The City Ground

WEST HAM UNITED 5 - 1 FOREST - Fri Apr 02, 1920 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Apr 02, 1920 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1919-20
Referee:: S Rothwell
Attendance:: 20,000
League Week:: 36 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 2)
West Ham United:: Apr 05, 1920

GAME COUNT:
League:: 837 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 226 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 962 (of 5829)
Total:: 1801 (of 7634)
Played:: 106 years, 5 months, 13 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Harry Jones (Pen)

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Syd King
Prior form: LLWLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Syd Puddefoot (15')
Syd Puddefoot (17')
Syd Puddefoot
Daniel Bailey
Syd Puddefoot (75')

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	M	34	Harry Lowe
6	F	36	Jack Armstrong
7	M	33	Robert Firth
8	F	28	Jack Spaven
9	F	27	John Lythgoe
10	F	26	Henry Newbigging	Last game
11	F	35	Ben Shearman

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Joseph Johnson	32		6	1
2	F	21	Percy Barratt	14		6	1
3	D	28	Harry Jones	86	5	6	1
4	F	24	Jackie Belton	48	11	6	1
5	M	34	Harry Lowe	4		6	1
6	F	36	Jack Armstrong	367	8	6	1
7	M	33	Robert Firth	121	13	6	1
8	F	28	Jack Spaven	6	1	6	1
9	F	27	John Lythgoe	34	10	6	1
10	F	26	Henry Newbigging	8	1	34	6
11	F	35	Ben Shearman	27		6	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Edward Hufton
2	2	Alf Lee
3	3	Frank Burton
4	4	Jack Tresadern
5	5	Dan Woodards
6	6	Jack Mackesy
7	7	James Cumming
8	8	Daniel Bailey
9	9	Syd Puddefoot
10	10	George Butcher
11	11	Stephen Smith

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Fri Apr 02, 1920)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-0	Bristol City
Blackpool	1-0	Bury
Clapton Orient	2-2	Hull City
Grimsby Town	0-2	Fulham
South Shields	2-2	Lincoln City
Stockport County	0-4	Port Vale
Tottenham Hotspur	4-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United	5-1	Nottingham Forest

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	34	26	5	3	86	25	16	1	0	51	8	10	4	3	35	17	61	57	WWLWWD	Safe
2	Huddersfield Town	33	20	7	6	71	30	10	4	1	38	9	10	3	5	33	21	41	47	LWWWWD	Safe
3	Birmingham City	34	19	7	8	72	28	11	3	3	47	14	8	4	5	25	14	44	45	DWWLLL	Safe
4	Blackpool	35	17	8	10	57	41	10	4	3	35	14	7	4	7	22	27	16	42	LWDLWW	Safe
5	Bury	34	17	6	11	46	35	13	2	3	30	11	4	4	8	16	24	11	40	DWDWWW	Safe
6	Stoke	34	17	4	13	54	39	12	2	3	33	11	5	2	10	21	28	15	38	DLWDLW	Safe
7	West Ham United	34	15	7	12	30	33	10	3	4	20	12	5	4	8	10	21	-3	37	LLWLLW
8	Fulham	34	14	8	12	47	44	8	6	3	27	16	6	2	9	20	28	3	36	LLLDWW
9	Barnsley	35	14	7	14	52	41	9	2	6	36	21	5	5	8	16	20	11	35	LDWDWL
10	South Shields	34	13	8	13	44	37	11	3	3	35	12	2	5	10	9	25	7	34	WWLLWL
11	Stockport County	33	13	8	12	49	42	10	3	4	31	17	3	5	8	18	25	7	34	LWDDWL
12	Hull City	35	16	2	17	69	64	12	2	4	51	22	4	0	13	18	42	5	34	WLLLLL
13	Port Vale	35	13	8	14	50	50	10	3	5	31	22	3	5	9	19	28	0	34	WLDWLD
14	Leicester City	34	13	8	13	36	48	7	5	5	23	21	6	3	8	13	27	-12	34	WDDDWW
15	Bristol City	33	10	13	10	35	33	7	7	3	24	15	3	6	7	11	18	2	33	LLLWWD
16	Clapton Orient	35	13	4	18	39	51	11	2	4	24	14	2	2	14	15	37	-12	30	WLLWWL
17	Rotherham County	35	10	8	17	43	72	8	4	5	27	23	2	4	12	16	49	-29	28	DLWWLD
18	Nottingham Forest	35	9	9	17	32	55	7	4	7	18	18	2	5	10	14	37	-23	27	LDLDLL
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	8	9	15	44	59	6	3	7	32	26	2	6	8	12	33	-15	25	WWLLDD
20	Lincoln City	35	8	7	20	35	87	7	5	6	22	27	1	2	14	13	60	-52	23	DWDLLL
21	Coventry City	35	5	10	20	21	62	3	7	7	10	23	2	3	13	11	39	-41	20	LWDDLW
22	Grimsby Town	34	7	5	22	26	62	5	4	8	16	21	2	1	14	10	41	-36	19	DLDLLW

