The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Apr 30, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1921 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1920-21
Referee:: DH Asson
Attendance:: 7,000
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 15 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 2)
Leeds United:: Apr 29, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 883 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 272 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1010 (of 5829)
Total:: 1850 (of 7634)
Played:: 105 years, 4 months, 17 days ago

Review
From the Nottingham Evening Post that night:
During the progress of the match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United on the City Ground this afternoon some slight excitement was several times caused by a small outbreak of fire in the stand, both in the centre and in the wings. Prompt measures were taken with extinguishers and buckets, and the spectators did not have to leave their seats. The cause may have been dropped matches or lighted cigarette ends, and the strong wind helped what flame there was.

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

Goal Scorers
Tom Elliott (26') - Tom Elliott last goal

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Arthur Fairclough
Prior form: LLDDDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Alfred Bennett
2	D	30	Harold Bulling
3	D	29	Harry Jones
4	F	25	Jackie Belton
5	D	27	Fred Parker
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong
7	F	25	Sidney Harrold
8	F	29	Jack Spaven
9	F	31	Tom Elliott (26')
10	F		James Bell	Only appearance
11	F	23	George Dennis

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Alfred Bennett	18		7	1
2	D	30	Harold Bulling	59		7	1
3	D	29	Harry Jones	133	9	7	1
4	F	25	Jackie Belton	93	14	7	1
5	D	27	Fred Parker	67	2	7	1
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong	411	10	7	1
7	F	25	Sidney Harrold	36	8	7	1
8	F	29	Jack Spaven	41	14	77	15
9	F	31	Tom Elliott (26')	25	6	7	1
10	F		James Bell	Debut
11	F	23	George Dennis	11	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Down
2	D	Jimmy Frew
3	D	Ralph Rodgerson
4	D	Jim Baker
5	D	Ernie Hart
6	M	Jimmy Walton
7	M	George Mason
8	M	Bert Duffield
9	M	Tommy Howarth
10	F	Matt Ellson
11	F	Basil Wood

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-2	Coventry City
Bristol City	5-0	Stoke
Bury	1-1	The Wednesday
Clapton Orient	3-0	Notts County
Hull City	2-0	Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Leeds United
Port Vale	1-2	West Ham United
Rotherham County	1-1	Birmingham City
South Shields	3-0	Fulham
Stockport County	2-2	Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	Leicester 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	Cardiff City	39	22	10	7	54	29	12	5	3	25	9	10	5	4	29	20	25	54	DWWWWD	Safe
2	Birmingham City	39	22	9	8	72	37	15	4	1	51	13	7	5	7	21	24	35	53	LWDWDW	Safe
3	Bristol City	39	18	12	9	42	26	13	3	3	30	11	5	9	6	12	15	16	48	WWDLWD	Safe
4	Blackpool	40	20	8	12	52	40	12	3	6	32	19	8	5	6	20	21	12	48	LDLWLD	Safe
5	West Ham United	39	17	9	13	47	28	12	5	3	36	10	5	4	10	11	18	19	43	WDLWLD	Safe
6	Notts County	39	16	11	12	52	36	11	5	4	34	16	5	6	8	18	20	16	43	WDLWLW	Safe
7	Clapton Orient	40	15	12	13	40	42	12	5	2	28	9	3	7	11	12	33	-2	42	WWDWLD	Safe
8	South Shields	39	16	9	14	57	44	12	3	4	38	16	4	6	10	19	28	13	41	LLWLLD	Safe
9	Bury	39	15	9	15	43	45	10	7	2	28	11	5	2	13	15	34	-2	39	LDWWWL	Safe
10	Fulham	39	15	9	15	40	44	13	4	3	30	12	2	5	12	10	32	-4	39	WLLWDD	Safe
11	Leicester City	39	12	14	13	39	43	10	7	3	26	11	2	7	10	13	32	-4	38	LLLDDD	Safe
12	The Wednesday	39	14	9	16	44	45	9	6	5	29	12	5	3	11	15	33	-1	37	WWDWLW	Safe
13	Hull City	39	9	19	11	41	50	6	9	4	22	18	3	10	7	19	32	-9	37	DWDWDD	Safe
14	Port Vale	39	11	14	14	42	41	7	6	6	27	15	4	8	8	15	26	1	36	LDLDDD	Safe
15	Leeds United	40	13	10	17	38	44	11	5	5	30	14	2	5	12	8	30	-6	36	LLDDDD	Safe
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	15	6	18	45	61	10	4	5	30	21	5	2	13	15	40	-16	36	LWLLWD	Safe
17	Rotherham County	40	12	11	17	36	50	8	8	3	22	18	4	3	14	14	32	-14	35	LWLLWL	Safe
18	Barnsley	39	9	15	15	43	45	8	9	2	28	15	1	6	13	15	30	-2	33	WWDDDL
19	Stoke	39	11	11	17	43	48	8	5	7	23	14	3	6	10	20	34	-5	33	DLLLLD
20	Nottingham Forest	39	11	11	17	47	53	8	6	5	36	24	3	5	12	11	29	-6	33	LWLLDD
21	Coventry City	39	11	9	19	35	68	8	5	7	24	25	3	4	12	11	43	-33	31	WWLWLW
22	Stockport County	39	9	9	21	40	73	8	4	7	28	22	1	5	14	12	51	-33	27	LWLLWD

