The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 1 PORT VALE - Wed Feb 18, 1920 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Feb 18, 1920 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST

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

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: E Pullan
Attendance:: 5,000
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Oct 09, 1920

GAME COUNT:
League:: 830 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 219 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 955 (of 5768)
Total:: 1794 (of 7556)
Played:: 105 years, 3 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals

PORT VALE
Manager: Joe Schofield
Prior form: LDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Bobby Blood

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Joseph Johnson
2	F	21	Percy Barratt
3	D	28	Harry Jones
4	F	24	Jackie Belton
5	D	26	Fred Parker
6	F	36	Jack Armstrong
7	F	31	Sticker Banks
8	M	22	Alfred Davis
9	M	22	John Parker
10	F	27	John Lythgoe
11	F	26	Lawrence Stapleton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alfred Bourne
2	D	Tommy Lyons
3	D	Peter Pursell
4	D	Arthur McGarry
5	D	Ernie Perry
6	M	Andy Newton
7	M	Willie Aitken
8	M	Joe Brough
9	M	Bobby Blood
10	F	Tom Holford
11	F	James Hill

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Feb 18, 1920)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	0-1	Port Vale

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	Status
	1	Tottenham Hotspur	28	22	4	2	76	21	13	1	0	45	8	9	3	2	31	13	3.61905	48	WWDWDW	Safe
	2	Birmingham City	27	16	6	5	52	20	9	3	2	32	12	7	3	3	20	8	2.60000	38	WDWDDW
	3	Huddersfield Town	28	16	6	6	60	26	9	4	1	36	9	7	2	5	24	17	2.30769	38	WWDDWL
	4	Blackpool	28	14	7	7	50	27	9	3	2	32	9	5	4	5	18	18	1.85185	35	WDLWLD
	5	West Ham United	28	13	7	8	27	25	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	5	10	15	1.08000	33	DWWWLL
	6	Stoke City	28	15	2	11	47	35	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	8	17	25	1.34286	32	DWLWLL
	7	Hull City	29	15	2	12	66	54	12	2	1	50	16	3	0	11	16	38	1.22222	32	LWLLWW
	8	Bury	28	13	4	11	38	32	11	1	3	27	10	2	3	8	11	22	1.18750	30	LDLWWW
	9	Barnsley	29	12	5	12	46	37	7	2	5	31	19	5	3	7	15	18	1.24324	29	WLDDLL
	10	Fulham	27	11	7	9	35	34	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	6	14	20	1.02941	29	WDLDWL
	11	Stockport County	27	11	6	10	41	32	8	2	3	25	12	3	4	7	16	20	1.28125	28	LLLDWL
	12	Bristol City	28	8	12	8	28	27	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	6	9	16	1.03704	28	DLDLDL
	13	South Shields	28	10	8	10	31	31	9	3	2	26	10	1	5	8	5	21	1.00000	28	WLDWDL
	14	Port Vale	27	10	5	12	41	40	8	2	4	25	16	2	3	8	16	24	1.02500	25	LDWWLW
	15	Nottingham Forest	28	9	7	12	31	40	7	3	4	17	12	2	4	8	14	28	.77500	25	DWLLLW
	16	Leicester City	28	10	5	13	28	48	6	3	5	19	21	4	2	8	9	27	.58333	25	WWWLLW
	17	Clapton Orient	28	9	4	15	30	43	8	2	3	17	11	1	2	12	13	32	.69767	22	DLWLDW
	18	Rotherham County	29	8	6	15	33	61	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	10	12	42	.54098	22	DWWDLL
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	7	7	13	38	50	5	3	5	28	19	2	4	8	10	31	.76000	21	DWLDLW
	20	Lincoln City	29	7	5	17	29	69	6	4	5	18	22	1	1	12	11	47	.42029	19	LWLDWW
	21	Grimsby Town	28	6	3	19	19	53	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	12	8	36	.35849	15	LLDWWL
	22	Coventry City	29	3	8	18	17	58	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	12	9	37	.29310	14	DLDLWL

*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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Tottenham Hotspur	28	22	4	2	76	21	13	1	0	45	8	9	3	2	31	13	3.61905	48	WWDWDW	Safe
	2	Birmingham City	27	16	6	5	52	20	9	3	2	32	12	7	3	3	20	8	2.60000	38	WDWDDW
	3	Huddersfield Town	28	16	6	6	60	26	9	4	1	36	9	7	2	5	24	17	2.30769	38	WWDDWL
	4	Blackpool	28	14	7	7	50	27	9	3	2	32	9	5	4	5	18	18	1.85185	35	WDLWLD
	5	West Ham United	28	13	7	8	27	25	8	3	3	17	10	5	4	5	10	15	1.08000	33	DWWWLL
	6	Stoke City	28	15	2	11	47	35	11	0	3	30	10	4	2	8	17	25	1.34286	32	DWLWLL
	7	Hull City	29	15	2	12	66	54	12	2	1	50	16	3	0	11	16	38	1.22222	32	LWLLWW
	8	Bury	28	13	4	11	38	32	11	1	3	27	10	2	3	8	11	22	1.18750	30	LDLWWW
	9	Barnsley	29	12	5	12	46	37	7	2	5	31	19	5	3	7	15	18	1.24324	29	WLDDLL
	10	Fulham	27	11	7	9	35	34	6	5	3	21	14	5	2	6	14	20	1.02941	29	WDLDWL
	11	Stockport County	27	11	6	10	41	32	8	2	3	25	12	3	4	7	16	20	1.28125	28	LLLDWL
	12	Bristol City	28	8	12	8	28	27	6	6	2	19	11	2	6	6	9	16	1.03704	28	DLDLDL
	13	South Shields	28	10	8	10	31	31	9	3	2	26	10	1	5	8	5	21	1.00000	28	WLDWDL
	14	Port Vale	28	11	5	12	42	40	8	2	4	25	16	3	3	8	17	24	1.05000	27	DWWLWW		1-0
	15	Nottingham Forest	29	9	7	13	31	41	7	3	5	17	13	2	4	8	14	28	.75610	25	WLLLWL		0-1
	16	Leicester City	28	10	5	13	28	48	6	3	5	19	21	4	2	8	9	27	.58333	25	WWWLLW
	17	Clapton Orient	28	9	4	15	30	43	8	2	3	17	11	1	2	12	13	32	.69767	22	DLWLDW
	18	Rotherham County	29	8	6	15	33	61	7	2	5	21	19	1	4	10	12	42	.54098	22	DWWDLL
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	7	7	13	38	50	5	3	5	28	19	2	4	8	10	31	.76000	21	DWLDLW
	20	Lincoln City	29	7	5	17	29	69	6	4	5	18	22	1	1	12	11	47	.42029	19	LWLDWW
	21	Grimsby Town	28	6	3	19	19	53	4	3	7	11	17	2	0	12	8	36	.35849	15	LLDWWL
	22	Coventry City	29	3	8	18	17	58	2	6	6	8	21	1	2	12	9	37	.29310	14	DLDLWL

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