The City Ground

WEST HAM UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 22, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 22, 1923 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RW Sharp
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 19
Opp Before/After:: 15 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chelsea (League Tier 1)
West Ham United:: Oct 18, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 989 (of 5088)
League Tier 1:: 673 (of 2340)
Competitive:: 1124 (of 5830)
Total:: 1970 (of 7635)
Played:: 102 years, 9 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Henry Martin (8')
Duncan Walker (54')

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Syd King
Prior form: LLDDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Kay (17')
Billy Moore (35')
Billy Moore (53')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy
2	D	24	Bill Thompson
3	D	32	Harry Jones	Last game
4	F	28	Jackie Belton
5	M	24	Gerry Morgan
6	F	30	Bob Wallace
7	M	24	Sid Gibson
8	F	27	Charlie Flood
9	F	24	Duncan Walker (54')
10	F	22	Herbert Ransford	Debut
11	F	32	Henry Martin (8')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy	92		7	1
2	D	24	Bill Thompson	16		7	1
3	D	32	Harry Jones	239	10	7	1
4	F	28	Jackie Belton	185	15	7	1
5	M	24	Gerry Morgan	44		7	1
6	F	30	Bob Wallace	19		7	1
7	M	24	Sid Gibson	84	8	7	1
8	F	27	Charlie Flood	32	5	7	1
9	F	24	Duncan Walker (54')	18	10	7	1
10	F	22	Herbert Ransford	Debut
11	F	32	Henry Martin (8')	57	6	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Tommy Hampson
2	2	Billy Henderson
3	3	Jack Young
4	4	George Carter
5	5	George Kay
6	6	Albert Cadwell
7	7	Billy Edwards
8	8	Billy Brown
9	9	Frank Richardson
10	10	Billy Moore
11	11	Dick Richards

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 22, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-2	Sheffield United
Birmingham City	0-0	West Bromwich Albion
Blackburn Rovers	0-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Cardiff City	2-0	Liverpool
Chelsea	3-2	Burnley
Everton	6-1	Manchester City
Huddersfield Town	6-1	Arsenal
Middlesbrough	1-2	Preston North End
Newcastle United	0-2	Sunderland
Notts County	1-1	Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United	3-2	Nottingham Forest

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	Cardiff City	19	11	7	1	34	17	6	3	0	17	7	5	4	1	17	10	17	29	WDDWWW
2	Huddersfield Town	19	11	4	4	30	17	7	2	0	15	3	4	2	4	15	14	13	26	WLWLWW
3	Bolton Wanderers	21	8	9	4	35	18	6	3	1	26	10	2	6	3	9	8	17	25	WWLDWW
4	Aston Villa	21	8	9	4	24	15	3	7	0	13	3	5	2	4	11	12	9	25	WDWDWL
5	Sheffield United	19	9	6	4	31	21	7	3	0	19	4	2	3	4	12	17	10	24	LWDDWW
6	Sunderland	20	10	4	6	35	28	7	3	1	23	13	3	1	5	12	15	7	24	WWLWLW
7	Everton	21	9	6	6	26	26	7	3	0	18	5	2	3	6	8	21	0	24	WWLWWL
8	Newcastle United	20	9	4	7	32	24	7	3	0	19	8	2	1	7	13	16	8	22	WWWLWL
9	Blackburn Rovers	19	8	5	6	33	27	7	1	1	21	6	1	4	5	12	21	6	21	WLWDWL
10	Tottenham Hotspur	19	7	7	5	21	18	5	3	2	14	7	2	4	3	7	11	3	21	WDWDLW
11	Manchester City	19	8	5	6	24	27	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	5	7	18	-3	21	LDDWLW
12	Notts County	19	7	7	5	18	21	5	3	1	10	5	2	4	4	8	16	-3	21	LDDLWL
13	West Bromwich Albion	19	6	6	7	27	29	6	2	2	26	14	0	4	5	1	15	-2	18	LLWDWD
14	Burnley	19	5	7	7	28	26	5	2	3	21	14	0	5	4	7	12	2	17	LWDWLW
15	West Ham United	19	5	7	7	14	19	4	3	2	9	4	1	4	5	5	15	-5	17	LLDDLL
16	Liverpool	19	6	4	9	23	25	4	2	4	18	14	2	2	5	5	11	-2	16	LDLDLL
17	Arsenal	19	5	5	9	17	27	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	6	4	13	-10	15	DDLDLL
18	Nottingham Forest	19	5	4	10	22	32	4	3	3	9	7	1	1	7	13	25	-10	14	LLDLLW
19	Birmingham City	20	3	7	10	14	30	3	2	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	-16	13	WDDLLD
20	Chelsea	20	3	7	10	10	24	2	4	3	7	6	1	3	7	3	18	-14	13	LLWDLL
21	Middlesbrough	19	4	3	12	18	28	4	1	4	12	9	0	2	8	6	19	-10	11	DWLDLL
22	Preston North End	19	3	5	11	23	40	2	4	4	16	15	1	1	7	7	25	-17	11	LLLDWW

