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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 16, 1929 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 16, 1929 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1929-30
Referee:: EE Small
Attendance:: 8,880
League Week:: 15 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 5 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford City (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Mar 22, 1930

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1237 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 500 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1389 (of 5824)
Total:: 2246 (of 7629)
Played:: 96 years, 9 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Norman Thompson (1') - Norman Thompson last goal

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Prior form: WWWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Wilf Lowton (16')
Harry Marshall (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Arthur Dexter
2	D	30	Bill Thompson
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	25	Billy McKinlay
5	M	25	Albert Harrison
6	F	36	Bob Wallace
7	M	21	John Scott
8	F	24	Clive German
9	F	26	Johnny Dent
10	F	23	Leo Loftus
11	F	24	Norman Thompson (1')	Last game

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Arthur Dexter	53		7	1
2	D	30	Bill Thompson	244	5	7	1
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington	9		7	1
4	D	25	Billy McKinlay	67		7	1
5	M	25	Albert Harrison	78	5	7	1
6	F	36	Bob Wallace	230	2	7	1
7	M	21	John Scott	7		7	1
8	F	24	Clive German	4	4	7	1
9	F	26	Johnny Dent	7	3	7	1
10	F	23	Leo Loftus	2		7	1
11	F	24	Norman Thompson (1')	12	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alf Tootill
2	D	Wilf Lowton
3	D	Harry Shaw
4	D	George Lax
5	D	George Bellis
6	M	Dai Richards
7	M	Mark Crook
8	M	Harry Marshall
9	M	Billy Hartill
10	F	Jimmy Deacon
11	F	Billy Barraclough

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 16, 1929)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	2-4	Oldham Athletic
Bristol City	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City	5-2	Southampton
Charlton Athletic	1-4	Blackpool
Hull City	1-3	Bury
Notts County	1-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Preston North End	4-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Reading	1-0	Barnsley
Stoke City	1-1	Chelsea
Swansea Town	3-1	Millwall
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Blackpool	13	11	0	2	44	25	8	0	0	29	10	3	0	2	15	15	19	22	WWWWWW
2	Oldham Athletic	13	9	3	1	30	11	5	2	0	20	7	4	1	1	10	4	19	21	LWDWWW
3	Southampton	14	8	2	4	34	26	6	1	0	20	10	2	1	4	14	16	8	18	WDLWWW
4	Bradford Park Avenue	14	8	2	4	28	25	5	1	1	18	10	3	1	3	10	15	3	18	WWWWLW
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	7	3	5	31	28	6	1	1	25	10	1	2	4	6	18	3	17	WWWLDL
6	Cardiff City	15	7	3	5	18	19	4	2	1	9	4	3	1	4	9	15	-1	17	DLWLWW
7	West Bromwich Albion	13	7	2	4	36	21	5	0	1	20	6	2	2	3	16	15	15	16	WWDWLW
8	Chelsea	13	7	2	4	27	18	7	0	1	20	5	0	2	3	7	13	9	16	LLDWDW
9	Charlton Athletic	14	5	6	3	25	21	2	4	0	13	8	3	2	3	12	13	4	16	DWDWDD
10	Bury	13	7	2	4	27	23	4	1	1	13	9	3	1	3	14	14	4	16	LWWWWD
11	Stoke City	15	5	5	5	33	29	5	2	1	20	8	0	3	4	13	21	4	15	LDWLLL
12	Bradford City	14	4	5	5	22	25	3	2	2	15	11	1	3	3	7	14	-3	13	DWDDLD
13	Notts County	15	4	5	6	21	26	4	2	1	16	9	0	3	5	5	17	-5	13	DLDLLD
14	Hull City	14	5	3	6	16	23	4	1	2	9	6	1	2	4	7	17	-7	13	DLWLLL
15	Reading	14	4	4	6	17	18	3	1	2	8	4	1	3	4	9	14	-1	12	DDLLLL
16	Tottenham Hotspur	14	4	4	6	20	24	2	4	1	11	9	2	0	5	9	15	-4	12	WLLDWL
17	Bristol City	14	4	2	8	24	37	4	1	2	17	11	0	1	6	7	26	-13	10	LLLLWL
18	Nottingham Forest	14	3	4	7	13	30	1	2	4	5	14	2	2	3	8	16	-17	10	DLWLWW
19	Millwall	14	1	7	6	22	32	1	4	3	13	18	0	3	3	9	14	-10	9	DDLWDD
20	Barnsley	13	2	4	7	19	25	2	3	1	10	9	0	1	6	9	16	-6	8	LLLDLD
21	Swansea Town	14	2	3	9	19	25	2	2	3	14	9	0	1	6	5	16	-6	7	DWLLLL
22	Preston North End	14	2	3	9	19	34	2	1	3	17	16	0	2	6	2	18	-15	7	DLLDWL

