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ASTON VILLA 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 27, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 27, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: W Mason
Attendance:: 25,000
League Week:: 28 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 13 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 12, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 955 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 639 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 1090 (of 5829)
Total:: 1933 (of 7634)
Played:: 103 years, 7 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: DDWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Arthur Dorrell (26')
Ian Dickson (33')
Billy Walker (57')
Ian Dickson (68')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Alfred Bennett
2	D	32	Harold Bulling
3	D	31	Harry Jones
4	F	27	Jackie Belton
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan
6	F	26	Noah Burton
7	M	23	Sid Gibson
8	F	31	Jack Spaven
9	D		John Green
10	F	31	Bobby Parker
11	F	31	Henry Martin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Alfred Bennett	36		84	18
2	D	32	Harold Bulling	131	2	2	1
3	D	31	Harry Jones	211	9	2	1
4	F	27	Jackie Belton	161	14	2	1
5	M	23	Gerry Morgan	17		2	1
6	F	26	Noah Burton	75	7	2	1
7	M	23	Sid Gibson	60	3	2	1
8	F	31	Jack Spaven	117	46	2	1
9	D		John Green	7	2	2	1
10	F	31	Bobby Parker	49	12	10	4
11	F	31	Henry Martin	31	3	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Cyril Spiers
2	D	Tommy Mort
3	D	Tommy Smart
4	D	George Blackburn
5	D	Frank Moss
6	M	Arthur Dorrell
7	M	Dicky York
8	M	Billy Kirton
9	M	Billy Walker
10	F	Len Capewell
11	F	Ian Dickson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 27, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	4-0	Nottingham Forest
Cardiff City	5-0	Blackburn Rovers
Huddersfield Town	0-1	Sunderland
Liverpool	2-0	Middlesbrough
Manchester City	0-0	Arsenal
Newcastle United	0-0	Chelsea
Preston North End	3-1	Burnley
Sheffield United	2-2	Bolton Wanderers
Stoke	4-1	Everton
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Oldham Athletic
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Birmingham City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST 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	Liverpool	25	18	2	5	51	22	10	1	1	34	11	8	1	4	17	11	29	38	WWWDWW
2	Sunderland	25	14	8	3	51	34	9	4	0	32	16	5	4	3	19	18	17	36	DWWWWD
3	Huddersfield Town	25	12	8	5	36	19	8	1	3	19	7	4	7	2	17	12	17	32	WDWWWD
4	Newcastle United	26	11	8	7	27	22	6	5	2	15	8	5	3	5	12	14	5	30	DDWWWL
5	Sheffield United	26	11	8	7	39	32	7	5	1	22	11	4	3	6	17	21	7	30	WLWWWD
6	Manchester City	25	12	6	7	36	30	9	2	1	27	14	3	4	6	9	16	6	30	WDWWWL
7	Middlesbrough	25	10	9	6	39	33	8	4	1	29	15	2	5	5	10	18	6	29	DDDWLL
