The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Wed Dec 25, 1912 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Dec 25, 1912 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1912-13
Referee:: A Briggs
Attendance:: 12,000
League Week:: 19 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (Friendly)
League:: Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 06, 1913

GAME COUNT:
League:: 706 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 95 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 824 (of 5828)
Total:: 1507 (of 7633)
Played:: 113 years, 8 months, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters
Prior form: WDLDDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (5')
John Derrick (16')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: WWDLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Jack Hanna
2	M	31	Walter Dudley
3	M	24	Thomas Gibson
4	F	28	Jack Armstrong
5	D	23	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	F	24	Sticker Banks
8	F	23	Robert Reid
9	F	21	John Derrick (16')
10	F	35	Grenville Morris (5')
11	F	26	Joe Ford

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Teddy Peers
2	D	Ted Collins
3	D	George Garratly
4	D	Albert Groves
5	D	Robert Young
6	M	Albert Bishop
7	M	Billy Harrison
8	M	Harry Parsonage
9	M	Billy Halligan
10	F	Jack Needham
11	F	Sammy Brooks

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Dec 25, 1912)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	3-1	Barnsley
Bristol City	2-1	Fulham
Burnley	4-0	Blackpool
Bury	0-2	Huddersfield Town
Clapton Orient	1-1	Leicester Fosse
Hull City	3-2	Stockport County
Leeds City	1-2	Grimsby Town
Lincoln City	1-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End	2-0	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	19	10	5	4	41	23	7	3	0	31	10	3	2	4	10	13	18	25	WWWWWW
	2	Birmingham City	17	8	7	2	27	15	5	4	0	18	7	3	3	2	9	8	12	23	LWWDDD
	3	Preston North End	18	7	9	2	26	15	5	3	1	17	8	2	6	1	9	7	11	23	WDDWWW
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	9	5	4	25	16	6	2	2	16	8	3	3	2	9	8	9	23	WWDLWW
	5	Nottingham Forest	18	7	7	4	27	23	5	2	2	16	11	2	5	2	11	12	4	21	WDLDDD
	6	Lincoln City	16	8	4	4	25	21	4	3	0	11	3	4	1	4	14	18	4	20	WLWDWL
	7	Clapton Orient	17	7	5	5	21	18	5	2	2	15	9	2	3	3	6	9	3	19	WWLDDL
	8	Barnsley	17	8	3	6	22	22	6	1	1	18	9	2	2	5	4	13	0	19	LLWDWW
	9	Huddersfield Town	18	6	5	7	24	21	5	4	0	19	4	1	1	7	5	17	3	17	LDDDWW
	10	Leeds City	16	6	5	5	27	29	4	3	1	17	10	2	2	4	10	19	-2	17	LDWDDL
	11	Bristol City	17	4	9	4	14	18	2	6	1	7	6	2	3	3	7	12	-4	17	DLDDDW
	12	Hull City	18	6	4	8	26	25	5	1	3	17	9	1	3	5	9	16	1	16	WLLLLL
	13	Fulham	17	6	3	8	23	22	6	3	0	19	5	0	0	8	4	17	1	15	WLWLDD
	14	Leicester Fosse	18	6	3	9	20	30	5	1	3	13	10	1	2	6	7	20	-10	15	LLWLLW
	15	Grimsby Town	17	4	6	7	21	26	4	4	1	13	6	0	2	6	8	20	-5	14	WLLDDD
	16	Bradford Park Avenue	17	4	6	7	16	22	3	4	1	10	4	1	2	6	6	18	-6	14	DWLWLW
	17	Bury	17	6	2	9	20	29	5	1	2	14	8	1	1	7	6	21	-9	14	LWWLDL
	18	Blackpool	18	4	4	10	15	26	4	1	4	10	10	0	3	6	5	16	-11	12	WLLDLL
	19	Stockport County	17	3	5	9	16	25	3	1	4	9	10	0	4	5	7	15	-9	11	LDWLDL
	20	Glossop North End	14	4	1	9	14	24	4	0	2	8	5	0	1	7	6	19	-10	9	WLWLLL

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	20	11	5	4	45	23	8	3	0	35	10	3	2	4	10	13	22	27	WWWWWW		4-0
	2	Birmingham City	18	9	7	2	30	16	6	4	0	21	8	3	3	2	9	8	14	25	WWDDDW		3-1
	3	Preston North End	19	8	9	2	28	15	6	3	1	19	8	2	6	1	9	7	13	25	DDWWWW		2-0
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	9	5	5	25	18	6	2	2	16	8	3	3	3	9	10	7	23	WDLWWL		0-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	19	8	7	4	29	23	6	2	2	18	11	2	5	2	11	12	6	23	DLDDDW		2-0
	6	Lincoln City	17	8	5	4	26	22	4	4	0	12	4	4	1	4	14	18	4	21	LWDWLD		1-1
	7	Clapton Orient	18	7	6	5	22	19	5	3	2	16	10	2	3	3	6	9	3	20	WLDDLD		1-1
1	8	Huddersfield Town	19	7	5	7	26	21	5	4	0	19	4	2	1	7	7	17	5	19	DDDWWW		2-0
1	9	Barnsley	18	8	3	7	23	25	6	1	1	18	9	2	2	6	5	16	-2	19	LWDWWL		1-3
1	10	Bristol City	18	5	9	4	16	19	3	6	1	9	7	2	3	3	7	12	-3	19	LDDDWW		2-1
1	11	Hull City	19	7	4	8	29	27	6	1	3	20	11	1	3	5	9	16	2	18	LLLLLW		3-2
2	12	Leeds City	17	6	5	6	28	31	4	3	2	18	12	2	2	4	10	19	-3	17	DWDDLL		1-2
2	13	Grimsby Town	18	5	6	7	23	27	4	4	1	13	6	1	2	6	10	21	-4	16	LLDDDW		2-1
	14	Leicester Fosse	19	6	4	9	21	31	5	1	3	13	10	1	3	6	8	21	-10	16	LWLLWD		1-1
2	15	Fulham	18	6	3	9	24	24	6	3	0	19	5	0	0	9	5	19	0	15	LWLDDL		1-2
	16	Bradford Park Avenue	18	4	7	7	17	23	3	4	1	10	4	1	3	6	7	19	-6	15	WLWLWD		1-1
	17	Bury	18	6	2	10	20	31	5	1	3	14	10	1	1	7	6	21	-11	14	WWLDLL		0-2
	18	Blackpool	19	4	4	11	15	30	4	1	4	10	10	0	3	7	5	20	-15	12	LLDLLL		0-4
	19	Stockport County	18	3	5	10	18	28	3	1	4	9	10	0	4	6	9	18	-10	11	DWLDLL		2-3
	20	Glossop North End	15	4	1	10	14	26	4	0	2	8	5	0	1	8	6	21	-12	9	LWLLLL		0-2