The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 4 - 3 FOREST - Mon Dec 27, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 27, 1937 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-2

Sources:: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Monday 27 December 1937
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: WJ Lewington
Attendance:: 30,778
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 16
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester United (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Dec 28, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1579 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 842 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1752 (of 5829)
Total:: 2623 (of 7634)
Played:: 88 years, 8 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Charlie Gardiner (9')
Tommy Graham (31') - Tommy Graham last goal
Boy Martin (63')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Walter Crickmer
Prior form: DWWWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Baird (25')
William McKay (31')
Harry Baird (68')
William Wrigglesworth (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Danny Edgar
3	D	24	Reg Trim
4	D	32	Tommy Graham (31')
5	M	24	Robert Davies
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner (9')
8	F	26	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin (63')
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	20	Roy Brown

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton	139		9	1
2	M	27	Danny Edgar	94	1	9	1
3	D	24	Reg Trim	20		9	1
4	D	32	Tommy Graham (31')	344	6	9	1
5	M	24	Robert Davies	16		9	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh	247	18	9	1
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner (9')	30	5	9	1
8	F	26	Jack Surtees	51	11	9	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin (63')	56	36	9	1
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton	37	7	9	1
11	F	20	Roy Brown	21	3	9	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Breedon
2	D	Hubert Redwood
3	D	William Roughton
4	D	Bert Whalley
5	D	George Vose
6	M	William McKay
7	M	William Wrigglesworth
8	M	Harry Baird
9	M	Thomas Bamford
10	F	Stan Pearson
11	F	Jack Rowley

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Dec 27, 1937)

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

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	Sheffield United	22	14	2	6	38	27	10	1	1	28	11	4	1	5	10	16	11	30	WLWWWW
2	Coventry City	20	10	8	2	33	19	6	3	1	14	5	4	5	1	19	14	14	28	DLWWWL
3	Aston Villa	20	11	4	5	34	17	7	2	1	21	6	4	2	4	13	11	17	26	DLWLWW
4	Bradford Park Avenue	20	8	9	3	31	22	6	4	0	23	9	2	5	3	8	13	9	25	DLWDWW
5	Burnley	22	8	8	6	31	27	7	4	1	19	7	1	4	5	12	20	4	24	WLDDDW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	3	8	40	30	7	2	1	21	7	3	1	7	19	23	10	23	WLWLWW
7	Chesterfield	20	8	7	5	35	31	4	2	2	18	13	4	5	3	17	18	4	23	LDDDLD
8	Manchester United	19	9	3	7	33	21	5	2	2	19	8	4	1	5	14	13	12	21	DWWWWL
9	West Ham United	19	7	7	5	26	19	7	2	1	18	5	0	5	4	8	14	7	21	DDLWLL
10	Luton Town	21	8	5	8	42	37	5	3	2	22	12	3	2	6	20	25	5	21	DWWDDW
11	Norwich City	20	8	4	8	34	40	7	2	2	22	12	1	2	6	12	28	-6	20	WDLLWD
12	Stockport County	21	7	6	8	22	30	5	3	2	12	8	2	3	6	10	22	-8	20	DWDLLD
13	Newcastle United	20	7	5	8	27	24	6	2	3	21	9	1	3	5	6	15	3	19	LWWWWD
14	Nottingham Forest	20	7	5	8	22	22	6	2	3	16	11	1	3	5	6	11	0	19	LLWWLW
15	Blackburn Rovers	21	6	7	8	39	42	5	5	1	28	20	1	2	7	11	22	-3	19	LLLDLD
16	Barnsley	21	7	4	10	29	36	5	2	2	17	9	2	2	8	12	27	-7	18	WDWLLL
17	Bury	20	7	4	9	21	28	4	3	4	13	14	3	1	5	8	14	-7	18	DWLWLL
18	Southampton	20	7	4	9	31	44	5	4	2	24	16	2	0	7	7	28	-13	18	WLWWLD
19	Sheffield Wednesday	21	6	5	10	25	32	4	2	4	14	13	2	3	6	11	19	-7	17	WLLWDW
20	Swansea Town	21	4	8	9	24	34	4	3	3	16	15	0	5	6	8	19	-10	16	LLLDLD
21	Plymouth Argyle	21	4	4	13	25	44	4	2	4	19	19	0	2	9	6	25	-19	12	LLLWLL
22	Fulham	20	3	6	11	18	34	2	4	3	13	13	1	2	8	5	21	-16	12	DWLLLL

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	Sheffield United	23	14	3	6	40	29	10	1	1	28	11	4	2	5	12	18	11	31	LWWWWD		2-2
	2	Coventry City	21	10	9	2	35	21	6	4	1	16	7	4	5	1	19	14	14	29	LWWWLD		2-2
	3	Aston Villa	21	12	4	5	36	18	7	2	1	21	6	5	2	4	15	12	18	28	LWLWWW		2-1
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	21	8	9	4	32	24	6	4	1	24	11	2	5	3	8	13	8	25	LWDWWL		1-2
2	5	Chesterfield	21	9	7	5	38	31	5	2	2	21	13	4	5	3	17	18	7	25	DDDLDW		3-0
1	6	Burnley	23	8	8	7	32	29	7	4	1	19	7	1	4	6	13	22	3	24	LDDDWL		1-2
1	7	Manchester United	20	10	3	7	37	24	6	2	2	23	11	4	1	5	14	13	13	23	WWWWLW		4-3
2	8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	10	3	9	41	33	7	2	2	22	10	3	1	7	19	23	8	23	LWLWWL		1-3
	9	West Ham United	20	7	8	5	28	21	7	2	1	18	5	0	6	4	10	16	7	22	DLWLLD		2-2
	10	Luton Town	22	8	5	9	43	40	5	3	2	22	12	3	2	7	21	28	3	21	WWDDWL		1-3
	11	Norwich City	21	8	5	8	36	42	7	3	2	24	14	1	2	6	12	28	-6	21	DLLWDD		2-2
4	12	Barnsley	22	8	4	10	32	37	6	2	2	20	10	2	2	8	12	27	-5	20	DWLLLW		3-1
4	13	Bury	21	8	4	9	24	29	4	3	4	13	14	4	1	5	11	15	-5	20	WLWLLW		3-1
2	14	Stockport County	21	7	6	8	22	30	5	3	2	12	8	2	3	6	10	22	-8	20	DWDLLD
2	15	Newcastle United	20	7	5	8	27	24	6	2	3	21	9	1	3	5	6	15	3	19	LWWWWD
2	16	Nottingham Forest	21	7	5	9	25	26	6	2	3	16	11	1	3	6	9	15	-1	19	LWWLWL		3-4
2	17	Blackburn Rovers	22	6	7	9	39	45	5	5	1	28	20	1	2	8	11	25	-6	19	LLDLDL		0-3
	18	Southampton	21	7	5	9	31	44	5	4	2	24	16	2	1	7	7	28	-13	19	LWWLDD		0-0
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	22	6	6	10	26	33	4	3	4	15	14	2	3	6	11	19	-7	18	LLWDWD		1-1
	20	Swansea Town	22	4	9	9	24	34	4	4	3	16	15	0	5	6	8	19	-10	17	LLDLDD		0-0
1	21	Fulham	21	4	6	11	20	35	3	4	3	15	14	1	2	8	5	21	-15	14	WLLLLW		2-1
1	22	Plymouth Argyle	22	4	5	13	26	45	4	2	4	19	19	0	3	9	7	26	-19	13	LLWLLD		1-1