The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 MANCHESTER UNITED - Tue Dec 28, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Dec 28, 1937 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: WJ Lewington
Attendance:: 19,283
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 16
Opp Before/After:: 7 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Jan 25, 1947

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1580 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 843 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1753 (of 5830)
Total:: 2624 (of 7635)
Played:: 88 years, 8 months, 30 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Boy Martin (43')
Gibson McNaughton (87')

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Carey (8')
William Bryant (55')
Thomas Bamford (58')

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
5	M	24	Robert Davies
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner
8	F	26	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin (43')
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton (87')
11	F	20	Roy Brown

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton	140		1	1
2	M	27	Danny Edgar	95	1	1	1
3	D	24	Reg Trim	21		1	1
4	D	32	Tommy Graham	345	7	1	1
5	M	24	Robert Davies	17		1	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh	248	18	1	1
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner	31	6	1	1
8	F	26	Jack Surtees	52	11	1	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin (43')	57	37	1	1
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton (87')	38	7	1	1
11	F	20	Roy Brown	22	3	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Breedon
2	D	Hubert Redwood
3	D	William Roughton
4	D	John "Jack" Griffiths
5	D	George Vose
6	M	William McKay
7	M	William Bryant
8	M	Harry Baird
9	M	Thomas Bamford
10	F	Johnny Carey
11	F	Jack Rowley

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Dec 28, 1937)

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

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