The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 GRIMSBY TOWN - Sat Feb 14, 1920 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 14, 1920 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Grimsby Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-0 (Won)

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: HR Child
Attendance:: 5,000
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Grimsby Town:: Sep 06, 1926

GAME COUNT:
League:: 829 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 218 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 954 (of 5679)
Total:: 1791 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Horace Hart - Horace Hart only goal
John Lythgoe

GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: H Hickson
Prior form: LLLDWW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Joseph Johnson
2	D	Harold Bulling
3	D	Harry Jones
4	F	Jackie Belton
5	D	Fred Parker
6	F	Jack Armstrong
7	F	Sticker Banks
8	M	Horace Hart
9	M	John Parker	Debut
10	F	John Lythgoe
11	F	Lawrence Stapleton

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Feb 14, 1920)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-5	Birmingham City
Bury	4-1	Rotherham County
Clapton Orient	1-0	Bristol City
Hull City	2-0	Fulham
Lincoln City	2-1	Stoke City
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Grimsby Town
Port Vale	1-0	West Ham United
South Shields	1-2	Huddersfield Town
Stockport County	0-2	Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Coventry 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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Tottenham Hotspur	26	21	3	2	72	19	12	0	0	41	6	9	3	2	31	13	3.789	45	WWWWDW
	2	Huddersfield Town	26	15	6	5	58	23	9	4	1	36	9	6	2	4	22	14	2.522	36	WDWWDD
	3	Birmingham City	26	15	6	5	47	20	9	3	2	32	12	6	3	3	15	8	2.350	36	LWDWDD
	4	Blackpool	27	14	6	7	48	25	9	3	2	32	9	5	3	5	16	16	1.920	34	DWDLWL
	5	West Ham United	27	13	7	7	27	24	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	4	10	14	1.125	33	DDWWWL
	6	Stoke City	27	15	2	10	46	33	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	7	16	23	1.394	32	WDWLWL
	7	Hull City	28	14	2	12	64	54	11	2	1	48	16	3	0	11	16	38	1.185	30	WLWLLW
	8	Barnsley	28	12	5	11	46	32	7	2	4	31	14	5	3	7	15	18	1.438	29	LWLDDL
	9	Fulham	26	11	7	8	35	32	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	5	14	18	1.094	29	DWDLDW
	10	Stockport County	26	11	6	9	41	30	8	2	2	25	10	3	4	7	16	20	1.367	28	WLLLDW
	11	Bury	27	12	4	11	34	31	10	1	3	23	9	2	3	8	11	22	1.097	28	WLDLWW
	12	Bristol City	27	8	12	7	28	26	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	5	9	15	1.077	28	DDLDLD
	13	South Shields	27	10	8	9	30	29	9	3	1	25	8	1	5	8	5	21	1.034	28	DWLDWD
	14	Port Vale	26	9	5	12	40	40	7	2	4	24	16	2	3	8	16	24	1.000	23	LLDWWL
	15	Nottingham Forest	27	8	7	12	29	40	6	3	4	15	12	2	4	8	14	28	.725	23	WDWLLL
	16	Leicester City	27	9	5	13	26	48	6	3	5	19	21	3	2	8	7	27	.542	23	LWWWLL
	17	Rotherham County	28	8	6	14	32	57	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	9	11	38	.561	22	LDWWDL
	18	Clapton Orient	27	8	4	15	29	43	7	2	3	16	11	1	2	12	13	32	.674	20	LDLWLD
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	6	7	13	36	50	4	3	5	26	19	2	4	8	10	31	.720	19	LDWLDL
	20	Lincoln City	28	6	5	17	27	68	5	4	5	16	21	1	1	12	11	47	.397	17	LLWLDW
	21	Grimsby Town	27	6	3	18	19	51	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	11	8	34	.373	15	LLLDWW
	22	Coventry City	28	3	8	17	17	56	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	11	9	35	.304	14	WDLDLW

*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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Tottenham Hotspur	27	21	4	2	74	21	12	1	0	43	8	9	3	2	31	13	3.524	46	WWWDWD	2-2
1	2	Birmingham City	27	16	6	5	52	20	9	3	2	32	12	7	3	3	20	8	2.600	38	WDWDDW	5-0
1	3	Huddersfield Town	27	16	6	5	60	24	9	4	1	36	9	7	2	4	24	15	2.500	38	DWWDDW	2-1
	4	Blackpool	28	14	7	7	50	27	9	3	2	32	9	5	4	5	18	18	1.852	35	WDLWLD	2-2
	5	West Ham United	28	13	7	8	27	25	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	5	10	15	1.080	33	DWWWLL	0-1
	6	Stoke City	28	15	2	11	47	35	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	8	17	25	1.343	32	DWLWLL	1-2
	7	Hull City	29	15	2	12	66	54	12	2	1	50	16	3	0	11	16	38	1.222	32	LWLLWW	2-0
3	8	Bury	28	13	4	11	38	32	11	1	3	27	10	2	3	8	11	22	1.188	30	LDLWWW	4-1
1	9	Barnsley	29	12	5	12	46	37	7	2	5	31	19	5	3	7	15	18	1.243	29	WLDDLL	0-5
1	10	Fulham	27	11	7	9	35	34	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	6	14	20	1.029	29	WDLDWL	0-2
1	11	Stockport County	27	11	6	10	41	32	8	2	3	25	12	3	4	7	16	20	1.281	28	LLLDWL	0-2
	12	Bristol City	28	8	12	8	28	27	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	6	9	16	1.037	28	DLDLDL	0-1
	13	South Shields	28	10	8	10	31	31	9	3	2	26	10	1	5	8	5	21	1.000	28	WLDWDL	1-2
	14	Port Vale	27	10	5	12	41	40	8	2	4	25	16	2	3	8	16	24	1.025	25	LDWWLW	1-0
	15	Nottingham Forest	28	9	7	12	31	40	7	3	4	17	12	2	4	8	14	28	.775	25	DWLLLW	2-0
	16	Leicester City	28	10	5	13	28	48	6	3	5	19	21	4	2	8	9	27	.583	25	WWWLLW	2-0
1	17	Clapton Orient	28	9	4	15	30	43	8	2	3	17	11	1	2	12	13	32	.698	22	DLWLDW	1-0
1	18	Rotherham County	29	8	6	15	33	61	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	10	12	42	.541	22	DWWDLL	1-4
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	7	7	13	38	50	5	3	5	28	19	2	4	8	10	31	.760	21	DWLDLW	2-0
	20	Lincoln City	29	7	5	17	29	69	6	4	5	18	22	1	1	12	11	47	.420	19	LWLDWW	2-1
	21	Grimsby Town	28	6	3	19	19	53	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	12	8	36	.358	15	LLDWWL	0-2
	22	Coventry City	29	3	8	18	17	58	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	12	9	37	.293	14	DLDLWL	0-2

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