8	Burnley	25	11	5	9	42	31	8	3	2	29	11	3	2	7	13	20	11	27	DDLLLW
9	Bolton Wanderers	27	10	7	10	37	37	9	5	0	30	9	1	2	10	7	28	0	27	WLDWLD
10	West Bromwich Albion	25	10	6	9	40	33	7	4	1	29	7	3	2	8	11	26	7	26	DLWLWW
11	Tottenham Hotspur	25	11	4	10	33	34	6	1	5	20	17	5	3	5	13	17	-1	26	WLLLWW
12	Everton	25	10	4	11	33	37	8	2	3	23	13	2	2	8	10	24	-4	24	DLLWLW
13	Aston Villa	25	9	6	10	32	36	7	2	3	19	9	2	4	7	13	27	-4	24	DDWWLL
14	Blackburn Rovers	26	8	8	10	34	41	7	5	2	24	18	1	3	8	10	23	-7	24	LWLLWL
15	Chelsea	25	7	8	10	29	29	3	7	3	17	13	4	1	7	12	16	0	22	LDWDLW
16	Arsenal	27	9	4	14	41	53	7	2	4	22	13	2	2	10	19	40	-12	22	LWWWLW
17	Preston North End	25	7	7	11	34	41	6	2	4	21	16	1	5	7	13	25	-7	21	LDWLWL
18	Birmingham City	26	6	9	11	24	33	5	4	5	14	12	1	5	6	10	21	-9	21	LDLLLL
19	Cardiff City	25	8	4	13	35	41	7	1	4	24	14	1	3	9	11	27	-6	20	LWLDWL
20	Nottingham Forest	27	7	6	14	28	45	7	2	5	15	14	0	4	9	13	31	-17	20	DLLLLW
21	Stoke	26	6	6	14	31	43	4	5	3	18	13	2	1	11	13	30	-12	18	LLLWLW
22	Oldham Athletic	26	5	5	16	25	51	5	2	6	14	19	0	3	10	11	32	-26	15	LLLLLL

Table after:

	FIRST 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	Liverpool	26	19	2	5	53	22	11	1	1	36	11	8	1	4	17	11	31	40	WWDWWW		2-0
	2	Sunderland	26	15	8	3	52	34	9	4	0	32	16	6	4	3	20	18	18	38	WWWWDW		1-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	26	12	8	6	36	20	8	1	4	19	8	4	7	2	17	12	16	32	DWWWDL		0-1
	4	Newcastle United	27	11	9	7	27	22	6	6	2	15	8	5	3	5	12	14	5	31	DWWWLD		0-0
	5	Sheffield United	27	11	9	7	41	34	7	6	1	24	13	4	3	6	17	21	7	31	LWWWDD		2-2
	6	Manchester City	26	12	7	7	36	30	9	3	1	27	14	3	4	6	9	16	6	31	DWWWLD		0-0
	7	Middlesbrough	26	10	9	7	39	35	8	4	1	29	15	2	5	6	10	20	4	29	DDWLLL		0-2
2	8	West Bromwich Albion	26	11	6	9	41	33	8	4	1	30	7	3	2	8	11	26	8	28	LWLWWW		1-0
2	9	Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	4	10	36	34	7	1	5	23	17	5	3	5	13	17	2	28	LLLWWW		3-0
1	10	Bolton Wanderers	28	10	8	10	39	39	9	5	0	30	9	1	3	10	9	30	0	28	LDWLDD		2-2
3	11	Burnley	26	11	5	10	43	34	8	3	2	29	11	3	2	8	14	23	9	27	DLLLWL		1-3
1	12	Aston Villa	26	10	6	10	36	36	8	2	3	23	9	2	4	7	13	27	0	26	DWWLLW		4-0
1	13	Everton	26	10	4	12	34	41	8	2	3	23	13	2	2	9	11	28	-7	24	LLWLWL		1-4
	14	Blackburn Rovers	27	8	8	11	34	46	7	5	2	24	18	1	3	9	10	28	-12	24	WLLWLL		0-5
	15	Chelsea	26	7	9	10	29	29	3	7	3	17	13	4	2	7	12	16	0	23	DWDLWD		0-0
1	16	Preston North End	26	8	7	11	37	42	7	2	4	24	17	1	5	7	13	25	-5	23	DWLWLW		3-1
1	17	Arsenal	28	9	5	14	41	53	7	2	4	22	13	2	3	10	19	40	-12	23	WWWLWD		0-0
1	18	Cardiff City	26	9	4	13	40	41	8	1	4	29	14	1	3	9	11	27	-1	22	WLDWLW		5-0
1	19	Birmingham City	27	6	9	12	24	34	5	4	5	14	12	1	5	7	10	22	-10	21	DLLLLL		0-1
1	20	Stoke	27	7	6	14	35	44	5	5	3	22	14	2	1	11	13	30	-9	20	LLWLWW		4-1
1	21	Nottingham Forest	28	7	6	15	28	49	7	2	5	15	14	0	4	10	13	35	-21	20	LLLLWL		0-4
	22	Oldham Athletic	27	5	5	17	25	54	5	2	6	14	19	0	3	11	11	35	-29	15	LLLLLL		0-3