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	Blackpool	14	12	0	2	48	26	8	0	0	29	10	4	0	2	19	16	22	24	WWWWWW		4-1
	2	Oldham Athletic	14	10	3	1	34	13	5	2	0	20	7	5	1	1	14	6	21	23	WDWWWW		4-2
2	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	8	3	5	33	29	7	1	1	27	11	1	2	4	6	18	4	19	WWLDLW		2-1
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	15	8	3	4	29	26	5	1	1	18	10	3	2	3	11	16	3	19	WWWLWD		1-1
1	5	Cardiff City	16	8	3	5	23	21	5	2	1	14	6	3	1	4	9	15	2	19	LWLWWW		5-2
4	6	Bury	14	8	2	4	30	24	4	1	1	13	9	4	1	3	17	15	6	18	WWWWDW		3-1
4	7	Southampton	15	8	2	5	36	31	6	1	0	20	10	2	1	5	16	21	5	18	DLWWWL		2-5
	8	Chelsea	14	7	3	4	28	19	7	0	1	20	5	0	3	3	8	14	9	17	LDWDWD		1-1
2	9	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	2	5	37	23	5	0	1	20	6	2	2	4	17	17	14	16	WDWLWL		1-2
1	10	Stoke City	16	5	6	5	34	30	5	3	1	21	9	0	3	4	13	21	4	16	DWLLLD		1-1
2	11	Charlton Athletic	15	5	6	4	26	25	2	4	1	14	12	3	2	3	12	13	1	16	WDWDDL		1-4
3	12	Reading	15	5	4	6	18	18	4	1	2	9	4	1	3	4	9	14	0	14	DLLLLW		1-0
	13	Notts County	16	4	6	6	22	27	4	3	1	17	10	0	3	5	5	17	-5	14	LDLLDD		1-1
2	14	Bradford City	15	4	5	6	24	29	3	2	3	17	15	1	3	3	7	14	-5	13	WDDLDL		2-4
1	15	Hull City	15	5	3	7	17	26	4	1	3	10	9	1	2	4	7	17	-9	13	LWLLLL		1-3
	16	Tottenham Hotspur	15	4	4	7	20	28	2	4	1	11	9	2	0	6	9	19	-8	12	LLDWLL		0-4
	17	Bristol City	15	5	2	8	26	38	5	1	2	19	12	0	1	6	7	26	-12	12	LLLWLW		2-1
	18	Nottingham Forest	15	3	4	8	14	32	1	2	4	5	14	2	2	4	9	18	-18	10	LWLWWL		1-2
2	19	Swansea Town	15	3	3	9	22	26	3	2	3	17	10	0	1	6	5	16	-4	9	WLLLLW		3-1
2	20	Preston North End	15	3	3	9	23	34	3	1	3	21	16	0	2	6	2	18	-11	9	LLDWLW		4-0
2	21	Millwall	15	1	7	7	23	35	1	4	3	13	18	0	3	4	10	17	-12	9	DLWDDL		1-3
2	22	Barnsley	14	2	4	8	19	26	2	3	1	10	9	0	1	7	9	17	-7	8	LLDLDL		0-1