The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 COVENTRY CITY - Sat May 07, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat May 07, 1921 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 07 May 1921

Season:: 1920-21
Referee:: H Crossthwaite
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 16 18
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Harold Bulling XI (Friendly)
League:: Crystal Palace
Coventry City:: Sep 10, 1921

GAME COUNT:
League:: 885 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 274 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1012 (of 5829)
Total:: 1852 (of 7634)
Played:: 105 years, 4 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Albert Evans
Prior form: LWLWDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Sammy Stevens (4')
Reg Dalton (10')

Lineup


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

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jerry Best
2	D	George Chaplin
3	D	Jimmy Lawrence
4	D	Reg Dalton
5	D	Bert Millard
6	M	George Hadley
7	M	Jim Mackey
8	M	Billy Leitch
9	M	Sammy Stevens
10	F	Billy Morgan
11	F	William Devlin

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat May 07, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-0	Stoke
Bristol City	0-1	The Wednesday
Bury	0-1	Notts County
Clapton Orient	0-0	Blackpool
Hull City	0-0	Fulham
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Coventry City
Port Vale	0-2	Birmingham City
Rotherham County	0-2	Leeds United
South Shields	0-0	West Ham United
Stockport County	0-0	Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-3	Cardiff 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	Birmingham City	41	23	10	8	77	38	16	4	1	55	13	7	6	7	22	25	39	56	DWDWDW	Promoted
	2	Cardiff City	41	23	10	8	56	31	13	5	3	27	9	10	5	5	29	22	25	56	WWWDLW	Promoted
	3	Bristol City	41	19	13	9	49	28	14	3	3	35	11	5	10	6	14	17	21	51	DLWDWD	Safe
	4	Blackpool	41	20	9	12	54	42	12	3	6	32	19	8	6	6	22	23	12	49	DLWLDD	Safe
	5	West Ham United	41	19	9	13	51	30	13	5	3	38	11	6	4	10	13	19	21	47	LWLDWW	Safe
	6	Notts County	41	17	11	13	54	40	12	5	4	36	17	5	6	9	18	23	14	45	LWLWLW	Safe
	7	Clapton Orient	41	16	12	13	43	42	13	5	2	31	9	3	7	11	12	33	1	44	WDWLDW	Safe
	8	South Shields	41	17	9	15	61	46	13	3	4	41	16	4	6	11	20	30	15	43	WLLDWL	Safe
	9	Fulham	41	16	9	16	43	47	14	4	3	33	12	2	5	13	10	35	-4	41	LWDDLW	Safe
	10	Bury	41	15	10	16	45	48	10	8	2	29	12	5	2	14	16	36	-3	40	WWWLDL	Safe
	11	The Wednesday	41	14	11	16	47	48	9	7	5	31	14	5	4	11	16	34	-1	39	DWLWDD	Safe
	12	Leicester City	41	12	15	14	39	46	10	8	3	26	11	2	7	11	13	35	-7	39	LDDDLD	Safe
	13	Hull City	41	10	19	12	43	53	7	9	4	24	18	3	10	8	19	35	-10	39	DWDDWL	Safe
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	16	6	19	48	63	11	4	5	33	21	5	2	14	15	42	-15	38	LLWDWL	Safe
	15	Port Vale	41	11	14	16	43	47	7	6	7	28	17	4	8	9	15	30	-4	36	LDDDLL	Safe
	16	Nottingham Forest	41	12	12	17	48	53	9	6	5	37	24	3	6	12	11	29	-5	36	LLDDWD	Safe
	17	Leeds United	41	13	10	18	38	45	11	5	5	30	14	2	5	13	8	31	-7	36	LDDDDL	Safe
	18	Rotherham County	41	12	12	17	37	51	8	9	3	23	19	4	3	14	14	32	-14	36	WLLWLD	Safe
	19	Stoke	41	12	11	18	46	55	9	5	7	26	16	3	6	11	20	39	-9	35	LLLDLW	Safe
	20	Barnsley	41	9	16	16	47	50	8	10	2	30	17	1	6	14	17	33	-3	34	DDDLDL	Safe
	21	Coventry City	41	11	11	19	37	70	8	6	7	24	25	3	5	12	13	45	-33	33	LWLWDD	Safe
	22	Stockport County	41	9	11	21	42	75	8	5	7	30	24	1	6	14	12	51	-33	29	LLWDDD	Relegated