*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	35	27	5	3	90	27	17	1	0	55	10	10	4	3	35	17	63	59	WLWWDW	Safe	4-2
	2	Huddersfield Town	33	20	7	6	71	30	10	4	1	38	9	10	3	5	33	21	41	47	LWWWWD	Safe
	3	Birmingham City	34	19	7	8	72	28	11	3	3	47	14	8	4	5	25	14	44	45	DWWLLL	Safe
	4	Blackpool	36	18	8	10	58	41	11	4	3	36	14	7	4	7	22	27	17	44	WDLWWW	Safe	1-0
	5	Bury	35	17	6	12	46	36	13	2	3	30	11	4	4	9	16	25	10	40	WDWWWL	Safe	0-1
1	6	West Ham United	35	16	7	12	35	34	11	3	4	25	13	5	4	8	10	21	1	39	LWLLWW	Safe	5-1
1	7	Stoke	34	17	4	13	54	39	12	2	3	33	11	5	2	10	21	28	15	38	DLWDLW	Safe
	8	Fulham	35	15	8	12	49	44	8	6	3	27	16	7	2	9	22	28	5	38	LLDWWW	Safe	2-0
	9	Barnsley	36	14	8	14	52	41	9	3	6	36	21	5	5	8	16	20	11	36	DWDWLD		0-0
3	10	Port Vale	36	14	8	14	54	50	10	3	5	31	22	4	5	9	23	28	4	36	LDWLDW		4-0
1	11	South Shields	35	13	9	13	46	39	11	4	3	37	14	2	5	10	9	25	7	35	WLLWLD		2-2
	12	Hull City	36	16	3	17	71	66	12	2	4	51	22	4	1	13	20	44	5	35	LLLLLD		2-2
2	13	Stockport County	34	13	8	13	49	46	10	3	5	31	21	3	5	8	18	25	3	34	WDDWLL		0-4
1	14	Bristol City	34	10	14	10	35	33	7	7	3	24	15	3	7	7	11	18	2	34	LLWWDD		0-0
1	15	Leicester City	34	13	8	13	36	48	7	5	5	23	21	6	3	8	13	27	-12	34	WDDDWW
	16	Clapton Orient	36	13	5	18	41	53	11	3	4	26	16	2	2	14	15	37	-12	31	LLWWLD		2-2
	17	Rotherham County	35	10	8	17	43	72	8	4	5	27	23	2	4	12	16	49	-29	28	DLWWLD
	18	Nottingham Forest	36	9	9	18	33	60	7	4	7	18	18	2	5	11	15	42	-27	27	DLDLLL		1-5
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	8	9	16	46	63	6	3	7	32	26	2	6	9	14	37	-17	25	WLLDDL		2-4
	20	Lincoln City	36	8	8	20	37	89	7	5	6	22	27	1	3	14	15	62	-52	24	WDLLLD		2-2
	21	Coventry City	35	5	10	20	21	62	3	7	7	10	23	2	3	13	11	39	-41	20	LWDDLW
	22	Grimsby Town	35	7	5	23	26	64	5	4	9	16	23	2	1	14	10	41	-38	19	LDLLWL		0-2

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