The City Ground

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 31, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 31, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Oldham Athletic
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Boundary Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 31 January 1931

Season:: 1930-31
Referee:: WR Jennings
Attendance:: 5,483
League Week:: 27 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 20
Opp Before/After:: 12 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol City (League Tier 2)
Oldham Athletic:: Oct 31, 1931

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1291 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 554 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1450 (of 5824)
Total:: 2308 (of 7629)
Played:: 95 years, 6 months, 21 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Buster Brown (12')

OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Manager: Andrew Wilson
Prior form: LLDWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bill Johnstone (66')
Bill Johnstone (70')
Stewart Littlewood (77')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter
2	D	31	Bill Thompson
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay
5	D	25	Tommy Graham
6	M	22	Harry Smith
7	F	25	Cyril Stocks
8	F	28	Johnny Dent
9	F	22	Buster Brown (12')
10	F	21	Robert Pugh
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter	112		7	1
2	D	31	Bill Thompson	298	5	7	1
3	D	29	Jimmy Barrington	69		7	1
4	D	26	Billy McKinlay	123	3	7	1
5	D	25	Tommy Graham	101		7	1
6	M	22	Harry Smith	11		7	1
7	F	25	Cyril Stocks	172	58	7	1
8	F	28	Johnny Dent	48	34	14	2
9	F	22	Buster Brown (12')	6	2	7	1
10	F	21	Robert Pugh	2		7	1
11	F		William Simpson	20	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Frank Moss
2	D	Teddy Ivill
3	D	Alf Brown
4	D	Les Adlam
5	D	Seth King
6	M	Ted Goodier
7	M	Fred Worrall
8	M	Matt Gray
9	M	Stewart Littlewood
10	F	Bill Johnstone
11	F	Bill Hasson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 31, 1931)

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

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	26	19	4	3	83	40	11	1	1	52	18	8	3	2	31	22	43	42	DWWWWW
2	West Bromwich Albion	26	15	5	6	56	29	10	0	3	27	9	5	5	3	29	20	27	35	DWDWLW
3	Tottenham Hotspur	26	16	2	8	63	33	11	2	1	47	12	5	0	7	16	21	30	34	LWWWLW
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	16	0	9	59	36	11	0	2	40	12	5	0	7	19	24	23	32	LLWWLW
5	Preston North End	26	12	6	8	60	40	9	3	1	40	17	3	3	7	20	23	20	30	LWLDLD
6	Bradford Park Avenue	26	12	5	9	66	42	10	2	0	48	13	2	3	9	18	29	24	29	DWWLWD
7	Bury	26	13	3	10	57	50	10	3	0	36	9	3	0	10	21	41	7	29	DWLWWL
8	Burnley	25	12	5	8	53	50	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	6	18	31	3	29	LWLLWL
9	Southampton	26	11	6	9	43	37	8	4	2	28	14	3	2	7	15	23	6	28	WLWLDW
10	Port Vale	26	12	3	11	47	46	9	1	3	28	14	3	2	8	19	32	1	27	DLLWLL
11	Stoke City	26	10	6	10	37	46	7	4	2	23	10	3	2	8	14	36	-9	26	DDLLWL
12	Oldham Athletic	27	10	5	12	37	47	8	3	2	26	17	2	2	10	11	30	-10	25	LLDWLD
13	Swansea Town	26	9	5	12	39	49	9	2	2	32	20	0	3	10	7	29	-10	23	WLLLLW
14	Bradford City	25	8	6	11	34	43	6	3	4	22	20	2	3	7	12	23	-9	22	DDDLWW
15	Charlton Athletic	26	8	6	12	36	56	7	3	4	25	19	1	3	8	11	37	-20	22	DWWLLD
16	Millwall	26	9	3	14	51	60	7	2	3	33	17	2	1	11	18	43	-9	21	DLWWWL
17	Barnsley	26	7	7	12	29	45	7	2	5	22	17	0	5	7	7	28	-16	21	LWLLWD
18	Nottingham Forest	26	6	8	12	47	59	5	5	2	28	23	1	3	10	19	36	-12	20	DLLWLW
19	Plymouth Argyle	26	8	4	14	44	60	5	2	5	26	21	3	2	9	18	39	-16	20	WLWLDL
20	Bristol City	26	7	6	13	29	53	7	4	3	20	17	0	2	10	9	36	-24	20	LWDLLD
21	Cardiff City	25	7	4	14	39	57	6	3	3	28	19	1	1	11	11	38	-18	18	LWLWLW
22	Reading	27	6	5	16	40	71	6	1	6	24	22	0	4	10	16	49	-31	17	WLDDWL

