FOREST 2 - 0 NEWCASTLE UNITED - Thu Aug 31, 1939 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Thu Aug 31, 1939 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newcastle United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Daily Herald - Friday 01 September 1939
- Daily Mirror - Friday 01 September 1939
- Season:
- 1939-40
- Referee:
- RA Mortimer
- Attendance:
- 12,450
- Pos Before/After:
- 20
15 - Opp Before/After:
- 22
22
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newport County (League Tier 2)
- Newcastle United:
- Sep 05, 1946
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1644 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 907 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1821 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 2695 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 84 years, 7 months, 19 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goals
Andy McCall (Pen) - Andy McCall only goal
Colin Perry - Colin Perry last goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Percy Ashton | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Reg Trim | |
| 3 | D |  John Munro | ||
| 4 | M | 24 | George Pritty | |
| 5 | M | 25 |  Robert Davies | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Thomas Clark | |
| 7 | M | Colin Perry  | ||
| 8 | M | Andy McCall | ||
| 9 | M | 23 | Bob McCall | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Jack Surtees | |
| 11 | M | 23 | John Maund | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cam Theaker |
| 2 | D | Joe Richardson |
| 3 | D | Bobby Ancell |
| 4 | D | Jimmy Denmark |
| 5 | D | Jimmy Gordon |
| 6 | M | Duggie Wright |
| 7 | M | Tom Mooney |
| 8 | M | Ralph Birkett |
| 9 | M | Billy Cairns |
| 10 | F | Albert Stubbins |
| 11 | F | Harry Clifton |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 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 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DW | Champions | ||
| 4 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | Champions | ||
| 7 | Newport County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | Champions | ||
| 8 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | Champions | ||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 13 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 15 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | Champions | ||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | Champions | ||
| 17 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LD | Champions | ||
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | L | Champions | ||
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | Champions | ||
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 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | Champions | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DW | Champions | ||
| 4 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | Champions | ||
| 2 | 5 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WD | Champions | 1-1 |
 1 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | WD | Champions | |
| 1 | 7 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | Champions | |
| 8 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | WL | Champions | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | Champions | ||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | Champions | ||
| 3 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | Champions | 1-1 |
| 1 | 14 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | Champions | |
| 5 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LW | Champions | 2-0 |
| 2 | 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | LW | Champions | |
| 2 | 17 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | Champions | |
| 1 | 18 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LD | Champions | |
| 1 | 19 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | LL | Champions | |
| 1 | 20 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | Champions | |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL | Champions | ||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LL | Champions | 0-2 | |
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