The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 LEICESTER FOSSE - Sat Feb 20, 1915 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 20, 1915 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester Fosse
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1914-15
Referee:: W Chadwick
Attendance:: 7,000
League Week:: 28 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Barnsley (League Tier 2)
Leicester Fosse:: Nov 06, 1915

GAME COUNT:
League:: 791 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 180 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 915 (of 5824)
Total:: 1601 (of 7629)
Played:: 111 years, 5 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Joe Mercer (72') - Joe Mercer last goal

LEICESTER FOSSE
Manager: Louis Ford
Prior form: LLWDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Teddy King (57')
Jimmy Harrold (77') (Pen)
George Douglas (81')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	John Powell
2	D	23	Harry Jones
3	M	26	Thomas Gibson
4	F	31	Jack Armstrong
5	D	25	Joe Mercer (72')
6	F		George Needham
7	F	23	John Derrick
8	F	33	Tim Coleman
9	F		Fred Harris
10	F	19	Jackie Belton
11	F	29	Edwin Neve

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	John Powell	15		7	1
2	D	23	Harry Jones	51	4	7	1
3	M	26	Thomas Gibson	174	33	7	1
4	F	31	Jack Armstrong	322	8	7	1
5	D	25	Joe Mercer (72')	147	5	7	1
6	F		George Needham	279	10	7	1
7	F	23	John Derrick	128	36	7	1
8	F	33	Tim Coleman	29	14	7	1
9	F		Fred Harris	40	10	7	1
10	F	19	Jackie Belton	17	7	7	1
11	F	29	Edwin Neve	29	4	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Charles Barnett
2	D	Charles Barron
3	D	Dick Taylor
4	D	Horace Burton
5	D	Jimmy Harrold
6	M	Billy Thomson
7	M	George Douglas
8	M	George Hastie
9	M	Teddy King
10	F	Billy Mills
11	F	Tommy Codd

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 20, 1915)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	0-2	Arsenal
Bristol City	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bury	5-0	Glossop North End
Derby County	0-3	Clapton Orient
Grimsby Town	6-1	Stockport County
Huddersfield Town	2-2	Fulham
Lincoln City	0-1	Leeds City
Nottingham Forest	1-3	Leicester Fosse
Preston North End	5-2	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	26	17	5	4	58	23	10	2	1	32	7	7	3	3	26	16	35	39	DWDLWW
2	Arsenal	26	14	4	8	53	28	11	1	1	39	7	3	3	7	14	21	25	32	LWWWWL
3	Birmingham City	23	13	4	6	50	23	10	0	2	35	7	3	4	4	15	16	27	30	WWWWWL
4	Preston North End	26	11	8	7	36	33	8	4	1	22	11	3	4	6	14	22	3	30	LDWDWW
5	Barnsley	25	14	2	9	31	35	11	1	0	19	5	3	1	9	12	30	-4	30	WLWWLW
6	Huddersfield Town	25	13	2	10	41	29	11	0	3	28	7	2	2	7	13	22	12	28	LWLLLL
7	Stockport County	26	11	5	10	37	35	9	3	1	26	12	2	2	9	11	23	2	27	WWLWDW
8	Bristol City	25	11	4	10	48	38	9	1	3	34	13	2	3	7	14	25	10	26	LWLWLL
9	Bury	26	10	6	10	42	43	7	4	2	26	16	3	2	8	16	27	-1	26	LDDDWL
10	Hull City	23	11	3	9	38	37	6	1	3	18	14	5	2	6	20	23	1	25	WLWLWL
11	Lincoln City	24	9	7	8	33	33	7	3	2	21	13	2	4	6	12	20	0	25	WDWWDD
12	Clapton Orient	26	9	7	10	29	35	7	4	2	21	12	2	3	8	8	23	-6	25	LLDWLW
13	Fulham	23	10	4	9	34	28	8	0	4	24	13	2	4	5	10	15	6	24	DWLLDW
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	4	11	44	39	7	2	3	28	9	3	2	8	16	30	5	24	LLLDWW
15	Nottingham Forest	27	8	8	11	36	49	7	6	1	27	18	1	2	10	9	31	-13	24	LWWDDW
16	Blackpool	26	9	3	14	33	43	6	2	4	23	14	3	1	10	10	29	-10	21	LWDLWL
17	Leeds City	26	8	4	14	46	43	5	3	5	29	19	3	1	9	17	24	3	20	LWLLLL
18	Grimsby Town	26	7	6	13	28	52	6	3	4	21	17	1	3	9	7	35	-24	20	WLLDLL
19	Glossop North End	25	5	5	15	22	54	4	4	4	14	17	1	1	11	8	37	-32	15	DLLDWW
20	Leicester Fosse	25	5	3	17	24	63	4	3	6	18	27	1	0	11	6	36	-39	13	LLWDLL

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	27	17	5	5	58	26	10	2	2	32	10	7	3	3	26	16	32	39	WDLWWL		0-3
	2	Arsenal	27	15	4	8	55	28	11	1	1	39	7	4	3	7	16	21	27	34	WWWWLW		2-0
1	3	Preston North End	27	12	8	7	41	35	9	4	1	27	13	3	4	6	14	22	6	32	DWDWWW		5-2
1	4	Birmingham City	23	13	4	6	50	23	10	0	2	35	7	3	4	4	15	16	27	30	WWWWWL
	5	Barnsley	26	14	2	10	33	40	11	1	0	19	5	3	1	10	14	35	-7	30	LWWLWL		2-5
	6	Huddersfield Town	26	13	3	10	43	31	11	1	3	30	9	2	2	7	13	22	12	29	WLLLLD		2-2
2	7	Bury	27	11	6	10	47	43	8	4	2	31	16	3	2	8	16	27	4	28	DDDWLW		5-0
1	8	Stockport County	27	11	5	11	38	41	9	3	1	26	12	2	2	10	12	29	-3	27	WLWDWL		1-6
3	9	Clapton Orient	27	10	7	10	32	35	7	4	2	21	12	3	3	8	11	23	-3	27	LDWLWW		3-0
2	10	Bristol City	26	11	4	11	48	39	9	1	4	34	14	2	3	7	14	25	9	26	WLWLLL		0-1
3	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	11	4	11	45	39	7	2	3	28	9	4	2	8	17	30	6	26	LLDWWW		1-0
1	12	Fulham	24	10	5	9	36	30	8	0	4	24	13	2	5	5	12	17	6	25	WLLDWD		2-2
3	13	Hull City	23	11	3	9	38	37	6	1	3	18	14	5	2	6	20	23	1	25	WLWLWL
3	14	Lincoln City	25	9	7	9	33	34	7	3	3	21	14	2	4	6	12	20	-1	25	DWWDDL		0-1
	15	Nottingham Forest	28	8	8	12	37	52	7	6	2	28	21	1	2	10	9	31	-15	24	WWDDWL		1-3
1	16	Leeds City	27	9	4	14	47	43	5	3	5	29	19	4	1	9	18	24	4	22	WLLLLW		1-0
1	17	Grimsby Town	27	8	6	13	34	53	7	3	4	27	18	1	3	9	7	35	-19	22	LLDLLW		6-1
2	18	Blackpool	27	9	3	15	33	45	6	2	5	23	16	3	1	10	10	29	-12	21	WDLWLL		0-2
1	19	Leicester Fosse	26	6	3	17	27	64	4	3	6	18	27	2	0	11	9	37	-37	15	LWDLLW		3-1
1	20	Glossop North End	26	5	5	16	22	59	4	4	4	14	17	1	1	12	8	42	-37	15	LLDWWL		0-5