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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 27, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 27, 1930 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: E Wood
Attendance:: 20,069
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 20
Opp Before/After:: 5 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 05, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1287 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 550 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1445 (of 5829)
Total:: 2303 (of 7634)
Played:: 95 years, 8 months, 21 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Dent (13')
Johnny Dent (40')

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

Goal Scorers
Billy Hartill (47')
Billy Hartill (65')
Charlie Phillips (52')
Jimmy Deacon (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter
2	M	22	Harry Smith
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	F	37	Bob Wallace
7	M	22	John Scott
8	F	25	Clive German
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (13') (40')
10	F	22	Buster Brown
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Arthur Dexter	107		1	1
2	M	22	Harry Smith	6		1	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	64		1	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	119	3	1	1
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	96		1	1
6	F	37	Bob Wallace	267	2	1	1
7	M	22	John Scott	49	4	7	3
8	F	25	Clive German	28	10	1	1
9	F	27	Johnny Dent (13') (40')	44	31	1	1
10	F	22	Buster Brown	4		7	3
11	F		William Simpson	15	2	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alf Tootill
2	D	Wilf Lowton
3	D	Albert Kay
4	D	Dickie Rhodes
5	D	Reg Hollingworth
6	M	Dai Richards
7	M	Charlie Phillips
8	M	Billy Bottrill
9	M	Billy Hartill
10	F	Jimmy Deacon
11	F	Arthur Hetherington

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 27, 1930)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	5-2	Port Vale
Bradford Park Avenue	4-0	Oldham Athletic
Bristol City	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Bury	2-1	Burnley
Cardiff City	1-0	Swansea Town
Charlton Athletic	2-1	Bradford City
Everton	9-1	Plymouth Argyle
Reading	1-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	2-1	Preston North End
Stoke City	2-3	Millwall
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-2	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	Everton	21	14	4	3	61	33	8	1	1	38	14	6	3	2	23	19	28	32	WLWLWD
2	West Bromwich Albion	22	13	4	5	49	24	8	0	3	22	7	5	4	2	27	17	25	30	WWLWDW
3	Tottenham Hotspur	22	13	2	7	56	28	9	2	1	43	12	4	0	6	13	16	28	28	WLWWLW
4	Preston North End	22	12	4	6	55	32	9	1	1	36	13	3	3	5	19	19	23	28	WLWDLW
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	14	0	8	53	33	9	0	2	34	10	5	0	6	19	23	20	28	WWWLLW
6	Burnley	22	11	5	6	48	43	7	2	2	32	17	4	3	4	16	26	5	27	DLWLWL
7	Port Vale	22	11	3	8	42	36	8	1	2	26	11	3	2	6	16	25	6	25	LWLWDL
8	Bradford Park Avenue	22	10	4	8	57	39	8	2	0	40	12	2	2	8	17	27	18	24	WLWLDW
9	Stoke City	22	9	6	7	33	37	6	4	1	20	7	3	2	6	13	30	-4	24	WDWLDD
10	Southampton	22	9	5	8	33	28	6	3	2	20	8	3	2	6	13	20	5	23	WLWLWL
11	Bury	21	10	3	8	45	41	8	3	0	32	8	2	0	8	13	33	4	23	WLWLDD
12	Swansea Town	22	8	5	9	35	41	8	2	1	28	15	0	3	8	7	26	-6	21	LWLWWL
13	Oldham Athletic	22	9	3	10	33	40	7	1	2	22	15	2	2	8	11	25	-7	21	WLLDWL
14	Charlton Athletic	22	7	5	10	34	44	6	2	4	23	18	1	3	6	11	26	-10	19	DLWDDW
15	Bradford City	22	6	6	10	31	41	5	3	4	21	20	1	3	6	10	21	-10	18	LWDDDD
16	Bristol City	22	7	4	11	28	50	7	3	2	19	15	0	1	9	9	35	-22	18	LDLDLW
17	Plymouth Argyle	21	7	3	11	33	40	5	2	4	23	15	2	1	7	10	25	-7	17	DLWWWW
18	Nottingham Forest	22	4	8	10	42	53	3	5	2	25	22	1	3	8	17	31	-11	16	LLDDDL
19	Barnsley	21	5	6	10	19	38	5	2	4	12	11	0	4	6	7	27	-19	16	LWDLDL
20	Millwall	22	6	3	13	40	56	5	2	3	26	17	1	1	10	14	39	-16	15	WDDLDL
21	Cardiff City	22	5	4	13	34	53	4	3	3	25	18	1	1	10	9	35	-19	14	LLDLWL
22	Reading	22	5	3	14	30	61	5	1	5	20	19	0	2	9	10	42	-31	13	WLLDDW

