The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 CLAPTON ORIENT - Sat Dec 06, 1919 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 06, 1919 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Clapton Orient
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: TG Bryan
Attendance:: 6,000
League Week:: 18 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 18 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
Clapton Orient:: Dec 13, 1919

GAME COUNT:
League:: 819 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 208 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 943 (of 5824)
Total:: 1782 (of 7629)
Played:: 106 years, 8 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Lythgoe (43')
Jackie Belton (87')

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Tonner (11')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Joseph Johnson
2	M	30	Thomas Gibson
3	D	28	Harry Jones
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
9	F	24	Jackie Belton (87')
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (43')
11	F	35	Ben Shearman

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Hugall
2	D	Sam Tonner
3	D	Joe Nicholls
4	D	Jack Forrest
5	D	Alf Worboys
6	M	Joe Ing
7	M	Fred Parker (2)
8	M	Arthur Layton
9	M	Jack Chapman
10	F	Jack Tonner
11	F	Owen Williams

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 06, 1919)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-1	South Shields
Bristol City	3-1	Grimsby Town
Bury	2-1	Port Vale
Coventry City	0-0	West Ham United
Fulham	1-4	Tottenham Hotspur
Huddersfield Town	1-3	Blackpool
Hull City	5-2	Lincoln City
Leicester City	1-1	Rotherham County
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Clapton Orient
Stoke	0-1	Birmingham City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	Stockport 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	Tottenham Hotspur	16	13	2	1	47	12	8	0	0	27	6	5	2	1	20	6	35	28	WWLWDW
	2	Birmingham City	16	10	3	3	34	15	6	1	1	24	9	4	2	2	10	6	19	23	LWWWDW
	3	Blackpool	17	10	3	4	35	17	7	1	0	24	4	3	2	4	11	13	18	23	WWWDDW
	4	Stoke	16	11	1	4	29	18	8	0	0	19	3	3	1	4	10	15	11	23	WWWWWL
	5	Hull City	17	10	2	5	35	24	7	2	0	24	7	3	0	5	11	17	11	22	LWWWWL
	6	Huddersfield Town	16	9	3	4	31	12	6	2	0	19	1	3	1	4	12	11	19	21	DWWWWL
	7	Fulham	17	8	4	5	25	17	4	3	2	16	8	4	1	3	9	9	8	20	DLLDLW
	8	Bristol City	16	7	5	4	19	14	5	1	2	13	7	2	4	2	6	7	5	19	DWLLLW
	9	West Ham United	16	8	3	5	17	19	3	2	3	7	8	5	1	2	10	11	-2	19	WLDWWL
	10	Barnsley	16	8	2	6	37	20	4	2	2	25	11	4	0	4	12	9	17	18	DLLLWW
	11	Stockport County	16	7	4	5	24	16	5	2	1	16	6	2	2	4	8	10	8	18	DWLWLW
	12	Port Vale	16	7	3	6	24	19	5	1	2	12	6	2	2	4	12	13	5	17	LWLDWW
	13	Bury	16	7	2	7	19	20	6	0	2	13	5	1	2	5	6	15	-1	16	WDWLWL
	14	South Shields	16	6	3	7	15	19	6	1	1	14	5	0	2	6	1	14	-4	15	DDLWDW
	15	Nottingham Forest	17	3	6	8	16	28	3	3	3	10	8	0	3	5	6	20	-12	12	WLDLDL
	16	Rotherham County	17	5	2	10	17	34	4	1	3	10	10	1	1	7	7	24	-17	12	LLWWDL
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	4	3	9	21	26	2	1	5	16	15	2	2	4	5	11	-5	11	LWLLLL
	18	Clapton Orient	17	5	1	11	18	29	4	1	3	9	8	1	0	8	9	21	-11	11	LWWLLW
	19	Leicester City	16	3	4	9	12	32	2	2	4	9	15	1	2	5	3	17	-20	10	LLDLDL
	20	Grimsby Town	16	4	1	11	11	31	3	1	4	6	8	1	0	7	5	23	-20	9	WLLLLW
	21	Lincoln City	16	2	4	10	11	42	2	3	3	6	13	0	1	7	5	29	-31	8	WLWLDL
	22	Coventry City	16	0	3	13	4	37	0	2	6	2	17	0	1	7	2	20	-33	3	DLLLDL

*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	17	14	2	1	51	13	8	0	0	27	6	6	2	1	24	7	38	30	WLWDWW		4-1
	2	Birmingham City	17	11	3	3	35	15	6	1	1	24	9	5	2	2	11	6	20	25	WWWDWW		1-0
	3	Blackpool	18	11	3	4	38	18	7	1	0	24	4	4	2	4	14	14	20	25	WWDDWW		3-1
1	4	Hull City	18	11	2	5	40	26	8	2	0	29	9	3	0	5	11	17	14	24	WWWWLW		5-2
1	5	Stoke	17	11	1	5	29	19	8	0	1	19	4	3	1	4	10	15	10	23	WWWWLL		0-1
	6	Huddersfield Town	17	9	3	5	32	15	6	2	1	20	4	3	1	4	12	11	17	21	WWWWLL		1-3
1	7	Bristol City	17	8	5	4	22	15	6	1	2	16	8	2	4	2	6	7	7	21	WLLLWW		3-1
1	8	Fulham	18	8	4	6	26	21	4	3	3	17	12	4	1	3	9	9	5	20	LLDLWL		1-4
	9	West Ham United	17	8	4	5	17	19	3	2	3	7	8	5	2	2	10	11	-2	20	LDWWLD		0-0
1	10	Stockport County	17	7	5	5	26	18	5	2	1	16	6	2	3	4	10	12	8	19	WLWLWD		2-2
1	11	Barnsley	17	8	2	7	37	21	4	2	3	25	12	4	0	4	12	9	16	18	LLLWWL		0-1
1	12	Bury	17	8	2	7	21	21	7	0	2	15	6	1	2	5	6	15	0	18	DWLWLW		2-1
1	13	Port Vale	17	7	3	7	25	21	5	1	2	12	6	2	2	5	13	15	4	17	WLDWWL		1-2
	14	South Shields	17	7	3	7	16	19	6	1	1	14	5	1	2	6	2	14	-3	17	DLWDWW		1-0
	15	Nottingham Forest	18	4	6	8	18	29	4	3	3	12	9	0	3	5	6	20	-11	14	LDLDLW		2-1
	16	Rotherham County	18	5	3	10	18	35	4	1	3	10	10	1	2	7	8	25	-17	13	LWWDLD		1-1
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	4	4	9	23	28	2	2	5	18	17	2	2	4	5	11	-5	12	WLLLLD		2-2
	18	Clapton Orient	18	5	1	12	19	31	4	1	3	9	8	1	0	9	10	23	-12	11	WWLLWL		1-2
	19	Leicester City	17	3	5	9	13	33	2	3	4	10	16	1	2	5	3	17	-20	11	LDLDLD		1-1
	20	Grimsby Town	17	4	1	12	12	34	3	1	4	6	8	1	0	8	6	26	-22	9	LLLLWL		1-3
	21	Lincoln City	17	2	4	11	13	47	2	3	3	6	13	0	1	8	7	34	-34	8	LWLDLL		2-5
	22	Coventry City	17	0	4	13	4	37	0	3	6	2	17	0	1	7	2	20	-33	4	LLLDLD		0-0

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