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	Birmingham City	42	24	10	8	79	38	16	4	1	55	13	8	6	7	24	25	41	58	WDWDWW	Promoted	2-0
	2	Cardiff City	42	24	10	8	59	32	13	5	3	27	9	11	5	5	32	23	27	58	WWDLWW	Promoted	3-1
	3	Bristol City	42	19	13	10	49	29	14	3	4	35	12	5	10	6	14	17	20	51	LWDWDL	Safe	0-1
	4	Blackpool	42	20	10	12	54	42	12	3	6	32	19	8	7	6	22	23	12	50	LWLDDD	Safe	0-0
	5	West Ham United	42	19	10	13	51	30	13	5	3	38	11	6	5	10	13	19	21	48	WLDWWD	Safe	0-0
	6	Notts County	42	18	11	13	55	40	12	5	4	36	17	6	6	9	19	23	15	47	WLWLWW	Safe	1-0
	7	Clapton Orient	42	16	13	13	43	42	13	6	2	31	9	3	7	11	12	33	1	45	DWLDWD	Safe	0-0
	8	South Shields	42	17	10	15	61	46	13	4	4	41	16	4	6	11	20	30	15	44	LLDWLD	Safe	0-0
	9	Fulham	42	16	10	16	43	47	14	4	3	33	12	2	6	13	10	35	-4	42	WDDLWD	Safe	0-0
1	10	The Wednesday	42	15	11	16	48	48	9	7	5	31	14	6	4	11	17	34	0	41	WLWDDW	Safe	1-0
1	11	Bury	42	15	10	17	45	49	10	8	3	29	13	5	2	14	16	36	-4	40	WWLDLL	Safe	0-1
	12	Leicester City	42	12	16	14	39	46	10	8	3	26	11	2	8	11	13	35	-7	40	DDDLDD	Safe	0-0
	13	Hull City	42	10	20	12	43	53	7	10	4	24	18	3	10	8	19	35	-10	40	WDDWLD	Safe	0-0
3	14	Leeds United	42	14	10	18	40	45	11	5	5	30	14	3	5	13	10	31	-5	38	DDDDLW	Safe	2-0
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	16	6	20	49	66	11	4	6	34	24	5	2	14	15	42	-17	38	LWDWLL	Safe	1-3
4	16	Barnsley	42	10	16	16	48	50	9	10	2	31	17	1	6	14	17	33	-2	36	DDLDLW	Safe	1-0
2	17	Port Vale	42	11	14	17	43	49	7	6	8	28	19	4	8	9	15	30	-6	36	DDDLLL	Safe	0-2
2	18	Nottingham Forest	42	12	12	18	48	55	9	6	6	37	26	3	6	12	11	29	-7	36	LDDWDL	Safe	0-2
1	19	Rotherham County	42	12	12	18	37	53	8	9	4	23	21	4	3	14	14	32	-16	36	LLWLDL	Safe	0-2
1	20	Stoke	42	12	11	19	46	56	9	5	7	26	16	3	6	12	20	40	-10	35	LLDLWL	Safe	0-1
	21	Coventry City	42	12	11	19	39	70	8	6	7	24	25	4	5	12	15	45	-31	35	WLWDDW	Safe	2-0
	22	Stockport County	42	9	12	21	42	75	8	6	7	30	24	1	6	14	12	51	-33	30	LWDDDD	Relegated	0-0