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	Everton	22	15	4	3	70	34	9	1	1	47	15	6	3	2	23	19	36	34	LWLWDW		9-1
	2	West Bromwich Albion	23	13	5	5	50	25	8	0	3	22	7	5	5	2	28	18	25	31	WLWDWD		1-1
	3	Tottenham Hotspur	23	14	2	7	58	29	9	2	1	43	12	5	0	6	15	17	29	30	LWWLWW		2-1
1	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	15	0	8	57	35	10	0	2	38	12	5	0	6	19	23	22	30	WWLLWW		4-2
1	5	Preston North End	23	12	4	7	56	34	9	1	1	36	13	3	3	6	20	21	22	28	LWDLWL		1-2
	6	Burnley	23	11	5	7	49	45	7	2	2	32	17	4	3	5	17	28	4	27	LWLWLL		1-2
1	7	Bradford Park Avenue	23	11	4	8	61	39	9	2	0	44	12	2	2	8	17	27	22	26	LWLDWW		4-0
2	8	Southampton	23	10	5	8	35	29	7	3	2	22	9	3	2	6	13	20	6	25	LWLWLW		2-1
2	9	Bury	22	11	3	8	47	42	9	3	0	34	9	2	0	8	13	33	5	25	LWLDDW		2-1
3	10	Port Vale	23	11	3	9	44	41	8	1	2	26	11	3	2	7	18	30	3	25	WLWDLL		2-5
2	11	Stoke City	23	9	6	8	35	40	6	4	2	22	10	3	2	6	13	30	-5	24	DWLDDL		2-3
	12	Swansea Town	23	8	5	10	35	42	8	2	1	28	15	0	3	9	7	27	-7	21	WLWWLL		0-1
1	13	Charlton Athletic	23	8	5	10	36	45	7	2	4	25	19	1	3	6	11	26	-9	21	LWDDWW		2-1
1	14	Oldham Athletic	23	9	3	11	33	44	7	1	2	22	15	2	2	9	11	29	-11	21	LLDWLL		0-4
1	15	Bristol City	23	7	5	11	29	51	7	4	2	20	16	0	1	9	9	35	-22	19	DLDLWD		1-1
1	16	Bradford City	23	6	6	11	32	43	5	3	4	21	20	1	3	7	11	23	-11	18	WDDDDL		1-2
2	17	Barnsley	22	6	6	10	24	40	6	2	4	17	13	0	4	6	7	27	-16	18	WDLDLW		5-2
2	18	Millwall	23	7	3	13	43	58	5	2	3	26	17	2	1	10	17	41	-15	17	DDLDLW		3-2
2	19	Plymouth Argyle	22	7	3	12	34	49	5	2	4	23	15	2	1	8	11	34	-15	17	LWWWWL		1-9
2	20	Nottingham Forest	23	4	8	11	44	57	3	5	2	25	22	1	3	9	19	35	-13	16	LDDDLL		2-4
	21	Cardiff City	23	6	4	13	35	53	5	3	3	26	18	1	1	10	9	35	-18	16	LDLWLW		1-0
	22	Reading	23	5	3	15	31	63	5	1	6	21	21	0	2	9	10	42	-32	13	LLDDWL		1-2