The City Ground

CHESTERFIELD 7 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 17, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 17, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chesterfield
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Saltergate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-7 LOST

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

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: C Booth
Attendance:: 7,584
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 16 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 2)
Chesterfield:: Apr 22, 1939

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1619 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 882 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1794 (of 5724)
Total:: 2667 (of 7505)
Played:: 85 years, 3 months, 30 days ago

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

Goals
John Getty - John Getty last goal

CHESTERFIELD
Manager: Norman Bullock
Prior form: WDWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Alan Todd
2	D	25	Reg Trim
3	D		John Munro
4	D	28	Lewis Stoker	Last game
5	M	25	Robert Davies
6	M	25	Thomas Clark
7	M	20	John Getty
8	F	21	Arthur Betts
9	F	26	Harold Crawshaw
10	F	27	Jack Surtees
11	F	23	Len Beaumont

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 17, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-0	Plymouth Argyle
Bradford Park Avenue	4-4	West Bromwich Albion
Bury	3-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Chesterfield	7-1	Nottingham Forest
Fulham	1-2	Sheffield United
Manchester City	4-1	Norwich City
Millwall	2-1	Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday	4-1	Burnley
Swansea Town	0-1	Newcastle United
Tranmere Rovers	1-2	Coventry City
West Ham United	1-2	Southampton

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	West Bromwich Albion	19	12	1	6	50	35	9	0	1	32	14	3	1	5	18	21	1.42857	25	DWLWWW
	2	Sheffield United	18	9	6	3	31	19	4	4	1	13	5	5	2	2	18	14	1.63158	24	WDWWDW
	3	Blackburn Rovers	19	11	2	6	44	27	6	1	2	26	11	5	1	4	18	16	1.62963	24	LWWLWW
	4	Fulham	19	9	6	4	33	22	6	3	0	19	7	3	3	4	14	15	1.50000	24	DLWDWL
	5	Newcastle United	19	10	3	6	38	25	9	1	0	31	8	1	2	6	7	17	1.52000	23	WWLDLW
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	8	6	4	33	25	6	4	0	23	12	2	2	4	10	13	1.32000	22	LDDDWW
	7	Coventry City	18	9	4	5	27	23	7	2	0	16	4	2	2	5	11	19	1.17391	22	WWLWWW
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	18	7	5	6	41	32	5	2	2	21	8	2	3	4	20	24	1.28125	19	LLWWLD
	9	West Ham United	19	8	3	8	38	30	6	1	2	24	11	2	2	6	14	19	1.26667	19	WWWLWL
	10	Manchester City	18	8	3	7	41	38	5	0	4	24	20	3	3	3	17	18	1.07895	19	WWWWWD
	11	Luton Town	18	8	3	7	33	32	4	3	2	16	12	4	0	5	17	20	1.03125	19	WLWLLW
	12	Millwall	18	7	4	7	34	26	5	2	2	20	10	2	2	5	14	16	1.30769	18	LLWDLL
	13	Plymouth Argyle	18	7	4	7	23	21	5	3	1	13	4	2	1	6	10	17	1.09524	18	LWLLWD
	14	Burnley	19	6	6	7	25	29	6	2	2	17	13	0	4	5	8	16	.86207	18	DDLWLD
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	18	6	5	7	29	34	4	3	2	18	15	2	2	5	11	19	.85294	17	DDWLLL
	16	Chesterfield	18	7	3	8	25	30	6	0	2	18	10	1	3	6	7	20	.83333	17	WDWDWL
	17	Bury	18	5	6	7	24	35	3	3	3	18	18	2	3	4	6	17	.68571	16	DLLWDL
	18	Southampton	18	6	2	10	28	38	5	1	3	20	16	1	1	7	8	22	.73684	14	WLLWLL
	19	Nottingham Forest	18	4	5	9	23	37	3	2	4	14	15	1	3	5	9	22	.62162	13	DLLLWD
	20	Norwich City	18	6	1	11	24	42	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	8	2	28	.57143	13	LWLDLW
	21	Swansea Town	18	1	9	8	20	41	0	5	3	12	16	1	4	5	8	25	.48780	11	LDDLLD
	22	Tranmere Rovers	18	3	1	14	18	41	3	1	5	11	11	0	0	9	7	30	.43902	7	LLLLLL

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)
2	1	Blackburn Rovers	20	12	2	6	48	27	7	1	2	30	11	5	1	4	18	16	1.77778	26	WWLWWW		4-0
	2	Sheffield United	19	10	6	3	33	20	4	4	1	13	5	6	2	2	20	15	1.65000	26	DWWDWW		2-1
2	3	West Bromwich Albion	20	12	2	6	54	39	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	5	22	25	1.38462	26	WLWWWD		4-4
1	4	Newcastle United	20	11	3	6	39	25	9	1	0	31	8	2	2	6	8	17	1.56000	25	WLDLWW		1-0
1	5	Fulham	20	9	6	5	34	24	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	4	14	15	1.41667	24	LWDWLL		1-2
1	6	Coventry City	19	10	4	5	29	24	7	2	0	16	4	3	2	5	13	20	1.20833	24	WLWWWW		2-1
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	6	5	34	28	6	4	0	23	12	2	2	5	11	16	1.21429	22	DDDWWL		1-3
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	19	8	5	6	45	33	6	2	2	25	9	2	3	4	20	24	1.36364	21	LWWLDW		4-1
1	9	Manchester City	19	9	3	7	45	39	6	0	4	28	21	3	3	3	17	18	1.15385	21	WWWWDW		4-1
2	10	Millwall	19	8	4	7	36	27	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	5	14	16	1.33333	20	LWDLLW		2-1
2	11	West Ham United	20	8	3	9	39	32	6	1	3	25	13	2	2	6	14	19	1.21875	19	WWLWLL		1-2
4	12	Chesterfield	19	8	3	8	32	31	7	0	2	25	11	1	3	6	7	20	1.03226	19	DWDWLW		7-1
2	13	Luton Town	19	8	3	8	34	34	4	3	2	16	12	4	0	6	18	22	1.00000	19	LWLLWL		1-2
1	14	Plymouth Argyle	19	7	4	8	23	25	5	3	1	13	4	2	1	7	10	21	.92000	18	WLLWDL		0-4
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	19	6	6	7	33	38	4	4	2	22	19	2	2	5	11	19	.86842	18	DWLLLD		4-4
2	16	Burnley	20	6	6	8	26	33	6	2	2	17	13	0	4	6	9	20	.78788	18	DLWLDL		1-4
	17	Bury	19	6	6	7	27	36	4	3	3	21	19	2	3	4	6	17	.75000	18	LLWDLW		3-1
	18	Southampton	19	7	2	10	30	39	5	1	3	20	16	2	1	7	10	23	.76923	16	LLWLLW		2-1
	19	Nottingham Forest	19	4	5	10	24	44	3	2	4	14	15	1	3	6	10	29	.54545	13	LLLWDL		1-7
	20	Norwich City	19	6	1	12	25	46	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	9	3	32	.54348	13	WLDLWL		1-4
	21	Swansea Town	19	1	9	9	20	42	0	5	4	12	17	1	4	5	8	25	.47619	11	DDLLDL		0-1
	22	Tranmere Rovers	19	3	1	15	19	43	3	1	6	12	13	0	0	9	7	30	.44186	7	LLLLLL		1-2