The City Ground

BLACKPOOL 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 16, 1926 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 16, 1926 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bloomfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1925-26
Referee:: E Wood
Attendance:: 6,686
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 8 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Blackpool:: Aug 28, 1926

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1077 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 340 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1216 (of 5829)
Total:: 2065 (of 7634)
Played:: 100 years, 7 months, 30 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

BLACKPOOL
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Prior form: WDWDWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Percy Thorpe (48') (Pen)
Bert Fishwick (67')
Bert Fishwick (68')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Len Langford
2	D	26	Bill Thompson
3	F	27	Percy Barratt
4	F	30	Jackie Belton
5	M	26	Gerry Morgan
6	M	22	Arthur Tilford
7	M	26	Sid Gibson
8	F	34	Jack Spaven
9	F	29	Randolph Galloway
10	F	21	Ralph Lynas
11	F	26	Charlie Jones

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Len Langford	24		7	1
2	D	26	Bill Thompson	88		7	1
3	F	27	Percy Barratt	94		7	1
4	F	30	Jackie Belton	259	15	7	1
5	M	26	Gerry Morgan	121	6	7	1
6	M	22	Arthur Tilford	1		315	38
7	M	26	Sid Gibson	166	19	7	1
8	F	34	Jack Spaven	166	50	56	9
9	F	29	Randolph Galloway	32	7	7	1
10	F	21	Ralph Lynas	8		7	1
11	F	26	Charlie Jones	13	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Walter Jennings
2	D	Percy Thorpe
3	D	George Bradshaw
4	D	Albert Watson
5	D	Andy Curran
6	M	Billy Benton
7	M	Jack Meredith
8	M	Bert Fishwick
9	M	Sid Binks
10	F	William Williams
11	F	Percy Downes

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 16, 1926)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Chelsea	3-1	Port Vale
Clapton Orient	4-0	Barnsley
Darlington	3-0	Derby County
Hull City	5-0	Bradford City
Portsmouth	1-2	Southampton
Stoke City	5-0	Fulham
Swansea Town	4-1	Preston North End
The Wednesday	1-0	South Shields
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Middlesbrough

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	Derby County	23	15	5	3	50	21	10	2	1	36	11	5	3	2	14	10	29	35	LWWWWW
2	The Wednesday	24	15	3	6	59	31	11	0	1	45	14	4	3	5	14	17	28	33	WLWWWL
3	South Shields	24	13	3	8	46	36	6	3	2	27	14	7	0	6	19	22	10	29	LWLWWW
4	Chelsea	23	10	8	5	47	28	6	3	2	25	11	4	5	3	22	17	19	28	WDDLLL
5	Middlesbrough	25	14	0	11	51	43	10	0	3	38	17	4	0	8	13	26	8	28	LLLWLW
6	Oldham Athletic	22	11	5	6	42	33	8	2	2	29	16	3	3	4	13	17	9	27	WDLLLW
7	Portsmouth	24	10	6	8	49	54	7	3	1	28	17	3	3	7	21	37	-5	26	WDDDWL
8	Blackpool	24	10	5	9	43	35	6	2	3	20	10	4	3	6	23	25	8	25	WDWDWD
9	Port Vale	24	11	3	10	46	41	9	1	2	32	14	2	2	8	14	27	5	25	DWLLLW
10	Hull City	23	10	3	10	32	32	6	2	4	21	11	4	1	6	11	21	0	23	LDWWDL
11	Swansea Town	21	9	4	8	40	34	6	1	2	24	7	3	3	6	16	27	6	22	LDDDWL
12	Bradford City	22	8	6	8	29	29	4	2	5	13	14	4	4	3	16	15	0	22	LDDLLW
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	9	4	9	33	33	5	3	1	17	6	4	1	8	16	27	0	22	LDLWWL
14	Barnsley	23	8	6	9	36	42	8	3	1	27	12	0	3	8	9	30	-6	22	LWLWWL
15	Preston North End	24	10	2	12	41	55	10	1	1	32	15	0	1	11	9	40	-14	22	WLWLLW
16	Stoke City	23	7	6	10	31	41	4	4	3	14	10	3	2	7	17	31	-10	20	DDWDDL
17	Nottingham Forest	23	7	6	10	29	39	6	3	3	24	18	1	3	7	5	21	-10	20	WDDWLW
18	Darlington	23	6	7	10	36	46	3	5	4	25	20	3	2	6	11	26	-10	19	LDDLDL
19	Southampton	24	6	6	12	34	39	6	2	5	23	15	0	4	7	11	24	-5	18	LLLLWD
20	Fulham	23	5	6	12	26	48	5	3	4	20	15	0	3	8	6	33	-22	16	LDDWLW
21	Clapton Orient	22	6	2	14	24	38	4	1	6	12	14	2	1	8	12	24	-14	14	DLWWLL
22	Stockport County	24	5	4	15	30	56	5	4	4	22	19	0	0	11	8	37	-26	14	DLDLLW

