The City Ground

BLACKPOOL 5 - 3 FOREST - Sat Mar 24, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 24, 1928 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bloomfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: Capt. Prince-Cox
Attendance:: 8,977
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 10
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Reading (League Tier 2)
Blackpool:: Sep 22, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1169 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 432 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1320 (of 5824)
Total:: 2171 (of 7629)
Played:: 98 years, 4 months, 27 days ago

Review
Hampson scored four for Blackpool

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

Goal Scorers
Clive German (7')
Laurie Barnett (46') (OG)
Bill Thompson (65') (Pen)

BLACKPOOL
Manager: Sydney Beaumont
Prior form: WLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Hampson (20')
Jimmy Hampson (62')
Jimmy Hampson (70')
Stan Ramsay (73')
Jimmy Hampson (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter
2	D	28	Bill Thompson (65')
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	D	23	Billy McKinlay
5	M	24	Albert Harrison
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan
7	M	28	Sid Gibson
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks
9	F	22	Clive German (7')
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	25	Alf Townsend

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter	24		7	1
2	D	28	Bill Thompson (65')	176	2	7	1
3	F	29	Percy Barratt	195	17	7	1
4	D	23	Billy McKinlay	5		7	1
5	M	24	Albert Harrison	31	1	7	1
6	M	28	Gerry Morgan	200	6	7	1
7	M	28	Sid Gibson	267	53	7	1
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks	90	34	14	2
9	F	22	Clive German (7')	1	1	31	6
10	F	28	Charlie Jones	100	20	7	1
11	F	25	Alf Townsend	9	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Len Crompton
2	D	Percy Thorpe
3	D	Laurie Barnett
4	D	Albert Watson
5	D	George Ayres
6	M	Billy Tremelling
7	M	Jack Meredith
8	M	Jack Oxberry
9	M	Jimmy Hampson
10	F	Stan Ramsay
11	F	Percy Downes

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 24, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	5-3	Nottingham Forest
Bristol City	2-1	Swansea Town
Chelsea	0-1	Manchester City
Clapton Orient	0-0	Hull City
Grimsby Town	4-1	South Shields
Notts County	1-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Oldham Athletic	4-1	Port Vale
Reading	0-1	Leeds United
Southampton	6-1	Barnsley
Stoke City	5-1	Fulham
West Bromwich Albion	2-4	Preston North End

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	33	20	7	6	63	31	13	2	1	40	8	7	5	5	23	23	32	47	LLWWWD	Safe
2	Leeds United	33	19	6	8	81	41	13	2	2	52	14	6	4	6	29	27	40	44	LDWDWW	Safe
3	Manchester City	31	19	6	6	78	46	14	2	1	53	20	5	4	5	25	26	32	44	DLDWDW	Safe
4	Preston North End	33	18	8	7	74	45	13	2	2	51	20	5	6	5	23	25	29	44	WDDWLW	Safe
5	Stoke City	33	16	7	10	59	49	9	5	2	28	13	7	2	8	31	36	10	39	WLWDDL
6	Oldham Athletic	32	16	6	10	60	38	12	3	1	44	14	4	3	9	16	24	22	38	WWLWLL
7	West Bromwich Albion	33	14	9	10	77	57	9	5	2	45	21	5	4	8	32	36	20	37	DWDLWW
8	Port Vale	32	15	4	13	57	47	10	4	3	38	15	5	0	10	19	32	10	34	WLDWWD
9	Nottingham Forest	31	14	6	11	68	61	9	4	2	46	25	5	2	9	22	36	7	34	DWLLLW
10	Swansea Town	32	13	8	11	61	56	11	4	2	39	13	2	4	9	22	43	5	34	LDWWDD
11	Bristol City	34	13	7	14	66	66	9	3	4	35	15	4	4	10	31	51	0	33	LWDLWL
12	Grimsby Town	34	11	10	13	49	66	6	5	5	29	30	5	5	8	20	36	-17	32	DDLWLL
13	Hull City	31	9	11	11	35	41	8	5	3	22	15	1	6	8	13	26	-6	29	DLDLLL
14	Reading	32	10	9	13	46	60	8	5	3	29	19	2	4	10	17	41	-14	29	DWDWDW
15	Barnsley	33	10	8	15	54	70	8	4	5	38	30	2	4	10	16	40	-16	28	LWDLLW
16	Notts County	33	9	9	15	53	66	7	4	5	35	20	2	5	10	18	46	-13	27	DLDLWL
17	Clapton Orient	32	10	7	15	46	68	8	3	4	26	20	2	4	11	20	48	-22	27	DLWDDL
18	Southampton	33	9	7	17	51	61	7	3	6	41	34	2	4	11	10	27	-10	25	DWWLLL
19	Fulham	32	10	5	17	61	73	10	5	1	42	18	0	0	16	19	55	-12	25	LWLWLW
20	Blackpool	34	9	7	18	63	85	7	3	7	39	39	2	4	11	24	46	-22	25	WLDLWL
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	9	7	16	53	79	9	3	4	36	26	0	4	12	17	53	-26	25	WLDWDW
22	South Shields	33	5	6	22	44	93	4	4	9	26	36	1	2	13	18	57	-49	16	LWDLLW