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	1	Birmingham City	40	22	10	8	73	38	15	4	1	51	13	7	6	7	22	25	35	54	WDWDWD	Safe	1-1
1	2	Cardiff City	40	22	10	8	54	31	12	5	3	25	9	10	5	5	29	22	23	54	WWWWDL	Safe	0-2
	3	Bristol City	40	19	12	9	47	26	14	3	3	35	11	5	9	6	12	15	21	50	WDLWDW	Safe	5-0
	4	Blackpool	41	20	9	12	54	42	12	3	6	32	19	8	6	6	22	23	12	49	DLWLDD	Safe	2-2
	5	West Ham United	40	18	9	13	49	29	12	5	3	36	10	6	4	10	13	19	20	45	DLWLDW	Safe	2-1
1	6	Clapton Orient	41	16	12	13	43	42	13	5	2	31	9	3	7	11	12	33	1	44	WDWLDW	Safe	3-0
1	7	South Shields	40	17	9	14	60	44	13	3	4	41	16	4	6	10	19	28	16	43	LWLLDW	Safe	3-0
2	8	Notts County	40	16	11	13	52	39	11	5	4	34	16	5	6	9	18	23	13	43	DLWLWL	Safe	0-3
	9	Bury	40	15	10	15	44	46	10	8	2	29	12	5	2	13	15	34	-2	40	DWWWLD	Safe	1-1
3	10	Hull City	40	10	19	11	43	50	7	9	4	24	18	3	10	7	19	32	-7	39	WDWDDW	Safe	2-0
1	11	Fulham	40	15	9	16	40	47	13	4	3	30	12	2	5	13	10	35	-7	39	LLWDDL	Safe	0-3
	12	The Wednesday	40	14	10	16	45	46	9	6	5	29	12	5	4	11	16	34	-1	38	WDWLWD	Safe	1-1
2	13	Leicester City	40	12	14	14	39	46	10	7	3	26	11	2	7	11	13	35	-7	38	LLDDDL	Safe	0-3
2	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	16	6	18	48	61	11	4	5	33	21	5	2	13	15	40	-13	38	WLLWDW	Safe	3-0
1	15	Port Vale	40	11	14	15	43	43	7	6	7	28	17	4	8	8	15	26	0	36	DLDDDL	Safe	1-2
1	16	Leeds United	41	13	10	18	38	45	11	5	5	30	14	2	5	13	8	31	-7	36	LDDDDL	Safe	0-1
	17	Rotherham County	41	12	12	17	37	51	8	9	3	23	19	4	3	14	14	32	-14	36	WLLWLD	Safe	1-1
2	18	Nottingham Forest	40	12	11	17	48	53	9	6	5	37	24	3	5	12	11	29	-5	35	WLLDDW	Safe	1-0
1	19	Barnsley	40	9	16	15	45	47	8	10	2	30	17	1	6	13	15	30	-2	34	WDDDLD	Safe	2-2
1	20	Stoke	40	11	11	18	43	53	8	5	7	23	14	3	6	11	20	39	-10	33	LLLLDL	Safe	0-5
	21	Coventry City	40	11	10	19	37	70	8	5	7	24	25	3	5	12	13	45	-33	32	WLWLWD		2-2
	22	Stockport County	40	9	10	21	42	75	8	5	7	30	24	1	5	14	12	51	-33	28	WLLWDD		2-2