The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 1 BRISTOL CITY - Sat Oct 24, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 24, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-1 WON
: Half-time: 3-1

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: JH Whittle
Attendance:: 7,888
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oldham Athletic (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Mar 05, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1318 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 581 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1477 (of 5768)
Total:: 2336 (of 7556)
Played:: 93 years, 8 months, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Noel Watson
Prior form: WWLWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
John Forrest (1') - John Forrest last goal
Billy Dickinson (3') (Pen)
Billy Dickinson (18')

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

Goals
Bert Humpish (35')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Percy Ashton
2	D	32	Bill Thompson
3	D	34	Matt Bell
4	M	23	Harry Smith
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	F	22	Robert Pugh
7	M		John Forrest (1')
8	F	26	Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson (3') (18')
11	F		William Simpson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Newlands
2	D	Jack Walsh
3	D	Jack Taylor
4	D	Bert Humpish
5	D	Allan Sliman
6	M	Ernie Brinton
7	M	Syd Homer
8	M	Wally Jennings
9	M	Sid Elliott
10	F	Teddy Craig
11	F	Charlie Sargeant

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 24, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	1-0	Barnsley
Burnley	2-2	Bury
Charlton Athletic	0-1	Leeds United
Chesterfield	0-2	Oldham Athletic
Manchester United	3-3	Notts County
Nottingham Forest	3-1	Bristol City
Preston North End	1-4	Port Vale
Southampton	3-1	Millwall
Stoke City	3-1	Bradford City
Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	Plymouth Argyle
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Swansea Town

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	Bury	11	8	1	2	27	13	5	0	1	18	8	3	1	1	9	5	2.07692	17	WDWWLW
	2	Leeds United	11	7	2	2	21	8	2	1	2	7	3	5	1	0	14	5	2.62500	16	WDWWWW
	3	Stoke City	11	7	1	3	22	10	5	0	0	17	2	2	1	3	5	8	2.20000	15	DWWWWL
	4	Plymouth Argyle	11	6	3	2	25	16	3	1	2	18	14	3	2	0	7	2	1.56250	15	DWWDLW
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	11	6	2	3	23	14	6	0	0	16	4	0	2	3	7	10	1.64286	14	WLWLWL
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	6	1	3	25	12	4	0	1	16	4	2	1	2	9	8	2.08333	13	WWWWLL
	7	Millwall	11	5	2	4	20	15	2	2	2	12	9	3	0	2	8	6	1.33333	12	LDLDWW
	8	Nottingham Forest	11	5	2	4	20	20	4	1	1	13	6	1	1	3	7	14	1.00000	12	WWLWWL
	9	Oldham Athletic	11	4	3	4	18	17	4	2	0	16	6	0	1	4	2	11	1.05882	11	DLDLWW
	10	Southampton	11	5	1	5	19	20	3	0	2	9	7	2	1	3	10	13	.95000	11	LLWLLD
	11	Notts County	11	5	1	5	21	23	3	1	1	9	5	2	0	4	12	18	.91304	11	LWLLWW
	12	Port Vale	11	4	3	4	16	21	2	2	2	8	9	2	1	2	8	12	.76190	11	DLLDWD
	13	Swansea Town	11	5	0	6	21	18	3	0	2	10	6	2	0	4	11	12	1.16667	10	WWLWLW
	14	Burnley	10	4	2	4	13	15	2	1	1	8	5	2	1	3	5	10	.86667	10	LLWWDL
	15	Tottenham Hotspur	11	3	3	5	23	25	3	2	1	18	11	0	1	4	5	14	.92000	9	WWLLDL
	16	Manchester United	11	3	3	5	14	19	3	2	1	12	9	0	1	4	2	10	.73684	9	DLWLWD
	17	Preston North End	11	3	3	5	17	26	3	1	0	7	4	0	2	5	10	22	.65385	9	DWLWLL
	18	Bradford City	11	2	4	5	15	24	1	2	2	7	8	1	2	3	8	16	.62500	8	LWDLLD
	19	Chesterfield	10	3	2	5	16	26	3	0	1	11	8	0	2	4	5	18	.61538	8	LWLWLD
	20	Barnsley	11	3	2	6	13	24	1	2	3	6	7	2	0	3	7	17	.54167	8	LLWDLD
	21	Bristol City	11	2	1	8	13	25	2	1	4	10	14	0	0	4	3	11	.52000	5	LLLLWD
	22	Charlton Athletic	10	1	2	7	13	24	1	1	3	8	10	0	1	4	5	14	.54167	4	LLLLLD

