The City Ground

BLACKPOOL 7 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 28, 1936 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 28, 1936 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bloomfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-7 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: AH Stockbridge
Attendance:: 12,294
League Week:: 16 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 19
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
Blackpool:: Apr 03, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1532 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 795 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1704 (of 5828)
Total:: 2573 (of 7633)
Played:: 89 years, 9 months, 9 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: DLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Charlie Gardiner (85')

BLACKPOOL
Manager: Joe Smith
Prior form: WLWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bobby Finan (31')
Tommy Jones (47')
Tommy Jones (58')
Dickie Watmough (66')
Bobby Finan (75')
Tommy Jones (88')
Tommy Jones (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Percy Ashton
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	D	22	John Munro
4	M	20	Bob McCall
5	M	28	Harry Smith
6	F	27	Robert Pugh
7	F		Dick Brown
8	F	25	Jack Surtees
9	F	22	Boy Martin
10	F	21	Charlie Gardiner (85')
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Percy Ashton	110		35	5
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	51		14	1
3	D	22	John Munro	3		14	1
4	M	20	Bob McCall	2		294	32
5	M	28	Harry Smith	164	1	14	1
6	F	27	Robert Pugh	210	12	14	1
7	F		Dick Brown	12	1	35	5
8	F	25	Jack Surtees	3	2	14	1
9	F	22	Boy Martin	14	13	14	1
10	F	21	Charlie Gardiner (85')	17	3	21	2
11	F		William Simpson	232	39	14	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jock Wallace
2	D	Danny Blair
3	D	Dick Witham
4	D	George Farrow
5	D	Louis Cardwell
6	M	Sammy Jones
7	M	Dickie Watmough
8	M	Jimmy Hampson
9	M	Bobby Finan
10	F	Tommy Jones
11	F	Frank Hill

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 28, 1936)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	4-1	Doncaster Rovers
Blackburn Rovers	5-2	Chesterfield
Blackpool	7-1	Nottingham Forest
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Fulham
Bury	2-1	Aston Villa
Leicester City	4-1	Bradford City
Newcastle United	3-0	Burnley
Norwich City	4-2	Southampton
Sheffield United	2-2	Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur	1-3	Plymouth Argyle
West Ham United	2-0	Swansea Town

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	Bury	16	9	5	2	28	17	4	2	1	14	8	5	3	1	14	9	11	23	WDWLWW
2	Plymouth Argyle	16	8	6	2	34	18	6	2	0	25	8	2	4	2	9	10	16	22	DWDWWW
3	Coventry City	16	8	5	3	28	15	6	2	1	20	9	2	3	2	8	6	13	21	LWWDWW
4	Blackpool	16	9	3	4	32	21	4	2	2	13	8	5	1	2	19	13	11	21	WLWWLW
5	Newcastle United	16	9	2	5	33	19	4	1	3	17	8	5	1	2	16	11	14	20	LWDDWW
6	Aston Villa	17	6	8	3	33	28	3	4	1	17	10	3	4	2	16	18	5	20	WLDDWD
7	Sheffield United	16	7	4	5	29	23	6	1	1	18	6	1	3	4	11	17	6	18	WLWDWL
8	Fulham	16	7	3	6	27	22	4	2	2	16	8	3	1	4	11	14	5	17	WDLWLL
9	Burnley	16	6	4	6	20	18	4	3	2	12	5	2	1	4	8	13	2	16	LDLDWW
10	Tottenham Hotspur	15	6	3	6	33	21	5	1	2	28	12	1	2	4	5	9	12	15	LWLWDW
11	Blackburn Rovers	15	5	5	5	16	16	4	2	1	9	4	1	3	4	7	12	0	15	LDWLWD
12	Leicester City	16	5	5	6	22	22	3	2	2	13	9	2	3	4	9	13	0	15	WDWDDW
13	Southampton	16	6	3	7	24	29	6	1	1	20	8	0	2	6	4	21	-5	15	LWLWDL
14	Swansea Town	15	6	2	7	21	20	6	0	2	18	8	0	2	5	3	12	1	14	LWLWLL
15	Norwich City	16	5	4	7	23	25	3	3	2	14	9	2	1	5	9	16	-2	14	WLLWWL
16	Barnsley	16	5	4	7	20	30	4	3	1	13	11	1	1	6	7	19	-10	14	DLDLLL
17	Chesterfield	15	5	3	7	27	29	4	1	2	18	12	1	2	5	9	17	-2	13	WWDDLL
18	Nottingham Forest	15	4	5	6	22	30	3	4	1	15	11	1	1	5	7	19	-8	13	DLLLWL
19	West Ham United	16	5	3	8	20	30	4	1	2	11	8	1	2	6	9	22	-10	13	DLWLLW
20	Bradford City	17	3	5	9	22	38	2	3	3	12	13	1	2	6	10	25	-16	11	WLLDLL
21	Bradford Park Avenue	16	4	2	10	20	39	3	1	5	12	19	1	1	5	8	20	-19	10	DLWLLW
22	Doncaster Rovers	15	2	4	9	9	33	2	3	3	6	8	0	1	6	3	25	-24	8	LDLLLL

