FOREST 2 - 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Sep 10, 1938 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 10, 1938 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Southampton (League Tier 2)
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Jan 14, 1939
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1605 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 868 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1780 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 2652 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 87 years, 11 months, 25 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: LLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Arthur Betts (18')
Tom Peacock (72')
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Peter McWilliam
Prior form: WDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Willie Hall (43')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Percy Ashton | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Reg Trim | |
| 3 | D | 24 |  John Munro | |
| 4 | M | 22 | Bob McCall | |
| 5 | D | 33 | Tommy Graham | |
| 6 | F | 27 | Gibson McNaughton | |
| 7 | F | 21 | Arthur Betts  (18') | |
| 8 | M | 19 | Grenville Roberts | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Harold Crawshaw | |
| 10 | F | 25 | Tom Peacock (72') | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Len Beaumont | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Percy Hooper |
| 2 | D | Bert Sproston |
| 3 | D | Billy Whatley |
| 4 | D | Les Howe |
| 5 | D | Albert Page |
| 6 | M | Vic Buckingham |
| 7 | M | Fred Sargent |
| 8 | M | Willie Hall |
| 9 | M | Johnny Morrison |
| 10 | F | Albert Hall |
| 11 | F | Colin Lyman |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | Swansea Town |
| Bury | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Coventry City | 3-0 | Southampton |
| Fulham | 2-0 | Chesterfield |
| Manchester City | 1-2 | Luton Town |
| Millwall | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Newcastle United | 3-2 | Burnley |
| Norwich City | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Tranmere Rovers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-4 | 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 | Burnley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | DWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDWW | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 4 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WWWL | |||
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WDD | |||
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DDLW | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLDD | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 | LWWL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 | WLDL | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 | LDDD | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 18 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 | LLLD | |||
| 21 | Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LLLL | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | WDWWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Fulham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | WWWLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WWWLW | 4-0 | |
 3 | 4 | Burnley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | DWWWL | 2-3 | |
| 6 | 5 | Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | DDLWW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | WDDW | 4-3 | |
| 4 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | WWLWL | 3-4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 4 | 9 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 | LWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | WDWL | 1-3 | |
| 4 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | WDWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 12 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 5 | WLDLW | 3-2 | |
| 4 | 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | LWWL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 14 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | WWLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | LLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 16 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 | LLLWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 3 | LLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 18 | Swansea Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 3 | LDDDL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | LWLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 | LLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 21 | Chesterfield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 | LLLDL | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 0 | LLLL | 0-3 | ||