The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 0 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 24, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 24, 1921 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1921-22
Referee:: GD Nunnerley
Attendance:: 14,000
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Jan 07, 1922

GAME COUNT:
League:: 905 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 294 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1032 (of 5824)
Total:: 1874 (of 7629)
Played:: 104 years, 8 months, 5 days ago

Review
Both Hardy and Armstrong wnet off, suffering from flu

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson (55')

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Alex Raisbeck
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Alfred Bennett
2	D	31	Harold Bulling
3	D	30	Harry Jones
4	F	26	Jackie Belton
5	D	28	Fred Parker
6	M	26	Joe Mills
7	M	22	Sid Gibson (55')
8	F	30	Jack Spaven
9	F	30	Bobby Parker
10	F	30	Walter Boyman
11	F	25	Noah Burton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank Vallis
2	D	Dick Hughes
3	D	Laurence Banfield
4	D	Bert Neesam
5	D	Jack Wren
6	M	Alexander Torrance
7	M	George Beare
8	M	Archie Bown
9	M	Albert Fairclough
10	F	Billy Pocock
11	F	Jack Harris

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 24, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-2	Port Vale
Bradford Park Avenue	0-0	Blackpool
Bristol City	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Clapton Orient	4-2	Fulham
Coventry City	2-2	The Wednesday
Crystal Palace	1-2	Leeds United
Derby County	3-1	West Ham United
Leicester City	0-0	Bury
Notts County	2-0	Hull City
Stoke	1-1	Rotherham County
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-2	South Shields

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	Nottingham Forest	19	11	6	2	24	13	7	3	0	14	4	4	3	2	10	9	11	28	DDWDWW
	2	Fulham	19	12	2	5	39	16	8	2	0	28	3	4	0	5	11	13	23	26	WWWWWW
	3	Hull City	19	11	3	5	29	17	8	1	1	21	5	3	2	4	8	12	12	25	WWWWDW
	4	Barnsley	20	11	3	6	27	20	5	2	2	13	6	6	1	4	14	14	7	25	DDLDLW
	5	West Ham United	19	11	2	6	28	14	9	1	0	24	2	2	1	6	4	12	14	24	WWWDWW
	6	Leicester City	19	7	9	3	18	12	4	3	2	13	9	3	6	1	5	3	6	23	DDDWDW
	7	Stoke	19	8	7	4	23	18	4	4	1	12	3	4	3	3	11	15	5	23	LDDWWD
	8	Notts County	20	7	8	5	25	22	5	3	2	17	9	2	5	3	8	13	3	22	DDDWDL
	9	Leeds United	19	8	5	6	21	19	4	4	2	12	6	4	1	4	9	13	2	21	WLLLDD
	10	Bury	19	8	4	7	30	26	6	2	2	22	9	2	2	5	8	17	4	20	DLWWLL
	11	Crystal Palace	19	7	6	6	22	21	5	2	2	13	7	2	4	4	9	14	1	20	DWLDLD
	12	Derby County	19	8	2	9	25	26	5	0	4	12	8	3	2	5	13	18	-1	18	WWLLDL
	13	The Wednesday	18	6	6	6	21	22	4	3	2	13	10	2	3	4	8	12	-1	18	LLWWDD
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	2	9	21	24	4	1	4	10	9	4	1	5	11	15	-3	18	LLWDWW
	15	South Shields	19	5	7	7	12	14	4	3	3	7	6	1	4	4	5	8	-2	17	DWWDLL
	16	Rotherham County	19	6	5	8	14	24	4	5	1	7	2	2	0	7	7	22	-10	17	DLWWWD
	17	Clapton Orient	19	5	6	8	15	21	5	2	2	14	9	0	4	6	1	12	-6	16	DLLDDL
	18	Coventry City	18	5	3	10	17	22	4	1	4	13	7	1	2	6	4	15	-5	13	LLLDDL
	19	Port Vale	19	5	3	11	22	31	4	1	5	16	14	1	2	6	6	17	-9	13	WDLLLL
	20	Bradford Park Avenue	19	4	4	11	20	31	3	2	4	13	13	1	2	7	7	18	-11	12	LLLLDD
	21	Bristol City	19	4	3	12	14	35	3	3	3	9	8	1	0	9	5	27	-21	11	LLLLWL
	22	Blackpool	19	3	2	14	14	33	2	1	7	11	18	1	1	7	3	15	-19	8	WLLLLD

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	Nottingham Forest	20	12	6	2	25	13	7	3	0	14	4	5	3	2	11	9	12	30	DWDWWW		1-0
2	2	Barnsley	21	12	3	6	30	22	6	2	2	16	8	6	1	4	14	14	8	27	DLDLWW		3-2
1	3	Fulham	20	12	2	6	41	20	8	2	0	28	3	4	0	6	13	17	21	26	WWWWWL		2-4
1	4	Hull City	20	11	3	6	29	19	8	1	1	21	5	3	2	5	8	14	10	25	WWWDWL		0-2
	5	West Ham United	20	11	2	7	29	17	9	1	0	24	2	2	1	7	5	15	12	24	WWDWWL		1-3
	6	Leicester City	20	7	10	3	18	12	4	4	2	13	9	3	6	1	5	3	6	24	DDWDWD		0-0
	7	Stoke	20	8	8	4	24	19	4	5	1	13	4	4	3	3	11	15	5	24	DDWWDD		1-1
	8	Notts County	21	8	8	5	27	22	6	3	2	19	9	2	5	3	8	13	5	24	DDWDLW		2-0
	9	Leeds United	20	9	5	6	23	20	4	4	2	12	6	5	1	4	11	14	3	23	LLLDDW		2-1
	10	Bury	20	8	5	7	30	26	6	2	2	22	9	2	3	5	8	17	4	21	LWWLLD		0-0
1	11	Derby County	20	9	2	9	28	27	6	0	4	15	9	3	2	5	13	18	1	20	WLLDLW		3-1
1	12	Crystal Palace	20	7	6	7	23	23	5	2	3	14	9	2	4	4	9	14	0	20	WLDLDL		1-2
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	2	9	24	26	5	1	4	13	11	4	1	5	11	15	-2	20	LWDWWW		3-2
1	14	The Wednesday	19	6	7	6	23	24	4	3	2	13	10	2	4	4	10	14	-1	19	LWWDDD		2-2
2	15	Clapton Orient	20	6	6	8	19	23	6	2	2	18	11	0	4	6	1	12	-4	18	LLDDLW		4-2
	16	Rotherham County	20	6	6	8	15	25	4	5	1	7	2	2	1	7	8	23	-10	18	LWWWDD		1-1
2	17	South Shields	20	5	7	8	14	17	4	3	3	7	6	1	4	5	7	11	-3	17	WWDLLL		2-3
	18	Coventry City	19	5	4	10	19	24	4	2	4	15	9	1	2	6	4	15	-5	14	LLDDLD		2-2
	19	Port Vale	20	5	3	12	24	34	4	1	5	16	14	1	2	7	8	20	-10	13	DLLLLL		2-3
	20	Bradford Park Avenue	20	4	5	11	20	31	3	3	4	13	13	1	2	7	7	18	-11	13	LLLDDD		0-0
	21	Bristol City	20	4	3	13	14	36	3	3	4	9	9	1	0	9	5	27	-22	11	LLLWLL		0-1
	22	Blackpool	20	3	3	14	14	33	2	1	7	11	18	1	2	7	3	15	-19	9	LLLLDD		0-0