The City Ground

SWANSEA TOWN 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1931 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 12, 1931 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea Town
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: TR Fardell
Attendance:: 9,497
League Week:: 19 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 13 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 2)
Swansea Town:: Apr 23, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1325 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 588 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1484 (of 5829)
Total:: 2343 (of 7634)
Played:: 94 years, 9 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Dent (2')

SWANSEA TOWN
Manager: None
Prior form: WLLLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Cyril Pearce (20')
Cyril Pearce (21')
Jack Jones (65')
Ken Gunn (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter
2	D	32	Bill Thompson
3	D	30	Jimmy Barrington	100th appearance
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay
5	D	26	Tommy Graham
6	F	22	Robert Pugh
7	F	34	Alf Quantrill
8	F	26	Cyril Stocks
9	F	28	Johnny Dent (2')
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Arthur Dexter	145		7	1
2	D	32	Bill Thompson	314	5	28	4
3	D	30	Jimmy Barrington	99		7	1
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay	145	3	14	2
5	D	26	Tommy Graham	129		7	1
6	F	22	Robert Pugh	25	1	7	1
7	F	34	Alf Quantrill	12	2	14	2
8	F	26	Cyril Stocks	194	65	7	1
9	F	28	Johnny Dent (2')	81	48	7	1
10	F	25	Billy Dickinson	62	46	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	49	10	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alec Ferguson
2	D	Sid Lawrence
3	D	Wilf Milne
4	D	Joe Sykes
5	D	Joe Craven
6	M	Jim Miller
7	M	Ron Williams
8	M	Jack Jones
9	M	Cyril Pearce
10	F	Ken Gunn
11	F	Dai Lewis

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 12, 1931)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-1	Chesterfield
Bradford City	4-3	Manchester United
Bristol City	0-1	Southampton
Bury	6-0	Charlton Athletic
Leeds United	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall	3-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Notts County	5-0	Burnley
Oldham Athletic	1-3	Stoke City
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Preston North End
Port Vale	1-7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Swansea Town	4-1	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	Leeds United	18	12	4	2	44	17	4	2	2	16	7	8	2	0	28	10	27	28	WWWWDD
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	11	3	3	49	19	8	0	1	33	6	3	3	2	16	13	30	25	DWDWWW
3	Bradford Park Avenue	18	10	4	4	36	20	9	1	0	25	6	1	3	4	11	14	16	24	WWDWLD
4	Plymouth Argyle	18	9	6	3	40	24	4	3	2	25	19	5	3	1	15	5	16	24	WDDLDW
5	Bury	18	10	3	5	38	29	6	1	2	23	12	4	2	3	15	17	9	23	LLDWWL
6	Stoke City	18	9	4	5	32	20	7	2	0	26	8	2	2	5	6	12	12	22	LWLDDD
7	Notts County	18	7	5	6	37	33	4	2	2	16	9	3	3	4	21	24	4	19	LWDDWD
8	Nottingham Forest	18	7	5	6	34	33	5	3	2	21	13	2	2	4	13	20	1	19	WLLDDD
9	Burnley	17	7	4	6	27	33	3	3	2	16	16	4	1	4	11	17	-6	18	WDWLLW
10	Southampton	18	8	2	8	31	41	5	1	3	15	15	3	1	5	16	26	-10	18	LDWWLL
11	Millwall	18	7	3	8	32	29	4	2	3	22	12	3	1	5	10	17	3	17	WLWDLL
12	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	5	7	43	39	5	2	3	34	22	1	3	4	9	17	4	17	DWDWWL
13	Swansea Town	18	8	0	10	35	33	5	0	3	20	11	3	0	7	15	22	2	16	WLLLWW
14	Manchester United	18	6	4	8	30	34	4	3	3	20	19	2	1	5	10	15	-4	16	LLWLWW
15	Port Vale	18	6	4	8	30	40	3	2	4	12	14	3	2	4	18	26	-10	16	LLWLLD
16	Oldham Athletic	18	5	5	8	26	36	4	2	3	19	17	1	3	5	7	19	-10	15	LDLLLD
17	Barnsley	18	6	3	9	25	37	3	3	3	13	11	3	0	6	12	26	-12	15	DWWLWL
18	Bradford City	18	4	6	8	31	37	2	3	3	15	14	2	3	5	16	23	-6	14	WLLDDW
19	Preston North End	18	4	5	9	24	43	4	3	1	10	9	0	2	8	14	34	-19	13	LDLWLD
20	Charlton Athletic	17	4	4	9	23	33	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	5	9	19	-10	12	LWDWWD
21	Chesterfield	17	4	4	9	24	44	3	1	4	15	18	1	3	5	9	26	-20	12	WLLDDL
22	Bristol City	18	2	5	11	20	37	2	3	5	12	17	0	2	6	8	20	-17	9	DDDLLD

