The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Mon Dec 26, 1927 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 26, 1927 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-2 (Won)

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: T Greaves
Attendance:: 12,530
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 20 21

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Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Dec 27, 1927

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1158 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 421 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1304 (of 5721)
Total:: 2153 (of 7500)

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

Review
Barratt missed a penalty

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

Goals
Sid Gibson
Sid Gibson
Noah Burton

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Prior form: LLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals
?
?

Penalties Missed:
Percy Barratt

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Arthur Dexter
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	F	Percy Barratt
4	F	Jackie Belton
5	M	Albert Harrison
6	M	Gerry Morgan
7	M	Sid Gibson
8	F	Stuart McMillan	Debut
9	F	Noah Burton
10	F	Charlie Jones
11	F	Harold Wadsworth

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Mon Dec 26, 1927)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-3	Manchester City
Blackpool	3-1	Reading
Bristol City	3-0	Southampton
Grimsby Town	1-1	Chelsea
Nottingham Forest	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Port Vale	1-2	Leeds United
Preston North End	4-2	Swansea Town
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Notts County

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	Chelsea	20	13	4	3	42	18	8	1	0	26	2	5	3	3	16	16	2.33333	30	WDWLWL
	2	Manchester City	20	12	3	5	46	32	9	0	1	29	11	3	3	4	17	21	1.43750	27	WWLWDW
	3	Preston North End	20	10	6	4	41	26	7	1	2	27	11	3	5	2	14	15	1.57692	26	WWDWDW
	4	Leeds United	20	11	3	6	51	26	8	1	1	33	7	3	2	5	18	19	1.96154	25	WLLWWW
	5	Oldham Athletic	20	10	5	5	39	25	7	3	0	28	9	3	2	5	11	16	1.56000	25	WDWWDD
	6	Port Vale	20	11	2	7	39	29	7	2	1	25	8	4	0	6	14	21	1.34483	24	LDWWWW
	7	Bristol City	20	10	4	6	42	33	6	1	3	22	10	4	3	3	20	23	1.27273	24	LDWDLW
	8	Nottingham Forest	20	10	3	7	50	38	7	2	1	38	17	3	1	6	12	21	1.31579	23	LDWWWD
	9	West Bromwich Albion	20	8	5	7	44	40	5	2	2	27	16	3	3	5	17	24	1.10000	21	DWLLWL
	10	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	33	31	4	4	2	13	8	4	1	5	20	23	1.06452	21	DLWLLL
	11	Swansea Town	20	8	5	7	43	41	7	2	1	29	9	1	3	6	14	32	1.04878	21	DDLWWL
	12	Grimsby Town	20	7	6	7	36	38	4	3	3	23	19	3	3	4	13	19	.94737	20	WDWWLL
	13	Clapton Orient	20	8	4	8	36	41	6	1	2	17	10	2	3	6	19	31	.87805	20	LDWLLL
	14	Barnsley	20	6	7	7	30	37	4	4	3	19	15	2	3	4	11	22	.81081	19	LWLLWW
	15	Hull City	20	5	8	7	22	28	4	5	1	13	8	1	3	6	9	20	.78571	18	DWLDDD
	16	Notts County	20	5	6	9	33	38	4	3	3	23	13	1	3	6	10	25	.86842	16	WLWLDL
	17	Fulham	20	5	5	10	33	47	5	5	1	23	16	0	0	9	10	31	.70213	15	LDLWLD
	18	Reading	20	5	5	10	29	44	4	3	3	19	16	1	2	7	10	28	.65909	15	WLWLWW
	19	Southampton	20	4	6	10	28	39	3	3	4	24	24	1	3	6	4	15	.71795	14	WLDLDD
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	4	11	32	48	5	2	4	25	21	0	2	7	7	27	.66667	14	LLLLLW
	21	Blackpool	20	4	5	11	33	53	3	2	5	18	21	1	3	6	15	32	.62264	13	LWLDLD
	22	South Shields	20	2	5	13	29	59	1	3	6	15	24	1	2	7	14	35	.49153	9	LDLDLL

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	Chelsea	21	13	5	3	43	19	8	1	0	26	2	5	4	3	17	17	2.26316	31	DWLWLD	1-1
	2	Manchester City	21	13	3	5	49	32	9	0	1	29	11	4	3	4	20	21	1.53125	29	WLWDWW	3-0
	3	Preston North End	21	11	6	4	45	28	8	1	2	31	13	3	5	2	14	15	1.60714	28	WDWDWW	4-2
	4	Leeds United	21	12	3	6	53	27	8	1	1	33	7	4	2	5	20	20	1.96296	27	LLWWWW	2-1
2	5	Bristol City	21	11	4	6	45	33	7	1	3	25	10	4	3	3	20	23	1.36364	26	DWDLWW	3-0
1	6	Oldham Athletic	20	10	5	5	39	25	7	3	0	28	9	3	2	5	11	16	1.56000	25	WDWWDD
1	7	Nottingham Forest	21	11	3	7	53	40	8	2	1	41	19	3	1	6	12	21	1.32500	25	DWWWDW	3-2
2	8	Port Vale	21	11	2	8	40	31	7	2	2	26	10	4	0	6	14	21	1.29032	24	DWWWWL	1-2
	9	West Bromwich Albion	21	8	6	7	46	42	5	3	2	29	18	3	3	5	17	24	1.09524	22	WLLWLD	2-2
	10	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	33	31	4	4	2	13	8	4	1	5	20	23	1.06452	21	DLWLLL
	11	Swansea Town	21	8	5	8	45	45	7	2	1	29	9	1	3	7	16	36	1.00000	21	DLWWLL	2-4
	12	Grimsby Town	21	7	7	7	37	39	4	4	3	24	20	3	3	4	13	19	.94872	21	DWWLLD	1-1
	13	Clapton Orient	20	8	4	8	36	41	6	1	2	17	10	2	3	6	19	31	.87805	20	LDWLLL
	14	Barnsley	21	6	7	8	30	40	4	4	4	19	18	2	3	4	11	22	.75000	19	WLLWWL	0-3
	15	Hull City	20	5	8	7	22	28	4	5	1	13	8	1	3	6	9	20	.78571	18	DWLDDD
	16	Notts County	21	5	7	9	35	40	4	3	3	23	13	1	4	6	12	27	.87500	17	LWLDLD	2-2
	17	Fulham	20	5	5	10	33	47	5	5	1	23	16	0	0	9	10	31	.70213	15	LDLWLD
3	18	Blackpool	21	5	5	11	36	54	4	2	5	21	22	1	3	6	15	32	.66667	15	WLDLDW	3-1
1	19	Reading	21	5	5	11	30	47	4	3	3	19	16	1	2	8	11	31	.63830	15	LWLWWL	1-3
1	20	Southampton	21	4	6	11	28	42	3	3	4	24	24	1	3	7	4	18	.66667	14	LDLDDL	0-3
1	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	5	4	12	34	51	5	2	4	25	21	0	2	8	9	30	.66667	14	LLLLWL	2-3
	22	South Shields	20	2	5	13	29	59	1	3	6	15	24	1	2	7	14	35	.49153	9	LDLDLL