CHELSEA 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 29, 1928 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 29, 1928 (3:15 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stamford Bridge
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Staffordshire Sentinel - Saturday 29 September 1928
6- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Barnsley (League Tier 2)
- Chelsea:
- Feb 09, 1929
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1187 (of 5083)
- League Tier 2:
- 450 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1338 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 2192 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 97 years, 10 months, 22 days ago
Review
Norman Thompson wnet off injured on the half-hour and didn't return until the second half but was limping and finally left the field again on the 70th minute for good.
CHELSEA
Manager: David Calderhead
Prior form: WWWWWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
George Biswell (25')
George Biswell (75')
Billy Jackson (88')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Len Langford | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Henry Marsden | |
| 3 | D | 29 | Bill Thompson | |
| 4 | D | 24 |  Billy McKinlay | |
| 5 | M | 24 | Albert Harrison | |
| 6 | D | 23 | Tommy Graham | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Cyril Stocks | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Billy Dickinson | |
| 9 | F | 29 | Sam Jennings | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Norman Thompson | |
| 11 | F | 31 | Noah Burton | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sam Millington |
| 2 | D | George Smith |
| 3 | D | Tommy Law |
| 4 | D | Sam Irving |
| 5 | D | Jack Townrow |
| 6 | M | Sid Bishop |
| 7 | M | Jackie Crawford |
| 8 | M | Albert Thain |
| 9 | M | George Biswell  |
| 10 | F | Andy Wilson |
| 11 | F | Billy Jackson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 4-2 | Bristol City |
| Blackpool | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2-1 | Stoke City |
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Hull City |
| Millwall | 5-1 | Reading |
| Notts County | 0-1 | Preston North End |
| Port Vale | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Southampton | 2-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| Swansea Town | 0-1 | Clapton Orient |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-3 | Middlesbrough |
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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | WWWWWD | |||
| 2 | Notts County | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | WWWDWW | |||
| 3 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | WWDDDW | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | WWDWLW | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | LDWWWW | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | WDDWWW | |||
| 7 | Stoke City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | WWDLWL | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | DWDLWW | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | WLLDWL | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | WLDWLW | |||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | LLWLWL | |||
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | LWLLWL | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 6 | LLLWLW | |||
| 14 | Clapton Orient | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 6 | LDDWLW | |||
| 15 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 5 | LLDWLD | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | LLLWLW | |||
| 17 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 | DLDLWL | |||
| 18 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | WLWLLL | |||
| 19 | Swansea Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 | DWDLLL | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 4 | WDLLDL | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 2 | LWLLLL | |||
| 22 | Reading | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 1 | LLDLLL | |||
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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | WWWWDW | 3-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Hull City | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | WDDDWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Notts County | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | WWDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | WDWLWW | 1-0 | ||
| 5 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | DWWWWW | 2-1 | ||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 10 | DDWWWL | 0-3 | ||
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | WDLWLL | 1-2 | ||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WDLWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 8 | LLDWLD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | WLLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 8 | LLWLWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Clapton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 8 | DDWLWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | LWLWLD | 3-3 | |
| 4 | 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 | LDWLWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | LLWLWW | 4-2 | |
| 2 | 16 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | LWLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 17 | Millwall | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 | DLLDLW | 5-1 | |
| 3 | 18 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 5 | LDWLDL | 2-4 | |
| 2 | 19 | Blackpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 4 | LDLWLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Swansea Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 | WDLLLL | 0-1 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 2 | WLLLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -17 | 1 | LDLLLL | 1-5 | ||