The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 5 CHELSEA - Mon Aug 31, 1925 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Aug 31, 1925 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

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

Season:: 1925-26
Referee:: AE Caseley
Attendance:: 9,981
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 15
Opp Before/After:: 1 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 2)
Chelsea:: Sep 07, 1925

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1055 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 318 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1193 (of 5828)
Total:: 2041 (of 7633)
Played:: 101 years, 6 days ago

FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: D (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Harrow (OG)

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

Goal Scorers
Bobby Turnbull
Andy Wilson
Andy Wilson
Bobby Turnbull
George Stone

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Alfred Bennett	Last game
2	D	25	Bill Thompson
3	F	26	Percy Barratt
4	F	30	Jackie Belton
5	M	26	Gerry Morgan
6	F	32	Bob Wallace
7	M	26	Sid Gibson
8	F	33	Jack Spaven
9	F	28	Randolph Galloway
10	F	18	Vincent Hodgkinson	Debut
11	F	28	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Alfred Bennett	86		2	1
2	D	25	Bill Thompson	65		2	1
3	F	26	Percy Barratt	71		2	1
4	F	30	Jackie Belton	237	15	2	1
5	M	26	Gerry Morgan	102	3	2	1
6	F	32	Bob Wallace	88		2	1
7	M	26	Sid Gibson	143	11	2	1
8	F	33	Jack Spaven	159	48	2	1
9	F	28	Randolph Galloway	11	2	121	3
10	F	18	Vincent Hodgkinson	Debut
11	F	28	Noah Burton	129	8	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Howard Baker
2	D	George Smith
3	D	Jack Harrow
4	D	Jock Priestley
5	D	George Rodger
6	M	Willie Ferguson
7	M	Jackie Crawford
8	M	Albert Thain
9	M	Bobby Turnbull
10	F	Andy Wilson
11	F	George Stone

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Aug 31, 1925)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-0	Bradford City
Derby County	3-1	Clapton Orient
Fulham	0-1	Swansea Town
Nottingham Forest	1-5	Chelsea
Port Vale	3-0	Stoke City
Preston North End	3-2	Portsmouth
Southampton	0-2	Hull City
Stockport County	0-2	The Wednesday

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

SECOND 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	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
2	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
3	The Wednesday	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
5	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	4	2	W
6	Blackpool	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
7	Oldham Athletic	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
8	Port Vale	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	W
9	South Shields	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	W
10	Darlington	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
11	Derby County	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
12	Hull City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
13	Nottingham Forest	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
14	Barnsley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
15	Clapton Orient	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
16	Southampton	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
17	Swansea Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
18	Portsmouth	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0	L
19	Bradford City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
20	Fulham	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
21	Preston North End	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
22	Stockport County	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L

Table after:

	SECOND 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)
2	1	The Wednesday	2	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	4	WW		2-0
1	2	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	6	4	WW		5-1
5	3	Port Vale	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	4	WW		3-0
8	4	Hull City	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	DW		2-0
6	5	Derby County	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	DW		3-1
2	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
2	7	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	4	2	W
2	8	Blackpool	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
2	9	Oldham Athletic	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
1	10	South Shields	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	W
9	11	Stoke City	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	WL		0-3
5	12	Swansea Town	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	LW		1-0
8	13	Preston North End	2	1	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	3	-2	2	LW		3-2
	14	Barnsley	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	LD		0-0
2	15	Nottingham Forest	2	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	-4	1	DL		1-5
3	16	Bradford City	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1	LD		0-0
7	17	Darlington	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
3	18	Clapton Orient	2	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	-3	0	LL		1-3
1	19	Portsmouth	2	0	0	2	3	8	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	2	3	-5	0	LL		2-3
4	20	Southampton	2	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	-3	0	LL		0-2
1	21	Fulham	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-4	0	LL		0-1
	22	Stockport County	2	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	-5	0	LL		0-2