The City Ground

CLAPTON ORIENT 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 11, 1914 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 11, 1914 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Clapton Orient
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Millfields Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1913-14
Referee:: JT Hornby
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 35 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Clapton Orient:: Dec 12, 1914

GAME COUNT:
League:: 760 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 149 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 882 (of 5827)
Total:: 1568 (of 7632)
Played:: 112 years, 4 months, 22 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Robert Firth (88')

CLAPTON ORIENT
Manager: Billy Holmes
Prior form: LWLWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Willie Jonas (7')
Jack Forrest (55')
Dickie McFadden (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Jack Hanna	100th appearance
2	M		Alfred Fisher
3	M	25	Thomas Gibson
4	F	23	Jack Bell
5	D	24	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	M	27	Robert Firth (88')
8	F	22	John Derrick
9	F		Fred Harris
10	F	21	Johnnie Lockton
11	F	25	Sticker Banks

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Jack Hanna	99		1	1
2	M		Alfred Fisher	65	1	1	1
3	M	25	Thomas Gibson	143	29	1	1
4	F	23	Jack Bell	28	5	1	1
5	D	24	Joe Mercer	124	3	1	1
6	F		George Needham	247	10	1	1
7	M	27	Robert Firth (88')	92	10	1	1
8	F	22	John Derrick	113	35	1	1
9	F		Fred Harris	10	4	1	1
10	F	21	Johnnie Lockton	10	1	1	1
11	F	25	Sticker Banks	58	5	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Bower
2	D	John Johnston
3	D	Nolan 'Peggy' Evans
4	D	Jack Forrest
5	D	Ike Van Den Eynde
6	M	Harry Gibson
7	M	Fred Parker
8	M	Bob Dalrymple
9	M	Willie Jonas
10	F	Dickie McFadden
11	F	Joe Dix

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 11, 1914)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	0-1	Fulham
Blackpool	1-1	Glossop North End
Bradford Park Avenue	2-1	Huddersfield Town
Bristol City	1-0	Grimsby Town
Clapton Orient	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Leeds City	0-0	Woolwich Arsenal
Leicester Fosse	0-2	Barnsley
Notts County	2-0	Bury
Stockport County	2-3	Lincoln City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-0	Hull 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Notts County	35	22	6	7	74	34	15	2	1	53	13	7	4	6	21	21	40	50	WWWLWW	Safe
2	Bradford Park Avenue	34	20	3	11	62	44	13	1	3	38	18	7	2	8	24	26	18	43	WWWDDW	Safe
3	Woolwich Arsenal	33	17	7	9	44	36	12	2	2	26	8	5	5	7	18	28	8	41	WDWLDL	Safe
4	Leeds City	33	17	5	11	71	44	13	0	2	50	14	4	5	9	21	30	27	39	DWLWLD	Safe
5	Hull City	34	15	9	10	52	34	9	5	3	29	11	6	4	7	23	23	18	39	DLLLDL	Safe
6	Bristol City	34	15	8	11	49	46	11	5	1	31	9	4	3	10	18	37	3	38	DWWWDD	Safe
7	Clapton Orient	33	15	7	11	40	30	13	3	0	33	8	2	4	11	7	22	10	37	LWLWDL	Safe
8	Bury	34	14	9	11	37	34	12	5	1	29	13	2	4	10	8	21	3	37	DLWLDW	Safe
9	Barnsley	33	15	7	11	44	41	12	1	4	30	14	3	6	7	14	27	3	37	WLWDLW	Safe
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	16	4	14	44	48	12	0	4	27	14	4	4	10	17	34	-4	36	WLWWLL	Safe
11	Fulham	34	14	6	14	44	41	10	3	5	31	19	4	3	9	13	22	3	34	LLLWWL	Safe
12	Stockport County	34	12	9	13	49	47	8	6	3	28	14	4	3	10	21	33	2	33	LWLWWW	Safe
13	Birmingham City	34	12	8	14	42	52	10	3	4	29	15	2	5	10	13	37	-10	32	DDLWWW	Safe
14	Grimsby Town	33	12	7	14	39	54	9	4	4	21	14	3	3	10	18	40	-15	31	LDWLLL
15	Blackpool	34	9	11	14	29	37	6	7	3	21	16	3	4	11	8	21	-8	29	DDLLDW
16	Huddersfield Town	33	10	7	16	38	47	6	4	7	23	20	4	3	9	15	27	-9	27	WLLWWL
17	Glossop North End	34	10	5	19	48	60	8	3	7	32	22	2	2	12	16	38	-12	25	DWLLWW
18	Lincoln City	35	9	6	20	33	59	8	5	5	23	20	1	1	15	10	39	-26	24	DLWLLW
19	Leicester Fosse	34	10	3	21	42	57	6	2	8	27	25	4	1	13	15	32	-15	23	LLWLDL
20	Nottingham Forest	34	6	9	19	33	69	6	7	4	25	21	0	2	15	8	48	-36	21	DLWLWL

