The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Mon Aug 27, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Aug 27, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Daily Herald - Tuesday 28 August 1923
: Liverpool Daily Post - Tuesday 28 August 1923

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: JE Head
Attendance:: 21,000
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 14
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Sep 03, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 971 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 655 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 1106 (of 5828)
Total:: 1951 (of 7633)
Played:: 103 years, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Duncan Walker (67') - Duncan Walker first goal

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Fred Everiss
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Stan Davies (54')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Alfred Bennett
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
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	31	Jack Spaven
9	F	23	Duncan Walker (67')
10	F	27	Charlie Flood
11	F	26	Noah Burton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Ashmore
2	D	Joe Smith
3	D	Billy Adams
4	D	Tommy Magee
5	D	Sid Bowser
6	M	Bobby McNeal
7	M	James Spencer
8	M	Ivor Jones
9	M	Stan Davies
10	F	Fred Morris
11	F	Arthur Fitton

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Aug 27, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	2-2	Everton
Cardiff City	2-1	Sunderland
Chelsea	0-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End	1-3	Huddersfield Town
Sheffield United	0-0	Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United	1-0	Arsenal

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	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
	2	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
	3	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
	5	West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	3	2	W
	7	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	9	Notts County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	10	Cardiff City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	11	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
	12	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
	13	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	L
	14	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	15	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	16	Sheffield United	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	17	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0	L
	18	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
	19	Chelsea	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
	20	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
	21	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L
	22	Preston North End	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L

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)
3	1	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	4	WW		1-0
1	2	Huddersfield Town	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	3	4	WW		3-1
7	3	Cardiff City	2	2	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	WW		2-1
8	4	West Ham United	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	DW		1-0
	5	West Bromwich Albion	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	WD		1-1
1	6	Everton	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	3	WD		2-2
6	7	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
6	8	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
3	9	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	3	2	W
2	10	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
2	11	Notts County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
2	12	Burnley	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	LD		2-2
	13	Bolton Wanderers	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	LD		0-0
1	14	Nottingham Forest	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	LD		1-1
1	15	Sheffield United	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	LD		0-0
5	16	Sunderland	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	DL		1-2
	17	Arsenal	2	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	-4	0	LL		0-1
4	18	Preston North End	2	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	-4	0	LL		1-3
1	19	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
1	20	Chelsea	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL		0-1
1	21	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
1	22	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	L

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