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	34	20	7	7	63	32	13	2	2	40	9	7	5	5	23	23	31	47	LWWWDL	Safe	0-1
	2	Leeds United	34	20	6	8	82	41	13	2	2	52	14	7	4	6	30	27	41	46	DWDWWW	Safe	1-0
	3	Manchester City	32	20	6	6	79	46	14	2	1	53	20	6	4	5	26	26	33	46	LDWDWW	Safe	1-0
	4	Preston North End	34	19	8	7	78	47	13	2	2	51	20	6	6	5	27	27	31	46	DDWLWW	Safe	4-2
	5	Stoke City	34	17	7	10	64	50	10	5	2	33	14	7	2	8	31	36	14	41	LWDDLW		5-1
	6	Oldham Athletic	33	17	6	10	64	39	13	3	1	48	15	4	3	9	16	24	25	40	WLWLLW		4-1
	7	West Bromwich Albion	34	14	9	11	79	61	9	5	3	47	25	5	4	8	32	36	18	37	WDLWWL		2-4
3	8	Bristol City	35	14	7	14	68	67	10	3	4	37	16	4	4	10	31	51	1	35	WDLWLW		2-1
1	9	Port Vale	33	15	4	14	58	51	10	4	3	38	15	5	0	11	20	36	7	34	LDWWDL		1-4
1	10	Nottingham Forest	32	14	6	12	71	66	9	4	2	46	25	5	2	10	25	41	5	34	WLLLWL		3-5
1	11	Swansea Town	33	13	8	12	62	58	11	4	2	39	13	2	4	10	23	45	4	34	DWWDDL		1-2
	12	Grimsby Town	35	12	10	13	53	67	7	5	5	33	31	5	5	8	20	36	-14	34	DLWLLW		4-1
	13	Hull City	32	9	12	11	35	41	8	5	3	22	15	1	7	8	13	26	-6	30	LDLLLD		0-0
	14	Reading	33	10	9	14	46	61	8	5	4	29	20	2	4	10	17	41	-15	29	WDWDWL		0-1
	15	Barnsley	34	10	8	16	55	76	8	4	5	38	30	2	4	11	17	46	-21	28	WDLLWL		1-6
1	16	Clapton Orient	33	10	8	15	46	68	8	4	4	26	20	2	4	11	20	48	-22	28	LWDDLD		0-0
1	17	Southampton	34	10	7	17	57	62	8	3	6	47	35	2	4	11	10	27	-5	27	WWLLLW		6-1
2	18	Notts County	34	9	9	16	54	68	7	4	6	36	22	2	5	10	18	46	-14	27	LDLWLL		1-2
1	19	Blackpool	35	10	7	18	68	88	8	3	7	44	42	2	4	11	24	46	-20	27	LDLWLW		5-3
1	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	10	7	16	55	80	9	3	4	36	26	1	4	12	19	54	-25	27	LDWDWW		2-1
2	21	Fulham	33	10	5	18	62	78	10	5	1	42	18	0	0	17	20	60	-16	25	WLWLWL		1-5
	22	South Shields	34	5	6	23	45	97	4	4	9	26	36	1	2	14	19	61	-52	16	WDLLWL		1-4