The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 ARSENAL - Sat Mar 15, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 15, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 (Won)

Season:: 1923-24
Referee:: AW Scholey
Attendance:: 14,000
Pos Before/After:: 19 18
Opp Before/After:: 20 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Mar 22, 1924

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1003 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 687 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 1139 (of 5679)
Total:: 1983 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Sid Gibson
Duncan Walker

ARSENAL
Manager: Leslie Knighton
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goals:
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Alfred Bennett
2	D	Harold Bulling
3	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
4	F	Jackie Belton
5	D	Fred Parker
6	F	Bob Wallace
7	M	Sid Gibson	100th appearance
8	F	Charlie Flood
9	F	Duncan Walker
10	F	Harry Marshall
11	F	Henry Martin	Guest (Sunderland)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 15, 1924)

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

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	Sunderland	32	18	8	6	55	36	10	6	1	32	16	8	2	5	23	20	1.52778	44	DWWDWW
	2	Cardiff City	30	17	9	4	51	27	10	3	1	28	10	7	6	3	23	17	1.88889	43	LWWWDL
	3	Bolton Wanderers	34	14	13	7	58	28	11	5	1	40	12	3	8	6	18	16	2.07143	41	LLWLDW
	4	Sheffield United	33	15	11	7	58	39	10	5	2	34	12	5	6	5	24	27	1.48718	41	WDWWWW
	5	Huddersfield Town	30	17	6	7	45	24	11	4	1	28	8	6	2	6	17	16	1.87500	40	LWWDDW
	6	Blackburn Rovers	33	15	7	11	48	40	12	3	2	34	10	3	4	9	14	30	1.20000	37	WLDLWL
	7	Aston Villa	34	13	11	10	37	32	6	9	1	21	9	7	2	9	16	23	1.15625	37	WLLWLW
	8	Everton	33	13	11	9	45	42	10	6	1	34	14	3	5	8	11	28	1.07143	37	DDWWDD
	9	Newcastle United	32	13	8	11	48	37	10	4	2	31	15	3	4	9	17	22	1.29730	34	LDLLDD
	10	Notts County	32	9	14	9	33	35	6	7	3	15	11	3	7	6	18	24	.94286	32	LWWDDD
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	31	10	11	10	35	36	7	5	3	20	11	3	6	7	15	25	.97222	31	WDDDLL
	12	West Ham United	31	9	13	9	25	28	7	5	3	15	8	2	8	6	10	20	.89286	31	DLDDDD
	13	Birmingham City	33	10	11	12	32	41	8	3	6	20	17	2	8	6	12	24	.78049	31	WWWWWL
	14	Manchester City	30	11	8	11	38	50	8	5	3	27	20	3	3	8	11	30	.76000	30	LDWLDW
	15	Burnley	30	8	10	12	42	43	7	3	4	27	16	1	7	8	15	27	.97674	26	WWLDLD
	16	Liverpool	31	10	6	15	35	40	7	3	5	26	17	3	3	10	9	23	.87500	26	WDWDLL
	17	West Bromwich Albion	30	8	10	12	36	51	7	3	5	31	27	1	7	7	5	24	.70588	26	LLWLDD
	18	Preston North End	32	9	7	16	39	52	6	4	6	27	19	3	3	10	12	33	.75000	25	WDLWLW
	19	Nottingham Forest	33	9	7	17	37	54	6	5	5	15	12	3	2	12	22	42	.68519	25	LWLWLL
	20	Arsenal	31	8	7	16	28	50	5	5	6	19	21	3	2	10	9	29	.56000	23	LLLLWL
	21	Chelsea	34	5	13	16	19	45	3	8	5	12	17	2	5	11	7	28	.42222	23	LLDDDD
	22	Middlesbrough	33	7	5	21	29	43	6	2	9	19	16	1	3	12	10	27	.67442	19	LLLLLW

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	Sunderland	33	19	8	6	58	36	10	6	1	32	16	9	2	5	26	20	1.61111	46	WWDWWW	3-0
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	35	15	13	7	60	29	11	5	1	40	12	4	8	6	20	17	2.06897	43	LWLDWW	2-1
1	3	Cardiff City	31	17	9	5	51	29	10	3	2	28	12	7	6	3	23	17	1.75862	43	WWWDLL	0-2
1	4	Huddersfield Town	31	18	6	7	46	24	11	4	1	28	8	7	2	6	18	16	1.91667	42	WWDDWW	1-0
1	5	Sheffield United	34	15	11	8	58	40	10	5	3	34	13	5	6	5	24	27	1.45000	41	DWWWWL	0-1
	6	Blackburn Rovers	34	15	8	11	48	40	12	3	2	34	10	3	5	9	14	30	1.20000	38	LDLWLD	0-0
	7	Aston Villa	35	13	12	10	37	32	6	10	1	21	9	7	2	9	16	23	1.15625	38	LLWLWD	0-0
	8	Everton	34	13	11	10	46	44	10	6	1	34	14	3	5	9	12	30	1.04545	37	DWWDDL	1-2
	9	Newcastle United	33	13	9	11	49	38	10	5	2	32	16	3	4	9	17	22	1.28947	35	DLLDDD	1-1
	10	Notts County	33	10	14	9	35	35	6	7	3	15	11	4	7	6	20	24	1.00000	34	WWDDDW	2-0
1	11	West Ham United	32	10	13	9	27	29	8	5	3	17	9	2	8	6	10	20	.93103	33	LDDDDW	2-1
1	12	Tottenham Hotspur	32	10	12	10	35	36	7	5	3	20	11	3	7	7	15	25	.97222	32	DDDLLD	0-0
	13	Birmingham City	34	10	12	12	33	42	8	3	6	20	17	2	9	6	13	25	.78571	32	WWWWLD	1-1
	14	Manchester City	31	11	8	12	39	54	8	5	3	27	20	3	3	9	12	34	.72222	30	DWLDWL	1-4
1	15	Liverpool	32	10	7	15	35	40	7	4	5	26	17	3	3	10	9	23	.87500	27	DWDLLD	0-0
2	16	Preston North End	33	10	7	16	43	53	7	4	6	31	20	3	3	10	12	33	.81132	27	DLWLWW	4-1
	17	West Bromwich Albion	31	8	11	12	37	52	7	3	5	31	27	1	8	7	6	25	.71154	27	LWLDDD	1-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	34	10	7	17	39	55	7	5	5	17	13	3	2	12	22	42	.70909	27	WLWLLW	2-1
4	19	Burnley	31	8	10	13	42	46	7	3	5	27	19	1	7	8	15	27	.91304	26	WLDLDL	0-3
1	20	Chelsea	35	5	14	16	20	46	3	9	5	13	18	2	5	11	7	28	.43478	24	LDDDDD	1-1
1	21	Arsenal	32	8	7	17	29	52	5	5	6	19	21	3	2	11	10	31	.55769	23	LLLWLL	1-2
	22	Middlesbrough	34	7	5	22	30	45	6	2	10	20	18	1	3	12	10	27	.66667	19	LLLLWL	1-2