The City Ground

STOKE CITY 6 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 15, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 15, 1930 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-6 LOST
: Half-time: 0-4

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

Season:: 1929-30
Referee:: HH Heath
Attendance:: 5,369
League Week:: 32 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 13
Opp Before/After:: 13 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 2)
Stoke City:: Sep 13, 1930

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1254 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 517 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1412 (of 5830)
Total:: 2269 (of 7635)
Played:: 96 years, 6 months, 12 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Wilf Kirkham (30')
Tom Williamson (33')
Wilf Kirkham (36')
Harry Sellars (43')
Wilf Kirkham (59')
Walter Bussey (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	D	30	Bill Thompson
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington
4	F	20	Dick Armstrong	Debut
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	F	21	Buster Brown	Debut
7	M	22	John Scott
8	F	24	Cyril Stocks
9	F	27	Johnny Dent
10	F	24	Leo Loftus
11	F	33	Noah Burton

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter	76		5	1
2	D	30	Bill Thompson	266	5	5	1
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington	32		5	1
4	F	20	Dick Armstrong	Debut
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	64		5	1
6	F	21	Buster Brown	Debut
7	M	22	John Scott	27	2	7	2
8	F	24	Cyril Stocks	150	52	5	1
9	F	27	Johnny Dent	16	12	49	11
10	F	24	Leo Loftus	23	9	10	3
11	F	33	Noah Burton	290	59	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dick Williams
2	D	Bob McGrory
3	D	Billy Spencer
4	D	Len Armitage
5	D	Tom Williamson
6	M	Harry Sellars
7	M	Ernie Cull
8	M	Walter Bussey
9	M	Wilf Kirkham
10	F	Jack Shirley
11	F	Bobby Archibald

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 15, 1930)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford City	1-1	Millwall
Bristol City	0-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Cardiff City	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton Athletic	1-2	Bury
Hull City	1-3	Chelsea
Notts County	3-0	Barnsley
Preston North End	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Reading	1-1	Blackpool
Stoke City	6-0	Nottingham Forest
Swansea Town	2-2	Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Oldham Athletic

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	Oldham Athletic	31	18	8	5	71	34	12	4	1	47	15	6	4	4	24	19	37	44	LDWLWW
2	Blackpool	32	21	2	9	78	59	14	1	2	51	20	7	1	7	27	39	19	44	WLWWWL
3	Chelsea	32	15	11	6	58	33	13	3	1	40	9	2	8	5	18	24	25	41	DWWLDW
4	Bradford Park Avenue	32	15	7	10	66	57	11	3	2	48	22	4	4	8	18	35	9	37	DLWLWL
5	Bury	32	16	4	12	65	55	10	1	5	38	25	6	3	7	27	30	10	36	LWLWWL
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	14	7	11	61	57	12	1	2	41	15	2	6	9	20	42	4	35	DWWLWL
7	Cardiff City	32	14	6	12	47	43	10	3	3	29	12	4	3	9	18	31	4	34	LLWDWW
8	Southampton	32	14	6	12	59	56	12	4	1	36	16	2	2	11	23	40	3	34	WLWLDW
9	Tottenham Hotspur	32	12	9	11	50	47	8	8	1	37	22	4	1	10	13	25	3	33	DDWWWW
10	Charlton Athletic	30	10	11	9	46	39	6	6	1	26	14	4	5	8	20	25	7	31	DLDLDW
11	Nottingham Forest	31	10	11	10	40	48	7	5	4	27	20	3	6	6	13	28	-8	31	LDDWWL
12	West Bromwich Albion	31	13	4	14	76	61	11	1	3	53	23	2	3	11	23	38	15	30	WLWLLL
13	Stoke City	33	11	8	14	56	61	8	4	4	30	17	3	4	10	26	44	-5	30	WDDLWL
14	Hull City	29	11	6	12	42	51	8	2	3	24	15	3	4	9	18	36	-9	28	DWLWDL
15	Millwall	32	7	14	11	46	58	7	7	3	30	23	0	7	8	16	35	-12	28	DDDLDW
16	Preston North End	32	10	8	14	49	64	6	4	5	33	25	4	4	9	16	39	-15	28	DDDLWL
17	Reading	33	9	10	14	43	57	7	6	3	24	18	2	4	11	19	39	-14	28	DLDLWW
18	Notts County	32	7	13	12	43	52	6	6	4	26	19	1	7	8	17	33	-9	27	WDLLLW
19	Bradford City	32	9	9	14	48	59	5	5	6	27	25	4	4	8	21	34	-11	27	DDLWLL
20	Barnsley	32	9	8	15	44	57	8	7	1	29	18	1	1	14	15	39	-13	26	DLWDLW
21	Swansea Town	33	8	8	17	40	57	7	4	5	29	21	1	4	12	11	36	-17	24	WDDLWL
22	Bristol City	31	8	6	17	47	70	7	3	6	28	28	1	3	11	19	42	-23	22	LLLLLL

