	4	27	WLWWWW
5	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	6	5	58	29	7	3	0	37	7	3	3	5	21	22	29	26	WWDDLD
6	Fulham	20	9	5	6	41	35	6	3	2	26	18	3	2	4	15	17	6	23	LWDLLW
7	Manchester United	21	8	7	6	40	37	5	3	2	21	11	3	4	4	19	26	3	23	DLLWLW
8	Notts County	21	8	6	7	40	35	7	2	3	30	17	1	4	4	10	18	5	22	WDWWWW
9	Millwall	21	9	4	8	30	32	7	2	1	25	11	2	2	7	5	21	-2	22	WWWDWL
10	Plymouth Argyle	21	8	5	8	40	35	6	1	3	28	15	2	4	5	12	20	5	21	LLLWDL
11	Nottingham Forest	21	6	9	6	28	29	1	5	3	13	15	5	4	3	15	14	-1	21	DDWDWW
12	Lincoln City	21	7	6	8	43	40	6	3	2	29	16	1	3	6	14	24	3	20	DWLLDW
13	Oldham Athletic	21	7	6	8	32	39	5	3	2	16	9	2	3	6	16	30	-7	20	LWLWLD
14	Southampton	21	9	2	10	26	33	8	1	1	20	10	1	1	9	6	23	-7	20	WLLLWL
15	Bradford Park Avenue	21	8	3	10	44	42	5	2	3	27	18	3	1	7	17	24	2	19	LWLLDD
16	Port Vale	20	7	4	9	33	38	6	1	3	26	12	1	3	6	7	26	-5	18	DLLWLW
17	Grimsby Town	21	6	6	9	31	44	3	5	3	17	17	3	1	6	14	27	-13	18	LDWWLL
18	West Ham United	21	5	6	10	43	55	5	3	2	32	20	0	3	8	11	35	-12	16	WDWDDL
19	Burnley	21	4	7	10	35	46	2	5	3	15	12	2	2	7	20	34	-11	15	LWLLLW
20	Preston North End	21	6	3	12	36	49	4	1	6	24	25	2	2	6	12	24	-13	15	WLLLLD
21	Charlton Athletic	20	5	4	11	27	41	3	2	5	15	14	2	2	6	12	27	-14	14	WLLLWW
22	Chesterfield	20	3	5	12	26	52	2	3	4	12	15	1	2	8	14	37	-26	11	DLLLLL

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	1	Bradford City	22	12	7	3	45	20	8	3	1	28	7	4	4	2	17	13	25	31	WWWDDW		3-0
1	2	Stoke City	22	13	4	5	38	19	7	1	3	19	7	6	3	2	19	12	19	30	WWLDLL		0-1
2	3	Tottenham Hotspur	22	11	6	5	60	29	8	3	0	39	7	3	3	5	21	22	31	28	WDDLDW		2-0
1	4	Bury	22	11	6	5	40	31	6	5	0	26	15	5	1	5	14	16	9	28	LWWWDL		0-3
1	5	Swansea Town	22	12	3	7	30	28	11	0	1	23	6	1	3	6	7	22	2	27	LWWWWL		0-2
	6	Fulham	21	9	6	6	42	36	6	3	2	26	18	3	3	4	16	18	6	24	WDLLWD		1-1
1	7	Notts County	22	8	7	7	41	36	7	2	3	30	17	1	5	4	11	19	5	23	DWWWWD		1-1
1	8	Manchester United	21	8	7	6	40	37	5	3	2	21	11	3	4	4	19	26	3	23	DLLWLW
2	9	Nottingham Forest	22	7	9	6	29	29	2	5	3	14	15	5	4	3	15	14	0	23	DWDWWW		1-0
1	10	Millwall	22	9	5	8	31	33	7	3	1	26	12	2	2	7	5	21	-2	23	WWDWLD		1-1
3	11	Southampton	22	10	2	10	28	33	9	1	1	22	10	1	1	9	6	23	-5	22	LLLWLW		2-0
2	12	Plymouth Argyle	21	8	5	8	40	35	6	1	3	28	15	2	4	5	12	20	5	21	LLLWDL
1	13	Lincoln City	22	7	6	9	43	43	6	3	2	29	16	1	3	7	14	27	0	20	WLLDWL		0-3
2	14	Port Vale	21	8	4	9	35	39	7	1	3	28	13	1	3	6	7	26	-4	20	LLWLWW		2-1
2	15	Oldham Athletic	22	7	6	9	32	41	5	3	3	16	11	2	3	6	16	30	-9	20	WLWLDL		0-2
1	16	Bradford Park Avenue	22	8	3	11	44	44	5	2	3	27	18	3	1	8	17	26	0	19	WLLDDL		0-2
	17	Grimsby Town	22	6	6	10	31	46	3	5	3	17	17	3	1	7	14	29	-15	18	DWWLLL		0-2
1	18	Burnley	22	5	7	10	37	46	3	5	3	17	12	2	2	7	20	34	-9	17	WLLLWW		2-0
1	19	West Ham United	22	5	7	10	44	56	5	4	2	33	21	0	3	8	11	35	-12	17	DWDDLD		1-1
	20	Preston North End	22	7	3	12	38	49	4	1	6	24	25	3	2	6	14	24	-11	17	LLLLDW		2-0
	21	Charlton Athletic	21	5	4	12	28	43	3	2	5	15	14	2	2	7	13	29	-15	14	LLLWWL		1-2
	22	Chesterfield	21	4	5	12	29	52	3	3	4	15	15	1	2	8	14	37	-23	13	LLLLLW		3-0