The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 LINCOLN CITY - Fri Dec 26, 1919 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1919 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Lincoln City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: E Shutt
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 2)
Lincoln City:: May 04, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 822 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 211 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 946 (of 5824)
Total:: 1785 (of 7629)
Played:: 106 years, 7 months, 23 days ago

Review
Lincoln played the second half with ten men after Frank Chipperfield was taken to hospital with cut head. And they then played last three minutes with just nine men after Fred Ward injured his knee.

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

Goal Scorers
Alfred Davis (26') - Alfred Davis last goal
Jackie Belton (38')

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

Goal Scorers
George Beel (13')

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
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong
7	M	32	Robert Firth
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (26')
9	F	24	Jackie Belton (38')
10	F	27	John Lythgoe
11	F	35	Ben Shearman

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Joseph Johnson	17		1	1
2	D	29	Harold Bulling	12		1	1
3	D	28	Harry Jones	71	4	1	1
4	M	24	Joe Mills	20		1	1
5	D	26	Fred Parker	18	1	1	1
6	F	35	Jack Armstrong	351	8	1	1
7	M	32	Robert Firth	109	12	1	1
8	M	22	Alfred Davis (26')	8	6	1	1
9	F	24	Jackie Belton (38')	32	8	1	1
10	F	27	John Lythgoe	20	8	1	1
11	F	35	Ben Shearman	19		1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Charles Blakey
2	D	Ted Thorpe
3	D	Fred 'Yaffer' Ward
4	D	Jack Bryan
5	D	Frank Chipperfield
6	M	Arthur Atkin
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 (Fri Dec 26, 1919)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-0	Port Vale
Birmingham City	0-1	Leicester City
Bristol City	0-0	West Ham United
Hull City	1-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Lincoln City
Rotherham County	1-3	Huddersfield Town
Stockport County	3-1	Clapton Orient
Stoke	6-1	Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	South Shields

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

*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	21	17	2	2	62	17	10	0	0	35	6	7	2	2	27	11	45	36	WWWLWW		3-1
2	2	Huddersfield Town	21	13	3	5	47	17	8	2	1	29	5	5	1	4	18	12	30	29	LLWWWW		3-1
1	3	Birmingham City	21	13	3	5	40	18	7	1	2	26	11	6	2	3	14	7	22	29	WWWWLL		0-1
1	4	Blackpool	21	12	4	5	40	22	7	1	1	24	7	5	3	4	16	15	18	28	DWWLDW
2	5	Barnsley	21	11	3	7	43	21	6	2	3	29	12	5	1	4	14	9	22	25	WLDWWW		1-0
2	6	Stockport County	21	10	5	6	35	22	8	2	1	24	8	2	3	5	11	14	13	25	WDWWLW		3-1
3	7	Stoke	21	12	1	8	39	28	9	0	1	25	5	3	1	7	14	23	11	25	LLLLLW		6-1
2	8	West Ham United	21	10	5	6	21	21	5	2	3	11	8	5	3	3	10	13	0	25	LDWLWD		0-0
	9	Bristol City	21	8	8	5	24	19	6	3	2	16	8	2	5	3	8	11	5	24	WWDDLD		0-0
5	10	Hull City	22	11	2	9	43	39	8	2	1	30	12	3	0	8	13	27	4	24	LWLLLL		1-3
	11	Fulham	20	9	4	7	28	26	5	3	3	19	13	4	1	4	9	13	2	22	DLWLLW
	12	Bury	20	9	3	8	27	25	8	0	3	19	8	1	3	5	8	17	2	21	WLWDWL
1	13	South Shields	20	7	5	8	16	20	6	2	1	14	5	1	3	7	2	15	-4	19	DWWDLD		0-0
1	14	Port Vale	20	7	4	9	27	26	5	2	3	14	10	2	2	6	13	16	1	18	WWLDLL		0-1
	15	Nottingham Forest	21	6	6	9	24	32	5	3	3	14	10	1	3	6	10	22	-8	18	DLWLWW		2-1
1	16	Leicester City	21	6	5	10	18	35	4	3	4	14	17	2	2	6	4	18	-17	17	LDLWWW		1-0
1	17	Clapton Orient	22	7	2	13	23	35	6	1	3	12	9	1	1	10	11	26	-12	16	WLWDWL		1-3
1	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	5	10	28	34	3	3	5	22	19	2	2	5	6	15	-6	15	LLDLWD		0-0
1	19	Rotherham County	21	6	3	12	21	45	5	1	4	12	13	1	2	8	9	32	-24	15	DLDWLL		1-3
	20	Grimsby Town	20	4	2	14	15	41	3	2	5	8	13	1	0	9	7	28	-26	10	LWLDLL
	21	Lincoln City	21	3	4	14	17	56	3	3	4	9	17	0	1	10	8	39	-39	10	LLWLLL		1-2
	22	Coventry City	21	1	5	15	8	47	1	4	6	5	19	0	1	9	3	28	-39	7	LDLDWL		1-6

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