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	Cardiff City	20	12	7	1	36	17	7	3	0	19	7	5	4	1	17	10	19	31	DDWWWW		2-0
	2	Huddersfield Town	20	12	4	4	36	18	8	2	0	21	4	4	2	4	15	14	18	28	LWLWWW		6-1
	3	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	10	4	36	19	6	3	1	26	10	2	7	3	10	9	17	26	WLDWWD		1-1
	4	Aston Villa	22	8	10	4	26	17	3	8	0	15	5	5	2	4	11	12	9	26	DWDWLD		2-2
1	5	Sunderland	21	11	4	6	37	28	7	3	1	23	13	4	1	5	14	15	9	26	WLWLWW		2-0
1	6	Everton	22	10	6	6	32	27	8	3	0	24	6	2	3	6	8	21	5	26	WLWWLW		6-1
2	7	Sheffield United	20	9	7	4	33	23	7	3	0	19	4	2	4	4	14	19	10	25	WDDWWD		2-2
2	8	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	7	5	22	18	5	3	2	14	7	3	4	3	8	11	4	23	DWDLWW		1-0
1	9	Newcastle United	21	9	4	8	32	26	7	3	1	19	10	2	1	7	13	16	6	22	WWLWLL		0-2
2	10	Notts County	20	7	8	5	19	22	5	4	1	11	6	2	4	4	8	16	-3	22	DDLWLD		1-1
2	11	Blackburn Rovers	20	8	5	7	33	28	7	1	2	21	7	1	4	5	12	21	5	21	LWDWLL		0-1
1	12	Manchester City	20	8	5	7	25	33	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	6	8	24	-8	21	DDWLWL		1-6
	13	West Bromwich Albion	20	6	7	7	27	29	6	2	2	26	14	0	5	5	1	15	-2	19	LWDWDD		0-0
1	14	West Ham United	20	6	7	7	17	21	5	3	2	12	6	1	4	5	5	15	-4	19	LDDLLW		3-2
1	15	Burnley	20	5	7	8	30	29	5	2	3	21	14	0	5	5	9	15	1	17	WDWLWL		2-3
	16	Liverpool	20	6	4	10	23	27	4	2	4	18	14	2	2	6	5	13	-4	16	DLDLLL		0-2
	17	Arsenal	20	5	5	10	18	33	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	7	5	19	-15	15	DLDLLL		1-6
2	18	Chelsea	21	4	7	10	13	26	3	4	3	10	8	1	3	7	3	18	-13	15	LWDLLW		3-2
1	19	Nottingham Forest	20	5	4	11	24	35	4	3	3	9	7	1	1	8	15	28	-11	14	LDLLWL		2-3
1	20	Birmingham City	21	3	8	10	14	30	3	3	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	-16	14	DDLLDD		0-0
1	21	Preston North End	20	4	5	11	25	41	2	4	4	16	15	2	1	7	9	26	-16	13	LLDWWW		2-1
1	22	Middlesbrough	20	4	3	13	19	30	4	1	5	13	11	0	2	8	6	19	-11	11	WLDLLL		1-2