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	1	Leeds United	12	8	2	2	22	8	2	1	2	7	3	6	1	0	15	5	2.75000	18	DWWWWW		1-0
1	2	Bury	12	8	2	2	29	15	5	0	1	18	8	3	2	1	11	7	1.93333	18	DWWLWD		2-2
	3	Stoke City	12	8	1	3	25	11	6	0	0	20	3	2	1	3	5	8	2.27273	17	WWWWLW		3-1
	4	Plymouth Argyle	12	7	3	2	26	16	3	1	2	18	14	4	2	0	8	2	1.62500	17	WWDLWW		1-0
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	12	7	2	3	24	14	7	0	0	17	4	0	2	3	7	10	1.71429	16	LWLWLW		1-0
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	7	1	3	27	12	5	0	1	18	4	2	1	2	9	8	2.25000	15	WWWLLW		2-0
1	7	Nottingham Forest	12	6	2	4	23	21	5	1	1	16	7	1	1	3	7	14	1.09524	14	WLWWLW		3-1
1	8	Oldham Athletic	12	5	3	4	20	17	4	2	0	16	6	1	1	4	4	11	1.17647	13	LDLWWW		2-0
1	9	Southampton	12	6	1	5	22	21	4	0	2	12	8	2	1	3	10	13	1.04762	13	LWLLDW		3-1
2	10	Port Vale	12	5	3	4	20	22	2	2	2	8	9	3	1	2	12	13	.90909	13	LLDWDW		4-1
4	11	Millwall	12	5	2	5	21	18	2	2	2	12	9	3	0	3	9	9	1.16667	12	DLDWWL		1-3
1	12	Notts County	12	5	2	5	24	26	3	1	1	9	5	2	1	4	15	21	.92308	12	WLLWWD		3-3
1	13	Burnley	11	4	3	4	15	17	2	2	1	10	7	2	1	3	5	10	.88235	11	LWWDLD		2-2
1	14	Swansea Town	12	5	0	7	21	20	3	0	2	10	6	2	0	5	11	14	1.05000	10	WLWLWL		0-2
1	15	Manchester United	12	3	4	5	17	22	3	3	1	15	12	0	1	4	2	10	.77273	10	LWLWDD		3-3
1	16	Tottenham Hotspur	12	3	3	6	23	26	3	2	2	18	12	0	1	4	5	14	.88462	9	WLLDLL		0-1
	17	Preston North End	12	3	3	6	18	30	3	1	1	8	8	0	2	5	10	22	.60000	9	WLWLLL		1-4
	18	Bradford City	12	2	4	6	16	27	1	2	2	7	8	1	2	4	9	19	.59259	8	WDLLDL		1-3
	19	Chesterfield	11	3	2	6	16	28	3	0	2	11	10	0	2	4	5	18	.57143	8	WLWLDL		0-2
	20	Barnsley	12	3	2	7	13	25	1	2	3	6	7	2	0	4	7	18	.52000	8	LWDLDL		0-1
	21	Bristol City	12	2	1	9	14	28	2	1	4	10	14	0	0	5	4	14	.50000	5	LLLWDL		1-3
	22	Charlton Athletic	11	1	2	8	13	25	1	1	4	8	11	0	1	4	5	14	.52000	4	LLLLDL		0-1