The City Ground

LINCOLN CITY 1 - 4 FOREST - Thu Dec 25, 1919 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Thu Dec 25, 1919 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Lincoln City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Sincil Bank
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: JT Howcroft
Attendance:: 9,000
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 15
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Lincoln City (League Tier 2)
Lincoln City:: Dec 26, 1919

GAME COUNT:
League:: 821 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 210 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 945 (of 5828)
Total:: 1784 (of 7633)
Played:: 106 years, 8 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Fred 'Yaffer' Ward (2') (OG)
John Lythgoe (25')
Fred Parker (72') - Fred Parker first goal
Alfred Davis (75')

LINCOLN CITY
Manager: George Fraser
Prior form: LDLLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alf Ball (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Joseph Johnson
2	D	29	Harold Bulling
3	D	28	Harry Jones
4	M	24	Joe Mills
5	D	26	Fred Parker (72')
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong
7	M	32	Robert Firth
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (75')
9	F	24	Jackie Belton
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (25')
11	F	35	Ben Shearman

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Joseph Johnson	16		12	1
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	11		26	3
3	D	28	Harry Jones	70	4	12	1
4	M	24	Joe Mills	19		12	1
5	D	26	Fred Parker (72')	17		12	1
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong	350	8	12	1
7	M	32	Robert Firth	108	12	12	1
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (75')	7	5	19	2
9	F	24	Jackie Belton	31	8	12	1
10	F	27	John Lythgoe (25')	19	7	12	1
11	F	35	Ben Shearman	18		19	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Charles Blakey
2	D	Ted Thorpe
3	D	Fred 'Yaffer' Ward
4	D	Jack Bryan
5	D	Andrew Ormiston
6	M	Frank Chipperfield
7	M	Fred Linfoot
8	M	George Beel
9	M	Billy Egerton
10	F	Billy Chesser
11	F	Alf Ball

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Thu Dec 25, 1919)

Home	Score	Away
Bury	1-2	Blackpool
Clapton Orient	2-1	Stockport County
Coventry City	3-2	Stoke
Fulham	2-1	Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town	7-1	Rotherham County
Leicester City	1-0	Birmingham City
Lincoln City	1-4	Nottingham Forest
Port Vale	0-2	Barnsley
Tottenham Hotspur	4-0	Hull City
West Ham United	2-0	Bristol 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	19	15	2	2	55	16	9	0	0	31	6	6	2	2	24	10	39	32	WDWWWL
2	Birmingham City	19	13	3	3	40	16	7	1	1	26	10	6	2	2	14	6	24	29	WDWWWW
3	Blackpool	20	11	4	5	38	21	7	1	1	24	7	4	3	4	14	14	17	26	DDWWLD
4	Huddersfield Town	19	11	3	5	37	15	7	2	1	22	4	4	1	4	15	11	22	25	WWLLWW
5	Hull City	20	11	2	7	42	32	8	2	0	29	9	3	0	7	13	23	10	24	WWLWLL
6	Stockport County	19	9	5	5	31	19	7	2	1	21	7	2	3	4	10	12	12	23	WLWDWW
7	Bristol City	19	8	7	4	24	17	6	2	2	16	8	2	5	2	8	9	7	23	LLWWDD
8	Stoke	19	11	1	7	31	24	8	0	1	19	4	3	1	6	12	20	7	23	WWLLLL
9	West Ham United	19	9	4	6	19	21	4	2	3	9	8	5	2	3	10	13	-2	22	WWLDWL
10	Barnsley	19	9	3	7	40	21	5	2	3	28	12	4	1	4	12	9	19	21	LWWLDW
11	Bury	19	9	3	7	26	23	8	0	2	18	6	1	3	5	8	17	3	21	LWLWDW
12	Fulham	19	8	4	7	26	25	4	3	3	17	12	4	1	4	9	13	1	20	LDLWLL
13	Port Vale	18	7	4	7	27	23	5	2	2	14	8	2	2	5	13	15	4	18	LDWWLD
14	South Shields	19	7	4	8	16	20	6	2	1	14	5	1	2	7	2	15	-4	18	WDWWDL
15	Rotherham County	19	6	3	10	19	35	5	1	3	11	10	1	2	7	8	25	-16	15	WWDLDW
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	5	4	10	28	34	3	2	5	22	19	2	2	5	6	15	-6	14	LLLDLW
17	Clapton Orient	20	6	2	12	20	31	5	1	3	10	8	1	1	9	10	23	-11	14	LLWLWD
18	Nottingham Forest	19	4	6	9	18	30	4	3	3	12	9	0	3	6	6	21	-12	14	DLDLWL
19	Leicester City	19	4	5	10	16	35	3	3	4	13	17	1	2	6	3	18	-19	13	LDLDLW
20	Grimsby Town	19	4	2	13	14	39	3	2	5	8	13	1	0	8	6	26	-25	10	LLWLDL
21	Lincoln City	19	3	4	12	15	50	3	3	3	8	13	0	1	9	7	37	-35	10	LDLLWL
22	Coventry City	19	0	5	14	4	39	0	4	6	2	17	0	1	8	2	22	-35	5	LDLDLD

