FOREST 1 - 5 STOKE CITY - Sat Aug 25, 1928 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 25, 1928 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-5 LOST
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1928-29
- Referee:
- RH Woodward
- Attendance:
- 14,548
- Pos Before/After:
- -
20 - Opp Before/After:
- - 3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
- Stoke City:
- Dec 29, 1928
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1180 (of 5040)
- League Tier 2:
- 443 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1331 (of 5762)
- Total:
- 2185 (of 7550)
- Played:
- 96 years, 8 months, 0 days ago
STOKE CITY
Manager: Tom Mather
Goals
Charlie Wilson (59')
Harry Davies (70')
Bobby Liddle (72')
Charlie Wilson (82')
Walter Bussey (88')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Bill Thompson | |
| 3 | F | 29 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | D | 29 |  William Brown (1928) | Debut |
| 5 | M | 29 |  Gerry Morgan | |
| 6 | M | 26 | David Cameron | Debut |
| 7 | M | 29 | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Cyril Stocks | |
| 9 | F | 29 | Sam Jennings | Debut |
| 10 | F | 31 | Noah Burton  (15') | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Bob Morton | Debut |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bob Dixon |
| 2 | D | Bob McGrory |
| 3 | D | Billy Spencer |
| 4 | D | Len Armitage |
| 5 | D | Tom Williamson |
| 6 | M | Harry Sellars |
| 7 | M | Bobby Liddle |
| 8 | M | Walter Bussey |
| 9 | M | Charlie Wilson |
| 10 | F | Harry Davies |
| 11 | F | Bobby Archibald |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1-2 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Bristol City | 2-2 | Grimsby Town |
| Chelsea | 4-0 | Swansea Town |
| Hull City | 2-2 | Southampton |
| Millwall | 0-1 | Notts County |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-5 | Stoke City |
| Port Vale | 1-4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Preston North End | 3-1 | Blackpool |
| Reading | 2-3 | Middlesbrough |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Clapton Orient |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.99900 | 2 | W | 4-0 | ||
| 2 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99.99900 | 2 | W | 1-0 | ||
| 3 | Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00000 | 2 | W | 5-1 | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00000 | 2 | W | 4-1 | ||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00000 | 2 | W | 4-1 | ||
| 6 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00000 | 2 | W | 3-1 | ||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00000 | 2 | W | 3-1 | ||
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00000 | 2 | W | 2-1 | ||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 10 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 12 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 13 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 14 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 15 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .50000 | 0 | L | 1-2 | ||
| 16 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .33333 | 0 | L | 1-3 | ||
| 17 | Clapton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .33333 | 0 | L | 1-3 | ||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .25000 | 0 | L | 1-4 | ||
| 19 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .25000 | 0 | L | 1-4 | ||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .20000 | 0 | L | 1-5 | ||
| 21 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00000 | 0 | L | 0-1 | ||
| 22 | Swansea Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .00000 | 0 | L | 0-4 | ||