The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 PORT VALE - Thu Apr 26, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Thu Apr 26, 1928 (6:15 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1927-28
Referee:: HE Gray
Attendance:: 3,713
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stoke City (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Nov 03, 1928

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1177 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 440 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1328 (of 5768)
Total:: 2179 (of 7557)
Played:: 97 years, 2 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals

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

Goals
Tom Page (35')
Wilf Kirkham (66')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Arthur Dexter
2	D	28	Bill Thompson
3	F	29	Percy Barratt
4	D	23	Billy McKinlay
5	M	24	Albert Harrison
6	F	35	Bob Wallace
7	F	31	Stuart McMillan
8	F	22	Cyril Stocks
9	M	27	Tommy Roe	Last game
10	F	28	Charlie Jones
11	F	25	Alf Townsend	Last game

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alfred Bennett
2	D	Billy Wootton
3	D	Jimmy Oakes
4	D	George Whitcombe
5	D	Bob Connelly
6	M	Val Rouse
7	M	Philip Griffiths
8	M	Bert Fishwick
9	M	Wilf Kirkham
10	F	Tom Page
11	F	Jack Simms

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Thu Apr 26, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Port Vale

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	Status
	1	Leeds United	41	25	7	9	97	44	16	2	3	63	15	9	5	6	34	29	2.20455	57	WDWWWL	Promoted
	2	Manchester City	40	24	9	7	93	56	17	2	1	64	26	7	7	6	29	30	1.66071	57	LDWDDW	Promoted
	3	Chelsea	40	22	8	10	72	42	15	2	3	45	13	7	6	7	27	29	1.71429	52	DWWLLL	Safe
	4	Preston North End	40	21	8	11	93	61	15	2	3	61	23	6	6	8	32	38	1.52459	50	WWLLLL	Safe
	5	Stoke City	40	20	8	12	71	58	13	5	2	39	16	7	3	10	32	42	1.22414	48	DLWWLW	Safe
	6	Swansea Town	39	17	10	12	71	60	12	6	2	43	15	5	4	10	28	45	1.18333	44	DWWWDW	Safe
	7	Oldham Athletic	40	18	7	15	69	50	14	3	3	50	18	4	4	12	19	32	1.38000	43	LLWDLL	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	40	16	11	13	87	68	10	6	4	50	28	6	5	9	37	40	1.27941	43	DLLWWD	Safe
	9	Port Vale	39	17	6	16	66	57	11	5	4	45	20	6	1	12	21	37	1.15789	40	DLLWWD	Safe
	10	Nottingham Forest	39	15	10	14	82	78	10	6	3	54	33	5	4	11	28	45	1.05128	40	DDDLLD	Safe
	11	Grimsby Town	40	14	12	14	63	74	8	6	6	37	35	6	6	8	26	39	.85135	40	WDDWWL	Safe
	12	Bristol City	41	15	8	18	75	78	11	4	5	41	17	4	4	13	34	61	.96154	38	LWDLLL	Safe
	13	Hull City	40	12	14	14	40	48	9	7	4	24	18	3	7	10	16	30	.83333	38	LLLWDW	Safe
	14	Notts County	40	12	11	17	65	72	9	4	7	45	25	3	7	10	20	47	.90278	35	DWWWDL
	15	Barnsley	40	12	11	17	61	83	9	5	6	41	35	3	6	11	20	48	.73494	35	DDDWLW
	16	Reading	40	11	12	17	53	74	9	7	4	32	22	2	5	13	21	52	.71622	34	DLDWLD
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	13	8	18	61	88	11	4	4	41	28	2	4	14	20	60	.69318	34	WLDLWW
	18	Southampton	40	13	7	20	65	70	10	3	7	52	39	3	4	13	13	31	.92857	33	LWWLWL
	19	Blackpool	40	12	8	20	78	99	10	3	7	51	43	2	5	13	27	56	.78788	32	WLDWLW
	20	Clapton Orient	40	11	10	19	55	85	9	6	5	32	25	2	4	14	23	60	.64706	32	LDLLWD
	21	Fulham	40	12	7	21	67	85	11	7	2	45	22	1	0	19	22	63	.78824	31	WLLDDW
	22	South Shields	40	7	8	25	53	107	5	5	10	28	38	2	3	15	25	69	.49533	22	DWDLWL	Relegated

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Leeds United	41	25	7	9	97	44	16	2	3	63	15	9	5	6	34	29	2.20455	57	WDWWWL	Promoted
	2	Manchester City	40	24	9	7	93	56	17	2	1	64	26	7	7	6	29	30	1.66071	57	LDWDDW	Promoted
	3	Chelsea	40	22	8	10	72	42	15	2	3	45	13	7	6	7	27	29	1.71429	52	DWWLLL	Safe
	4	Preston North End	40	21	8	11	93	61	15	2	3	61	23	6	6	8	32	38	1.52459	50	WWLLLL	Safe
	5	Stoke City	40	20	8	12	71	58	13	5	2	39	16	7	3	10	32	42	1.22414	48	DLWWLW	Safe
	6	Swansea Town	39	17	10	12	71	60	12	6	2	43	15	5	4	10	28	45	1.18333	44	DWWWDW	Safe
	7	Oldham Athletic	40	18	7	15	69	50	14	3	3	50	18	4	4	12	19	32	1.38000	43	LLWDLL	Safe
	8	West Bromwich Albion	40	16	11	13	87	68	10	6	4	50	28	6	5	9	37	40	1.27941	43	DLLWWD	Safe
	9	Port Vale	40	18	6	16	68	57	11	5	4	45	20	7	1	12	23	37	1.19298	42	LLWWDW	Safe	2-0
	10	Nottingham Forest	40	15	10	15	82	80	10	6	4	54	35	5	4	11	28	45	1.02500	40	DDLLDL	Safe	0-2
	11	Grimsby Town	40	14	12	14	63	74	8	6	6	37	35	6	6	8	26	39	.85135	40	WDDWWL	Safe
	12	Bristol City	41	15	8	18	75	78	11	4	5	41	17	4	4	13	34	61	.96154	38	LWDLLL	Safe
	13	Hull City	40	12	14	14	40	48	9	7	4	24	18	3	7	10	16	30	.83333	38	LLLWDW	Safe
	14	Notts County	40	12	11	17	65	72	9	4	7	45	25	3	7	10	20	47	.90278	35	DWWWDL
	15	Barnsley	40	12	11	17	61	83	9	5	6	41	35	3	6	11	20	48	.73494	35	DDDWLW
	16	Reading	40	11	12	17	53	74	9	7	4	32	22	2	5	13	21	52	.71622	34	DLDWLD
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	13	8	18	61	88	11	4	4	41	28	2	4	14	20	60	.69318	34	WLDLWW
	18	Southampton	40	13	7	20	65	70	10	3	7	52	39	3	4	13	13	31	.92857	33	LWWLWL
	19	Blackpool	40	12	8	20	78	99	10	3	7	51	43	2	5	13	27	56	.78788	32	WLDWLW
	20	Clapton Orient	40	11	10	19	55	85	9	6	5	32	25	2	4	14	23	60	.64706	32	LDLLWD
	21	Fulham	40	12	7	21	67	85	11	7	2	45	22	1	0	19	22	63	.78824	31	WLLDDW
	22	South Shields	40	7	8	25	53	107	5	5	10	28	38	2	3	15	25	69	.49533	22	DWDLWL	Relegated