The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 MIDDLESBROUGH - Fri Mar 30, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Mar 30, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1922-23
Referee:: CE Lines
Attendance:: 18,000
League Week:: 36 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 15 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stoke City (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Apr 02, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 963 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 647 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 1098 (of 5829)
Total:: 1942 (of 7634)
Played:: 103 years, 5 months, 16 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson (34')
Walter Tinsley (55')

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: James Howie
Prior form: LLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tommy Urwin (3')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
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 (34')
8	F	26	Charlie Flood
9	F	24	Patrick Nelis
10	F	31	Walter Tinsley (55')
11	F	31	Henry Martin

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Clough
2	D	Jock Marshall
3	D	Walter Holmes
4	D	Joe Harris
5	D	Maurice Webster
6	M	Charlie Slade
7	M	Peter Donaghy
8	M	Billy Birrell
9	M	George Elliott
10	F	Sandy Cochrane
11	F	Tommy Urwin

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Mar 30, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-0	Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers	0-2	Everton
Burnley	1-5	Cardiff City
Liverpool	2-1	Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Middlesbrough
Oldham Athletic	0-0	Newcastle United
Sunderland	2-0	Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Preston North End

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	33	23	3	7	63	24	15	1	1	46	11	8	2	6	17	13	39	49	DWWLLW	Safe
	2	Sunderland	32	17	10	5	59	42	11	5	0	38	19	6	5	5	21	23	17	44	WDWLDL	Safe
	3	Huddersfield Town	33	16	8	9	48	29	11	1	5	28	14	5	7	4	20	15	19	40	LLLWWW	Safe
	4	Aston Villa	34	15	8	11	56	43	12	2	3	36	10	3	6	8	20	33	13	38	WDWWLW
	5	Newcastle United	34	14	10	10	39	33	9	6	2	25	10	5	4	8	14	23	6	38	WWWDLL
	6	Manchester City	34	15	8	11	43	40	12	4	1	33	15	3	4	10	10	25	3	38	LWLWWL
	7	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	9	11	47	38	9	7	1	32	8	4	2	10	15	30	9	35	DLWDWD
	8	Burnley	34	15	5	14	52	44	11	3	3	36	16	4	2	11	16	28	8	35	LWWWLL
	9	Sheffield United	32	13	9	10	55	47	9	6	1	34	15	4	3	9	21	32	8	35	DLWWLL
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	33	15	5	13	44	41	10	1	6	31	20	5	4	7	13	21	3	35	WLWLDW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	33	13	8	12	44	45	11	5	0	33	10	2	3	12	11	35	-1	34	DWWLLW
	12	Everton	33	14	5	14	52	52	11	3	3	36	18	3	2	11	16	34	0	33	LWWLDW
	13	Arsenal	36	13	7	16	52	58	11	2	4	32	14	2	5	12	20	44	-6	33	DWLWWD
	14	Cardiff City	33	13	5	15	58	49	11	1	4	42	15	2	4	11	16	34	9	31	LLDWWW
	15	Middlesbrough	33	11	9	13	47	52	9	4	3	33	20	2	5	10	14	32	-5	31	LLWLLL
	16	Blackburn Rovers	35	11	9	15	40	58	10	6	2	29	19	1	3	13	11	39	-18	31	LLDWWL
	17	Preston North End	34	11	8	15	50	56	10	2	5	33	22	1	6	10	17	34	-6	30	WLLDLW
	18	Birmingham City	35	10	9	16	36	53	8	4	6	22	17	2	5	10	14	36	-17	29	LWWWWL
	19	Chelsea	33	8	12	13	36	43	4	9	3	21	15	4	3	10	15	28	-7	28	WDLDLD
	20	Nottingham Forest	35	10	7	18	34	60	10	2	6	21	21	0	5	12	13	39	-26	27	LWLDLW
	21	Stoke	35	8	8	19	45	64	6	7	4	27	18	2	1	15	18	46	-19	24	LDLLDL
	22	Oldham Athletic	35	8	8	19	31	60	7	4	6	17	19	1	4	13	14	41	-29	24	DLWDLD

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	34	24	3	7	65	25	16	1	1	48	12	8	2	6	17	13	40	51	WWLLWW	Safe	2-1
	2	Sunderland	33	18	10	5	61	42	12	5	0	40	19	6	5	5	21	23	19	46	DWLDLW	Safe	2-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	33	16	8	9	48	29	11	1	5	28	14	5	7	4	20	15	19	40	LLLWWW	Safe
	4	Aston Villa	35	16	8	11	57	43	13	2	3	37	10	3	6	8	20	33	14	40	DWWLWW	Safe	1-0
	5	Newcastle United	35	14	11	10	39	33	9	6	2	25	10	5	5	8	14	23	6	39	WWDLLD	Safe	0-0
	6	Manchester City	35	15	8	12	43	42	12	4	1	33	15	3	4	11	10	27	1	38	WLWWLL		0-2
3	7	Tottenham Hotspur	34	15	6	13	45	42	10	2	6	32	21	5	4	7	13	21	3	36	LWLDWD		1-1
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	9	11	47	38	9	7	1	32	8	4	2	10	15	30	9	35	DLWDWD
	9	Sheffield United	33	13	9	11	56	49	9	6	1	34	15	4	3	10	22	34	7	35	LWWLLL		1-2
2	10	Burnley	35	15	5	15	53	49	11	3	4	37	21	4	2	11	16	28	4	35	WWWLLL		1-5
1	11	Everton	34	15	5	14	54	52	11	3	3	36	18	4	2	11	18	34	2	35	WWLDWW		2-0
1	12	Bolton Wanderers	34	13	8	13	44	47	11	5	1	33	12	2	3	12	11	35	-3	34	WWLLWL		0-2
1	13	Cardiff City	34	14	5	15	63	50	11	1	4	42	15	3	4	11	21	35	13	33	LDWWWW		5-1
1	14	Arsenal	36	13	7	16	52	58	11	2	4	32	14	2	5	12	20	44	-6	33	DWLWWD
2	15	Preston North End	35	11	9	15	51	57	10	2	5	33	22	1	7	10	18	35	-6	31	LLDLWD		1-1
1	16	Middlesbrough	34	11	9	14	48	54	9	4	3	33	20	2	5	11	15	34	-6	31	LWLLLL		1-2
1	17	Blackburn Rovers	35	11	9	15	40	58	10	6	2	29	19	1	3	13	11	39	-18	31	LLDWWL
	18	Birmingham City	35	10	9	16	36	53	8	4	6	22	17	2	5	10	14	36	-17	29	LWWWWL
1	19	Nottingham Forest	36	11	7	18	36	61	11	2	6	23	22	0	5	12	13	39	-25	29	WLDLWW		2-1
1	20	Chelsea	34	8	12	14	36	44	4	9	3	21	15	4	3	11	15	29	-8	28	DLDLDL		0-1
1	21	Oldham Athletic	36	8	9	19	31	60	7	5	6	17	19	1	4	13	14	41	-29	25	LWDLDD		0-0
1	22	Stoke	35	8	8	19	45	64	6	7	4	27	18	2	1	15	18	46	-19	24	LDLLDL