The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 CHELSEA - Sat Feb 17, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 17, 1912 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1911-12
Referee:: AW McQue
Attendance:: 9,000
League Week:: 24 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 12 13
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
Chelsea:: Dec 25, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 673 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 62 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 791 (of 5824)
Total:: 1473 (of 7629)
Played:: 114 years, 6 months, 4 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Fred Earp
Prior form: DLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (40')
John Derrick (70')

CHELSEA
Manager: David Calderhead
Prior form: WWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob Whittingham (4')
Bob Whittingham (24')
Bob Whittingham (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna
2	M	30	Walter Dudley
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong
5	D	22	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	M	24	Robert Firth
8	F	20	John Derrick (70')
9	F	23	Frank Saunders
10	F	34	Grenville Morris (40')
11	F	25	Joe Ford

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna	20		7	1
2	M	30	Walter Dudley	253		7	1
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson	61		7	1
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong	217	8	7	1
5	D	22	Joe Mercer	38	2	7	1
6	F		George Needham	156	5	7	1
7	M	24	Robert Firth	19	2	7	1
8	F	20	John Derrick (70')	48	14	7	1
9	F	23	Frank Saunders	16	3	7	1
10	F	34	Grenville Morris (40')	419	195	7	1
11	F	25	Joe Ford	34	7	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Whitley
2	D	Wally Bettridge
3	D	Jock Cameron
4	D	Fred Taylor
5	D	Andrew Ormiston
6	M	Sam Downing
7	M	Angus Douglas
8	M	Bob Whittingham
9	M	Bobby Thomson
10	F	Charlie Freeman
11	F	Norrie Fairgray

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 17, 1912)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	3-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Derby County	2-3	Hull City
Fulham	2-2	Barnsley
Gainsborough Trinity	2-3	Bristol City
Grimsby Town	2-1	Clapton Orient
Leeds City	1-0	Blackpool
Leicester Fosse	5-2	Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Chelsea
Stockport County	3-0	Glossop North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-2	Huddersfield Town

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	26	15	6	5	53	28	10	4	0	35	11	5	2	5	18	17	25	36	WLWLWW
2	Chelsea	25	15	5	5	42	22	11	2	0	27	8	4	3	5	15	14	20	35	WWWLWW
3	Derby County	24	14	5	5	52	22	9	1	0	37	7	5	4	5	15	15	30	33	WWLDDL
4	Clapton Orient	24	14	3	7	41	26	11	0	1	29	8	3	3	6	12	18	15	31	WLWWWW
5	Hull City	24	13	5	6	42	34	10	2	1	30	6	3	3	5	12	28	8	31	LWDLDL
6	Barnsley	25	11	8	6	31	21	8	3	1	21	9	3	5	5	10	12	10	30	WDDDWL
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	11	6	8	39	23	8	1	3	27	7	3	5	5	12	16	16	28	WLDWLL
8	Fulham	24	12	3	9	46	34	8	1	3	28	12	4	2	6	18	22	12	27	LWWWLW
9	Grimsby Town	26	10	7	9	35	34	5	5	3	18	13	5	2	6	17	21	1	27	WWWLWL
10	Bradford Park Avenue	24	8	8	8	30	28	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	7	11	19	2	24	LWLDDL
11	Blackpool	25	9	6	10	25	31	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	7	6	19	-6	24	LWDWDL
12	Nottingham Forest	23	9	5	9	26	26	7	2	3	17	9	2	3	6	9	17	0	23	DLLDWL
13	Huddersfield Town	24	8	6	10	34	38	6	5	2	21	13	2	1	8	13	25	-4	22	DWLDLL
14	Stockport County	24	6	7	11	27	33	5	3	5	17	14	1	4	6	10	19	-6	19	WLWLWW
15	Birmingham City	25	7	5	13	34	47	6	3	5	29	27	1	2	8	5	20	-13	19	WLLWDW
16	Leeds City	26	8	3	15	35	56	6	2	4	17	17	2	1	11	18	39	-21	19	WLLWLW
17	Bristol City	25	7	4	14	26	43	7	2	3	18	12	0	2	11	8	31	-17	18	LLDLWL
18	Leicester Fosse	24	6	5	13	20	46	4	3	3	11	11	2	2	10	9	35	-26	17	LDLLLW
19	Gainsborough Trinity	24	3	8	13	19	44	2	3	5	7	13	1	5	8	12	31	-25	14	WWLLDL
20	Glossop North End	23	2	9	12	17	38	2	8	3	14	15	0	1	9	3	23	-21	13	DLLDDW

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	Burnley	27	16	6	5	56	29	11	4	0	38	12	5	2	5	18	17	27	38	LWLWWW		3-1
	2	Chelsea	26	16	5	5	45	24	11	2	0	27	8	5	3	5	18	16	21	37	WWLWWW		3-2
	3	Derby County	25	14	5	6	54	25	9	1	1	39	10	5	4	5	15	15	29	33	WLDDLL		2-3
1	4	Hull City	25	14	5	6	45	36	10	2	1	30	6	4	3	5	15	30	9	33	WDLDLW		3-2
1	5	Clapton Orient	25	14	3	8	42	28	11	0	1	29	8	3	3	7	13	20	14	31	LWWWWL		1-2
	6	Barnsley	26	11	9	6	33	23	8	3	1	21	9	3	6	5	12	14	10	31	DDDWLD		2-2
2	7	Grimsby Town	27	11	7	9	37	35	6	5	3	20	14	5	2	6	17	21	2	29	WWLWLW		2-1
1	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	11	6	9	40	25	8	1	4	28	9	3	5	5	12	16	15	28	LDWLLL		1-2
1	9	Fulham	25	12	4	9	48	36	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	6	18	22	12	28	WWWLWD		2-2
	10	Bradford Park Avenue	25	8	8	9	31	31	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	8	12	22	0	24	WLDDLL		1-3
2	11	Huddersfield Town	25	9	6	10	36	39	6	5	2	21	13	3	1	8	15	26	-3	24	WLDLLW		2-1
1	12	Blackpool	26	9	6	11	25	32	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	8	6	20	-7	24	WDWDLL		0-1
1	13	Nottingham Forest	24	9	5	10	28	29	7	2	4	19	12	2	3	6	9	17	-1	23	LLDWLL		2-3
	14	Stockport County	25	7	7	11	30	33	6	3	5	20	14	1	4	6	10	19	-3	21	LWLWWW		3-0
1	15	Leeds City	27	9	3	15	36	56	7	2	4	18	17	2	1	11	18	39	-20	21	LLWLWW		1-0
1	16	Bristol City	26	8	4	14	29	45	7	2	3	18	12	1	2	11	11	33	-16	20	LDLWLW		3-2
2	17	Birmingham City	26	7	5	14	36	52	6	3	5	29	27	1	2	9	7	25	-16	19	LLWDWL		2-5
	18	Leicester Fosse	25	7	5	13	25	48	5	3	3	16	13	2	2	10	9	35	-23	19	DLLLWW		5-2
	19	Gainsborough Trinity	25	3	8	14	21	47	2	3	6	9	16	1	5	8	12	31	-26	14	WLLDLL		2-3
	20	Glossop North End	24	2	9	13	17	41	2	8	3	14	15	0	1	10	3	26	-24	13	LLDDWL		0-3