The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 26, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 26, 1930 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1929-30
Referee:: RH Woodward
Attendance:: 12,381
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Oct 04, 1930

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1263 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 526 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1421 (of 5827)
Total:: 2278 (of 7632)
Played:: 96 years, 4 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Dent (26')

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Joe Bradshaw
Prior form: WLWLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bertie Williams (11')
Bertie Williams (40')
Jimmy Dickie (55')
Bertie Williams (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	D	30	Bill Thompson
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	25	Billy McKinlay
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	F	37	Bob Wallace
7	M	22	John Scott
8	F	24	Cyril Stocks
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (26')
10	F	24	Leo Loftus
11	F	24	Billy Dickinson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter	85		5	1
2	D	30	Bill Thompson	275	5	5	1
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington	40		5	1
4	D	25	Billy McKinlay	98	1	5	1
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	72		5	1
6	F	37	Bob Wallace	260	2	5	1
7	M	22	John Scott	34	2	8	3
8	F	24	Cyril Stocks	157	54	8	3
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (26')	24	17	7	2
10	F	24	Leo Loftus	28	11	21	5
11	F	24	Billy Dickinson	20	13	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Newlands
2	D	Jack Walsh
3	D	Ernest Glenn
4	D	David Bain
5	D	Allan Sliman
6	M	Ernie Brinton
7	M	Syd Homer
8	M	Tom Scott
9	M	Percy Vials
10	F	Bertie Williams
11	F	Jimmy Dickie

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 26, 1930)

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

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	40	27	3	10	98	64	17	1	3	63	22	10	2	7	35	42	34	57	WLWWWW	Promoted
2	Chelsea	40	21	11	8	72	44	17	3	1	49	14	4	8	7	23	30	28	53	WWLWWL	Safe
3	Oldham Athletic	40	21	10	9	88	48	14	5	2	60	21	7	5	7	28	27	40	52	LWWLDL	Safe
4	Bradford Park Avenue	40	18	11	11	81	66	13	5	2	59	28	5	6	9	22	38	15	47	LWWWDD	Safe
5	Bury	40	21	5	14	76	62	13	2	5	44	27	8	3	9	32	35	14	47	WLDWWW	Safe
6	Southampton	40	17	11	12	75	67	14	6	1	46	22	3	5	11	29	45	8	45	DWWWDD	Safe
7	West Bromwich Albion	40	19	5	16	97	72	15	1	4	68	30	4	4	12	29	42	25	43	LWWWWW	Safe
8	Cardiff City	41	17	8	16	56	58	13	4	3	36	15	4	4	13	20	43	-2	42	LDLWLL	Safe
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	16	8	16	73	73	14	2	4	49	20	2	6	12	24	53	0	40	LLLWLW	Safe
10	Nottingham Forest	40	13	14	13	54	65	9	5	6	36	28	4	9	7	18	37	-11	40	DWDDLL	Safe
11	Tottenham Hotspur	40	15	9	16	59	58	11	8	2	43	24	4	1	14	16	34	1	39	LWLLWL	Safe
12	Stoke City	40	15	8	17	73	69	11	4	4	40	17	4	4	13	33	52	4	38	LWWWLL	Safe
13	Charlton Athletic	40	13	11	16	54	59	9	6	4	34	19	4	5	12	20	40	-5	37	LWLLLL	Safe
14	Millwall	40	11	15	14	56	67	10	7	4	36	26	1	8	10	20	41	-11	37	LWLWWW	Safe
15	Preston North End	40	13	10	17	62	76	7	6	6	39	32	6	4	11	23	44	-14	36	DLLWWW
16	Swansea Town	41	13	9	19	54	61	10	5	5	39	23	3	4	14	15	38	-7	35	WLWWLW
17	Reading	41	12	11	18	54	66	10	7	3	31	19	2	4	15	23	47	-12	35	WLWLLW
18	Bradford City	40	11	12	17	57	75	7	7	6	33	29	4	5	11	24	46	-18	34	DLWDLW
19	Notts County	41	9	14	18	53	69	8	6	6	32	25	1	8	12	21	44	-16	32	LLLLLL
20	Barnsley	40	12	8	20	53	70	11	7	2	37	21	1	1	18	16	49	-17	32	LWLLWL
21	Hull City	39	12	7	20	47	77	9	3	6	26	23	3	4	14	21	54	-30	31	LLDLLL
22	Bristol City	39	11	8	20	54	80	10	4	6	32	29	1	4	14	22	51	-26	30	WLWLDW

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	41	27	3	11	98	67	17	1	3	63	22	10	2	8	35	45	31	57	LWWWWL	Promoted	0-3
	2	Chelsea	41	22	11	8	74	45	17	3	1	49	14	5	8	7	25	31	29	55	WLWWLW	Safe	2-1
	3	Oldham Athletic	41	21	11	9	89	49	14	5	2	60	21	7	6	7	29	28	40	53	WWLDLD	Safe	1-1
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	41	18	12	11	85	70	13	5	2	59	28	5	7	9	26	42	15	48	WWWDDD	Safe	4-4
	5	Bury	41	21	5	15	77	67	13	2	5	44	27	8	3	10	33	40	10	47	LDWWWL	Safe	1-5
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	41	20	5	16	100	72	15	1	4	68	30	5	4	12	32	42	28	45	WWWWWW	Safe	3-0
1	7	Southampton	41	17	11	13	76	71	14	6	1	46	22	3	5	12	30	49	5	45	WWWDDL	Safe	1-4
	8	Cardiff City	42	18	8	16	61	59	14	4	3	41	16	4	4	13	20	43	2	44	DLWLLW	Safe	5-1
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	16	9	16	77	77	14	3	4	53	24	2	6	12	24	53	0	41	LLWLWD	Safe	4-4
	10	Nottingham Forest	41	13	14	14	55	69	9	5	6	36	28	4	9	8	19	41	-14	40	WDDLLL	Safe	1-4
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	41	15	9	17	59	60	11	8	2	43	24	4	1	15	16	36	-1	39	WLLWLL	Safe	0-2
1	12	Charlton Athletic	41	14	11	16	58	60	10	6	4	38	20	4	5	12	20	40	-2	39	WLLLLW	Safe	4-1
1	13	Millwall	41	12	15	14	57	67	10	7	4	36	26	2	8	10	21	41	-10	39	WLWWWW	Safe	1-0
2	14	Stoke City	41	15	8	18	73	72	11	4	5	40	20	4	4	13	33	52	1	38	WWWLLL	Safe	0-3
1	15	Swansea Town	42	14	9	19	57	61	11	5	5	42	23	3	4	14	15	38	-4	37	LWWLWW	Safe	3-0
1	16	Preston North End	41	13	10	18	63	78	7	6	7	40	34	6	4	11	23	44	-15	36	LLWWWL	Safe	1-2
	17	Reading	42	12	11	19	54	67	10	7	4	31	20	2	4	15	23	47	-13	35	LWLLWL		0-1
2	18	Barnsley	41	13	8	20	54	70	11	7	2	37	21	2	1	18	17	49	-16	34	WLLWLW		1-0
1	19	Bradford City	41	11	12	18	57	76	7	7	7	33	30	4	5	11	24	46	-19	34	LWDLWL		0-1
1	20	Notts County	42	9	15	18	54	70	8	7	6	33	26	1	8	12	21	44	-16	33	LLLLLD		1-1
	21	Hull City	40	13	7	20	49	77	10	3	6	28	23	3	4	14	21	54	-28	33	LDLLLW		2-0
	22	Bristol City	40	12	8	20	58	81	11	4	6	36	30	1	4	14	22	51	-23	32	LWLDWW		4-1