The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 3 PORT VALE - Sat May 07, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat May 07, 1927 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 (Lost)

Season:: 1926-27
Referee:: AE Caseley
Attendance:: 5,455
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 8 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Northampton Town (Friendly)
League:: Port Vale
Port Vale:: Aug 27, 1927

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1137 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 400 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1283 (of 5679)
Total:: 2131 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:

PORT VALE
Manager: Joe Schofield
Prior form: DWLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals:
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Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Len Langford
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	F	Percy Barratt
4	F	Jackie Belton
5	M	Gerry Morgan
6	F	Bob Wallace
7	M	Sid Gibson
8	F	Cyril Stocks
9	F	Cliff Price
10	F	Charlie Jones
11	F	Alf Townsend

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat May 07, 1927)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	5-1	Southampton
Blackpool	5-0	Notts County
Darlington	2-2	Chelsea
Fulham	3-1	Hull City
Grimsby Town	6-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City	8-0	Bradford City
Nottingham Forest	0-3	Port Vale
Oldham Athletic	3-2	South Shields
Portsmouth	5-1	Preston North End
Reading	0-1	Clapton Orient
Swansea Town	0-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Middlesbrough	41	26	8	7	121	60	18	2	1	78	23	8	6	6	43	37	2.017	60	WLWLDW
	2	Portsmouth	41	22	8	11	82	48	13	4	3	53	16	9	4	8	29	32	1.708	52	LWLWLD
	3	Manchester City	41	21	10	10	100	61	14	3	3	57	23	7	7	7	43	38	1.639	52	DDWWDD
	4	Chelsea	41	20	11	10	60	50	13	7	1	40	17	7	4	9	20	33	1.200	51	WWLLDD
	5	Nottingham Forest	41	18	14	9	80	52	14	6	0	57	20	4	8	9	23	32	1.538	50	WDLDWL
	6	Preston North End	41	20	9	12	73	67	14	4	3	54	29	6	5	9	19	38	1.090	49	LWWLLL
	7	Hull City	41	20	7	14	62	49	13	4	4	43	19	7	3	10	19	30	1.265	47	DLWWLL
	8	Port Vale	41	15	13	13	85	78	11	6	4	50	26	4	7	9	35	52	1.090	43	DWLWLD
	9	Swansea Town	41	16	11	14	68	71	13	5	2	44	20	3	6	12	24	51	.958	43	LLWDDL
	10	Blackpool	41	17	8	16	90	80	12	5	3	60	26	5	3	13	30	54	1.125	42	WWWDDL
	11	Southampton	41	15	12	14	59	57	9	8	4	35	22	6	4	10	24	35	1.035	42	LDLDDW
	12	Oldham Athletic	41	18	6	17	71	82	11	3	6	47	35	7	3	11	24	47	.866	42	WDWDWW
	13	Barnsley	41	16	9	16	83	86	12	5	3	51	22	4	4	13	32	64	.965	41	WWLWWD
	14	Reading	41	16	8	17	64	71	14	1	5	47	19	2	7	12	17	52	.901	40	DDWWWL
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	14	7	20	73	69	10	4	7	54	30	4	3	13	19	39	1.058	35	LLLWWW
	16	Notts County	41	15	5	21	70	91	11	4	6	45	24	4	1	15	25	67	.769	35	LLWWLW
	17	South Shields	41	11	11	19	69	93	10	8	3	49	25	1	3	16	20	68	.742	33	DDLLWL
	18	Grimsby Town	41	10	12	19	68	91	5	7	8	33	39	5	5	11	35	52	.747	32	DLLDDL
	19	Fulham	41	12	8	21	55	91	10	4	6	36	30	2	4	15	19	61	.604	32	LWWLWL
	20	Darlington	41	12	5	24	77	96	10	2	8	51	40	2	3	16	26	56	.802	29	WDLLWW
	21	Clapton Orient	41	11	7	23	59	96	9	3	9	37	35	2	4	14	22	61	.615	29	WLWDWW
	22	Bradford City	41	7	9	25	50	80	6	4	11	30	28	1	5	14	20	52	.625	23	WWLLLD

Table after:

	SECOND 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	Middlesbrough	42	27	8	7	122	60	18	2	1	78	23	9	6	6	44	37	2.033	62	LWLDWW	1-0
	2	Portsmouth	42	23	8	11	87	49	14	4	3	58	17	9	4	8	29	32	1.776	54	WLWLDW	5-1
	3	Manchester City	42	22	10	10	108	61	15	3	3	65	23	7	7	7	43	38	1.770	54	DWWDDW	8-0
	4	Chelsea	42	20	12	10	62	52	13	7	1	40	17	7	5	9	22	35	1.192	52	WLLDDD	2-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	42	18	14	10	80	55	14	6	1	57	23	4	8	9	23	32	1.455	50	DLDWLL	0-3
	6	Preston North End	42	20	9	13	74	72	14	4	3	54	29	6	5	10	20	43	1.028	49	WWLLLL	1-5
	7	Hull City	42	20	7	15	63	52	13	4	4	43	19	7	3	11	20	33	1.212	47	LWWLLL	1-3
	8	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	88	78	11	6	4	50	26	5	7	9	38	52	1.128	45	WLWLDW	3-0
1	9	Blackpool	42	18	8	16	95	80	13	5	3	65	26	5	3	13	30	54	1.188	44	WWDDLW	5-0
2	10	Oldham Athletic	42	19	6	17	74	84	12	3	6	50	37	7	3	11	24	47	.881	44	DWDWWW	3-2
2	11	Barnsley	42	17	9	16	88	87	13	5	3	56	23	4	4	13	32	64	1.011	43	WLWWDW	5-1
3	12	Swansea Town	42	16	11	15	68	72	13	5	3	44	21	3	6	12	24	51	.944	43	LWDDLL	0-1
2	13	Southampton	42	15	12	15	60	62	9	8	4	35	22	6	4	11	25	40	.968	42	DLDDWL	1-5
	14	Reading	42	16	8	18	64	72	14	1	6	47	20	2	7	12	17	52	.889	40	DWWWLL	0-1
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	7	21	73	75	10	4	7	54	30	4	3	14	19	45	.973	35	LLWWWL	0-6
	16	Notts County	42	15	5	22	70	96	11	4	6	45	24	4	1	16	25	72	.729	35	LWWLWL	0-5
1	17	Grimsby Town	42	11	12	19	74	91	6	7	8	39	39	5	5	11	35	52	.813	34	LLDDLW	6-0
1	18	Fulham	42	13	8	21	58	92	11	4	6	39	31	2	4	15	19	61	.630	34	WWLWLW	3-1
2	19	South Shields	42	11	11	20	71	96	10	8	3	49	25	1	3	17	22	71	.740	33	DLLWLL	2-3
1	20	Clapton Orient	42	12	7	23	60	96	9	3	9	37	35	3	4	14	23	61	.625	31	LWDWWW	1-0
1	21	Darlington	42	12	6	24	79	98	10	3	8	53	42	2	3	16	26	56	.806	30	DLLWWD	2-2
	22	Bradford City	42	7	9	26	50	88	6	4	11	30	28	1	5	15	20	60	.568	23	WLLLDL	0-8