The City Ground

GRIMSBY TOWN 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 02, 1915 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 02, 1915 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Grimsby Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Blundell Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1914-15
Referee:: JH Alderson
Attendance:
League Week:: 22 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 16 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (FA Cup)
League:: Huddersfield Town
Grimsby Town:: Sep 04, 1915

GAME COUNT:
League:: 785 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 174 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 908 (of 5824)
Total:: 1594 (of 7629)
Played:: 111 years, 7 months, 28 days ago

Review
37 away league games without a win

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Thomas 'Pip' Rippon
George Rampton
Tommy Mayson
Willie Andrews

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Tommy Fiske
2	M		Alfred Fisher
3	M	26	Thomas Gibson
4	F	30	Jack Armstrong
5	D	25	Joe Mercer
6	F		George Needham
7	F		Fred Harris
8	F	33	Tim Coleman
9	D	23	Harry Jones
10	F	22	Johnnie Lockton
11	F	29	Edwin Neve

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Tommy Fiske	3		5	1
2	M		Alfred Fisher	91	1	5	1
3	M	26	Thomas Gibson	167	33	7	2
4	F	30	Jack Armstrong	315	8	5	1
5	D	25	Joe Mercer	142	5	5	1
6	F		George Needham	272	10	5	1
7	F		Fred Harris	34	6	5	1
8	F	33	Tim Coleman	22	13	5	1
9	D	23	Harry Jones	44	4	5	1
10	F	22	Johnnie Lockton	19	3	5	1
11	F	29	Edwin Neve	22	2	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Percy Summers
2	D	Fred Atkin
3	D	Alf Lee
4	D	Willie Andrews
5	D	Jimmy Gordon
6	M	Frank Martin
7	M	Tommy Spink
8	M	Thomas 'Pip' Rippon
9	M	George Rampton
10	F	Tommy Mayson
11	F	John Scott

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 02, 1915)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	5-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham City	2-0	Leicester Fosse
Blackpool	1-2	Hull City
Bristol City	1-0	Bury
Clapton Orient	2-1	Fulham
Derby County	1-1	Glossop North End
Grimsby Town	4-0	Nottingham Forest
Huddersfield Town	3-1	Preston North End
Leeds City	1-3	Stockport County
Lincoln City	3-0	Barnsley

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	20	14	3	3	44	14	9	0	1	26	4	5	3	2	18	10	30	31	WWWDWW
2	Birmingham City	20	11	4	5	36	19	8	0	2	22	6	3	4	3	14	13	17	26	LWWWWW
3	Huddersfield Town	20	12	2	6	35	19	10	0	2	25	5	2	2	4	10	14	16	26	LLLWWL
4	Arsenal	21	10	4	7	42	25	8	1	1	29	5	2	3	6	13	20	17	24	WLLWWL
5	Barnsley	20	11	2	7	24	27	9	1	0	16	5	2	1	7	8	22	-3	24	WLWLWW
6	Bristol City	20	9	4	7	41	29	7	1	2	29	10	2	3	5	12	19	12	22	LLLWWL
7	Preston North End	20	8	6	6	25	25	6	3	1	15	8	2	3	5	10	17	0	22	DDWLLD
8	Fulham	19	9	3	7	30	23	7	0	3	22	11	2	3	4	8	12	7	21	WWLLDW
9	Hull City	19	9	3	7	30	26	6	1	2	16	8	3	2	5	14	18	4	21	WDWWWL
10	Bury	20	9	3	8	36	36	6	2	2	21	13	3	1	6	15	23	0	21	WLDLLW
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	3	9	33	29	6	2	2	24	7	2	1	7	9	22	4	19	WLWWLL
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	Stockport County	20	7	4	9	23	26	6	3	1	18	9	1	1	8	5	17	-3	18	LWLLLW
16	Grimsby Town	20	6	5	9	20	41	5	3	2	14	10	1	2	7	6	31	-21	17	LWWLLL
17	Nottingham Forest	21	5	6	10	26	38	5	5	1	21	14	0	1	9	5	24	-12	16	LWDDLL
18	Blackpool	20	7	2	11	23	35	4	2	3	16	11	3	0	8	7	24	-12	16	WLDWLW
19	Leicester Fosse	20	4	2	14	18	54	3	2	5	13	23	1	0	9	5	31	-36	10	LDLLLL
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	21	14	4	3	45	15	9	1	1	27	5	5	3	2	18	10	30	32	WWDWWD		1-1
	2	Birmingham City	21	12	4	5	38	19	9	0	2	24	6	3	4	3	14	13	19	28	WWWWWW		2-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	21	13	2	6	38	20	11	0	2	28	6	2	2	4	10	14	18	28	LLWWLW		3-1
	4	Arsenal	22	11	4	7	47	26	9	1	1	34	6	2	3	6	13	20	21	26	LLWWLW		5-1
1	5	Bristol City	21	10	4	7	42	29	8	1	2	30	10	2	3	5	12	19	13	24	LLWWLW		1-0
1	6	Barnsley	21	11	2	8	24	30	9	1	0	16	5	2	1	8	8	25	-6	24	LWLWWL		0-3
2	7	Hull City	20	10	3	7	32	27	6	1	2	16	8	4	2	5	16	19	5	23	DWWWLW		2-1
1	8	Preston North End	21	8	6	7	26	28	6	3	1	15	8	2	3	6	11	20	-2	22	DWLLDL		1-3
1	9	Fulham	20	9	3	8	31	25	7	0	3	22	11	2	3	5	9	14	6	21	WLLDWL		1-2
	10	Bury	21	9	3	9	36	37	6	2	2	21	13	3	1	7	15	24	-1	21	LDLLWL		0-1
1	11	Lincoln City	21	8	5	8	27	28	7	1	2	17	9	1	4	6	10	19	-1	21	WWDWDW		3-0
2	12	Clapton Orient	20	7	6	7	25	24	6	4	1	20	9	1	2	6	5	15	1	20	DDDWLW		2-1
2	13	Stockport County	21	8	4	9	26	27	6	3	1	18	9	2	1	8	8	18	-1	20	WLLLWW		3-1
3	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	8	3	10	34	34	6	2	2	24	7	2	1	8	10	27	0	19	LWWLLL		1-5
1	15	Grimsby Town	21	7	5	9	24	41	6	3	2	18	10	1	2	7	6	31	-17	19	WWLLLW		4-0
3	16	Leeds City	21	7	4	10	37	32	5	3	3	26	13	2	1	7	11	19	5	18	LWLWWL		1-3
1	17	Blackpool	21	7	2	12	24	37	4	2	4	17	13	3	0	8	7	24	-13	16	LDWLWL		1-2
1	18	Nottingham Forest	22	5	6	11	26	42	5	5	1	21	14	0	1	10	5	28	-16	16	WDDLLL		0-4
1	19	Glossop North End	20	3	4	13	17	40	3	3	3	11	14	0	1	10	6	26	-23	10	LWLLLD		1-1
1	20	Leicester Fosse	21	4	2	15	18	56	3	2	5	13	23	1	0	10	5	33	-38	10	DLLLLL		0-2