The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Apr 06, 1935 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 06, 1935 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1934-35
Referee:: LF Gibbs
Attendance:: 8,618
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Dec 14, 1935

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1468 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 731 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1638 (of 5724)
Total:: 2502 (of 7505)
Played:: 89 years, 12 days ago

Notes:: 4 players benefit game

Review
This was also a benefit game for four players: Jimmy Barrington, Johnny Dent, Harry Smith and Bill Thompson.
According to the Forest Scrapbook, each player had been promised 400 pounds. The total gate for the game was just 325 pounds and 6 shillings.

FOREST
Manager: Noel Watson
Prior form: DWLWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tom Peacock
Tom Peacock

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Scott Duncan
Prior form: LDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
William Bryant
William Bryant

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Arthur Dexter
2	D		William 'Bill' Thompson	Last game
3	D	33	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	30	Billy McKinlay
5	M	26	Harry Smith
6	F		Robert Pugh
7	M	24	Arthur Masters
8	F	29	Henry Race
9	F	32	Johnny Dent
10	F	22	Tom Peacock
11	F		William Simpson

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Arthur Dexter	276		7	2
2	D		William 'Bill' Thompson	391	5	14	3
3	D	33	Jimmy Barrington	229	1	7	2
4	D	30	Billy McKinlay	357	13	7	2
5	M	26	Harry Smith	168	1	7	2
6	F		Robert Pugh	263	19	7	2
7	M	24	Arthur Masters	118	26	7	2
8	F	29	Henry Race	123	30	7	2
9	F	32	Johnny Dent	207	122	7	2
10	F	22	Tom Peacock	120	62	7	2
11	F		William Simpson	244	39	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Leonard Langford
2	D	John "Jack" Griffiths
3	D	William Porter
4	D	William Robertson
5	D	George Vose
6	M	William Owen
7	M	William Bryant
8	M	George Mutch
9	M	Jack Cape
10	F	William McKay
11	F	Harry Rowley

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Apr 06, 1935)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	1-0	Sheffield United
Bradford Park Avenue	2-0	Oldham Athletic
Brentford	1-0	Swansea Town
Bury	4-1	Barnsley
Fulham	2-0	Burnley
Hull City	1-0	Port Vale
Newcastle United	1-1	Notts County
Norwich City	4-0	Southampton
Nottingham Forest	2-2	Manchester United
Plymouth Argyle	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United	1-0	Bradford 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Brentford	34	21	7	6	74	40	15	2	0	46	13	6	5	6	28	27	1.85000	49	WDWWWW	Safe
2	West Ham United	35	21	4	10	68	55	14	1	2	39	15	7	3	8	29	40	1.23636	46	LLDDWW	Safe
3	Bolton Wanderers	33	21	2	10	80	41	13	1	3	53	14	8	1	7	27	27	1.95122	44	DWLWLL	Safe
4	Manchester United	36	21	2	13	69	49	15	1	3	48	21	6	1	10	21	28	1.40816	44	LDWWLW	Safe
5	Blackpool	35	17	10	8	68	49	13	3	1	38	14	4	7	7	30	35	1.38776	44	DWWLWD	Safe
6	Newcastle United	36	20	3	13	81	59	13	1	4	51	21	7	2	9	30	38	1.37288	43	WWLLWD	Safe
7	Plymouth Argyle	35	16	6	13	63	53	11	2	4	40	20	5	4	9	23	33	1.18868	38	WWWWWL	Safe
8	Fulham	35	13	11	11	60	46	12	3	2	49	20	1	8	9	11	26	1.30435	37	WDWDWL	Safe
9	Nottingham Forest	35	15	7	13	64	55	10	4	3	37	17	5	3	10	27	38	1.16364	37	DWLWWL	Safe
10	Sheffield United	35	13	9	13	65	53	9	4	5	43	24	4	5	8	22	29	1.22642	35	WWLDLL
11	Burnley	35	13	8	14	53	62	9	2	7	37	28	4	6	7	16	34	.85484	34	LDLLWL
12	Bury	36	15	4	17	47	62	11	1	5	28	21	4	3	12	19	41	.75806	34	LLDLLW
13	Norwich City	35	12	9	14	62	53	9	4	4	42	21	3	5	10	20	32	1.16981	33	DDLDWL
14	Hull City	35	13	7	15	52	62	6	6	5	25	18	7	1	10	27	44	.83871	33	WWDWLL
15	Bradford Park Avenue	35	8	15	12	45	54	5	7	5	24	23	3	8	7	21	31	.83333	31	LLWDWW
16	Barnsley	34	11	9	14	47	67	7	7	3	24	16	4	2	11	23	51	.70149	31	WLWWLD
17	Swansea Town	35	11	7	17	46	59	10	5	3	34	21	1	2	14	12	38	.77966	29	LWLWWW
18	Bradford City	35	10	8	17	45	57	8	7	3	30	16	2	1	14	15	41	.78947	28	LDLLLD
19	Port Vale	35	9	10	16	44	57	8	6	4	34	24	1	4	12	10	33	.77193	28	LDWDLL
20	Southampton	36	8	12	16	39	65	6	8	4	23	19	2	4	12	16	46	.60000	28	LLLDLW
21	Oldham Athletic	35	9	4	22	49	82	9	2	7	39	35	0	2	15	10	47	.59756	22	WWDLLW
22	Notts County	35	8	6	21	36	77	7	3	8	25	27	1	3	13	11	50	.46753	22	LLLDLW