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	Bury	17	10	5	2	30	18	5	2	1	16	9	5	3	1	14	9	12	25	DWLWWW		2-1
	2	Plymouth Argyle	17	9	6	2	37	19	6	2	0	25	8	3	4	2	12	11	18	24	WDWWWW		3-1
1	3	Blackpool	17	10	3	4	39	22	5	2	2	20	9	5	1	2	19	13	17	23	LWWLWW		7-1
1	4	Newcastle United	17	10	2	5	36	19	5	1	3	20	8	5	1	2	16	11	17	22	WDDWWW		3-0
2	5	Coventry City	17	8	6	3	30	17	6	2	1	20	9	2	4	2	10	8	13	22	WWDWWD		2-2
	6	Aston Villa	18	6	8	4	34	30	3	4	1	17	10	3	4	3	17	20	4	20	LDDWDL		1-2
	7	Sheffield United	17	7	5	5	31	25	6	2	1	20	8	1	3	4	11	17	6	19	LWDWLD		2-2
	8	Fulham	17	7	4	6	28	23	4	2	2	16	8	3	2	4	12	15	5	18	DLWLLD		1-1
2	9	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	5	5	21	18	5	2	1	14	6	1	3	4	7	12	3	17	DWLWDW		5-2
2	10	Leicester City	17	6	5	6	26	23	4	2	2	17	10	2	3	4	9	13	3	17	DWDDWW		4-1
4	11	Norwich City	17	6	4	7	27	27	4	3	2	18	11	2	1	5	9	16	0	16	LLWWLW		4-2
3	12	Burnley	17	6	4	7	20	21	4	3	2	12	5	2	1	5	8	16	-1	16	DLDWWL		0-3
3	13	Barnsley	17	6	4	7	24	31	5	3	1	17	12	1	1	6	7	19	-7	16	LDLLLW		4-1
4	14	Tottenham Hotspur	16	6	3	7	34	24	5	1	3	29	15	1	2	4	5	9	10	15	WLWDWL		1-3
2	15	Southampton	17	6	3	8	26	33	6	1	1	20	8	0	2	7	6	25	-7	15	WLWDLL		2-4
3	16	West Ham United	17	6	3	8	22	30	5	1	2	13	8	1	2	6	9	22	-8	15	LWLLWW		2-0
3	17	Swansea Town	16	6	2	8	21	22	6	0	2	18	8	0	2	6	3	14	-1	14	WLWLLL		0-2
1	18	Chesterfield	16	5	3	8	29	34	4	1	2	18	12	1	2	6	11	22	-5	13	WDDLLL		2-5
1	19	Nottingham Forest	16	4	5	7	23	37	3	4	1	15	11	1	1	6	8	26	-14	13	LLLWLL		1-7
	20	Bradford City	18	3	5	10	23	42	2	3	3	12	13	1	2	7	11	29	-19	11	LLDLLL		1-4
	21	Bradford Park Avenue	17	4	3	10	21	40	3	2	5	13	20	1	1	5	8	20	-19	11	LWLLWD		1-1
	22	Doncaster Rovers	16	2	4	10	10	37	2	3	3	6	8	0	1	7	4	29	-27	8	DLLLLL		1-4