The City Ground

CARDIFF CITY 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 08, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 08, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Cardiff City
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ninian Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: JGA Sharpe
Attendance:: 20,000
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Cardiff City:: Nov 08, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 987 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 671 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 1122 (of 5768)
Total:: 1968 (of 7556)
Played:: 101 years, 6 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Duncan Walker (65')

CARDIFF CITY
Manager: Fred Stewart
Prior form: LWWDDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Jimmy Gill (31')
Jimmy Gill (79')
Joe Clennell (55')
Len Davies (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy
2	F	27	Charlie Flood
3	D	24	Bill Thompson
4	F	28	Jackie Belton
5	D	30	Fred Parker
6	M	24	Gerry Morgan
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	32	Jack Spaven
9	F	24	Duncan Walker (65')
10	F	30	Bob Wallace
11	F	32	Henry Martin

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy	90		7	1
2	F	27	Charlie Flood	30	5	7	1
3	D	24	Bill Thompson	14		7	1
4	F	28	Jackie Belton	183	15	7	1
5	D	30	Fred Parker	150	6	21	3
6	M	24	Gerry Morgan	42		7	1
7	M	24	Sid Gibson	82	8	7	1
8	F	32	Jack Spaven	136	48	7	1
9	F	24	Duncan Walker (65')	16	9	7	1
10	F	30	Bob Wallace	17		7	1
11	F	32	Henry Martin	55	12	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tom Farquharson
2	D	Jimmy Nelson
3	D	Jimmy Blair
4	D	Herbie Evans
5	D	Fred Keenor
6	M	Billy Hardy
7	M	Denis Lawson
8	M	Jimmy Gill
9	M	Len Davies
10	F	Joe Clennell
11	F	Billy Taylor

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 08, 1923)

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

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Cardiff City	17	9	7	1	28	16	5	3	0	13	6	4	4	1	15	10	1.75000	25	LWWDDW
2	Aston Villa	19	7	9	3	21	13	3	7	0	13	3	4	2	3	8	10	1.61538	23	WDWDWD
3	Huddersfield Town	17	9	4	4	24	14	6	2	0	12	1	3	2	4	12	13	1.71429	22	WDWLWL
4	Sunderland	18	9	4	5	30	23	6	3	1	20	11	3	1	4	10	12	1.30435	22	DWWWLW
5	Everton	19	8	6	5	24	24	7	3	0	18	5	1	3	5	6	19	1.00000	22	WLWWLW
6	Bolton Wanderers	19	6	9	4	27	17	5	3	1	19	9	1	6	3	8	8	1.58824	21	DDWWLD
7	Sheffield United	17	7	6	4	26	18	6	3	0	17	3	1	3	4	9	15	1.44444	20	LWLWDD
8	Newcastle United	18	8	4	6	28	21	6	3	0	17	8	2	1	6	11	13	1.33333	20	WDWWWL
9	Tottenham Hotspur	17	6	7	4	18	13	4	3	2	12	6	2	4	2	6	7	1.38462	19	DDWDWD
10	Blackburn Rovers	17	7	5	5	30	25	6	1	1	19	6	1	4	4	11	19	1.20000	19	LDWLWD
11	Notts County	17	6	7	4	15	14	4	3	1	8	5	2	4	3	7	9	1.07143	19	LDLDDL
12	Manchester City	17	7	5	5	22	24	5	3	1	15	8	2	2	4	7	16	.91667	19	WDLDDW
13	West Ham United	17	5	7	5	13	16	4	3	1	9	3	1	4	4	4	13	.81250	17	WWLLDD
14	Liverpool	17	6	4	7	21	20	4	2	2	16	9	2	2	5	5	11	1.05000	16	WDLDLD
15	Burnley	17	4	7	6	26	24	4	2	3	19	14	0	5	3	7	10	1.08333	15	WDLWDW
16	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	5	7	23	28	5	1	2	22	13	0	4	5	1	15	.82143	15	LLLLWD
17	Arsenal	17	5	5	7	16	22	3	4	2	12	11	2	1	5	4	11	.72727	15	DWDDLD
18	Chelsea	18	3	7	8	9	20	2	4	2	6	4	1	3	6	3	16	.45000	13	LDLLWD
19	Nottingham Forest	17	4	4	9	19	27	3	3	3	7	6	1	1	6	12	21	.70370	12	LDLLDL
20	Birmingham City	18	3	6	9	14	29	3	2	4	8	10	0	4	5	6	19	.48276	12	LLWDDL
21	Middlesbrough	17	4	3	10	18	22	4	1	3	12	7	0	2	7	6	15	.81818	11	LLDWLD
22	Preston North End	17	1	5	11	17	39	1	4	4	12	15	0	1	7	5	24	.43590	7	WLLLLD

