The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 BRADFORD CITY - Sat Nov 23, 1929 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 23, 1929 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bradford City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1929-30
Referee:: GD Nunnerley
Attendance:: 5,224
League Week:: 16 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 14 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Bradford City:: Mar 29, 1930

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1238 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 501 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1390 (of 5827)
Total:: 2247 (of 7632)
Played:: 96 years, 9 months, 9 days ago

Review
Noah Burton went off injured in the second half

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

Goal Scorers
Leo Loftus (30') - Leo Loftus first goal
Johnny Dent (62')

BRADFORD CITY
Manager: Peter O'Rourke
Prior form: WDDLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Sandy Cochrane (87')

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 (62')
10	F	23	Leo Loftus (30')
11	F	32	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Arthur Dexter	54		7	1
2	D	30	Bill Thompson	245	5	7	1
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington	10		7	1
4	D	25	Billy McKinlay	68		7	1
5	M	25	Albert Harrison	79	5	7	1
6	F	36	Bob Wallace	231	2	7	1
7	M	21	John Scott	8		7	1
8	F	24	Clive German	5	4	7	1
9	F	26	Johnny Dent (62')	8	3	7	1
10	F	23	Leo Loftus (30')	3		7	1
11	F	32	Noah Burton	269	55	21	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wattie Shirlaw
2	D	Tommy Corcoran
3	D	Willie Watson
4	D	Charlie Moore
5	D	Ralph Burkinshaw
6	M	Sam Barkas
7	M	Tommy Moon
8	M	Frank Keetley
9	M	Sandy Cochrane
10	F	Bobby Bauld
11	F	Aubrey Scriven

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 23, 1929)

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

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

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	1	Oldham Athletic	15	11	3	1	38	14	6	2	0	24	8	5	1	1	14	6	24	25	DWWWWW		4-1
1	2	Blackpool	15	12	0	3	49	28	8	0	1	30	12	4	0	2	19	16	21	24	WWWWWL		1-2
1	3	Bradford Park Avenue	16	9	3	4	34	28	6	1	1	23	12	3	2	3	11	16	6	21	WWLWDW		5-2
2	4	Bury	15	9	2	4	32	24	5	1	1	15	9	4	1	3	17	15	8	20	WWWDWW		2-0
2	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	8	4	5	34	30	7	1	1	27	11	1	3	4	7	19	4	20	WLDLWD		1-1
1	6	Cardiff City	17	8	3	6	23	23	5	2	1	14	6	3	1	5	9	17	0	19	WLWWWL		0-2
2	7	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	2	5	41	25	6	0	1	24	8	2	2	4	17	17	16	18	DWLWLW		4-2
	8	Chelsea	15	7	4	4	29	20	7	1	1	21	6	0	3	3	8	14	9	18	DWDWDD		1-1
2	9	Southampton	16	8	2	6	37	33	6	1	1	21	12	2	1	5	16	21	4	18	LWWWLL		1-2
	10	Stoke City	17	5	6	6	34	32	5	3	1	21	9	0	3	5	13	23	2	16	WLLLDL		0-2
	11	Charlton Athletic	16	5	6	5	26	27	2	4	1	14	12	3	2	4	12	15	-1	16	DWDDLL		0-2
3	12	Hull City	16	6	3	7	19	27	4	1	3	10	9	2	2	4	9	18	-8	15	WLLLLW		2-1
1	13	Reading	16	5	4	7	20	23	4	1	2	9	4	1	3	5	11	19	-3	14	LLLLWL		2-5
1	14	Notts County	17	4	6	7	24	31	4	3	1	17	10	0	3	6	7	21	-7	14	DLLDDL		2-4
1	15	Tottenham Hotspur	16	5	4	7	22	29	3	4	1	13	10	2	0	6	9	19	-7	14	LDWLLW		2-1
2	16	Bradford City	16	4	5	7	25	31	3	2	3	17	15	1	3	4	8	16	-6	13	DDLDLL		1-2
	17	Bristol City	16	5	2	9	27	40	5	1	2	19	12	0	1	7	8	28	-13	12	LLWLWL		1-2
	18	Nottingham Forest	16	4	4	8	16	33	2	2	4	7	15	2	2	4	9	18	-17	12	WLWWLW		2-1
2	19	Millwall	16	2	7	7	25	35	2	4	3	15	18	0	3	4	10	17	-10	11	LWDDLW		2-0
	20	Preston North End	16	4	3	9	25	35	3	1	3	21	16	1	2	6	4	19	-10	11	LDWLWW		2-1
1	21	Barnsley	15	3	4	8	21	26	3	3	1	12	9	0	1	7	9	17	-5	10	LDLDLW		2-0
3	22	Swansea Town	16	3	3	10	23	30	3	2	3	17	10	0	1	7	6	20	-7	9	LLLLWL		1-4