The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 1 GRIMSBY TOWN - Sat Nov 08, 1913 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 08, 1913 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Grimsby Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1913-14
Referee:: J Butterfield
Attendance:: 8,000
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 13 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Grimsby Town:: Mar 14, 1914

GAME COUNT:
League:: 737 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 126 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 857 (of 5768)
Total:: 1542 (of 7556)
Played:: 111 years, 8 months, 3 days ago

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

Goals
John Derrick (30')
Jack Bell (40')
George Needham (86') - George Needham last goal
Robert Firth (89')

GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: H Hickson
Prior form: LDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Thomas 'Pip' Rippon (87')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Jack Hanna
2	D	22	Harry Jones
3	M	24	Thomas Gibson
4	F	29	Jack Armstrong
5	D	24	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham (86')
7	M	26	Robert Firth (89')
8	F	23	Jack Bell (40')
9	F	22	Levi Yates
10	F	21	John Derrick (30')
11	F	24	Sticker Banks

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Martin Spendiff
2	D	Sid Wheelhouse
3	D	Tony Arrowsmith
4	D	Willie Andrews
5	D	Jimmy Gordon
6	M	Frank Martin
7	M	John Quin
8	M	Thomas 'Pip' Rippon
9	M	Willis Rippon
10	F	Alf Gregson
11	F	Bill Birch

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 08, 1913)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-0	Glossop North End
Blackpool	2-2	Birmingham City
Bury	0-0	Clapton Orient
Fulham	6-1	Woolwich Arsenal
Huddersfield Town	1-1	Leeds City
Hull City	3-0	Stockport County
Leicester Fosse	0-2	Notts County
Lincoln City	2-1	Bristol City
Nottingham Forest	4-1	Grimsby Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-0	Bradford Park Avenue

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	Notts County	12	6	3	3	24	13	5	1	1	21	7	1	2	2	3	6	1.84615	15	WLDWLW
	2	Woolwich Arsenal	10	6	2	2	16	8	4	1	1	11	4	2	1	1	5	4	2.00000	14	LLWWDW
	3	Bury	10	6	2	2	13	7	4	0	0	8	2	2	2	2	5	5	1.85714	14	WWWLWL
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	10	7	0	3	19	17	5	0	1	12	7	2	0	2	7	10	1.11765	14	WLLWWW
	5	Leeds City	9	6	0	3	21	13	4	0	1	13	5	2	0	2	8	8	1.61538	12	LWWLWW
	6	Fulham	10	5	2	3	12	8	3	2	0	8	1	2	0	3	4	7	1.50000	12	WWDLWL
	7	Leicester Fosse	11	6	0	5	22	15	4	0	1	13	6	2	0	4	9	9	1.46667	12	WLWWLL
	8	Hull City	10	4	4	2	12	9	3	1	1	6	3	1	3	1	6	6	1.33333	12	DLDWWL
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	4	4	3	10	9	3	0	2	5	5	1	4	1	5	4	1.11111	12	WDLDWD
	10	Bristol City	10	4	3	3	17	13	3	3	0	12	3	1	0	3	5	10	1.30769	11	LDWDLW
	11	Clapton Orient	9	4	2	3	9	7	3	2	0	6	3	1	0	3	3	4	1.28571	10	LWLDLW
	12	Barnsley	9	3	4	2	11	11	2	1	1	5	6	1	3	1	6	5	1.00000	10	WDDDLL
	13	Grimsby Town	10	4	2	4	11	13	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	4	5	11	.84615	10	LDLWWW
	14	Birmingham City	10	4	2	4	11	19	4	1	1	9	5	0	1	3	2	14	.57895	10	LDDWLW
	15	Stockport County	10	3	3	4	15	18	1	2	2	5	7	2	1	2	10	11	.83333	9	DLWLWD
	16	Huddersfield Town	10	2	3	5	12	11	2	2	1	10	3	0	1	4	2	8	1.09091	7	WDLLWL
	17	Lincoln City	12	2	2	8	10	21	2	1	1	7	5	0	1	7	3	16	.47619	6	LWDLLL
	18	Glossop North End	10	2	2	6	8	19	2	0	3	4	8	0	2	3	4	11	.42105	6	DWDLLW
	19	Blackpool	10	1	3	6	6	15	1	2	1	5	5	0	1	5	1	10	.40000	5	LWDLDL
	20	Nottingham Forest	11	1	1	9	9	22	1	1	3	6	9	0	0	6	3	13	.40909	3	LDLWLL

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	Notts County	13	7	3	3	26	13	5	1	1	21	7	2	2	2	5	6	2.00000	17	LDWLWW		2-0
1	2	Bury	11	6	3	2	13	7	4	1	0	8	2	2	2	2	5	5	1.85714	15	WWLWLD		0-0
3	3	Fulham	11	6	2	3	18	9	4	2	0	14	2	2	0	3	4	7	2.00000	14	WDLWLW		6-1
4	4	Hull City	11	5	4	2	15	9	4	1	1	9	3	1	3	1	6	6	1.66667	14	LDWWLW		3-0
4	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	5	4	3	11	9	4	0	2	6	5	1	4	1	5	4	1.22222	14	DLDWDW		1-0
4	6	Woolwich Arsenal	11	6	2	3	17	14	4	1	1	11	4	2	1	2	6	10	1.21429	14	LWWDWL		1-6
3	7	Bradford Park Avenue	11	7	0	4	19	18	5	0	1	12	7	2	0	3	7	11	1.05556	14	LLWWWL		0-1
3	8	Leeds City	10	6	1	3	22	14	4	0	1	13	5	2	1	2	9	9	1.57143	13	WWLWWD		1-1
2	9	Leicester Fosse	12	6	0	6	22	17	4	0	2	13	8	2	0	4	9	9	1.29412	12	LWWLLL		0-2
2	10	Barnsley	10	4	4	2	13	11	3	1	1	7	6	1	3	1	6	5	1.18182	12	DDDLLW		2-0
	11	Clapton Orient	10	4	3	3	9	7	3	2	0	6	3	1	1	3	3	4	1.28571	11	WLDLWD		0-0
2	12	Bristol City	11	4	3	4	18	15	3	3	0	12	3	1	0	4	6	12	1.20000	11	DWDLWL		1-2
1	13	Birmingham City	11	4	3	4	13	21	4	1	1	9	5	0	2	3	4	16	.61905	11	DDWLWD		2-2
1	14	Grimsby Town	11	4	2	5	12	17	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	5	6	15	.70588	10	DLWWWL		1-4
	15	Stockport County	11	3	3	5	15	21	1	2	2	5	7	2	1	3	10	14	.71429	9	LWLWDL		0-3
	16	Huddersfield Town	11	2	4	5	13	12	2	3	1	11	4	0	1	4	2	8	1.08333	8	DLLWLD		1-1
	17	Lincoln City	13	3	2	8	12	22	3	1	1	9	6	0	1	7	3	16	.54545	8	WDLLLW		2-1
1	18	Blackpool	11	1	4	6	8	17	1	3	1	7	7	0	1	5	1	10	.47059	6	WDLDLD		2-2
1	19	Glossop North End	11	2	2	7	8	21	2	0	3	4	8	0	2	4	4	13	.38095	6	WDLLWL		0-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	12	2	1	9	13	23	2	1	3	10	10	0	0	6	3	13	.56522	5	DLWLLW		4-1