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	Cardiff City	18	10	7	1	32	17	6	3	0	17	7	4	4	1	15	10	1.88235	27	WWDDWW		4-1
	2	Aston Villa	20	8	9	3	23	13	3	7	0	13	3	5	2	3	10	10	1.76923	25	DWDWDW		2-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	18	10	4	4	27	16	7	2	0	15	3	3	2	4	12	13	1.68750	24	DWLWLW		3-2
1	4	Everton	20	9	6	5	25	24	7	3	0	18	5	2	3	5	7	19	1.04167	24	LWWLWW		1-0
1	5	Bolton Wanderers	20	7	9	4	28	17	5	3	1	19	9	2	6	3	9	8	1.64706	23	DWWLDW		1-0
1	6	Sheffield United	18	8	6	4	29	20	6	3	0	17	3	2	3	4	12	17	1.45000	22	WLWDDW		3-2
1	7	Newcastle United	19	9	4	6	30	21	7	3	0	19	8	2	1	6	11	13	1.42857	22	DWWWLW		2-0
4	8	Sunderland	19	9	4	6	32	26	6	3	1	20	11	3	1	5	12	15	1.23077	22	WWWLWL		2-3
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	8	5	5	32	25	7	1	1	21	6	1	4	4	11	19	1.28000	21	DWLWDW		2-0
1	10	Notts County	18	7	7	4	17	14	5	3	1	10	5	2	4	3	7	9	1.21429	21	DLDDLW		2-0
2	11	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	7	5	19	17	4	3	2	12	6	2	4	3	7	11	1.11765	19	DWDWDL		1-4
	12	Manchester City	18	7	5	6	22	26	5	3	1	15	8	2	2	5	7	18	.84615	19	DLDDWL		0-2
3	13	West Bromwich Albion	18	6	5	7	27	29	6	1	2	26	14	0	4	5	1	15	.93103	17	LLLWDW		4-1
1	14	West Ham United	18	5	7	6	13	17	4	3	2	9	4	1	4	4	4	13	.76471	17	WLLDDL		0-1
1	15	Liverpool	18	6	4	8	23	23	4	2	3	18	12	2	2	5	5	11	1.00000	16	DLDLDL		2-3
1	16	Burnley	18	4	7	7	26	26	4	2	3	19	14	0	5	4	7	12	1.00000	15	DLWDWL		0-2
	17	Arsenal	18	5	5	8	16	24	3	4	2	12	11	2	1	6	4	13	.66667	15	WDDLDL		0-2
	18	Chelsea	19	3	7	9	10	22	2	4	3	7	6	1	3	6	3	16	.45455	13	DLLWDL		1-2
	19	Nottingham Forest	18	4	4	10	20	31	3	3	3	7	6	1	1	7	13	25	.64516	12	DLLDLL		1-4
	20	Birmingham City	19	3	6	10	14	30	3	2	5	8	11	0	4	5	6	19	.46667	12	LWDDLL		0-1
	21	Middlesbrough	18	4	3	11	18	24	4	1	4	12	9	0	2	7	6	15	.75000	11	LDWLDL		0-2
	22	Preston North End	18	2	5	11	19	40	1	4	4	12	15	1	1	7	7	25	.47500	9	LLLLDW		2-1