The City Ground

NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 2 FOREST - Wed Feb 22, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Feb 22, 1928 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Notts County
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Meadow Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: WP Harper
Attendance:: 13,241
League Week:: 27 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 15 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Notts County:: Oct 20, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1164 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 427 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1314 (of 5824)
Total:: 2165 (of 7629)
Played:: 98 years, 6 months, 4 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Gibson (78')
Clive German (84') - Clive German first goal

NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: Horace Henshall
Prior form: WLLWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Paddy Mills (1')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	F	32	Jackie Belton
5	M	24	Albert Harrison
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan
7	M	28	Sid Gibson (78')
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks
9	F	22	Clive German (84')	Debut
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter	20		4	1
2	D	28	Bill Thompson	170	1	4	1
3	F	29	Percy Barratt	191	17	4	1
4	F	32	Jackie Belton	340	16	4	1
5	M	24	Albert Harrison	25		4	1
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan	197	6	11	2
7	M	28	Sid Gibson (78')	261	52	4	1
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks	85	34	4	1
9	F	22	Clive German (84')	Debut
10	F	28	Charlie Jones	95	20	4	1
11	F	29	Harold Wadsworth	28	10	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Hopkins
2	D	George Smith
3	D	Charlie Bisby
4	D	Haydn Kemp
5	D	Frank Froggatt
6	M	Fred Hilton
7	M	George Taylor
8	M	Tom Fenner
9	M	Paddy Mills
10	F	Chris Staniforth
11	F	Sam Haden

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Feb 22, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Notts County	1-2	Nottingham Forest
South Shields	1-0	Hull City

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	28	17	6	5	55	28	11	2	0	34	5	6	4	5	21	23	27	40	WWWLWL
2	Manchester City	27	17	4	6	69	42	12	1	1	45	17	5	3	5	24	25	27	38	WWWWDL
3	Preston North End	28	16	6	6	64	40	11	1	2	44	19	5	5	4	20	21	24	38	WLWWLW
4	Leeds United	29	16	5	8	72	40	11	1	2	44	13	5	4	6	28	27	32	37	WDWLLD
5	Oldham Athletic	28	15	6	7	56	34	12	3	0	44	13	3	3	7	12	21	22	36	WLWLWW
6	Stoke City	28	15	5	8	52	40	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	6	26	29	12	35	WWWWLW
7	West Bromwich Albion	29	12	8	9	67	52	8	4	2	41	21	4	4	7	26	31	15	32	WWLWDW
8	Nottingham Forest	26	12	6	8	63	50	8	4	1	44	22	4	2	7	19	28	13	30	WLWDDD
9	Bristol City	30	12	6	12	62	56	8	3	4	33	15	4	3	8	29	41	6	30	DLDLLW
10	Port Vale	28	13	2	13	49	44	9	2	3	33	13	4	0	10	16	31	5	28	LLLWWL
11	Swansea Town	28	11	6	11	55	53	10	3	2	36	11	1	3	9	19	42	2	28	WLWWLD
12	Hull City	26	9	10	7	33	34	8	5	1	22	12	1	5	6	11	22	-1	28	WWDWWD
13	Grimsby Town	28	10	8	10	45	56	5	4	4	25	26	5	4	6	20	30	-11	28	WLDLWL
14	Barnsley	29	9	7	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	3	9	16	38	-14	25	WLWLLW
15	Notts County	28	8	8	12	45	51	6	4	4	30	17	2	4	8	15	34	-6	24	WLLWLD
16	Reading	29	8	8	13	43	59	7	4	3	27	18	1	4	10	16	41	-16	24	WLLDWD
17	Southampton	29	8	7	14	46	54	7	3	5	40	31	1	4	9	6	23	-8	23	LWLWDW
18	Clapton Orient	28	9	5	14	42	63	7	2	4	22	17	2	3	10	20	46	-21	23	LLLWDL
19	Blackpool	30	8	6	16	56	75	6	2	7	34	35	2	4	9	22	40	-19	22	LWWDWL
20	Fulham	28	8	5	15	53	67	8	5	1	35	18	0	0	14	18	49	-14	21	WLLWLW
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	7	5	16	42	72	7	3	4	29	23	0	2	12	13	49	-30	19	LDLLWL
22	South Shields	28	3	5	20	40	85	2	3	8	23	32	1	2	12	17	53	-45	11	LLLLWL

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	Chelsea	28	17	6	5	55	28	11	2	0	34	5	6	4	5	21	23	27	40	WWWLWL
2	Manchester City	27	17	4	6	69	42	12	1	1	45	17	5	3	5	24	25	27	38	WWWWDL
3	Preston North End	28	16	6	6	64	40	11	1	2	44	19	5	5	4	20	21	24	38	WLWWLW
4	Leeds United	29	16	5	8	72	40	11	1	2	44	13	5	4	6	28	27	32	37	WDWLLD
5	Oldham Athletic	28	15	6	7	56	34	12	3	0	44	13	3	3	7	12	21	22	36	WLWLWW
6	Stoke City	28	15	5	8	52	40	9	4	2	26	11	6	1	6	26	29	12	35	WWWWLW
7	West Bromwich Albion	29	12	8	9	67	52	8	4	2	41	21	4	4	7	26	31	15	32	WWLWDW
8	Nottingham Forest	27	13	6	8	65	51	8	4	1	44	22	5	2	7	21	29	14	32	LWDDDW		2-1
9	Bristol City	30	12	6	12	62	56	8	3	4	33	15	4	3	8	29	41	6	30	DLDLLW
10	Port Vale	28	13	2	13	49	44	9	2	3	33	13	4	0	10	16	31	5	28	LLLWWL
11	Swansea Town	28	11	6	11	55	53	10	3	2	36	11	1	3	9	19	42	2	28	WLWWLD
12	Hull City	27	9	10	8	33	35	8	5	1	22	12	1	5	7	11	23	-2	28	WDWWDL		0-1
13	Grimsby Town	28	10	8	10	45	56	5	4	4	25	26	5	4	6	20	30	-11	28	WLDLWL
14	Barnsley	29	9	7	13	49	63	7	4	4	33	25	2	3	9	16	38	-14	25	WLWLLW
15	Notts County	29	8	8	13	46	53	6	4	5	31	19	2	4	8	15	34	-7	24	LLWLDL		1-2
16	Reading	29	8	8	13	43	59	7	4	3	27	18	1	4	10	16	41	-16	24	WLLDWD
17	Southampton	29	8	7	14	46	54	7	3	5	40	31	1	4	9	6	23	-8	23	LWLWDW
18	Clapton Orient	28	9	5	14	42	63	7	2	4	22	17	2	3	10	20	46	-21	23	LLLWDL
19	Blackpool	30	8	6	16	56	75	6	2	7	34	35	2	4	9	22	40	-19	22	LWWDWL
20	Fulham	28	8	5	15	53	67	8	5	1	35	18	0	0	14	18	49	-14	21	WLLWLW
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	7	5	16	42	72	7	3	4	29	23	0	2	12	13	49	-30	19	LDLLWL
22	South Shields	29	4	5	20	41	85	3	3	8	24	32	1	2	12	17	53	-44	13	LLLWLW		1-0