*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	20	16	2	2	59	16	10	0	0	35	6	6	2	2	24	10	43	34	DWWWLW		4-0
	2	Birmingham City	20	13	3	4	40	17	7	1	1	26	10	6	2	3	14	7	23	29	DWWWWL		0-1
	3	Blackpool	21	12	4	5	40	22	7	1	1	24	7	5	3	4	16	15	18	28	DWWLDW		2-1
	4	Huddersfield Town	20	12	3	5	44	16	8	2	1	29	5	4	1	4	15	11	28	27	WLLWWW		7-1
	5	Hull City	21	11	2	8	42	36	8	2	0	29	9	3	0	8	13	27	6	24	WLWLLL		0-4
3	6	West Ham United	20	10	4	6	21	21	5	2	3	11	8	5	2	3	10	13	0	24	WLDWLW		2-0
3	7	Barnsley	20	10	3	7	42	21	5	2	3	28	12	5	1	4	14	9	21	23	WWLDWW		2-0
2	8	Stockport County	20	9	5	6	32	21	7	2	1	21	7	2	3	5	11	14	11	23	LWDWWL		1-2
2	9	Bristol City	20	8	7	5	24	19	6	2	2	16	8	2	5	3	8	11	5	23	LWWDDL		0-2
2	10	Stoke	20	11	1	8	33	27	8	0	1	19	4	3	1	7	14	23	6	23	WLLLLL		2-3
1	11	Fulham	20	9	4	7	28	26	5	3	3	19	13	4	1	4	9	13	2	22	DLWLLW		2-1
1	12	Bury	20	9	3	8	27	25	8	0	3	19	8	1	3	5	8	17	2	21	WLWDWL		1-2
	13	Port Vale	19	7	4	8	27	25	5	2	3	14	10	2	2	5	13	15	2	18	DWWLDL		0-2
	14	South Shields	19	7	4	8	16	20	6	2	1	14	5	1	2	7	2	15	-4	18	WDWWDL
3	15	Nottingham Forest	20	5	6	9	22	31	4	3	3	12	9	1	3	6	10	22	-9	16	LDLWLW		4-1
1	16	Clapton Orient	21	7	2	12	22	32	6	1	3	12	9	1	1	9	10	23	-10	16	LWLWDW		2-1
2	17	Leicester City	20	5	5	10	17	35	4	3	4	14	17	1	2	6	3	18	-18	15	DLDLWW		1-0
3	18	Rotherham County	20	6	3	11	20	42	5	1	3	11	10	1	2	8	9	32	-22	15	WDLDWL		1-7
3	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	5	4	10	28	34	3	2	5	22	19	2	2	5	6	15	-6	14	LLLDLW
	20	Grimsby Town	20	4	2	14	15	41	3	2	5	8	13	1	0	9	7	28	-26	10	LWLDLL		1-2
	21	Lincoln City	20	3	4	13	16	54	3	3	4	9	17	0	1	9	7	37	-38	10	DLLWLL		1-4
	22	Coventry City	20	1	5	14	7	41	1	4	6	5	19	0	1	8	2	22	-34	7	DLDLDW		3-2

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