The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY - Wed Sep 01, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Sep 01, 1937 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stockport County
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Stockport County Express - Thursday 02 September 1937

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: H Berry
Attendance:: 14,087
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 7 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)
Stockport County:: Sep 06, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1560 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 823 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1733 (of 5829)
Total:: 2602 (of 7634)
Played:: 89 years, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Boy Martin

STOCKPORT COUNTY
Manager: Bob Kelly
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Joe Mantle (35')
Joe Mantle (41')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Danny Edgar
3	D	23	Reg Trim
4	M	25	Walter Alsford
5	D	32	Tommy Graham
6	F	27	Robert Pugh
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	26	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin
10	F	25	Meynell Burgin
11	F	30	Eric Oakton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank McDonough
2	D	Fred Jenkinson
3	D	Gwyn Jones
4	D	Bill Titterington
5	D	Len Jones
6	M	Bob Still
7	M	Bernard Oxley
8	M	Arthur Rice
9	M	Joe Mantle
10	F	Fred Kennedy
11	F	Jimmy Smailes

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Sep 01, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Luton Town	3-2	Aston Villa
Newcastle United	0-1	Barnsley
Norwich City	1-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Stockport County
Southampton	0-1	Chesterfield

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	Coventry City	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	DW
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	DW
	3	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
	4	Chesterfield	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	5	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	WL
	6	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	WL
	7	Stockport County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	8	Bradford Park Avenue	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	9	Norwich City	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	10	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	LW
	11	Sheffield United	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	WL
	12	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	WL
	13	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	LW
	14	Burnley	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	-2	2	WL
	15	Bury	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	LW
	16	Barnsley	1	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0	L
	17	Southampton	1	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0	L
	18	Luton Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	19	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	20	Fulham	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0	L
	21	Newcastle United	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L

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)
3	1	Chesterfield	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	WW		1-0
5	2	Stockport County	2	2	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	4	WW		2-1
2	3	Coventry City	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	DW
2	4	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	DW
3	5	Bradford Park Avenue	2	1	1	0	5	4	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	WD		1-1
3	6	Norwich City	2	1	1	0	5	4	1	1	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	WD		1-1
2	7	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	WL
2	8	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	WL
6	9	Aston Villa	2	1	0	1	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	WL		2-3
6	10	Barnsley	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	4	0	2	LW		1-0
1	11	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	LW
6	12	Luton Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	LW		3-2
2	13	Sheffield United	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	WL
2	14	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	WL
2	15	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	LW
2	16	Burnley	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	-2	2	WL
2	17	Bury	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	-1	2	LW
1	18	Southampton	2	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	-2	0	LL		0-1
	19	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	-2	0	LL		1-2
	20	Fulham	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0	L
	21	Newcastle United	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL		0-1
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L