The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 1 - 4 FOREST - Sat Oct 04, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 04, 1930 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: W Phipps
Attendance:: 15,472
Pos Before/After:: 17 12
Opp Before/After:: 13 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Feb 07, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1273 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 536 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1431 (of 5768)
Total:: 2288 (of 7557)
Played:: 94 years, 9 months, 9 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Stan Hardy
Prior form: LLWDLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Billy McKinlay (20')
Johnny Dent (48')
Leo Loftus (52')
Johnny Dent (65')

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

Goals
Arthur Mercer (74')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	28	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay (20')
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	M	21	Alec Farmer
7	M	22	John Scott
8	F	25	Cyril Stocks
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (48') (65')
10	F	24	Leo Loftus (52')
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Newlands
2	D	Jack Walsh
3	D	Ernest Glenn
4	D	Jack Taylor
5	D	Allan Sliman
6	M	Ernie Brinton
7	M	Syd Homer
8	M	Arthur Mercer
9	M	Sid Elliott
10	F	Bertie Williams
11	F	Cud Robson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 04, 1930)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	Southampton
Bristol City	1-4	Nottingham Forest
Bury	3-1	Bradford City
Cardiff City	2-0	Barnsley
Everton	7-1	Charlton Athletic
Millwall	5-7	Preston North End
Oldham Athletic	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Port Vale
Stoke City	1-1	Burnley
Swansea Town	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Reading

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	Status
	1	Everton	8	6	1	1	20	10	2	1	1	10	6	4	0	0	10	4	2.00000	13	WWWDLW
	2	Preston North End	8	5	2	1	24	11	4	0	0	17	6	1	2	1	7	5	2.18182	12	WWWDDW
	3	West Bromwich Albion	8	5	1	2	21	11	2	0	2	6	4	3	1	0	15	7	1.90909	11	WWLWDL
	4	Bury	8	5	1	2	20	11	3	1	0	13	2	2	0	2	7	9	1.81818	11	WWLLDW
	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	5	0	3	22	17	3	0	1	12	6	2	0	2	10	11	1.29412	10	WWLWLL
	6	Burnley	8	4	2	2	25	21	3	0	1	16	7	1	2	1	9	14	1.19048	10	DWWDWW
	7	Oldham Athletic	8	5	0	3	13	13	3	0	0	7	2	2	0	3	6	11	1.00000	10	LWWLWL
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	8	4	1	3	25	12	4	1	0	22	5	0	0	3	3	7	2.08333	9	LLWDLW
	9	Port Vale	8	4	1	3	21	15	3	0	1	15	5	1	1	2	6	10	1.40000	9	DLWWWL
	10	Southampton	8	3	3	2	9	11	2	2	0	4	1	1	1	2	5	10	.81818	9	DLWWDW
	11	Charlton Athletic	8	3	2	3	13	13	3	1	1	10	6	0	1	2	3	7	1.00000	8	WDDWLW
	12	Swansea Town	8	3	2	3	12	15	3	1	0	11	6	0	1	3	1	9	.80000	8	LDWLDW
	13	Bristol City	8	3	2	3	11	15	3	1	0	10	4	0	1	3	1	11	.73333	8	DLDWWL
	14	Stoke City	8	3	1	4	13	18	2	1	1	8	4	1	0	3	5	14	.72222	7	WLLLWL
	15	Barnsley	7	3	1	3	8	13	3	0	1	5	3	0	1	2	3	10	.61538	7	WWLDLW
	16	Bradford Park Avenue	8	2	2	4	18	21	2	1	0	11	4	0	1	4	7	17	.85714	6	WWLDLL
	17	Nottingham Forest	8	2	2	4	17	22	2	1	1	13	8	0	1	3	4	14	.77273	6	LLWDLW
	18	Bradford City	8	2	2	4	10	14	2	1	2	8	10	0	1	2	2	4	.71429	6	LLDLDL
	19	Plymouth Argyle	8	2	1	5	12	15	1	1	2	8	6	1	0	3	4	9	.80000	5	LWLDLW
	20	Millwall	8	2	0	6	13	17	2	0	1	10	4	0	0	5	3	13	.76471	4	LWLLWL
	21	Cardiff City	9	1	2	6	13	23	1	1	2	9	10	0	1	4	4	13	.56522	4	LLDDWL
	22	Reading	8	1	1	6	8	30	1	1	2	5	9	0	0	4	3	21	.26667	3	LLLWDL

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Everton	9	7	1	1	27	11	3	1	1	17	7	4	0	0	10	4	2.45455	15	WWDLWW		7-1
	2	Preston North End	9	6	2	1	31	16	4	0	0	17	6	2	2	1	14	10	1.93750	14	WWDDWW		7-5
1	3	Bury	9	6	1	2	23	12	4	1	0	16	3	2	0	2	7	9	1.91667	13	WLLDWW		3-1
1	4	West Bromwich Albion	9	5	2	2	22	12	2	0	2	6	4	3	2	0	16	8	1.83333	12	WLWDLD		1-1
	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	6	0	3	25	18	4	0	1	15	7	2	0	2	10	11	1.38889	12	WLWLLW		3-1
2	6	Tottenham Hotspur	9	5	1	3	27	13	4	1	0	22	5	1	0	3	5	8	2.07692	11	LWDLWW		2-1
1	7	Burnley	9	4	3	2	26	22	3	0	1	16	7	1	3	1	10	15	1.18182	11	WWDWWD		1-1
1	8	Oldham Athletic	9	5	0	4	14	15	3	0	1	8	4	2	0	3	6	11	.93333	10	WWLWLL		1-2
1	9	Southampton	9	3	4	2	10	12	2	2	0	4	1	1	2	2	6	11	.83333	10	LWWDWD		1-1
1	10	Port Vale	9	4	1	4	22	17	3	0	1	15	5	1	1	3	7	12	1.29412	9	LWWWLL		1-2
1	11	Swansea Town	9	3	3	3	13	16	3	2	0	12	7	0	1	3	1	9	.81250	9	DWLDWD		1-1
5	12	Nottingham Forest	9	3	2	4	21	23	2	1	1	13	8	1	1	3	8	15	.91304	8	LWDLWW		4-1
1	13	Stoke City	9	3	2	4	14	19	2	2	1	9	5	1	0	3	5	14	.73684	8	LLLWLD		1-1
3	14	Charlton Athletic	9	3	2	4	14	20	3	1	1	10	6	0	1	3	4	14	.70000	8	DDWLWL		1-7
2	15	Bristol City	9	3	2	4	12	19	3	1	1	11	8	0	1	3	1	11	.63158	8	LDWWLL		1-4
3	16	Plymouth Argyle	9	3	1	5	14	16	2	1	2	10	7	1	0	3	4	9	.87500	7	WLDLWW		2-1
1	17	Bradford Park Avenue	9	2	3	4	19	22	2	2	0	12	5	0	1	4	7	17	.86364	7	WLDLLD		1-1
3	18	Barnsley	8	3	1	4	8	15	3	0	1	5	3	0	1	3	3	12	.53333	7	WLDLWL		0-2
2	19	Cardiff City	10	2	2	6	15	23	2	1	2	11	10	0	1	4	4	13	.65217	6	LDDWLW		2-0
2	20	Bradford City	9	2	2	5	11	17	2	1	2	8	10	0	1	3	3	7	.64706	6	LDLDLL		1-3
1	21	Millwall	9	2	0	7	18	24	2	0	2	15	11	0	0	5	3	13	.75000	4	WLLWLL		5-7
	22	Reading	9	1	1	7	9	33	1	1	2	5	9	0	0	5	4	24	.27273	3	LLWDLL		1-3