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Brentford	35	22	7	6	75	40	16	2	0	47	13	6	5	6	28	27	1.87500	51	DWWWWW	Safe	1-0
	2	West Ham United	36	22	4	10	69	55	15	1	2	40	15	7	3	8	29	40	1.25455	48	LDDWWW	Safe	1-0
2	3	Blackpool	36	18	10	8	69	49	14	3	1	39	14	4	7	7	30	35	1.40816	46	WWLWDW	Safe	1-0
	4	Manchester United	37	21	3	13	71	51	15	1	3	48	21	6	2	10	23	30	1.39216	45	DWWLWD	Safe	2-2
2	5	Bolton Wanderers	34	21	2	11	80	42	13	1	3	53	14	8	1	8	27	28	1.90476	44	WLWLLL	Safe	0-1
	6	Newcastle United	37	20	4	13	82	60	13	2	4	52	22	7	2	9	30	38	1.36667	44	WLLWDD	Safe	1-1
	7	Plymouth Argyle	36	17	6	13	64	53	12	2	4	41	20	5	4	9	23	33	1.20755	40	WWWWLW	Safe	1-0
	8	Fulham	36	14	11	11	62	46	13	3	2	51	20	1	8	9	11	26	1.34783	39	DWDWLW	Safe	2-0
	9	Nottingham Forest	36	15	8	13	66	57	10	5	3	39	19	5	3	10	27	38	1.15789	38	WLWWLD	Safe	2-2
2	10	Bury	37	16	4	17	51	63	12	1	5	32	22	4	3	12	19	41	.80952	36	LDLLWW	Safe	4-1
2	11	Norwich City	36	13	9	14	66	53	10	4	4	46	21	3	5	10	20	32	1.24528	35	DLDWLW		4-0
2	12	Sheffield United	36	13	9	14	65	54	9	4	5	43	24	4	5	9	22	30	1.20370	35	WLDLLL		0-1
1	13	Hull City	36	14	7	15	53	62	7	6	5	26	18	7	1	10	27	44	.85484	35	WDWLLW		1-0
3	14	Burnley	36	13	8	15	53	64	9	2	7	37	28	4	6	8	16	36	.82813	34	DLLWLL		0-2
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	36	9	15	12	47	54	6	7	5	26	23	3	8	7	21	31	.87037	33	LWDWWW		2-0
	16	Barnsley	35	11	9	15	48	71	7	7	3	24	16	4	2	12	24	55	.67606	31	LWWLDL		1-4
	17	Swansea Town	36	11	7	18	46	60	10	5	3	34	21	1	2	15	12	39	.76667	29	WLWWWL		0-1
	18	Bradford City	36	10	8	18	45	58	8	7	3	30	16	2	1	15	15	42	.77586	28	DLLLDL		0-1
	19	Port Vale	36	9	10	17	44	58	8	6	4	34	24	1	4	13	10	34	.75862	28	DWDLLL		0-1
	20	Southampton	37	8	12	17	39	69	6	8	4	23	19	2	4	13	16	50	.56522	28	LLDLWL		0-4
1	21	Notts County	36	8	7	21	37	78	7	3	8	25	27	1	4	13	12	51	.47436	23	LLDLWD		1-1
1	22	Oldham Athletic	36	9	4	23	49	84	9	2	7	39	35	0	2	16	10	49	.58333	22	WDLLWL		0-2