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	Notts County	36	23	6	7	76	34	16	2	1	55	13	7	4	6	21	21	42	52	WWLWWW	Champions	2-0
	2	Bradford Park Avenue	35	21	3	11	64	45	14	1	3	40	19	7	2	8	24	26	19	45	WWDDWW	Safe	2-1
	3	Woolwich Arsenal	34	17	8	9	44	36	12	2	2	26	8	5	6	7	18	28	8	42	DWLDLD	Safe	0-0
	4	Leeds City	34	17	6	11	71	44	13	1	2	50	14	4	5	9	21	30	27	40	WLWLDD	Safe	0-0
1	5	Bristol City	35	16	8	11	50	46	12	5	1	32	9	4	3	10	18	37	4	40	WWWDDW	Safe	1-0
1	6	Hull City	35	15	9	11	52	35	9	5	3	29	11	6	4	8	23	24	17	39	LLLDLL	Safe	0-1
	7	Clapton Orient	34	16	7	11	43	31	14	3	0	36	9	2	4	11	7	22	12	39	WLWDLW	Safe	3-1
1	8	Barnsley	34	16	7	11	46	41	12	1	4	30	14	4	6	7	16	27	5	39	LWDLWW	Safe	2-0
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	17	4	14	45	48	13	0	4	28	14	4	4	10	17	34	-3	38	LWWLLW	Safe	1-0
2	10	Bury	35	14	9	12	37	36	12	5	1	29	13	2	4	11	8	23	1	37	LWLDWL	Safe	0-2
	11	Fulham	35	15	6	14	45	41	10	3	5	31	19	5	3	9	14	22	4	36	LLWWLW	Safe	1-0
	12	Stockport County	35	12	9	14	51	50	8	6	4	30	17	4	3	10	21	33	1	33	WLWWWL	Safe	2-3
	13	Birmingham City	35	12	8	15	42	53	10	3	5	29	16	2	5	10	13	37	-11	32	DLWWWL	Safe	0-1
	14	Grimsby Town	34	12	7	15	39	55	9	4	4	21	14	3	3	11	18	41	-16	31	DWLLLL	Safe	0-1
	15	Blackpool	35	9	12	14	30	38	6	8	3	22	17	3	4	11	8	21	-8	30	DLLDWD		1-1
	16	Huddersfield Town	34	10	7	17	39	49	6	4	7	23	20	4	3	10	16	29	-10	27	LLWWLL		1-2
	17	Glossop North End	35	10	6	19	49	61	8	3	7	32	22	2	3	12	17	39	-12	26	WLLWWD		1-1
	18	Lincoln City	36	10	6	20	36	61	8	5	5	23	20	2	1	15	13	41	-25	26	LWLLWW		3-2
	19	Leicester Fosse	35	10	3	22	42	59	6	2	9	27	27	4	1	13	15	32	-17	23	LWLDLL		0-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	35	6	9	20	34	72	6	7	4	25	21	0	2	16	9	51	-38	21	LWLWLL		1-3