GRIMSBY TOWN 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 01, 1928 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 01, 1928 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Grimsby Town
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Blundell Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Half-time: 2-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
- Grimsby Town:
- Jan 05, 1929
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1182 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 445 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1333 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 2187 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 98 years, 4 days ago
FOREST
Manager: John Baynes
Prior form: LW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Cyril Stocks (8')
Sam Jennings (31') - Sam Jennings first goal
GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: Wilf Gillow
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jock Priestley (21')
Joe Robson (33')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Bill Thompson | |
| 3 | F | 29 | Percy Barratt | |
| 4 | D | 31 |  William Brown (1928) | |
| 5 | M | 24 | Albert Harrison | |
| 6 | D | 23 | Tommy Graham | |
| 7 | M | 29 | Sid Gibson | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Cyril Stocks  (8') | |
| 9 | F | 29 | Sam Jennings (31') | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Noah Burton | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Bob Morton | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tommy Read |
| 2 | D | James Calderwood |
| 3 | D | Hughie Jacobson |
| 4 | D | Jock Priestley |
| 5 | D | Charlie Wrack |
| 6 | M | Billy Powell |
| 7 | M | Jack Prior |
| 8 | M | Jackie Bestall |
| 9 | M | Joe Robson |
| 10 | F | Steve Coglin |
| 11 | F | Billy Marshall |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0-1 | Chelsea |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3-2 | Bristol City |
| Clapton Orient | 1-1 | Millwall |
| Grimsby Town | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Middlesbrough | 2-3 | Preston North End |
| Notts County | 3-0 | Port Vale |
| Oldham Athletic | 2-1 | Reading |
| Southampton | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Stoke City | 4-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Swansea Town | 2-1 | Barnsley |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-4 | 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 | Preston North End | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Notts County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | LW | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LD | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 0 | LL | |||
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) | |
 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Notts County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | WWW | 3-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Stoke City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Preston North End | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | WWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DWW | 4-2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | WWL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LWD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | 12 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LDW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WLL | 2-4 | |
| 2 | 14 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 2 | WLL | 1-4 | |
| 5 | 16 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 | LLW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 17 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | LWL | 0-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 1 | LDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | DLL | 2-3 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 21 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | |
| 22 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | ||