The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 CHELSEA - Tue Dec 25, 1923 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Dec 25, 1923 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 (Won)

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RW Sharp
Attendance:: 20,000
Pos Before/After:: 19 17
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chelsea (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Dec 26, 1923

GAME COUNT:
League:: 990 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 674 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 1125 (of 5721)
Total:: 1969 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals
Sid Gibson
Duncan Walker

CHELSEA
Manager: David Calderhead
Prior form: LWDLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Sam Hardy	Guest (Aston Villa)
2	D	Harold Bulling
3	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
4	F	Jackie Belton
5	M	Gerry Morgan
6	F	Bob Wallace
7	M	Sid Gibson
8	F	Charlie Flood
9	F	Duncan Walker
10	F	Herbert Ransford
11	F	Henry Martin	Guest (Sunderland)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Dec 25, 1923)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	West Ham United
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers	2-0	West Bromwich Albion
Burnley	0-0	Middlesbrough
Liverpool	0-1	Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Chelsea
Sheffield United	1-1	Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Huddersfield Town

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
	1	Cardiff City	20	12	7	1	36	17	7	3	0	19	7	5	4	1	17	10	2.11765	31	DDWWWW
	2	Huddersfield Town	20	12	4	4	36	18	8	2	0	21	4	4	2	4	15	14	2.00000	28	LWLWWW
	3	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	10	4	36	19	6	3	1	26	10	2	7	3	10	9	1.89474	26	WLDWWD
	4	Aston Villa	22	8	10	4	26	17	3	8	0	15	5	5	2	4	11	12	1.52941	26	DWDWLD
	5	Sunderland	21	11	4	6	37	28	7	3	1	23	13	4	1	5	14	15	1.32143	26	WLWLWW
	6	Everton	22	10	6	6	32	27	8	3	0	24	6	2	3	6	8	21	1.18519	26	WLWWLW
	7	Sheffield United	20	9	7	4	33	23	7	3	0	19	4	2	4	4	14	19	1.43478	25	WDDWWD
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	7	5	22	18	5	3	2	14	7	3	4	3	8	11	1.22222	23	DWDLWW
	9	Newcastle United	21	9	4	8	32	26	7	3	1	19	10	2	1	7	13	16	1.23077	22	WWLWLL
	10	Notts County	20	7	8	5	19	22	5	4	1	11	6	2	4	4	8	16	.86364	22	DDLWLD
	11	Blackburn Rovers	20	8	5	7	33	28	7	1	2	21	7	1	4	5	12	21	1.17857	21	LWDWLL
	12	Manchester City	20	8	5	7	25	33	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	6	8	24	.75758	21	DDWLWL
	13	West Bromwich Albion	20	6	7	7	27	29	6	2	2	26	14	0	5	5	1	15	.93103	19	LWDWDD
	14	West Ham United	20	6	7	7	17	21	5	3	2	12	6	1	4	5	5	15	.80952	19	LDDLLW
	15	Burnley	20	5	7	8	30	29	5	2	3	21	14	0	5	5	9	15	1.03448	17	WDWLWL
	16	Liverpool	20	6	4	10	23	27	4	2	4	18	14	2	2	6	5	13	.85185	16	DLDLLL
	17	Arsenal	20	5	5	10	18	33	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	7	5	19	.54545	15	DLDLLL
	18	Chelsea	21	4	7	10	13	26	3	4	3	10	8	1	3	7	3	18	.50000	15	LWDLLW
	19	Nottingham Forest	20	5	4	11	24	35	4	3	3	9	7	1	1	8	15	28	.68571	14	LDLLWL
	20	Birmingham City	21	3	8	10	14	30	3	3	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	.46667	14	DDLLDD
	21	Preston North End	20	4	5	11	25	41	2	4	4	16	15	2	1	7	9	26	.60976	13	LLDWWW
	22	Middlesbrough	20	4	3	13	19	30	4	1	5	13	11	0	2	8	6	19	.63333	11	WLDLLL

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	Result(s)
	1	Cardiff City	21	12	8	1	37	18	7	3	0	19	7	5	5	1	18	11	2.05556	32	DWWWWD	1-1
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	23	9	10	4	38	19	7	3	1	28	10	2	7	3	10	9	2.00000	28	LDWWDW	2-0
1	3	Huddersfield Town	21	12	4	5	36	19	8	2	0	21	4	4	2	5	15	15	1.89474	28	WLWWWL	0-1
	4	Aston Villa	23	8	11	4	27	18	3	9	0	16	6	5	2	4	11	12	1.50000	27	WDWLDD	1-1
2	5	Sheffield United	21	9	8	4	34	24	7	4	0	20	5	2	4	4	14	19	1.41667	26	DDWWDD	1-1
1	6	Sunderland	21	11	4	6	37	28	7	3	1	23	13	4	1	5	14	15	1.32143	26	WLWLWW
1	7	Everton	22	10	6	6	32	27	8	3	0	24	6	2	3	6	8	21	1.18519	26	WLWWLW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	21	9	7	5	23	18	6	3	2	15	7	3	4	3	8	11	1.27778	25	WDLWWW	1-0
	9	Newcastle United	22	10	4	8	33	26	7	3	1	19	10	3	1	7	14	16	1.26923	24	WLWLLW	1-0
1	10	Blackburn Rovers	21	9	5	7	35	28	8	1	2	23	7	1	4	5	12	21	1.25000	23	WDWLLW	2-0
1	11	Notts County	20	7	8	5	19	22	5	4	1	11	6	2	4	4	8	16	.86364	22	DDLWLD
	12	Manchester City	20	8	5	7	25	33	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	6	8	24	.75758	21	DDWLWL
1	13	West Ham United	21	6	8	7	18	22	5	3	2	12	6	1	5	5	6	16	.81818	20	DDLLWD	1-1
1	14	West Bromwich Albion	21	6	7	8	27	31	6	2	2	26	14	0	5	6	1	17	.87097	19	WDWDDL	0-2
	15	Burnley	21	5	8	8	30	29	5	3	3	21	14	0	5	5	9	15	1.03448	18	DWLWLD	0-0
	16	Liverpool	21	6	4	11	23	28	4	2	5	18	15	2	2	6	5	13	.82143	16	LDLLLL	0-1
2	17	Nottingham Forest	21	6	4	11	26	35	5	3	3	11	7	1	1	8	15	28	.74286	16	DLLWLW	2-0
1	18	Arsenal	20	5	5	10	18	33	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	7	5	19	.54545	15	DLDLLL
1	19	Chelsea	22	4	7	11	13	28	3	4	3	10	8	1	3	8	3	20	.46429	15	WDLLWL	0-2
	20	Birmingham City	21	3	8	10	14	30	3	3	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	.46667	14	DDLLDD
	21	Preston North End	21	4	5	12	25	43	2	4	4	16	15	2	1	8	9	28	.58140	13	LDWWWL	0-2
	22	Middlesbrough	21	4	4	13	19	30	4	1	5	13	11	0	3	8	6	19	.63333	12	LDLLLD	0-0