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	Oldham Athletic	32	18	9	5	72	35	12	4	1	47	15	6	5	4	25	20	37	45	DWLWWD	Safe	1-1
	2	Blackpool	33	21	3	9	79	60	14	1	2	51	20	7	2	7	28	40	19	45	LWWWLD	Safe	1-1
	3	Chelsea	33	16	11	6	61	34	13	3	1	40	9	3	8	5	21	25	27	43	WWLDWW		3-1
1	4	Bury	33	17	4	12	67	56	10	1	5	38	25	7	3	7	29	31	11	38	WLWWLW		2-1
1	5	Bradford Park Avenue	33	15	8	10	66	57	11	3	2	48	22	4	5	8	18	35	9	38	LWLWLD		0-0
1	6	Cardiff City	33	15	6	12	48	43	11	3	3	30	12	4	3	9	18	31	5	36	LWDWWW		1-0
1	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	14	8	11	62	58	12	2	2	42	16	2	6	9	20	42	4	36	WWLWLD		1-1
	8	Southampton	33	14	7	12	61	58	12	4	1	36	16	2	3	11	25	42	3	35	LWLDWD		2-2
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	33	12	9	12	50	48	8	8	1	37	22	4	1	11	13	26	2	33	DWWWWL		0-1
3	10	Stoke City	34	12	8	14	62	61	9	4	4	36	17	3	4	10	26	44	1	32	DDLWLW		6-0
1	11	West Bromwich Albion	32	13	5	14	78	63	11	1	3	53	23	2	4	11	25	40	15	31	LWLLLD		2-2
2	12	Charlton Athletic	31	10	11	10	47	41	6	6	2	27	16	4	5	8	20	25	6	31	LDLDWL		1-2
2	13	Nottingham Forest	32	10	11	11	40	54	7	5	4	27	20	3	6	7	13	34	-14	31	DDWWLL		0-6
4	14	Notts County	33	8	13	12	46	52	7	6	4	29	19	1	7	8	17	33	-6	29	DLLLWW		3-0
	15	Millwall	33	7	15	11	47	59	7	7	3	30	23	0	8	8	17	36	-12	29	DDLDWD		1-1
	16	Preston North End	33	10	9	14	51	66	6	5	5	35	27	4	4	9	16	39	-15	29	DDLWLD		2-2
	17	Reading	34	9	11	14	44	58	7	7	3	25	19	2	4	11	19	39	-14	29	LDLWWD		1-1
1	18	Bradford City	33	9	10	14	49	60	5	6	6	28	26	4	4	8	21	34	-11	28	DLWLLD		1-1
5	19	Hull City	30	11	6	13	43	54	8	2	4	25	18	3	4	9	18	36	-11	28	WLWDLL		1-3
	20	Barnsley	33	9	8	16	44	60	8	7	1	29	18	1	1	15	15	42	-16	26	LWDLWL		0-3
	21	Swansea Town	34	8	9	17	42	59	7	5	5	31	23	1	4	12	11	36	-17	25	DDLWLD		2-2
	22	Bristol City	32	8	7	17	47	70	7	4	6	28	28	1	3	11	19	42	-23	23	LLLLLD		0-0