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	Leeds United	19	13	4	2	45	17	5	2	2	17	7	8	2	0	28	10	28	30	WWWDDW		1-0
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	12	3	3	56	20	8	0	1	33	6	4	3	2	23	14	36	27	WDWWWW		7-1
1	3	Plymouth Argyle	19	10	6	3	42	25	5	3	2	27	20	5	3	1	15	5	17	26	DDLDWW		2-1
1	4	Bury	19	11	3	5	44	29	7	1	2	29	12	4	2	3	15	17	15	25	LDWWLW		6-0
1	5	Stoke City	19	10	4	5	35	21	7	2	0	26	8	3	2	5	9	13	14	24	WLDDDW		3-1
3	6	Bradford Park Avenue	19	10	4	5	36	23	9	1	0	25	6	1	3	5	11	17	13	24	WDWLDL		0-3
	7	Notts County	19	8	5	6	42	33	5	2	2	21	9	3	3	4	21	24	9	21	WDDWDW		5-0
2	8	Southampton	19	9	2	8	32	41	5	1	3	15	15	4	1	5	17	26	-9	20	DWWLLW		1-0
2	9	Millwall	19	8	3	8	35	29	5	2	3	25	12	3	1	5	10	17	6	19	LWDLLW		3-0
2	10	Nottingham Forest	19	7	5	7	35	37	5	3	2	21	13	2	2	5	14	24	-2	19	LLDDDL		1-4
2	11	Swansea Town	19	9	0	10	39	34	6	0	3	24	12	3	0	7	15	22	5	18	LLLWWW		4-1
3	12	Burnley	18	7	4	7	27	38	3	3	2	16	16	4	1	5	11	22	-11	18	DWLLWL		0-5
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	6	5	8	43	40	5	2	3	34	22	1	3	5	9	18	3	17	WDWWLL		0-1
3	14	Barnsley	19	7	3	9	28	38	4	3	3	16	12	3	0	6	12	26	-10	17	WWLWLW		3-1
3	15	Bradford City	19	5	6	8	35	40	3	3	3	19	17	2	3	5	16	23	-5	16	LLDDWW		4-3
2	16	Manchester United	19	6	4	9	33	38	4	3	3	20	19	2	1	6	13	19	-5	16	LWLWWL		3-4
2	17	Port Vale	19	6	4	9	31	47	3	2	5	13	21	3	2	4	18	26	-16	16	LWLLDL		1-7
2	18	Oldham Athletic	19	5	5	9	27	39	4	2	4	20	20	1	3	5	7	19	-12	15	DLLLDL		1-3
	19	Preston North End	19	4	5	10	25	45	4	3	1	10	9	0	2	9	15	36	-20	13	DLWLDL		1-2
	20	Charlton Athletic	18	4	4	10	23	39	3	2	4	14	14	1	2	6	9	25	-16	12	WDWWDL		0-6
	21	Chesterfield	18	4	4	10	25	47	3	1	4	15	18	1	3	6	10	29	-22	12	LLDDLL		1-3
	22	Bristol City	19	2	5	12	20	38	2	3	6	12	18	0	2	6	8	20	-18	9	DDLLDL		0-1