The City Ground

EVERTON 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 25, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Aug 25, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Everton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Goodison Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Sports Argus - Saturday 25 August 1923

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RJ Kelso
Attendance:: 25,000
Pos Before/After:: - 15
Opp Before/After:: - 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
Everton:: Sep 01, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 970 (of 5043)
League Tier 1:: 654 (of 2295)
Competitive:: 1105 (of 5766)
Total:: 1950 (of 7554)
Played:: 101 years, 8 months, 21 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Bob Masters

Goals
Jack Spaven (53')

EVERTON
Manager: Thomas McIntosh

Goals
Bobby Irvine (20')
Hunter Hart (40')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	40	Sam Hardy
2	D	32	Harold Bulling
3	D	32	Harry Jones
4	F	28	Jackie Belton
5	M	24	Gerry Morgan
6	F	30	Bob Wallace	Debut
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	31	Jack Spaven (53')
9	F	23	Duncan Walker	Debut
10	F	27	Charlie Flood
11	F	26	Noah Burton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tommy Fern
2	D	David Raitt
3	D	Jock McDonald
4	D	Joe Peacock
5	D	Neil McBain
6	M	Hunter Hart
7	M	Sam Chedgzoy
8	M	Bobby Irvine
9	M	Fred Forbes
10	F	Wilf Chadwick
11	F	Alec Troup

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Aug 25, 1923)

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

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		3-0
	2	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		3-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		1-0
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
	5	West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4.00000	2	W		4-1
	7	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	9	Notts County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	10	Cardiff City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W		3-2
	11	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	12	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	13	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L		2-3
	14	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	15	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	16	Sheffield United	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	17	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.25000	0	L		1-4
	18	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L		0-3
	19	Chelsea	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L		0-3
	20	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L		0-2
	21	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L		0-1
	22	Preston North End	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L		0-2

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