The City Ground

STOKE CITY 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 29, 1928 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 29, 1928 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 (Draw)

Season:: 1928-29
Referee:: WP Harper
Attendance:: 8,146
Pos Before/After:: 13 14
Opp Before/After:: 10 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oldham Athletic (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Nov 09, 1929

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1202 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 465 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1353 (of 5679)
Total:: 2206 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Robert Heslop - Robert Heslop first goal

STOKE CITY
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: DWLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals:
?

Penalties Missed:
Sellars

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Len Langford
2	D	William 'Bill' Thompson
3	F	Percy Barratt
4	D	Billy McKinlay
5	M	Gerry Morgan
6	D	Tommy Graham
7	F	Noah Burton
8	F	Sam Jennings
9	M	Joe Heathcock
10	F	Robert Heslop
11	F	Bob Morton

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 29, 1928)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	3-2	Preston North End
Bradford Park Avenue	2-1	Barnsley
Clapton Orient	0-2	West Bromwich Albion
Grimsby Town	3-2	Bristol City
Middlesbrough	0-0	Reading
Notts County	4-5	Millwall
Oldham Athletic	3-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	3-2	Hull City
Stoke City	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Swansea Town	0-1	Chelsea
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-0	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
	1	Notts County	22	11	7	4	40	25	7	3	1	23	9	4	4	3	17	16	1.600	29	DDWDDL
	2	Chelsea	22	10	9	3	37	24	7	5	0	26	11	3	4	3	11	13	1.542	29	DDDDWW
	3	Middlesbrough	22	12	5	5	53	37	6	2	2	26	14	6	3	3	27	23	1.432	29	DDWWWW
	4	Hull City	23	10	7	6	42	32	6	4	1	27	12	4	3	5	15	20	1.313	27	DLDLWL
	5	Southampton	22	7	12	3	39	24	4	4	2	24	11	3	8	1	15	13	1.625	26	DDDDDW
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	22	12	2	8	56	41	10	0	1	39	12	2	2	7	17	29	1.366	26	DWWWWL
	7	Preston North End	22	11	4	7	51	43	9	1	1	39	17	2	3	6	12	26	1.186	26	WLWDLW
	8	Blackpool	22	10	3	9	47	41	7	2	2	26	8	3	1	7	21	33	1.146	23	LWWWWD
	9	West Bromwich Albion	22	9	5	8	38	40	7	2	2	22	12	2	3	6	16	28	.950	23	DWDWDW
	10	Stoke City	22	8	6	8	34	24	6	3	2	22	10	2	3	6	12	14	1.417	22	DWLDLL
	11	Millwall	22	8	6	8	40	42	5	3	3	24	18	3	3	5	16	24	.952	22	WLWDDL
	12	Grimsby Town	21	8	5	8	42	39	6	2	3	27	19	2	3	5	15	20	1.077	21	DDLLLD
	13	Nottingham Forest	21	8	5	8	40	43	4	3	4	15	20	4	2	4	25	23	.930	21	LLDWWW
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	7	6	9	43	42	3	5	3	18	18	4	1	6	25	24	1.024	20	DLWLLL
	15	Swansea Town	22	7	6	9	34	44	7	2	2	25	15	0	4	7	9	29	.773	20	LWDDLW
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	3	10	36	42	8	1	2	26	17	0	2	8	10	25	.857	19	WDLLDL
	17	Reading	22	7	5	10	34	54	5	3	3	24	18	2	2	7	10	36	.630	19	WWDDDW
	18	Barnsley	21	7	4	10	34	38	5	4	2	24	17	2	0	8	10	21	.895	18	LLLDLW
	19	Port Vale	22	8	1	13	36	45	7	0	4	25	17	1	1	9	11	28	.800	17	WLLLLL
	20	Clapton Orient	22	5	7	10	27	43	4	4	3	16	16	1	3	7	11	27	.628	17	DDLDWL
	21	Bristol City	22	5	5	12	32	46	5	4	3	21	19	0	1	9	11	27	.696	15	LWLWDL
	22	Oldham Athletic	21	4	3	14	20	46	4	1	4	11	15	0	2	10	9	31	.435	11	DDLLDW

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	Result(s)
1	1	Chelsea	23	11	9	3	38	24	7	5	0	26	11	4	4	3	12	13	1.583	31	DDDWWW	1-0
1	2	Middlesbrough	23	12	6	5	53	37	6	3	2	26	14	6	3	3	27	23	1.432	30	DWWWWD	0-0
2	3	Notts County	23	11	7	5	44	30	7	3	2	27	14	4	4	3	17	16	1.467	29	DWDDLL	4-5
1	4	Southampton	23	8	12	3	42	26	5	4	2	27	13	3	8	1	15	13	1.615	28	DDDDWW	3-2
1	5	Bradford Park Avenue	23	13	2	8	58	42	11	0	1	41	13	2	2	7	17	29	1.381	28	WWWWLW	2-1
2	6	Hull City	24	10	7	7	44	35	6	4	1	27	12	4	3	6	17	23	1.257	27	LDLWLL	2-3
	7	Preston North End	23	11	4	8	53	46	9	1	1	39	17	2	3	7	14	29	1.152	26	LWDLWL	2-3
	8	Blackpool	23	11	3	9	50	43	8	2	2	29	10	3	1	7	21	33	1.163	25	WWWWDW	3-2
	9	West Bromwich Albion	23	10	5	8	40	40	7	2	2	22	12	3	3	6	18	28	1.000	25	WDWDWW	2-0
1	10	Millwall	23	9	6	8	45	46	5	3	3	24	18	4	3	5	21	28	.978	24	LWDDLW	5-4
1	11	Stoke City	23	8	7	8	35	25	6	4	2	23	11	2	3	6	12	14	1.400	23	WLDLLD	1-1
	12	Grimsby Town	22	9	5	8	45	41	7	2	3	30	21	2	3	5	15	20	1.098	23	DLLLDW	3-2
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	6	9	47	42	4	5	3	22	18	4	1	6	25	24	1.119	22	LWLLLW	4-0
1	14	Nottingham Forest	22	8	6	8	41	44	4	3	4	15	20	4	3	4	26	24	.932	22	LDWWWD	1-1
	15	Swansea Town	23	7	6	10	34	45	7	2	3	25	16	0	4	7	9	29	.756	20	WDDLWL	0-1
1	16	Reading	23	7	6	10	34	54	5	3	3	24	18	2	3	7	10	36	.630	20	WDDDWD	0-0
1	17	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	3	11	37	45	8	1	2	26	17	0	2	9	11	28	.822	19	DLLDLL	1-3
	18	Barnsley	22	7	4	11	35	40	5	4	2	24	17	2	0	9	11	23	.875	18	LLDLWL	1-2
	19	Port Vale	23	8	1	14	36	49	7	0	4	25	17	1	1	10	11	32	.735	17	LLLLLL	0-4
	20	Clapton Orient	23	5	7	11	27	45	4	4	4	16	18	1	3	7	11	27	.600	17	DLDWLL	0-2
	21	Bristol City	23	5	5	13	34	49	5	4	3	21	19	0	1	10	13	30	.694	15	WLWDLL	2-3
	22	Oldham Athletic	22	5	3	14	23	47	5	1	4	14	16	0	2	10	9	31	.489	13	DLLDWW	3-1