The City Ground

LEICESTER FOSSE 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 07, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 07, 1912 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester Fosse
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1912-13
Referee:: A Shallcross
Attendance:: 16,000
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 18 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stockport County (League Tier 2)
Leicester Fosse:: Dec 28, 1912

GAME COUNT:
League:: 688 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 77 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 806 (of 5768)
Total:: 1489 (of 7556)
Played:: 112 years, 9 months, 2 days ago

Notes:: Bob Masters's first game as manager

FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters

Goals
Sam Currie (62') (OG)

LEICESTER FOSSE
Manager: John W. Bartlett

Goals
Harry Sparrow (20')
Harry Sparrow (26')
Freddie Osborn (68') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Jack Hanna
2	M	31	Walter Dudley
3	M	23	Thomas Gibson
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong
5	D	23	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	M	25	Robert Firth
8	F	23	Sticker Banks
9	F	25	Stanley Allan	Debut
10	F	35	Grenville Morris
11	F	26	Joe Ford

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Mearns
2	D	Tommy Clay
3	D	Sam Currie
4	D	Douglas McWhirter
5	D	Percy Hanger
6	M	Teddy King
7	M	Tommy Benfield
8	M	Bob Noble
9	M	Harry Sparrow
10	F	Freddie Osborn
11	F	George Harrison

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Sep 07, 1912)

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

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	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	3	Blackpool	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	4	Grimsby Town	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	5	Preston North End	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	6	Stockport County	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	7	Bradford Park Avenue	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	8	Bristol City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	9	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	10	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	11	Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	12	Bury	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.00000	0	L
	13	Clapton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	14	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	15	Glossop North End	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	16	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	17	Leeds City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	18	Leicester Fosse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
	19	Lincoln City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L
	20	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0

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)
1	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	3	WD		1-1
7	2	Barnsley	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
10	3	Clapton Orient	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	2	W		1-0
10	4	Fulham	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		4-0
11	5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.00000	2	W		4-1
12	6	Leicester Fosse	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	2	W		3-1
4	7	Burnley	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
7	8	Huddersfield Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	2.00000	2	WL		0-2
1	9	Bristol City	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD		1-1
9	10	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	4	1.00000	2	LW		4-2
1	11	Bury	2	1	0	1	4	6	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	4	.66667	2	LW		4-2
5	12	Bradford Park Avenue	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	2	DD		0-0
9	13	Grimsby Town	2	0	1	1	3	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	.60000	1	DL		2-4
8	14	Stockport County	2	0	1	1	3	5	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	.60000	1	DL		2-4
10	15	Preston North End	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	1	DL		0-1
13	16	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	.40000	1	DL		1-4
7	17	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
3	18	Glossop North End	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
1	19	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.33333	0	L		1-3
3	20	Leeds City	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.00000	0	L		0-4