The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Feb 05, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 05, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: PSV Reed
Attendance:: 20,736
League Week:: 27 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 16
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Coventry City:: Sep 24, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1585 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 848 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1760 (of 5829)
Total:: 2631 (of 7634)
Played:: 88 years, 7 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Eric Oakton (19') - Eric Oakton only goal
Charlie Gardiner (82') - Charlie Gardiner last goal

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Harry Storer
Prior form: DWLWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ellis Lager (79')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	D	32	Tommy Graham
5	M	24	Robert Davies
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	22	Charlie Gardiner (82')
9	F	24	Boy Martin
10	F	25	Tom Peacock
11	F	31	Eric Oakton (19')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton	144		7	1
2	D	24	Reg Trim	28		7	1
3	D	23	John Munro	38		7	1
4	D	32	Tommy Graham	349	7	7	1
5	M	24	Robert Davies	24		7	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh	255	18	7	1
7	F	20	Arthur Betts	32	5	14	3
8	F	22	Charlie Gardiner (82')	37	7	7	1
9	F	24	Boy Martin	64	42	7	1
10	F	25	Tom Peacock	104	59	7	1
11	F	31	Eric Oakton (19')	4		77	13

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Morgan
2	D	Jack Astley
3	D	Walter Metcalf
4	D	Billy Frith
5	D	George Mason
6	M	Jack Archer
7	M	George Taylor
8	M	Willie Macdonald
9	M	Ellis Lager
10	F	Bobby Davidson
11	F	Jackie Brown

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 05, 1938)

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

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	27	17	3	7	54	36	12	1	1	38	14	5	2	6	16	22	18	37	WDLWWW
2	Aston Villa	26	15	5	6	47	23	10	2	1	31	9	5	3	5	16	14	24	35	WWDWLW
3	Coventry City	26	12	9	5	39	30	8	4	2	20	10	4	5	3	19	20	9	33	DWLWLL
4	Manchester United	25	13	5	7	51	33	8	2	2	30	14	5	3	5	21	19	18	31	WWDWWD
5	Bradford Park Avenue	25	11	9	5	43	28	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	4	10	15	15	31	WLWWWL
6	Burnley	27	10	9	8	37	35	9	4	1	23	8	1	5	7	14	27	2	29	WLLWDW
7	West Ham United	25	9	10	6	37	28	9	4	1	26	10	0	6	5	11	18	9	28	DDDLWW
8	Chesterfield	25	10	8	7	43	35	6	2	3	25	15	4	6	4	18	20	8	28	DWLLDW
9	Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	3	11	48	36	9	2	2	28	10	3	1	9	20	26	12	27	WLLWWL
10	Bury	25	11	4	10	33	31	6	3	4	19	14	5	1	6	14	17	2	26	LWWLWW
11	Norwich City	26	9	6	11	44	53	8	3	3	28	18	1	3	8	16	35	-9	24	DDLWLL
12	Luton Town	26	9	5	12	53	54	6	3	3	30	19	3	2	9	23	35	-1	23	WLWLLL
13	Sheffield Wednesday	26	8	7	11	32	38	6	3	4	17	14	2	4	7	15	24	-6	23	WDWDWL
14	Blackburn Rovers	26	8	7	11	46	56	7	5	1	32	21	1	2	10	14	35	-10	23	DLWLWL
15	Barnsley	27	9	5	13	39	50	6	3	3	22	13	3	2	10	17	37	-11	23	WLLWLD
16	Southampton	26	9	5	12	37	54	7	4	2	29	18	2	1	10	8	36	-17	23	DWLLLW
17	Newcastle United	24	8	6	10	31	32	7	3	3	24	11	1	3	7	7	21	-1	22	WDDLLW
18	Nottingham Forest	26	8	6	12	30	36	7	3	4	21	16	1	3	8	9	20	-6	22	LLWLDL
19	Fulham	25	7	6	12	34	40	4	4	4	25	18	3	2	8	9	22	-6	20	LWLWWW
20	Stockport County	25	7	6	12	28	42	5	3	3	13	10	2	3	9	15	32	-14	20	LDLLLL
21	Swansea Town	26	5	10	11	28	46	5	5	3	18	16	0	5	8	10	30	-18	20	DDLDLW
22	Plymouth Argyle	26	6	6	14	32	50	5	3	4	22	21	1	3	10	10	29	-18	18	LDWWDL

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	28	17	4	7	55	37	12	1	1	38	14	5	3	6	17	23	18	38	DLWWWD		1-1
	2	Aston Villa	27	15	6	6	48	24	10	2	1	31	9	5	4	5	17	15	24	36	WDWLWD		1-1
	3	Coventry City	27	12	9	6	40	32	8	4	2	20	10	4	5	4	20	22	8	33	WLWLLL		1-2
	4	Manchester United	26	13	6	7	54	36	8	2	2	30	14	5	4	5	24	22	18	32	WDWWDD		3-3
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	26	11	9	6	43	29	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	5	10	16	14	31	LWWWLL		0-1
2	6	Chesterfield	26	11	8	7	47	36	7	2	3	29	16	4	6	4	18	20	11	30	WLLDWW		4-1
1	7	Burnley	28	10	9	9	38	38	9	4	1	23	8	1	5	8	15	30	0	29	LLWDWL		1-3
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	27	12	4	11	49	37	9	2	2	28	10	3	2	9	21	27	12	28	LLWWLD		1-1
2	9	West Ham United	26	9	10	7	38	30	9	4	1	26	10	0	6	6	12	20	8	28	DDLWWL		1-2
	10	Bury	26	11	4	11	33	32	6	3	4	19	14	5	1	7	14	18	1	26	WWLWWL		0-1
1	11	Luton Town	27	10	5	12	56	55	7	3	3	33	20	3	2	9	23	35	1	25	LWLLLW		3-1
1	12	Sheffield Wednesday	27	9	7	11	33	38	7	3	4	18	14	2	4	7	15	24	-5	25	DWDWLW		1-0
1	13	Blackburn Rovers	27	9	7	11	48	57	8	5	1	34	22	1	2	10	14	35	-9	25	LWLWLW		2-1
3	14	Norwich City	27	9	7	11	45	54	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	8	17	36	-9	25	DLWLLD		1-1
2	15	Newcastle United	25	9	6	10	32	32	8	3	3	25	11	1	3	7	7	21	0	24	DDLLWW		1-0
2	16	Nottingham Forest	27	9	6	12	32	37	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	8	9	20	-5	24	LWLDLW		2-1
2	17	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	40	51	6	4	3	23	14	3	2	10	17	37	-11	24	LLWLDD		1-1
2	18	Southampton	27	9	6	12	40	57	7	5	2	32	21	2	1	10	8	36	-17	24	WLLLWD		3-3
	19	Fulham	26	7	7	12	35	41	4	5	4	26	19	3	2	8	9	22	-6	21	WLWWWD		1-1
	20	Stockport County	26	7	7	12	29	43	5	4	3	14	11	2	3	9	15	32	-14	21	DLLLLD		1-1
	21	Swansea Town	27	5	10	12	29	50	5	5	3	18	16	0	5	9	11	34	-21	20	DLDLWL		1-4
	22	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	7	14	33	51	5	4	4	23	22	1	3	10	10	29	-18	19	DWWDLD		1-1