The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 29, 1934 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 29, 1934 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1934-35
Referee:: H Hartley
Attendance:: 23,029
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 6 6
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Newcastle United:: Nov 30, 1935

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1455 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 718 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1620 (of 5827)
Total:: 2485 (of 7632)
Played:: 91 years, 8 months, 7 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Andy Cunningham
Prior form: WLWWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tommy Pearson (14')
Jimmy Murray (63')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Percy Ashton
2	M	26	Harry Smith
3	D	33	Jimmy Barrington
4	M	27	Robert Vasey
5	F	26	William Porter
6	F	25	Robert Pugh
7	M	24	Arthur Masters
8	F	28	Henry Race
9	M	24	George Burditt
10	F	22	Bob Dennison
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Norman Tapken
2	D	Joe Richardson
3	D	David Fairhurst
4	D	Jimmy Murray
5	D	Tommy 'Tony' Leach
6	M	Sam Weaver
7	M	Les Gallantree
8	M	Joe Wilson
9	M	Jack Smith
10	F	Harry McMenemy
11	F	Tommy Pearson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 29, 1934)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Blackpool	1-1	Bury
Bolton Wanderers	2-0	Oldham Athletic
Bradford City	2-0	Manchester United
Newcastle United	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Norwich City	2-1	Brentford
Notts County	4-0	Swansea Town
Plymouth Argyle	3-1	Fulham
Sheffield United	3-0	Port Vale
Southampton	0-0	Burnley
West Ham United	1-2	Hull City

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	Brentford	22	13	6	3	54	27	9	2	0	32	8	4	4	3	22	19	27	32	WDWWDD
	2	West Ham United	22	15	2	5	49	33	10	0	1	29	9	5	2	4	20	24	16	32	WDWWWW
	3	Bolton Wanderers	21	15	0	6	55	29	9	0	1	34	8	6	0	5	21	21	26	30	WWWLWL
	4	Manchester United	22	15	0	7	46	29	11	0	1	31	10	4	0	6	15	19	17	30	LWWWWL
	5	Blackpool	22	12	4	6	46	33	9	1	1	26	9	3	3	5	20	24	13	28	WLWLWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	22	11	6	5	46	33	8	3	0	27	9	3	3	5	19	24	13	28	WWWLWD
	7	Newcastle United	22	12	1	9	49	42	7	0	3	27	15	5	1	6	22	27	7	25	WLWWWD
	8	Fulham	22	8	7	7	37	30	8	3	0	33	13	0	4	7	4	17	7	23	WLWLDD
	9	Burnley	21	10	3	8	37	34	7	1	3	26	16	3	2	5	11	18	3	23	WDLWLW
	10	Plymouth Argyle	22	9	5	8	41	38	6	2	2	26	16	3	3	6	15	22	3	23	WWWLDD
	11	Bury	22	10	2	10	28	35	9	0	2	20	13	1	2	8	8	22	-7	22	WDWLLL
	12	Southampton	22	6	8	8	27	40	5	5	1	18	12	1	3	7	9	28	-13	20	LDLWWW
	13	Bradford City	22	8	3	11	31	34	6	3	2	21	10	2	0	9	10	24	-3	19	LDLWLW
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	22	4	11	7	26	32	3	5	3	15	14	1	6	4	11	18	-6	19	DDLDDD
	15	Sheffield United	21	7	4	10	40	36	5	2	4	26	17	2	2	6	14	19	4	18	DLLLLW
	16	Hull City	22	7	4	11	32	47	5	3	3	16	12	2	1	8	16	35	-15	18	DWWDLD
	17	Barnsley	21	7	4	10	31	47	6	3	1	18	6	1	1	9	13	41	-16	18	WDLLWL
	18	Port Vale	22	5	7	10	26	37	5	4	3	23	19	0	3	7	3	18	-11	17	LDLDWL
	19	Norwich City	22	5	6	11	39	42	4	3	3	25	15	1	3	8	14	27	-3	16	LLLDLD
	20	Swansea Town	22	5	5	12	27	36	5	4	3	20	15	0	1	9	7	21	-9	15	LDLDLL
	21	Oldham Athletic	22	5	3	14	29	55	5	2	4	23	19	0	1	10	6	36	-26	13	LWLLLL
	22	Notts County	22	3	5	14	21	48	3	2	6	14	22	0	3	8	7	26	-27	11	LWLDLW

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)
2	1	Bolton Wanderers	22	16	0	6	57	29	10	0	1	36	8	6	0	5	21	21	28	32	WWLWLW		2-0
1	2	Brentford	23	13	6	4	55	29	9	2	0	32	8	4	4	4	23	21	26	32	DWWDDL		1-2
1	3	West Ham United	23	15	2	6	50	35	10	0	2	30	11	5	2	4	20	24	15	32	DWWWWL		1-2
	4	Manchester United	23	15	0	8	46	31	11	0	1	31	10	4	0	7	15	21	15	30	WWWWLL		0-2
	5	Blackpool	23	12	5	6	47	34	9	2	1	27	10	3	3	5	20	24	13	29	LWLWWD		1-1
	6	Nottingham Forest	23	11	6	6	46	35	8	3	0	27	9	3	3	6	19	26	11	28	WWLWDL		0-2
	7	Newcastle United	23	13	1	9	51	42	8	0	3	29	15	5	1	6	22	27	9	27	LWWWDW		2-0
2	8	Plymouth Argyle	23	10	5	8	44	39	7	2	2	29	17	3	3	6	15	22	5	25	WWLDDW		3-1
	9	Burnley	22	10	4	8	37	34	7	1	3	26	16	3	3	5	11	18	3	24	DLWLWD		0-0
2	10	Fulham	23	8	7	8	38	33	8	3	0	33	13	0	4	8	5	20	5	23	LWLDDL		1-3
	11	Bury	23	10	3	10	29	36	9	0	2	20	13	1	3	8	9	23	-7	23	DWLLLD		1-1
1	12	Bradford City	23	9	3	11	33	34	7	3	2	23	10	2	0	9	10	24	-1	21	DLWLWW		2-0
1	13	Southampton	23	6	9	8	27	40	5	6	1	18	12	1	3	7	9	28	-13	21	DLWWWD		0-0
1	14	Sheffield United	22	8	4	10	43	36	6	2	4	29	17	2	2	6	14	19	7	20	LLLLWW		3-0
1	15	Bradford Park Avenue	23	4	12	7	27	33	3	5	3	15	14	1	7	4	12	19	-6	20	DLDDDD		1-1
	16	Hull City	23	8	4	11	34	48	5	3	3	16	12	3	1	8	18	36	-14	20	WWDLDW		2-1
	17	Barnsley	22	7	5	10	32	48	6	4	1	19	7	1	1	9	13	41	-16	19	DLLWLD		1-1
1	18	Norwich City	23	6	6	11	41	43	5	3	3	27	16	1	3	8	14	27	-2	18	LLDLDW		2-1
1	19	Port Vale	23	5	7	11	26	40	5	4	3	23	19	0	3	8	3	21	-14	17	DLDWLL		0-3
	20	Swansea Town	23	5	5	13	27	40	5	4	3	20	15	0	1	10	7	25	-13	15	DLDLLL		0-4
1	21	Notts County	23	4	5	14	25	48	4	2	6	18	22	0	3	8	7	26	-23	13	WLDLWW		4-0
1	22	Oldham Athletic	23	5	3	15	29	57	5	2	4	23	19	0	1	11	6	38	-28	13	WLLLLL		0-2