The City Ground

ARSENAL 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 27, 1924 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 27, 1924 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highbury
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1924-25
Referee:: I Baker
Attendance:: 12,000
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 12 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester City (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Nov 14, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1034 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 718 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 1170 (of 5828)
Total:: 2017 (of 7633)
Played:: 101 years, 8 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Randolph Galloway (40')

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

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Ramsay (65')
Jack Butler (68')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Alfred Bennett
2	D	34	Harold Bulling
3	D	25	Bill Thompson
4	F	29	Jackie Belton
5	M	25	Gerry Morgan
6	F	31	Bob Wallace
7	M	25	Sid Gibson
8	F	33	Jack Spaven
9	F	28	Randolph Galloway (40')
10	F	26	Patrick Nelis
11	F	28	Noah Burton

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dan Lewis
2	D	Alf Baker
3	D	Andy Kennedy
4	D	Billy Milne
5	D	Jack Butler
6	M	Bob John
7	M	Sid Hoar
8	M	Harry Woods
9	M	Jimmy Brain
10	F	Jimmy Ramsay
11	F	Joe Toner

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 27, 1924)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Blackburn Rovers	2-2	Sheffield United
Bolton Wanderers	3-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Everton	2-1	Birmingham City
Huddersfield Town	0-0	Newcastle United
Notts County	0-2	West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End	3-2	West Ham United
Sunderland	2-1	Leeds United

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	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	4	5	34	17	8	2	1	25	9	5	2	4	9	8	17	30	WDWWWW
	2	Huddersfield Town	22	11	7	4	36	15	6	2	2	17	4	5	5	2	19	11	21	29	WWDWWW
	3	Birmingham City	22	11	6	5	25	24	7	3	2	17	11	4	3	3	8	13	1	28	WDLDWW
	4	Bolton Wanderers	21	9	8	4	37	24	7	2	1	26	10	2	6	3	11	14	13	26	WLWDWD
	5	Liverpool	22	10	6	6	36	29	7	3	2	25	14	3	3	4	11	15	7	26	DDWDWW
	6	Newcastle United	23	7	11	5	33	24	5	5	2	24	12	2	6	3	9	12	9	25	LDLWWD
	7	Notts County	22	9	6	7	19	14	5	4	1	12	3	4	2	6	7	11	5	24	DLWLLL
	8	Sunderland	22	10	4	8	33	30	6	2	2	19	8	4	2	6	14	22	3	24	DLWLLL
	9	Aston Villa	22	7	10	5	36	33	4	5	1	17	11	3	5	4	19	22	3	24	DLLWLW
	10	Manchester City	23	8	7	8	47	41	4	6	1	25	18	4	1	7	22	23	6	23	WDWDLL
	11	Bury	21	7	9	5	26	30	5	3	2	13	10	2	6	3	13	20	-4	23	DLWWLD
	12	Arsenal	22	9	4	9	28	24	7	2	3	18	5	2	2	6	10	19	4	22	DWLWLL
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	22	6	9	7	28	22	3	6	2	18	10	3	3	5	10	12	6	21	DWDDLD
	14	Blackburn Rovers	23	7	7	9	29	33	5	2	4	17	12	2	5	5	12	21	-4	21	DWLWLL
	15	Cardiff City	22	7	6	9	32	33	4	3	3	17	13	3	3	6	15	20	-1	20	WDLLLW
	16	West Ham United	22	7	6	9	25	31	6	4	1	16	6	1	2	8	9	25	-6	20	LWLWWL
	17	Leeds United	22	6	7	9	27	31	5	5	2	19	10	1	2	7	8	21	-4	19	DLLLWL
	18	Sheffield United	22	6	7	9	25	34	5	4	3	18	16	1	3	6	7	18	-9	19	LWLDWW
	19	Burnley	21	4	8	9	20	31	3	5	4	14	16	1	3	5	6	15	-11	16	WDWLLL
	20	Everton	22	4	8	10	19	31	3	2	5	9	13	1	6	5	10	18	-12	16	LLWDLD
	21	Nottingham Forest	22	5	6	11	18	35	4	4	4	10	11	1	2	7	8	24	-17	16	DDLWLD
	22	Preston North End	22	5	2	15	19	46	4	0	7	14	20	1	2	8	5	26	-27	12	LLWLWW

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	West Bromwich Albion	23	14	4	5	36	17	8	2	1	25	9	6	2	4	11	8	19	32	DWWWWW		2-0
	2	Huddersfield Town	23	11	8	4	36	15	6	3	2	17	4	5	5	2	19	11	21	30	WDWWWD		0-0
1	3	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	8	4	40	24	8	2	1	29	10	2	6	3	11	14	16	28	LWDWDW		3-0
1	4	Birmingham City	23	11	6	6	26	26	7	3	2	17	11	4	3	4	9	15	0	28	DLDWWL		1-2
1	5	Newcastle United	24	7	12	5	33	24	5	5	2	24	12	2	7	3	9	12	9	26	DLWWDD		0-0
1	6	Liverpool	22	10	6	6	36	29	7	3	2	25	14	3	3	4	11	15	7	26	DDWDWW
1	7	Sunderland	23	11	4	8	35	31	7	2	2	21	9	4	2	6	14	22	4	26	LWLLLW		2-1
4	8	Arsenal	23	10	4	9	30	25	8	2	3	20	6	2	2	6	10	19	5	24	WLWLLW		2-1
2	9	Notts County	23	9	6	8	19	16	5	4	2	12	5	4	2	6	7	11	3	24	LWLLLL		0-2
1	10	Aston Villa	22	7	10	5	36	33	4	5	1	17	11	3	5	4	19	22	3	24	DLLWLW
1	11	Manchester City	23	8	7	8	47	41	4	6	1	25	18	4	1	7	22	23	6	23	WDWDLL
1	12	Bury	21	7	9	5	26	30	5	3	2	13	10	2	6	3	13	20	-4	23	DLWWLD
1	13	Blackburn Rovers	24	7	8	9	31	35	5	3	4	19	14	2	5	5	12	21	-4	22	WLWLLD		2-2
1	14	Tottenham Hotspur	23	6	9	8	28	25	3	6	2	18	10	3	3	6	10	15	3	21	WDDLDL		0-3
	15	Cardiff City	22	7	6	9	32	33	4	3	3	17	13	3	3	6	15	20	-1	20	WDLLLW
	16	West Ham United	23	7	6	10	27	34	6	4	1	16	6	1	2	9	11	28	-7	20	WLWWLL		2-3
1	17	Sheffield United	23	6	8	9	27	36	5	4	3	18	16	1	4	6	9	20	-9	20	WLDWWD		2-2
1	18	Leeds United	23	6	7	10	28	33	5	5	2	19	10	1	2	8	9	23	-5	19	LLLWLL		1-2
1	19	Everton	23	5	8	10	21	32	4	2	5	11	14	1	6	5	10	18	-11	18	LWDLDW		2-1
1	20	Burnley	21	4	8	9	20	31	3	5	4	14	16	1	3	5	6	15	-11	16	WDWLLL
	21	Nottingham Forest	23	5	6	12	19	37	4	4	4	10	11	1	2	8	9	26	-18	16	DLWLDL		1-2
	22	Preston North End	23	6	2	15	22	48	5	0	7	17	22	1	2	8	5	26	-26	14	LWLWWW		3-2