The City Ground

BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Jan 19, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 19, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. Andrews
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: FA Freemantle
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 18
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
Birmingham City:: Jan 26, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 994 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 678 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 1130 (of 5824)
Total:: 1976 (of 7629)
Played:: 102 years, 7 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Herbert Ransford (31') - Herbert Ransford only goal
Charlie Flood (86')

BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Billy Beer
Prior form: DDWDDW (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 (86')
9	F	24	Duncan Walker
10	F	22	Herbert Ransford (31')
11	F	32	Henry Martin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	41	Sam Hardy	98		7	1
2	D	33	Harold Bulling	159	2	7	1
3	D	24	Bill Thompson	22		7	1
4	F	28	Jackie Belton	191	15	7	1
5	M	24	Gerry Morgan	50		7	1
6	F	30	Bob Wallace	25		7	1
7	M	24	Sid Gibson	90	9	7	1
8	F	27	Charlie Flood (86')	37	5	14	2
9	F	24	Duncan Walker	24	13	7	1
10	F	22	Herbert Ransford (31')	2		25	5
11	F	32	Henry Martin	63	7	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dan Tremelling
2	D	Elias Ashurst
3	D	Frank Womack
4	D	Dickie Dale
5	D	Jimmy Cringan
6	M	Percy Barton
7	M	Bill Harvey
8	M	George Briggs
9	M	Joe Bradford
10	F	Ernie Islip
11	F	Ted Linley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 19, 1924)

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

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	25	14	8	3	42	23	8	3	1	22	10	6	5	2	20	13	19	36	WDWLWL
2	Bolton Wanderers	27	11	12	4	48	22	8	4	1	31	11	3	8	3	17	11	26	34	DWWWDD
3	Sunderland	25	14	5	6	46	32	8	4	1	27	14	6	1	5	19	18	14	33	WWWDWW
4	Huddersfield Town	24	14	4	6	39	21	10	2	0	24	5	4	2	6	15	16	18	32	WWLWLW
5	Newcastle United	26	13	5	8	43	28	10	3	1	29	12	3	2	7	14	16	15	31	LWWDWW
6	Aston Villa	27	10	11	6	32	24	4	9	0	18	7	6	2	6	14	17	8	31	DDLWLW
7	Blackburn Rovers	25	12	5	8	41	30	10	1	2	28	8	2	4	6	13	22	11	29	LWWWWL
8	Sheffield United	25	10	8	7	36	30	7	4	2	20	8	3	4	5	16	22	6	28	DDLLLW
9	Everton	26	10	7	9	36	37	8	4	1	28	11	2	3	8	8	26	-1	27	LWLLLD
10	Tottenham Hotspur	25	9	8	8	27	25	6	4	2	16	8	3	4	6	11	17	2	26	WWLDLL
11	West Ham United	25	9	8	8	22	24	7	3	2	14	6	2	5	6	8	18	-2	26	WDWLWW
12	Notts County	25	7	10	8	23	31	5	4	3	13	10	2	6	5	10	21	-8	24	DLDDLL
13	Manchester City	24	9	6	9	30	41	7	4	1	21	12	2	2	8	9	29	-11	24	WLLDWL
14	West Bromwich Albion	24	7	8	9	32	40	7	2	3	28	20	0	6	6	4	20	-8	22	DDLLDW
15	Arsenal	24	7	7	10	21	34	4	5	3	14	14	3	2	7	7	20	-13	21	LLWDWD
16	Liverpool	25	8	4	13	29	32	6	2	5	23	16	2	2	8	6	16	-3	20	LLLWWL
17	Burnley	24	6	8	10	31	37	6	3	3	22	14	0	5	7	9	23	-6	20	WLDLWL
18	Birmingham City	25	5	10	10	22	34	5	3	5	14	13	0	7	5	8	21	-12	20	DDWDDW
19	Nottingham Forest	24	6	6	12	27	40	5	4	3	11	7	1	2	9	16	33	-13	18	WLWDDL
20	Chelsea	26	4	9	13	15	33	3	6	3	11	9	1	3	10	4	24	-18	17	WLDLLD
21	Middlesbrough	25	6	4	15	23	32	5	1	7	16	13	1	3	8	7	19	-9	16	LDWWLL
22	Preston North End	24	5	5	14	30	45	3	4	5	21	16	2	1	9	9	29	-15	15	WWLLLW

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	26	15	8	3	44	24	8	3	1	22	10	7	5	2	22	14	20	38	DWLWLW		2-1
	2	Bolton Wanderers	28	12	12	4	49	22	9	4	1	32	11	3	8	3	17	11	27	36	WWWDDW		1-0
	3	Sunderland	26	14	6	6	48	34	8	5	1	29	16	6	1	5	19	18	14	34	WWDWWD		2-2
	4	Huddersfield Town	25	14	4	7	39	22	10	2	1	24	6	4	2	6	15	16	17	32	WLWLWL		0-1
	5	Newcastle United	27	13	5	9	43	30	10	3	1	29	12	3	2	8	14	18	13	31	WWDWWL		0-2
	6	Aston Villa	28	10	11	7	32	25	4	9	0	18	7	6	2	7	14	18	7	31	DLWLWL		0-1
	7	Blackburn Rovers	26	12	6	8	41	30	10	2	2	28	8	2	4	6	13	22	11	30	WWWWLD		0-0
	8	Sheffield United	26	10	9	7	38	32	7	4	2	20	8	3	5	5	18	24	6	29	DLLLWD		2-2
	9	Everton	27	11	7	9	37	37	9	4	1	29	11	2	3	8	8	26	0	29	WLLLDW		1-0
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	26	10	8	8	29	25	7	4	2	18	8	3	4	6	11	17	4	28	WLDLLW		2-0
	11	West Ham United	26	9	9	8	22	24	7	3	2	14	6	2	6	6	8	18	-2	27	DWLWWD		0-0
	12	Notts County	26	7	11	8	23	31	5	5	3	13	10	2	6	5	10	21	-8	25	LDDLLD		0-0
	13	Manchester City	25	9	6	10	30	42	7	4	2	21	13	2	2	8	9	29	-12	24	LLDWLL		0-1
2	14	Liverpool	26	9	4	13	30	32	6	2	5	23	16	3	2	8	7	16	-2	22	LLWWLW		1-0
2	15	Burnley	25	7	8	10	34	37	6	3	3	22	14	1	5	7	12	23	-3	22	LDLWLW		3-0
2	16	West Bromwich Albion	25	7	8	10	32	43	7	2	4	28	23	0	6	6	4	20	-11	22	DLLDWL		0-3
2	17	Arsenal	25	7	7	11	22	36	4	5	4	15	16	3	2	7	7	20	-14	21	LWDWDL		1-2
1	18	Nottingham Forest	25	7	6	12	29	40	5	4	3	11	7	2	2	9	18	33	-11	20	LWDDLW		2-0
1	19	Birmingham City	26	5	10	11	22	36	5	3	6	14	15	0	7	5	8	21	-14	20	DWDDWL		0-2
	20	Chelsea	27	5	9	13	16	33	3	6	3	11	9	2	3	10	5	24	-17	19	LDLLDW		1-0
	21	Middlesbrough	26	6	4	16	23	33	5	1	7	16	13	1	3	9	7	20	-10	16	DWWLLL		0-1
	22	Preston North End	25	5	6	14	30	45	3	4	5	21	16	2	2	9	9	29	-15	16	WLLLWD		0-0