The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Wed Mar 17, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Mar 17, 1937 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 2-2

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: H Hartley
Attendance:: 3,867
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 10 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 2)
Newcastle United:: Oct 09, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1548 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 811 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1721 (of 5827)
Total:: 2590 (of 7632)
Played:: 89 years, 5 months, 17 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Boy Martin (5')
Boy Martin (15')

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: LLLLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tim Rogers (2')
Jack Smith (12')
Bill Imrie (57') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Arthur Dexter
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	M	29	Alex Wood
4	D	32	Billy McKinlay
5	M	23	Robert Davies
6	M	25	Walter Alsford
7	F	19	Arthur Betts
8	F	25	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin (5') (15')
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Arthur Dexter	271		4	1
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	68		4	1
3	M	29	Alex Wood	19		4	1
4	D	32	Billy McKinlay	354	13	4	1
5	M	23	Robert Davies	2		4	1
6	M	25	Walter Alsford	8		4	1
7	F	19	Arthur Betts	2		4	1
8	F	25	Jack Surtees	20	4	4	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin (5') (15')	29	26	4	1
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton	15	3	4	1
11	F		William Simpson	241	39	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Norman Tapken
2	D	Joe Richardson
3	D	Alfred Garnham
4	D	Jimmy Gordon
5	D	Jesse Carver
6	M	Bill Imrie
7	M	Tim Rogers
8	M	Harry Ware
9	M	Jack Smith
10	F	Archie Livingstone
11	F	Tommy Pearson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Mar 17, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Newcastle United	3-2	Nottingham Forest

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	Blackpool	34	22	4	8	81	42	12	2	3	45	16	10	2	5	36	26	39	48	WLLWDW	Safe
2	Leicester City	34	19	6	9	73	49	11	3	2	48	22	8	3	7	25	27	24	44	WWWWLW	Safe
3	Plymouth Argyle	33	16	10	7	62	42	9	5	2	34	16	7	5	5	28	26	20	42	DLWWDD	Safe
4	Bury	34	17	8	9	54	47	9	4	4	30	23	8	4	5	24	24	7	42	WWLDWW	Safe
5	Aston Villa	33	13	12	8	70	51	9	6	2	43	22	4	6	6	27	29	19	38	LWWWWD
6	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	57	43	14	3	1	42	12	1	5	10	15	31	14	38	DLLWLW
7	Coventry City	33	13	10	10	48	40	9	5	3	28	16	4	5	7	20	24	8	36	WLLLDL
8	Fulham	33	13	10	10	61	51	9	4	3	36	19	4	6	7	25	32	10	36	WDDDWD
9	West Ham United	32	14	7	11	58	50	10	3	2	35	15	4	4	9	23	35	8	35	DWLWWD
10	Newcastle United	33	15	4	14	62	49	8	2	6	36	18	7	2	8	26	31	13	34	LLLLDW
11	Chesterfield	33	14	6	13	69	65	11	3	3	44	21	3	3	10	25	44	4	34	DWWWWL
12	Blackburn Rovers	33	12	9	12	47	46	9	3	5	33	22	3	6	7	14	24	1	33	WDDWDW
13	Tottenham Hotspur	32	13	6	13	70	47	10	2	5	49	23	3	4	8	21	24	23	32	LWLWDD
14	Burnley	33	12	7	14	44	49	9	4	4	29	13	3	3	10	15	36	-5	31	LLWLLL
15	Southampton	33	10	9	14	47	60	9	5	2	34	20	1	4	12	13	40	-13	29	DDWLDL
16	Swansea Town	33	12	4	17	40	52	11	1	4	32	13	1	3	13	8	39	-12	28	WLWLDL
17	Norwich City	33	10	7	16	46	58	5	5	6	25	24	5	2	10	21	34	-12	27	LLWLDW
18	Barnsley	33	10	7	16	40	59	8	5	4	24	22	2	2	12	16	37	-19	27	DLWLLW
19	Bradford City	34	8	10	16	45	70	7	6	4	29	25	1	4	12	16	45	-25	26	DWWLDL
20	Nottingham Forest	31	8	8	15	48	70	7	4	5	30	27	1	4	10	18	43	-22	24	LDLLWL
21	Bradford Park Avenue	34	9	6	19	46	80	7	3	7	28	32	2	3	12	18	48	-34	24	LLLLLD
22	Doncaster Rovers	33	6	8	19	24	72	5	5	6	14	23	1	3	13	10	49	-48	20	DWWLLL

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	Blackpool	34	22	4	8	81	42	12	2	3	45	16	10	2	5	36	26	39	48	WLLWDW	Safe
	2	Leicester City	34	19	6	9	73	49	11	3	2	48	22	8	3	7	25	27	24	44	WWWWLW	Safe
	3	Plymouth Argyle	33	16	10	7	62	42	9	5	2	34	16	7	5	5	28	26	20	42	DLWWDD	Safe
	4	Bury	34	17	8	9	54	47	9	4	4	30	23	8	4	5	24	24	7	42	WWLDWW	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	33	13	12	8	70	51	9	6	2	43	22	4	6	6	27	29	19	38	LWWWWD
	6	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	57	43	14	3	1	42	12	1	5	10	15	31	14	38	DLLWLW
3	7	Newcastle United	34	16	4	14	65	51	9	2	6	39	20	7	2	8	26	31	14	36	LLLDWW		3-2
1	8	Coventry City	33	13	10	10	48	40	9	5	3	28	16	4	5	7	20	24	8	36	WLLLDL
1	9	Fulham	33	13	10	10	61	51	9	4	3	36	19	4	6	7	25	32	10	36	WDDDWD
1	10	West Ham United	32	14	7	11	58	50	10	3	2	35	15	4	4	9	23	35	8	35	DWLWWD
	11	Chesterfield	33	14	6	13	69	65	11	3	3	44	21	3	3	10	25	44	4	34	DWWWWL
	12	Blackburn Rovers	33	12	9	12	47	46	9	3	5	33	22	3	6	7	14	24	1	33	WDDWDW
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	32	13	6	13	70	47	10	2	5	49	23	3	4	8	21	24	23	32	LWLWDD
	14	Burnley	33	12	7	14	44	49	9	4	4	29	13	3	3	10	15	36	-5	31	LLWLLL
	15	Southampton	33	10	9	14	47	60	9	5	2	34	20	1	4	12	13	40	-13	29	DDWLDL
	16	Swansea Town	33	12	4	17	40	52	11	1	4	32	13	1	3	13	8	39	-12	28	WLWLDL
	17	Norwich City	33	10	7	16	46	58	5	5	6	25	24	5	2	10	21	34	-12	27	LLWLDW
	18	Barnsley	33	10	7	16	40	59	8	5	4	24	22	2	2	12	16	37	-19	27	DLWLLW
	19	Bradford City	34	8	10	16	45	70	7	6	4	29	25	1	4	12	16	45	-25	26	DWWLDL
	20	Nottingham Forest	32	8	8	16	50	73	7	4	5	30	27	1	4	11	20	46	-23	24	DLLWLL		2-3
	21	Bradford Park Avenue	34	9	6	19	46	80	7	3	7	28	32	2	3	12	18	48	-34	24	LLLLLD
	22	Doncaster Rovers	33	6	8	19	24	72	5	5	6	14	23	1	3	13	10	49	-48	20	DWWLLL