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

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: RW Sharp
Attendance:: 20,000
League Week:: 21 of 42
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 5083)
League Tier 1:: 674 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1125 (of 5824)
Total:: 1971 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 8 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson
Duncan Walker

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

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy
2	D	33	Harold Bulling
3	D	24	Bill Thompson
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
10	F	22	Herbert Ransford
11	F	32	Henry Martin

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wilson Marsh
2	D	George Smith
3	D	Jack Harrow
4	D	Jock Priestley
5	D	Harry Wilding
6	M	Tommy Meehan
7	M	Sid Castle
8	M	Jackie Crawford
9	M	Andy Wilson
10	F	Harold Miller
11	F	Willie Ferguson

All 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Cardiff City	20	12	7	1	36	17	7	3	0	19	7	5	4	1	17	10	19	31	DDWWWW
	2	Huddersfield Town	20	12	4	4	36	18	8	2	0	21	4	4	2	4	15	14	18	28	LWLWWW
	3	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	10	4	36	19	6	3	1	26	10	2	7	3	10	9	17	26	WLDWWD
	4	Aston Villa	22	8	10	4	26	17	3	8	0	15	5	5	2	4	11	12	9	26	DWDWLD
	5	Sunderland	21	11	4	6	37	28	7	3	1	23	13	4	1	5	14	15	9	26	WLWLWW
	6	Everton	22	10	6	6	32	27	8	3	0	24	6	2	3	6	8	21	5	26	WLWWLW
	7	Sheffield United	20	9	7	4	33	23	7	3	0	19	4	2	4	4	14	19	10	25	WDDWWD
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	7	5	22	18	5	3	2	14	7	3	4	3	8	11	4	23	DWDLWW
	9	Newcastle United	21	9	4	8	32	26	7	3	1	19	10	2	1	7	13	16	6	22	WWLWLL
	10	Notts County	20	7	8	5	19	22	5	4	1	11	6	2	4	4	8	16	-3	22	DDLWLD
	11	Blackburn Rovers	20	8	5	7	33	28	7	1	2	21	7	1	4	5	12	21	5	21	LWDWLL
	12	Manchester City	20	8	5	7	25	33	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	6	8	24	-8	21	DDWLWL
	13	West Bromwich Albion	20	6	7	7	27	29	6	2	2	26	14	0	5	5	1	15	-2	19	LWDWDD
	14	West Ham United	20	6	7	7	17	21	5	3	2	12	6	1	4	5	5	15	-4	19	LDDLLW
	15	Burnley	20	5	7	8	30	29	5	2	3	21	14	0	5	5	9	15	1	17	WDWLWL
	16	Liverpool	20	6	4	10	23	27	4	2	4	18	14	2	2	6	5	13	-4	16	DLDLLL
	17	Arsenal	20	5	5	10	18	33	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	7	5	19	-15	15	DLDLLL
	18	Chelsea	21	4	7	10	13	26	3	4	3	10	8	1	3	7	3	18	-13	15	LWDLLW
	19	Nottingham Forest	20	5	4	11	24	35	4	3	3	9	7	1	1	8	15	28	-11	14	LDLLWL
	20	Birmingham City	21	3	8	10	14	30	3	3	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	-16	14	DDLLDD
	21	Preston North End	20	4	5	11	25	41	2	4	4	16	15	2	1	7	9	26	-16	13	LLDWWW
	22	Middlesbrough	20	4	3	13	19	30	4	1	5	13	11	0	2	8	6	19	-11	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Cardiff City	21	12	8	1	37	18	7	3	0	19	7	5	5	1	18	11	19	32	DWWWWD		1-1
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	23	9	10	4	38	19	7	3	1	28	10	2	7	3	10	9	19	28	LDWWDW		2-0
1	3	Huddersfield Town	21	12	4	5	36	19	8	2	0	21	4	4	2	5	15	15	17	28	WLWWWL		0-1
	4	Aston Villa	23	8	11	4	27	18	3	9	0	16	6	5	2	4	11	12	9	27	WDWLDD		1-1
2	5	Sheffield United	21	9	8	4	34	24	7	4	0	20	5	2	4	4	14	19	10	26	DDWWDD		1-1
1	6	Sunderland	21	11	4	6	37	28	7	3	1	23	13	4	1	5	14	15	9	26	WLWLWW
1	7	Everton	22	10	6	6	32	27	8	3	0	24	6	2	3	6	8	21	5	26	WLWWLW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	21	9	7	5	23	18	6	3	2	15	7	3	4	3	8	11	5	25	WDLWWW		1-0
	9	Newcastle United	22	10	4	8	33	26	7	3	1	19	10	3	1	7	14	16	7	24	WLWLLW		1-0
1	10	Blackburn Rovers	21	9	5	7	35	28	8	1	2	23	7	1	4	5	12	21	7	23	WDWLLW		2-0
1	11	Notts County	20	7	8	5	19	22	5	4	1	11	6	2	4	4	8	16	-3	22	DDLWLD
	12	Manchester City	20	8	5	7	25	33	6	3	1	17	9	2	2	6	8	24	-8	21	DDWLWL
1	13	West Ham United	21	6	8	7	18	22	5	3	2	12	6	1	5	5	6	16	-4	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	-4	19	WDWDDL		0-2
	15	Burnley	21	5	8	8	30	29	5	3	3	21	14	0	5	5	9	15	1	18	DWLWLD		0-0
	16	Liverpool	21	6	4	11	23	28	4	2	5	18	15	2	2	6	5	13	-5	16	LDLLLL		0-1
2	17	Nottingham Forest	21	6	4	11	26	35	5	3	3	11	7	1	1	8	15	28	-9	16	DLLWLW		2-0
1	18	Arsenal	20	5	5	10	18	33	3	4	3	13	14	2	1	7	5	19	-15	15	DLDLLL
1	19	Chelsea	22	4	7	11	13	28	3	4	3	10	8	1	3	8	3	20	-15	15	WDLLWL		0-2
	20	Birmingham City	21	3	8	10	14	30	3	3	5	8	11	0	5	5	6	19	-16	14	DDLLDD
	21	Preston North End	21	4	5	12	25	43	2	4	4	16	15	2	1	8	9	28	-18	13	LDWWWL		0-2
	22	Middlesbrough	21	4	4	13	19	30	4	1	5	13	11	0	3	8	6	19	-11	12	LDLLLD		0-0