The City Ground

BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 09, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 09, 1912 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. Andrews
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 (Lost)

Season:: 1911-12
Referee:: Fred Kirkham
Attendance:: 10,000
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 18 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
Birmingham City:: Nov 16, 1912

GAME COUNT:
League:: 677 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 66 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 795 (of 5674)
Total:: 1476 (of 7443)

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

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

Goals:
Joe Mercer
John Derrick

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Bob McRoberts
Prior form: WDWLWL (Old to recent)

Goals:
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Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	John Hanna
2	M	Walter Dudley
3	M	Thomas Gibson
4	F	Jack Armstrong
5	D	Joe Mercer ()
6	F	George Needham
7	F	Bill Hooper
8	F	John Derrick ()
9	F	Frank Saunders
10	F	Grenville Morris
11	F	Joe Ford

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Mar 09, 1912)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Blackpool	0-0	Gainsborough Trinity
Bradford Park Avenue	1-0	Stockport County
Bristol City	1-1	Chelsea
Clapton Orient	1-2	Burnley
Glossop North End	6-0	Leicester Fosse
Huddersfield Town	2-0	Grimsby Town
Hull City	3-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

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
	1	Burnley	29	18	6	5	63	30	12	4	0	43	13	6	2	5	20	17	2.100	42	LWWWWW
	2	Chelsea	28	17	5	6	48	26	12	2	1	30	10	5	3	5	18	16	1.846	39	LWWWLW
	3	Derby County	28	16	5	7	60	27	11	1	2	45	12	5	4	5	15	15	2.222	37	DLLLWW
	4	Hull City	27	14	6	7	45	38	10	2	2	30	8	4	4	5	15	30	1.184	34	LDLWLD
	5	Barnsley	27	11	10	6	34	24	8	3	1	21	9	3	7	5	13	15	1.417	32	DDWLDD
	6	Clapton Orient	27	14	3	10	42	33	11	0	2	29	10	3	3	8	13	23	1.273	31	WWWLLL
	7	Grimsby Town	29	12	7	10	38	38	7	5	3	21	14	5	2	7	17	24	1.000	31	LWLWLW
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	11	7	9	41	26	8	2	4	29	10	3	5	5	12	16	1.577	29	DWLLLD
	9	Fulham	26	12	4	10	49	41	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	7	19	27	1.195	28	WWLWDL
	10	Nottingham Forest	27	11	6	10	33	30	8	2	4	21	12	3	4	6	12	18	1.100	28	WLLWDW
	11	Stockport County	27	8	8	11	33	34	6	4	5	21	15	2	4	6	12	19	.971	24	LWWWWD
	12	Bradford Park Avenue	26	8	8	10	31	32	6	5	1	19	9	2	3	9	12	23	.969	24	LDDLLL
	13	Huddersfield Town	27	9	6	12	37	46	6	5	3	22	15	3	1	9	15	31	.804	24	DLLWLL
	14	Leicester Fosse	28	9	6	13	32	50	6	4	3	21	14	3	2	10	11	36	.640	24	LWWWDW
	15	Blackpool	28	9	6	13	26	41	8	2	3	19	12	1	4	10	7	29	.634	24	WDLLLL
	16	Bristol City	28	9	4	15	32	47	8	2	3	21	12	1	2	12	11	35	.681	22	LWLWWL
	17	Leeds City	29	9	4	16	37	58	7	3	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	.638	22	WLWWLD
	18	Birmingham City	28	8	5	15	37	53	6	3	5	29	27	2	2	10	8	26	.698	21	WDWLWL
	19	Gainsborough Trinity	26	4	8	14	26	47	3	3	6	14	16	1	5	8	12	31	.553	16	LLDLLW
	20	Glossop North End	26	3	10	13	20	43	3	8	3	16	16	0	2	10	4	27	.465	16	DDWLWD

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	Result(s)
	1	Burnley	30	19	6	5	65	31	12	4	0	43	13	7	2	5	22	18	2.097	44	WWWWWW	2-1
	2	Chelsea	29	17	6	6	49	27	12	2	1	30	10	5	4	5	19	17	1.815	40	WWWLWD	1-1
	3	Derby County	28	16	5	7	60	27	11	1	2	45	12	5	4	5	15	15	2.222	37	DLLLWW
	4	Hull City	28	15	6	7	48	38	11	2	2	33	8	4	4	5	15	30	1.263	36	DLWLDW	3-0
	5	Barnsley	27	11	10	6	34	24	8	3	1	21	9	3	7	5	13	15	1.417	32	DDWLDD
	6	Clapton Orient	28	14	3	11	43	35	11	0	3	30	12	3	3	8	13	23	1.229	31	WWLLLL	1-2
	7	Grimsby Town	30	12	7	11	38	40	7	5	3	21	14	5	2	8	17	26	.950	31	WLWLWL	0-2
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	11	7	10	41	29	8	2	4	29	10	3	5	6	12	19	1.414	29	WLLLDL	0-3
	9	Fulham	26	12	4	10	49	41	8	2	3	30	14	4	2	7	19	27	1.195	28	WWLWDL
	10	Nottingham Forest	28	11	6	11	35	34	8	2	4	21	12	3	4	7	14	22	1.029	28	LLWDWL	2-4
1	11	Bradford Park Avenue	27	9	8	10	32	32	7	5	1	20	9	2	3	9	12	23	1.000	26	DDLLLW	1-0
1	12	Huddersfield Town	28	10	6	12	39	46	7	5	3	24	15	3	1	9	15	31	.848	26	LLWLLW	2-0
2	13	Blackpool	29	9	7	13	26	41	8	3	3	19	12	1	4	10	7	29	.634	25	DLLLLD	0-0
3	14	Stockport County	28	8	8	12	33	35	6	4	5	21	15	2	4	7	12	20	.943	24	WWWWDL	0-1
1	15	Leicester Fosse	29	9	6	14	32	56	6	4	3	21	14	3	2	11	11	42	.571	24	WWWDWL	0-6
2	16	Birmingham City	29	9	5	15	41	55	7	3	5	33	29	2	2	10	8	26	.745	23	DWLWLW	4-2
1	17	Bristol City	29	9	5	15	33	48	8	3	3	22	13	1	2	12	11	35	.688	23	WLWWLD	1-1
1	18	Leeds City	29	9	4	16	37	58	7	3	4	18	17	2	1	12	19	41	.638	22	WLWWLD
1	19	Glossop North End	27	4	10	13	26	43	4	8	3	22	16	0	2	10	4	27	.605	18	DWLWDW	6-0
1	20	Gainsborough Trinity	27	4	9	14	26	47	3	3	6	14	16	1	6	8	12	31	.553	17	LDLLWD	0-0