The City Ground

BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 - 0 FOREST - Mon Dec 28, 1914 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 28, 1914 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. Andrews
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 LOST

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

Season:: 1914-15
Referee:: WJ Heath
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 21 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (League Tier 2)
Birmingham City:: Oct 14, 1916

GAME COUNT:
League:: 784 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 173 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 907 (of 5829)
Total:: 1593 (of 7634)
Played:: 111 years, 8 months, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Alfred Smith (Pen)
Alfred Smith
Frank Hodges

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Tommy Fiske
2	M		Alfred Fisher
3	D	23	Harry Jones
4	F	30	Jack Armstrong
5	D	25	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	F		Fred Harris
8	F	33	Tim Coleman
9	F	19	Jackie Belton
10	F	22	Johnnie Lockton
11	F	29	Edwin Neve

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Willie Robb
2	D	Billy Ball
3	D	Frank Womack
4	D	Joe Roulson
5	D	Alfred Tinkler
6	M	Percy Barton
7	M	Richard Gibson
8	M	Frank Hodges
9	M	Alfred Smith
10	F	Jimmy Windridge
11	F	Charles Spriggs

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Dec 28, 1914)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Leicester Fosse	0-6	Derby County

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	Derby County	19	13	3	3	38	14	9	0	1	26	4	4	3	2	12	10	24	29	WWWWDW
	2	Huddersfield Town	19	12	2	5	34	16	10	0	2	25	5	2	2	3	9	11	18	26	WLLLWW
	3	Arsenal	20	10	4	6	42	24	8	1	1	29	5	2	3	5	13	19	18	24	LWLLWW
	4	Birmingham City	19	10	4	5	33	19	7	0	2	19	6	3	4	3	14	13	14	24	WLWWWW
	5	Bristol City	19	9	4	6	41	27	7	1	2	29	10	2	3	4	12	17	14	22	LLLLWW
	6	Preston North End	20	8	6	6	25	25	6	3	1	15	8	2	3	5	10	17	0	22	DDWLLD
	7	Barnsley	19	10	2	7	23	27	8	1	0	15	5	2	1	7	8	22	-4	22	LWLWLW
	8	Fulham	19	9	3	7	30	23	7	0	3	22	11	2	3	4	8	12	7	21	WWLLDW
	9	Hull City	18	9	3	6	30	23	6	1	2	16	8	3	2	4	14	15	7	21	LWDWWW
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	3	9	33	29	6	2	2	24	7	2	1	7	9	22	4	19	WLWWLL
	11	Bury	19	8	3	8	33	35	5	2	2	18	12	3	1	6	15	23	-2	19	DWLDLL
	12	Lincoln City	20	7	5	8	24	28	6	1	2	14	9	1	4	6	10	19	-4	19	WWWDWD
	13	Leeds City	20	7	4	9	36	29	5	3	2	25	10	2	1	7	11	19	7	18	DLWLWW
	14	Clapton Orient	19	6	6	7	23	23	5	4	1	18	8	1	2	6	5	15	0	18	LDDDWL
	15	Grimsby Town	20	6	5	9	20	41	5	3	2	14	10	1	2	7	6	31	-21	17	LWWLLL
	16	Stockport County	19	6	4	9	20	26	5	3	1	15	9	1	1	8	5	17	-6	16	WLWLLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	20	5	6	9	26	35	5	5	1	21	14	0	1	8	5	21	-9	16	DLWDDL
	18	Blackpool	19	6	2	11	21	35	3	2	3	14	11	3	0	8	7	24	-14	14	LWLDWL
	19	Leicester Fosse	19	4	2	13	18	48	3	2	4	13	17	1	0	9	5	31	-30	10	LLDLLL
	20	Glossop North End	19	3	3	13	16	39	3	3	3	11	14	0	0	10	5	25	-23	9	LLWLLL

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	Derby County	20	14	3	3	44	14	9	0	1	26	4	5	3	2	18	10	30	31	WWWDWW		6-0
	2	Huddersfield Town	19	12	2	5	34	16	10	0	2	25	5	2	2	3	9	11	18	26	WLLLWW
1	3	Birmingham City	20	11	4	5	36	19	8	0	2	22	6	3	4	3	14	13	17	26	LWWWWW		3-0
1	4	Arsenal	20	10	4	6	42	24	8	1	1	29	5	2	3	5	13	19	18	24	LWLLWW
	5	Bristol City	19	9	4	6	41	27	7	1	2	29	10	2	3	4	12	17	14	22	LLLLWW
	6	Preston North End	20	8	6	6	25	25	6	3	1	15	8	2	3	5	10	17	0	22	DDWLLD
	7	Barnsley	19	10	2	7	23	27	8	1	0	15	5	2	1	7	8	22	-4	22	LWLWLW
	8	Fulham	19	9	3	7	30	23	7	0	3	22	11	2	3	4	8	12	7	21	WWLLDW
	9	Hull City	18	9	3	6	30	23	6	1	2	16	8	3	2	4	14	15	7	21	LWDWWW
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	3	9	33	29	6	2	2	24	7	2	1	7	9	22	4	19	WLWWLL
	11	Bury	19	8	3	8	33	35	5	2	2	18	12	3	1	6	15	23	-2	19	DWLDLL
	12	Lincoln City	20	7	5	8	24	28	6	1	2	14	9	1	4	6	10	19	-4	19	WWWDWD
	13	Leeds City	20	7	4	9	36	29	5	3	2	25	10	2	1	7	11	19	7	18	DLWLWW
	14	Clapton Orient	19	6	6	7	23	23	5	4	1	18	8	1	2	6	5	15	0	18	LDDDWL
	15	Grimsby Town	20	6	5	9	20	41	5	3	2	14	10	1	2	7	6	31	-21	17	LWWLLL
	16	Stockport County	19	6	4	9	20	26	5	3	1	15	9	1	1	8	5	17	-6	16	WLWLLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	21	5	6	10	26	38	5	5	1	21	14	0	1	9	5	24	-12	16	LWDDLL		0-3
	18	Blackpool	19	6	2	11	21	35	3	2	3	14	11	3	0	8	7	24	-14	14	LWLDWL
	19	Leicester Fosse	20	4	2	14	18	54	3	2	5	13	23	1	0	9	5	31	-36	10	LDLLLL		0-6
	20	Glossop North End	19	3	3	13	16	39	3	3	3	11	14	0	0	10	5	25	-23	9	LLWLLL