The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 BRISTOL CITY - Sat Mar 02, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 02, 1912 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
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:: 1911-12
Referee:: R Marshall
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 27 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 15 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Nov 09, 1912

GAME COUNT:
League:: 676 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 65 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 794 (of 5824)
Total:: 1476 (of 7629)
Played:: 114 years, 5 months, 28 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Thomas Gibson (63') (Pen) - Thomas Gibson first goal
Grenville Morris (9')

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Sam Hollis
Prior form: DLWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna
2	M	30	Walter Dudley
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson (63')
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong
5	D	22	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	M	25	Robert Firth
8	F	20	John Derrick
9	F	23	Frank Saunders
10	F	34	Grenville Morris (9')
11	F	23	Sticker Banks

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Jack Hanna	23		2	1
2	M	30	Walter Dudley	256		2	1
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson (63')	64		2	1
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong	220	8	2	1
5	D	22	Joe Mercer	41	2	2	1
6	F		George Needham	159	5	2	1
7	M	25	Robert Firth	22	2	2	1
8	F	20	John Derrick	51	15	2	1
9	F	23	Frank Saunders	19	4	2	1
10	F	34	Grenville Morris (9')	422	197	2	1
11	F	23	Sticker Banks	16	2	49	6

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Clay
2	D	Robert Young
3	D	Eddie Jones
4	D	Reuben Marr
5	D	Billy Wedlock
6	M	John Nicholson
7	M	Charlie Gould
8	M	Bert Chapman
9	M	Jock Butler
10	F	Sam Bowyer
11	F	Levi Copestake

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 02, 1912)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	5-1	Fulham
Chelsea	3-0	Clapton Orient
Derby County	1-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Gainsborough Trinity	5-0	Huddersfield Town
Grimsby Town	1-0	Birmingham City
Leeds City	0-0	Hull City
Leicester Fosse	4-0	Blackpool
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Bristol City
Stockport County	1-1	Barnsley
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Glossop North End

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	28	17	6	5	58	29	11	4	0	38	12	6	2	5	20	17	29	40	WLWWWW
2	Chelsea	27	16	5	6	45	26	11	2	1	27	10	5	3	5	18	16	19	37	WLWWWL
3	Derby County	27	15	5	7	59	27	10	1	2	44	12	5	4	5	15	15	32	35	DDLLLW
4	Hull City	26	14	5	7	45	38	10	2	2	30	8	4	3	5	15	30	7	33	DLDLWL
5	Barnsley	26	11	9	6	33	23	8	3	1	21	9	3	6	5	12	14	10	31	DDDWLD
6	Clapton Orient	26	14	3	9	42	30	11	0	2	29	10	3	3	7	13	20	12	31	WWWWLL
7	Grimsby Town	28	11	7	10	37	38	6	5	3	20	14	5	2	7	17	24	-1	29	WLWLWL
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	11	6	9	40	25	8	1	4	28	9	3	5	5	12	16	15	28	LDWLLL
9	Fulham	25	12	4	9	48	36	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	6	18	22	12	28	WWWLWD
10	Nottingham Forest	26	10	6	10	31	30	7	2	4	19	12	3	4	6	12	18	1	26	DWLLWD
11	Bradford Park Avenue	25	8	8	9	31	31	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	8	12	22	0	24	WLDDLL
12	Huddersfield Town	26	9	6	11	37	41	6	5	3	22	15	3	1	8	15	26	-4	24	LDLLWL
13	Blackpool	27	9	6	12	26	37	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	9	7	25	-11	24	DWDLLL
14	Stockport County	26	8	7	11	32	33	6	3	5	20	14	2	4	6	12	19	-1	23	WLWWWW
15	Bristol City	27	9	4	14	32	45	8	2	3	21	12	1	2	11	11	33	-13	22	DLWLWW
16	Leicester Fosse	27	8	6	13	28	50	5	4	3	17	14	3	2	10	11	36	-22	22	LLWWWD
17	Birmingham City	27	8	5	14	37	52	6	3	5	29	27	2	2	9	8	25	-15	21	LWDWLW
18	Leeds City	28	9	3	16	37	58	7	2	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	-21	21	LWLWWL
19	Glossop North End	25	3	9	13	19	42	3	8	3	16	16	0	1	10	3	26	-23	15	LDDWLW
20	Gainsborough Trinity	25	3	8	14	21	47	2	3	6	9	16	1	5	8	12	31	-26	14	WLLDLL

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	29	18	6	5	63	30	12	4	0	43	13	6	2	5	20	17	33	42	LWWWWW	Safe	5-1
	2	Chelsea	28	17	5	6	48	26	12	2	1	30	10	5	3	5	18	16	22	39	LWWWLW		3-0
	3	Derby County	28	16	5	7	60	27	11	1	2	45	12	5	4	5	15	15	33	37	DLLLWW		1-0
	4	Hull City	27	14	6	7	45	38	10	2	2	30	8	4	4	5	15	30	7	34	LDLWLD		0-0
	5	Barnsley	27	11	10	6	34	24	8	3	1	21	9	3	7	5	13	15	10	32	DDWLDD		1-1
	6	Clapton Orient	27	14	3	10	42	33	11	0	2	29	10	3	3	8	13	23	9	31	WWWLLL		0-3
	7	Grimsby Town	29	12	7	10	38	38	7	5	3	21	14	5	2	7	17	24	0	31	LWLWLW		1-0
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	11	7	9	41	26	8	2	4	29	10	3	5	5	12	16	15	29	DWLLLD		1-1
	9	Fulham	26	12	4	10	49	41	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	7	19	27	8	28	WWLWDL		1-5
	10	Nottingham Forest	27	11	6	10	33	30	8	2	4	21	12	3	4	6	12	18	3	28	WLLWDW		2-0
3	11	Stockport County	27	8	8	11	33	34	6	4	5	21	15	2	4	6	12	19	-1	24	LWWWWD		1-1
1	12	Bradford Park Avenue	26	8	8	10	31	32	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	9	12	23	-1	24	LDDLLL		0-1
1	13	Huddersfield Town	27	9	6	12	37	46	6	5	3	22	15	3	1	9	15	31	-9	24	DLLWLL		0-5
2	14	Leicester Fosse	28	9	6	13	32	50	6	4	3	21	14	3	2	10	11	36	-18	24	LWWWDW		4-0
2	15	Blackpool	28	9	6	13	26	41	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	10	7	29	-15	24	WDLLLL		0-4
1	16	Bristol City	28	9	4	15	32	47	8	2	3	21	12	1	2	12	11	35	-15	22	LWLWWL		0-2
1	17	Leeds City	29	9	4	16	37	58	7	3	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	-21	22	WLWWLD		0-0
1	18	Birmingham City	28	8	5	15	37	53	6	3	5	29	27	2	2	10	8	26	-16	21	WDWLWL		0-1
1	19	Gainsborough Trinity	26	4	8	14	26	47	3	3	6	14	16	1	5	8	12	31	-21	16	LLDLLW		5-0
1	20	Glossop North End	26	3	10	13	20	43	3	8	3	16	16	0	2	10	4	27	-23	16	DDWLWD		1-1