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)
	1	Derby County	24	15	5	4	50	24	10	2	1	36	11	5	3	3	14	13	26	35	WWWWWL		0-3
	2	The Wednesday	25	16	3	6	60	31	12	0	1	46	14	4	3	5	14	17	29	35	LWWWLW		1-0
1	3	Chelsea	24	11	8	5	50	29	7	3	2	28	12	4	5	3	22	17	21	30	DDLLLW		3-1
1	4	South Shields	25	13	3	9	46	37	6	3	2	27	14	7	0	7	19	23	9	29	WLWWWL		0-1
	5	Middlesbrough	26	14	0	12	52	46	10	0	3	38	17	4	0	9	14	29	6	28	LLWLWL		1-3
2	6	Blackpool	25	11	5	9	46	35	7	2	3	23	10	4	3	6	23	25	11	27	DWDWDW		3-0
1	7	Oldham Athletic	22	11	5	6	42	33	8	2	2	29	16	3	3	4	13	17	9	27	WDLLLW
1	8	Portsmouth	25	10	6	9	50	56	7	3	2	29	19	3	3	7	21	37	-6	26	DDDWLL		1-2
1	9	Hull City	24	11	3	10	37	32	7	2	4	26	11	4	1	6	11	21	5	25	DWWDLW		5-0
1	10	Port Vale	25	11	3	11	47	44	9	1	2	32	14	2	2	9	15	30	3	25	WLLLWL		1-3
	11	Swansea Town	22	10	4	8	44	35	7	1	2	28	8	3	3	6	16	27	9	24	DDDWLW		4-1
1	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	10	4	9	36	34	6	3	1	20	7	4	1	8	16	27	2	24	DLWWLW		3-1
3	13	Stoke City	24	8	6	10	36	41	5	4	3	19	10	3	2	7	17	31	-5	22	DWDDLW		5-0
2	14	Bradford City	23	8	6	9	29	34	4	2	5	13	14	4	4	4	16	20	-5	22	DDLLWL		0-5
1	15	Barnsley	24	8	6	10	36	46	8	3	1	27	12	0	3	9	9	34	-10	22	WLWWLL		0-4
1	16	Preston North End	25	10	2	13	42	59	10	1	1	32	15	0	1	12	10	44	-17	22	LWLLWL		1-4
1	17	Darlington	24	7	7	10	39	46	4	5	4	28	20	3	2	6	11	26	-7	21	DDLDLW		3-0
1	18	Southampton	25	7	6	12	36	40	6	2	5	23	15	1	4	7	13	25	-4	20	LLLWDW		2-1
2	19	Nottingham Forest	24	7	6	11	29	42	6	3	3	24	18	1	3	8	5	24	-13	20	DDWLWL		0-3
1	20	Clapton Orient	23	7	2	14	28	38	5	1	6	16	14	2	1	8	12	24	-10	16	LWWLLW		4-0
1	21	Fulham	24	5	6	13	26	53	5	3	4	20	15	0	3	9	6	38	-27	16	DDWLWL		0-5
	22	Stockport County	24	5	4	15	30	56	5	4	4	22	19	0	0	11	8	37	-26	14	DLDLLW