The City Ground

SOUTH SHIELDS 5 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 15, 1919 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 15, 1919 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: South Shields
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Horsley Hill
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: TH Prescott
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 15 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 16
Opp Before/After:: 16 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)
South Shields:: Nov 06, 1920

GAME COUNT:
League:: 816 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 205 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 940 (of 5829)
Total:: 1779 (of 7634)
Played:: 106 years, 9 months, 30 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Alfred Davis (30')
Alfred Davis (55')

SOUTH SHIELDS
Manager:
Prior form: WWLDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ernie Young (10')
George Flinn (15')
Ernie Young (20')
Harry Woods (25')
Jack Smith (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	John Wagstaff	Only appearance
2	D	29	Harold Bulling
3	M	30	Thomas Gibson
4	M	24	Joe Mills
5	D	26	Fred Parker
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong
7	M	32	Robert Firth
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (30') (55')
9	F	27	John Lythgoe
10	F	26	Henry Newbigging
11	F	34	Ben Shearman

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	20	John Wagstaff	Debut
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	8		7	1
3	M	30	Thomas Gibson	188	35	7	1
4	M	24	Joe Mills	14		7	1
5	D	26	Fred Parker	13		7	1
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong	345	8	7	1
7	M	32	Robert Firth	103	12	7	1
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (30') (55')	3	1	7	1
9	F	27	John Lythgoe	14	5	7	1
10	F	26	Henry Newbigging	5	1	35	5
11	F	34	Ben Shearman	14		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Willis Walker
2	D	Warney Cresswell
3	D	Alf Maitland
4	D	Billy Frith
5	D	Bill Hopkins
6	M	Walker Hampson
7	M	Billy Charlton
8	M	Jack Smith
9	M	Ernie Young
10	F	Harry Woods
11	F	George Flinn

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 15, 1919)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	1-1	Fulham
Bristol City	1-2	Stoke
Clapton Orient	2-1	Port Vale
Huddersfield Town	5-0	Coventry City
Hull City	3-1	Barnsley
Rotherham County	3-1	Grimsby Town
South Shields	5-2	Nottingham Forest
Stockport County	3-0	Lincoln City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	Bury
West Ham United	1-0	Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-2	Birmingham 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	Tottenham Hotspur	13	11	1	1	39	8	6	0	0	20	3	5	1	1	19	5	31	23	DWWWWL
2	Blackpool	14	9	1	4	32	16	6	0	0	21	3	3	1	4	11	13	16	19	WLWWWW
3	Birmingham City	13	8	2	3	27	13	6	0	1	22	7	2	2	2	5	6	14	18	DWLLWW
4	Hull City	14	8	2	4	27	19	5	2	0	17	5	3	0	4	10	14	8	18	WWWLWW
5	Huddersfield Town	13	7	3	3	24	10	4	2	0	13	1	3	1	3	11	9	14	17	DWDDWW
6	Bristol City	12	6	5	1	16	8	4	1	1	10	4	2	4	0	6	4	8	17	LDDWDW
7	Fulham	14	7	3	4	22	14	4	3	1	15	6	3	0	3	7	8	8	17	WDDDLL
8	Stoke	12	8	1	3	22	15	6	0	0	14	3	2	1	3	8	12	7	17	WDWLWW
9	West Ham United	13	6	3	4	14	17	2	2	2	6	7	4	1	2	8	10	-3	15	DWWWLD
10	Barnsley	13	6	2	5	28	14	3	2	2	21	10	3	0	3	7	4	14	14	WWWDLL
11	Stockport County	13	5	4	4	17	11	3	2	1	10	5	2	2	3	7	6	6	14	DLWDWL
12	Bury	13	6	2	5	14	16	5	0	2	10	5	1	2	3	4	11	-2	14	LWWWDW
13	Port Vale	12	5	2	5	18	15	3	1	2	7	4	2	1	3	11	11	3	12	LLLW
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	4	3	6	18	16	2	1	3	14	9	2	2	3	4	7	2	11	LLLLWL
15	Nottingham Forest	14	3	5	6	11	17	3	2	3	9	7	0	3	3	2	10	-6	11	DLLWLD
16	South Shields	13	4	2	7	8	17	4	1	1	7	3	0	1	6	1	14	-9	10	WWLDDL
17	Rotherham County	14	4	1	9	12	28	3	1	2	7	6	1	0	7	5	22	-16	9	LDLLLW
18	Leicester City	13	3	3	7	12	29	2	1	4	9	15	1	2	3	3	14	-17	9	WLDLLD
19	Clapton Orient	13	3	1	9	12	20	2	1	3	5	6	1	0	6	7	14	-8	7	LLLLLW
20	Grimsby Town	13	3	1	9	8	25	2	1	4	4	8	1	0	5	4	17	-17	7	LLLWLL
21	Lincoln City	13	2	3	8	11	38	2	2	3	6	13	0	1	5	5	25	-27	7	DLLWLW
22	Coventry City	13	0	2	11	4	30	0	1	6	2	17	0	1	5	2	13	-26	2	LLDDLL

