The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 NEWCASTLE UNITED - Wed Feb 15, 1939 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Feb 15, 1939 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: P Snape
Attendance:: 7,365
League Week:: 28 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Newcastle United:: Aug 31, 1939

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1628 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 891 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1805 (of 5824)
Total:: 2679 (of 7629)
Played:: 87 years, 6 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Fryer (25')
Harold Crawshaw (56') - Harold Crawshaw last goal

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: WDLLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton
2	D	25	Reg Trim
3	D	24	John Munro
4	M	23	George Pritty
5	D	33	Tommy Graham
6	M	25	Thomas Clark
7	M	20	John Getty
8	F	27	Jack Fryer (25')
9	F	26	Harold Crawshaw (56')
10	F	27	Jack Surtees
11	F	21	Roy Brown

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton	170		18	3
2	D	25	Reg Trim	58		7	1
3	D	24	John Munro	82		7	1
4	M	23	George Pritty	9		7	1
5	D	33	Tommy Graham	380	7	11	2
6	M	25	Thomas Clark	14		7	1
7	M	20	John Getty	15	2	7	1
8	F	27	Jack Fryer (25')	9	2	18	3
9	F	26	Harold Crawshaw (56')	19	8	11	2
10	F	27	Jack Surtees	80	18	7	1
11	F	21	Roy Brown	41	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Cam Theaker
2	D	Joe Richardson
3	D	Bobby Ancell
4	D	Jimmy Gordon
5	D	Jimmy Denmark
6	M	Doug Wright
7	M	Ralph Birkett
8	M	Albert Stubbins
9	M	Billy Cairns
10	F	Harry Clifton
11	F	Tom Mooney

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Feb 15, 1939)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Newcastle 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	28	13	11	4	47	29	5	7	2	22	11	8	4	2	25	18	18	37	DDDDWW
2	Blackburn Rovers	29	17	3	9	71	44	11	1	3	45	20	6	2	6	26	24	27	37	WLLWLW
3	Coventry City	27	15	5	7	48	29	9	3	1	27	8	6	2	6	21	21	19	35	WWWWWD
4	Sheffield Wednesday	26	14	5	7	65	43	8	2	3	33	14	6	3	4	32	29	22	33	WLWWWW
5	Fulham	27	13	7	7	45	33	9	3	1	24	10	4	4	6	21	23	12	33	LWWWWD
6	West Bromwich Albion	28	14	5	9	68	53	11	0	2	39	18	3	5	7	29	35	15	33	WDDLWD
7	Luton Town	28	14	4	10	53	45	8	3	3	27	17	6	1	7	26	28	8	32	LWLDWW
8	Burnley	30	12	8	10	39	39	11	2	2	25	13	1	6	8	14	26	0	32	DWWWLW
9	Newcastle United	27	13	5	9	44	32	10	2	2	35	13	3	3	7	9	19	12	31	WDLLDL
10	Chesterfield	27	12	6	9	44	38	10	1	2	35	14	2	5	7	9	24	6	30	DLWWDW
11	Tottenham Hotspur	27	11	8	8	44	39	8	6	1	31	17	3	2	7	13	22	5	30	WLWDWL
12	Manchester City	26	13	3	10	68	54	9	0	4	41	26	4	3	6	27	28	14	29	WWWLWL
13	West Ham United	26	10	7	9	47	36	7	4	3	27	14	3	3	6	20	22	11	27	WDWDDD
14	Bradford Park Avenue	29	9	8	12	49	62	7	5	3	30	26	2	3	9	19	36	-13	26	LWLLLW
15	Millwall	27	8	9	10	42	39	6	4	2	24	13	2	5	8	18	26	3	25	DDLDLD
16	Bury	29	8	9	12	44	50	6	4	5	35	27	2	5	7	9	23	-6	25	DDWLWL
17	Southampton	28	9	6	13	39	52	6	4	4	25	21	3	2	9	14	31	-13	24	DLDLWW
18	Plymouth Argyle	27	9	5	13	33	40	5	4	4	15	10	4	1	9	18	30	-7	23	LLWDLL
19	Swansea Town	26	4	10	12	28	52	3	5	5	19	21	1	5	7	9	31	-24	18	WDWLLL
20	Nottingham Forest	27	5	7	15	33	64	3	4	6	20	25	2	3	9	13	39	-31	17	LDLLDL
21	Norwich City	26	7	1	18	30	64	7	1	5	26	19	0	0	13	4	45	-34	15	LWLLLL
22	Tranmere Rovers	29	4	4	21	32	76	4	3	8	21	30	0	1	13	11	46	-44	12	WLLDDL

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	13	11	4	47	29	5	7	2	22	11	8	4	2	25	18	18	37	DDDDWW
	2	Blackburn Rovers	29	17	3	9	71	44	11	1	3	45	20	6	2	6	26	24	27	37	WLLWLW
	3	Coventry City	27	15	5	7	48	29	9	3	1	27	8	6	2	6	21	21	19	35	WWWWWD
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	26	14	5	7	65	43	8	2	3	33	14	6	3	4	32	29	22	33	WLWWWW
	5	Fulham	27	13	7	7	45	33	9	3	1	24	10	4	4	6	21	23	12	33	LWWWWD
	6	West Bromwich Albion	28	14	5	9	68	53	11	0	2	39	18	3	5	7	29	35	15	33	WDDLWD
	7	Luton Town	28	14	4	10	53	45	8	3	3	27	17	6	1	7	26	28	8	32	LWLDWW
	8	Burnley	30	12	8	10	39	39	11	2	2	25	13	1	6	8	14	26	0	32	DWWWLW
	9	Newcastle United	28	13	5	10	44	34	10	2	2	35	13	3	3	8	9	21	10	31	DLLDLL		0-2
	10	Chesterfield	27	12	6	9	44	38	10	1	2	35	14	2	5	7	9	24	6	30	DLWWDW
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	27	11	8	8	44	39	8	6	1	31	17	3	2	7	13	22	5	30	WLWDWL
	12	Manchester City	26	13	3	10	68	54	9	0	4	41	26	4	3	6	27	28	14	29	WWWLWL
	13	West Ham United	26	10	7	9	47	36	7	4	3	27	14	3	3	6	20	22	11	27	WDWDDD
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	29	9	8	12	49	62	7	5	3	30	26	2	3	9	19	36	-13	26	LWLLLW
	15	Millwall	27	8	9	10	42	39	6	4	2	24	13	2	5	8	18	26	3	25	DDLDLD
	16	Bury	29	8	9	12	44	50	6	4	5	35	27	2	5	7	9	23	-6	25	DDWLWL
	17	Southampton	28	9	6	13	39	52	6	4	4	25	21	3	2	9	14	31	-13	24	DLDLWW
	18	Plymouth Argyle	27	9	5	13	33	40	5	4	4	15	10	4	1	9	18	30	-7	23	LLWDLL
1	19	Nottingham Forest	28	6	7	15	35	64	4	4	6	22	25	2	3	9	13	39	-29	19	DLLDLW		2-0
1	20	Swansea Town	26	4	10	12	28	52	3	5	5	19	21	1	5	7	9	31	-24	18	WDWLLL
	21	Norwich City	26	7	1	18	30	64	7	1	5	26	19	0	0	13	4	45	-34	15	LWLLLL
	22	Tranmere Rovers	29	4	4	21	32	76	4	3	8	21	30	0	1	13	11	46	-44	12	WLLDDL