The City Ground

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Tue Dec 27, 1921 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Dec 27, 1921 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Birmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 28 December 1921

Season:: 1921-22
Referee:: DH Asson
Attendance:: 25,000
League Week:: 22 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 13 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 19, 1925

GAME COUNT:
League:: 907 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 296 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1034 (of 5829)
Total:: 1876 (of 7634)
Played:: 104 years, 8 months, 27 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: WDWWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Bissett (62')
George Bissett (83')

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	F	37	Jack Armstrong
7	F	26	Sidney Harrold
8	F	30	Jack Spaven
9	F	30	Bobby Parker
10	F	30	Walter Tinsley
11	F	25	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Alfred Bennett	26		1	1
2	D	31	Harold Bulling	83		1	1
3	D	30	Harry Jones	157	9	1	1
4	F	26	Jackie Belton	116	14	1	1
5	D	28	Fred Parker	91	2	1	1
6	F	37	Jack Armstrong	432	10	1	1
7	F	26	Sidney Harrold	49	8	66	11
8	F	30	Jack Spaven	64	24	1	1
9	F	30	Bobby Parker	14	3	1	1
10	F	30	Walter Tinsley	16	5	10	3
11	F	25	Noah Burton	21	2	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Noel George
2	D	Dickie Baugh
3	D	George Marshall
4	D	Val Gregory
5	D	Bill Caddick
6	M	Alf Riley
7	M	Sammy Brooks
8	M	George Bissett
9	M	Eddie Edmonds
10	F	Harry Hargreaves
11	F	Dick Richards

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Dec 27, 1921)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	3-0	Barnsley
Clapton Orient	1-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Derby County	3-2	Port Vale
Leicester City	1-0	Blackpool
Notts County	3-2	Crystal Palace
Rotherham County	2-0	Hull City
Stoke	3-0	Fulham
The Wednesday	2-1	Leeds United
West Ham United	3-2	Bury
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	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	Nottingham Forest	21	12	7	2	25	13	7	4	0	14	4	5	3	2	11	9	12	31	WDWWWD
2	Fulham	21	13	2	6	43	21	9	2	0	30	4	4	0	6	13	17	22	28	WWWWLW
3	Barnsley	22	12	4	6	31	23	6	3	2	17	9	6	1	4	14	14	8	28	LDLWWD
4	West Ham United	21	12	2	7	30	17	9	1	0	24	2	3	1	7	6	15	13	26	WDWWLW
5	Hull City	21	11	3	7	29	20	8	1	2	21	6	3	2	5	8	14	9	25	WWDWLL
6	Leicester City	21	7	10	4	18	14	4	4	2	13	9	3	6	2	5	5	4	24	DWDWDL
7	Stoke	21	8	8	5	25	21	4	5	1	13	4	4	3	4	12	17	4	24	DWWDDL
8	Notts County	22	8	8	6	27	23	6	3	2	19	9	2	5	4	8	14	4	24	DWDLWL
9	Leeds United	21	9	6	6	24	21	4	5	2	13	7	5	1	4	11	14	3	24	LLDDWD
10	Crystal Palace	21	8	6	7	24	23	6	2	3	15	9	2	4	4	9	14	1	22	LDLDLW
11	Bury	21	8	5	8	30	27	6	2	3	22	10	2	3	5	8	17	3	21	WWLLDL
12	Derby County	21	9	3	9	29	28	6	0	4	15	9	3	3	5	14	19	1	21	LLDLWD
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	9	3	9	24	26	5	1	4	13	11	4	2	5	11	15	-2	21	WDWWWD
14	The Wednesday	20	6	8	6	24	25	4	3	2	13	10	2	5	4	11	15	-1	20	WWDDDD
15	Rotherham County	21	7	6	8	16	25	4	5	1	7	2	3	1	7	9	23	-9	20	WWWDDW
16	South Shields	21	6	7	8	15	17	4	3	3	7	6	2	4	5	8	11	-2	19	WDLLLW
17	Clapton Orient	21	6	6	9	20	26	6	2	2	18	11	0	4	7	2	15	-6	18	LDDLWL
18	Bradford Park Avenue	21	5	5	11	23	32	4	3	4	16	14	1	2	7	7	18	-9	15	LLDDDW
19	Coventry City	20	5	4	11	19	25	4	2	5	15	10	1	2	6	4	15	-6	14	LDDLDL
20	Port Vale	21	5	4	12	25	35	4	2	5	17	15	1	2	7	8	20	-10	14	LLLLLD
21	Bristol City	21	4	4	13	15	37	3	3	4	9	9	1	1	9	6	28	-22	12	LLWLLD
22	Blackpool	21	4	3	14	16	33	3	1	7	13	18	1	2	7	3	15	-17	11	LLLDDW