*Port Vale joined after the expulsion of Leeds City and inherited the eight games already played by Leeds

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	Tottenham Hotspur	14	12	1	1	41	9	7	0	0	22	4	5	1	1	19	5	32	25	WWWWLW		2-1
1	2	Birmingham City	14	9	2	3	29	13	6	0	1	22	7	3	2	2	7	6	16	20	WLLWWW		2-0
1	3	Blackpool	15	9	2	4	33	17	6	1	0	22	4	3	1	4	11	13	16	20	LWWWWD		1-1
	4	Hull City	15	9	2	4	30	20	6	2	0	20	6	3	0	4	10	14	10	20	WWLWWW		3-1
	5	Huddersfield Town	14	8	3	3	29	10	5	2	0	18	1	3	1	3	11	9	19	19	WDDWWW		5-0
2	6	Stoke	13	9	1	3	24	16	6	0	0	14	3	3	1	3	10	13	8	19	DWLWWW		2-1
	7	Fulham	15	7	4	4	23	15	4	3	1	15	6	3	1	3	8	9	8	18	DDDLLD		1-1
2	8	Bristol City	13	6	5	2	17	10	4	1	2	11	6	2	4	0	6	4	7	17	DDWDWL		1-2
	9	West Ham United	14	7	3	4	15	17	3	2	2	7	7	4	1	2	8	10	-2	17	WWWLDW		1-0
1	10	Stockport County	14	6	4	4	20	11	4	2	1	13	5	2	2	3	7	6	9	16	LWDWLW		3-0
1	11	Barnsley	14	6	2	6	29	17	3	2	2	21	10	3	0	4	8	7	12	14	WWDLLL		1-3
	12	Bury	14	6	2	6	15	18	5	0	2	10	5	1	2	4	5	13	-3	14	WWWDWL		1-2
	13	Port Vale	13	5	2	6	19	17	3	1	2	7	4	2	1	4	12	13	2	12	LLLWL		1-2
2	14	South Shields	14	5	2	7	13	19	5	1	1	12	5	0	1	6	1	14	-6	12	WLDDLW		5-2
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	4	3	7	18	18	2	1	4	14	11	2	2	3	4	7	0	11	LLLWLL		0-2
1	16	Nottingham Forest	15	3	5	7	13	22	3	2	3	9	7	0	3	4	4	15	-9	11	LLWLDL		2-5
	17	Rotherham County	15	5	1	9	15	29	4	1	2	10	7	1	0	7	5	22	-14	11	DLLLWW		3-1
1	18	Clapton Orient	14	4	1	9	14	21	3	1	3	7	7	1	0	6	7	14	-7	9	LLLLWW		2-1
1	19	Leicester City	14	3	3	8	12	30	2	1	4	9	15	1	2	4	3	15	-18	9	LDLLDL		0-1
	20	Grimsby Town	14	3	1	10	9	28	2	1	4	4	8	1	0	6	5	20	-19	7	LLWLLL		1-3
	21	Lincoln City	14	2	3	9	11	41	2	2	3	6	13	0	1	6	5	28	-30	7	LLWLWL		0-3
	22	Coventry City	14	0	2	12	4	35	0	1	6	2	17	0	1	6	2	18	-31	2	LDDLLL		0-5

*Port Vale joined after the expulsion of Leeds City and inherited the eight games already played by Leeds