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	27	20	4	3	87	42	12	1	1	56	20	8	3	2	31	22	45	44	WWWWWW		4-2
1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	27	17	2	8	66	35	11	2	1	47	12	6	0	7	19	23	31	36	WWWLWW		3-2
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	27	15	5	7	57	34	10	0	3	27	9	5	5	4	30	25	23	35	WDWLWL		1-5
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	17	0	9	62	38	12	0	2	43	14	5	0	7	19	24	24	34	LWWLWW		3-2
1	5	Bradford Park Avenue	27	13	5	9	70	43	11	2	0	52	14	2	3	9	18	29	27	31	WWLWDW		4-1
1	6	Preston North End	26	12	6	8	60	40	9	3	1	40	17	3	3	7	20	23	20	30	LWLDLD
3	7	Port Vale	27	13	3	11	50	46	9	1	3	28	14	4	2	8	22	32	4	29	LLWLLW		3-0
1	8	Bury	27	13	3	11	57	53	10	3	1	36	12	3	0	10	21	41	4	29	WLWWLL		0-3
1	9	Burnley	26	12	5	9	54	54	8	2	2	35	19	4	3	7	19	35	0	29	WLLWLL		1-4
1	10	Southampton	27	11	6	10	45	40	8	4	2	28	14	3	2	8	17	26	5	28	LWLDWL		2-3
1	11	Oldham Athletic	28	11	5	12	40	48	9	3	2	29	18	2	2	10	11	30	-8	27	LDWLDW		3-1
1	12	Stoke City	26	10	6	10	37	46	7	4	2	23	10	3	2	8	14	36	-9	26	DDLLWL
2	13	Charlton Athletic	27	9	6	12	38	56	7	3	4	25	19	2	3	8	13	37	-18	24	WWLLDW		2-0
1	14	Swansea Town	27	9	5	13	39	50	9	2	2	32	20	0	3	11	7	30	-11	23	LLLLWL		0-1
4	15	Plymouth Argyle	27	9	4	14	49	61	6	2	5	31	22	3	2	9	18	39	-12	22	LWLDLW		5-1
2	16	Bradford City	26	8	6	12	36	47	6	3	4	22	20	2	3	8	14	27	-11	22	DDLWWL		2-4
3	17	Bristol City	27	8	6	13	31	54	8	4	3	22	18	0	2	10	9	36	-23	22	WDLLDW		2-1
2	18	Millwall	27	9	3	15	53	63	7	2	4	35	20	2	1	11	18	43	-10	21	LWWWLL		2-3
2	19	Barnsley	27	7	7	13	30	47	7	2	5	22	17	0	5	8	8	30	-17	21	WLLWDL		1-2
2	20	Nottingham Forest	27	6	8	13	48	62	5	5	2	28	23	1	3	11	20	39	-14	20	LLWLWL		1-3
1	21	Reading	28	7	5	16	41	71	7	1	6	25	22	0	4	10	16	49	-30	19	LDDWLW		1-0
1	22	Cardiff City	26	7	4	15	39	59	6	3	4	28	21	1	1	11	11	38	-20	18	WLWLWL		0-2