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	22	12	7	3	25	15	7	4	0	14	4	5	3	3	11	11	10	31	DWWWDL		0-2
	2	Fulham	22	13	2	7	43	24	9	2	0	30	4	4	0	7	13	20	19	28	WWWLWL		0-3
1	3	West Ham United	22	13	2	7	33	19	10	1	0	27	4	3	1	7	6	15	14	28	DWWLWW		3-2
1	4	Barnsley	23	12	4	7	31	26	6	3	2	17	9	6	1	5	14	17	5	28	DLWWDL		0-3
1	5	Leicester City	22	8	10	4	19	14	5	4	2	14	9	3	6	2	5	5	5	26	WDWDLW		1-0
1	6	Stoke	22	9	8	5	28	21	5	5	1	16	4	4	3	4	12	17	7	26	WWDDLW		3-0
1	7	Notts County	23	9	8	6	30	25	7	3	2	22	11	2	5	4	8	14	5	26	WDLWLW		3-2
3	8	Hull City	22	11	3	8	29	22	8	1	2	21	6	3	2	6	8	16	7	25	WDWLLL		0-2
	9	Leeds United	22	9	6	7	25	23	4	5	2	13	7	5	1	5	12	16	2	24	LDDWDL		1-2
2	10	Derby County	22	10	3	9	32	30	7	0	4	18	11	3	3	5	14	19	2	23	LDLWDW		3-2
2	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	10	3	9	26	26	6	1	4	15	11	4	2	5	11	15	0	23	DWWWDW		2-0
2	12	Crystal Palace	22	8	6	8	26	26	6	2	3	15	9	2	4	5	11	17	0	22	DLDLWL		2-3
1	13	The Wednesday	21	7	8	6	26	26	5	3	2	15	11	2	5	4	11	15	0	22	WDDDDW		2-1
1	14	Rotherham County	22	8	6	8	18	25	5	5	1	9	2	3	1	7	9	23	-7	22	WWDDWW		2-0
4	15	Bury	22	8	5	9	32	30	6	2	3	22	10	2	3	6	10	20	2	21	WLLDLL		2-3
1	16	Clapton Orient	22	7	6	9	21	26	7	2	2	19	11	0	4	7	2	15	-5	20	DDLWLW		1-0
1	17	South Shields	21	6	7	8	15	17	4	3	3	7	6	2	4	5	8	11	-2	19	WDLLLW
	18	Bradford Park Avenue	22	5	5	12	23	33	4	3	4	16	14	1	2	8	7	19	-10	15	LDDDWL		0-1
	19	Coventry City	20	5	4	11	19	25	4	2	5	15	10	1	2	6	4	15	-6	14	LDDLDL
	20	Port Vale	22	5	4	13	27	38	4	2	5	17	15	1	2	8	10	23	-11	14	LLLLDL		2-3
	21	Bristol City	22	5	4	13	18	37	4	3	4	12	9	1	1	9	6	28	-19	14	LWLLDW		3-0
	22	Blackpool	22	4	3	15	16	34	3	1	7	13	18	1	2	8	3	16	-18	11	LLDDWL		0-1