The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 PORT VALE - Sat Mar 26, 1932 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 26, 1932 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Port Vale
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

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

Season:: 1931-32
Referee:: EC Carnwell
Attendance:: 8,486
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 8
Opp Before/After:: 19 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Port Vale:: Nov 12, 1932

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1341 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 604 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1501 (of 5828)
Total:: 2360 (of 7633)
Played:: 94 years, 5 months, 11 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Graham (28') - Tommy Graham first goal
Harry Smith (39') - Harry Smith only goal

PORT VALE
Manager: Tom Morgan
Prior form: LLLDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tommy Tippett (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Arthur Dexter
2	D	32	Bill Thompson
3	D	30	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay
5	M	23	Harry Smith (39')
6	D	27	Tommy Graham (28')
7	F	26	Billy Dickinson
8	F	26	Cyril Stocks
9	F	29	Johnny Dent
10	F	26	Leo Loftus
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Arthur Dexter	162		1	1
2	D	32	Bill Thompson	324	5	1	1
3	D	30	Jimmy Barrington	114		1	1
4	D	27	Billy McKinlay	161	3	1	1
5	M	23	Harry Smith (39')	51		1	1
6	D	27	Tommy Graham (28')	140		1	1
7	F	26	Billy Dickinson	78	52	1	1
8	F	26	Cyril Stocks	210	75	1	1
9	F	29	Johnny Dent	95	57	1	1
10	F	26	Leo Loftus	55	19	1	1
11	F		William Simpson	66	12	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ben Davies
2	D	George Shenton
3	D	George Poyser
4	D	Jack Sherlock
5	D	Jack Round
6	M	Reginald Jones
7	M	Tommy Tippett
8	M	Tommy Nolan
9	M	Wilf Kirkham
10	F	Bill Easton
11	F	Clarence Spencer

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 26, 1932)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	2-0	Bristol City
Burnley	1-1	Bradford City
Charlton Athletic	3-1	Notts County
Chesterfield	1-0	Millwall
Manchester United	5-1	Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Port Vale
Preston North End	0-0	Leeds United
Southampton	3-0	Swansea Town
Stoke City	2-0	Barnsley
Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	Bury
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Plymouth Argyle

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	19	8	6	90	39	13	3	1	54	10	6	5	5	36	29	51	46	WLDDWW	Safe
2	Leeds United	33	20	6	7	69	41	10	3	3	30	17	10	3	4	39	24	28	46	LWDWWL	Safe
3	Plymouth Argyle	34	17	8	9	81	52	11	3	2	54	25	6	5	7	27	27	29	42	LLWLWW	Safe
4	Stoke City	34	16	10	8	58	40	11	4	1	38	14	5	6	7	20	26	18	42	LDDLWD	Safe
5	Bury	34	19	4	11	65	49	12	2	4	41	19	7	2	7	24	30	16	42	LWWLLW	Safe
6	Bradford Park Avenue	33	17	7	9	60	45	14	2	1	37	14	3	5	8	23	31	15	41	LWWDDD
7	Bradford City	33	13	10	10	68	54	7	6	3	44	24	6	4	7	24	30	14	36	WWLDWD
8	Millwall	34	14	7	13	55	53	11	2	5	39	20	3	5	8	16	33	2	35	WDLLLW
9	Nottingham Forest	34	13	8	13	64	60	10	4	4	39	24	3	4	9	25	36	4	34	LWDWLW
10	Swansea Town	34	14	5	15	63	57	10	2	4	37	17	4	3	11	26	40	6	33	WLDDDL
11	Tottenham Hotspur	34	12	9	13	76	69	9	5	4	54	36	3	4	9	22	33	7	33	LWLWDD
12	Manchester United	34	14	5	15	60	66	9	3	6	36	30	5	2	9	24	36	-6	33	DWWWWL
13	Notts County	34	10	11	13	63	61	7	4	5	34	23	3	7	8	29	38	2	31	WLLDDL
14	Preston North End	34	11	9	14	58	69	9	5	3	29	21	2	4	11	29	48	-11	31	WLWWLD
15	Oldham Athletic	34	11	8	15	53	61	8	3	6	35	29	3	5	9	18	32	-8	30	LWWLWL
16	Chesterfield	34	11	8	15	55	72	9	1	7	36	29	2	7	8	19	43	-17	30	WWLWDD
17	Charlton Athletic	34	11	8	15	44	60	6	5	5	26	25	5	3	10	18	35	-16	30	WLWDWW
18	Southampton	34	13	4	17	49	69	7	3	6	27	27	6	1	11	22	42	-20	30	LWWLLL
19	Port Vale	34	11	7	16	51	73	7	4	7	26	26	4	3	9	25	47	-22	29	LLLDLW
20	Barnsley	34	10	6	18	42	76	7	6	4	28	22	3	0	14	14	54	-34	26	LDLLWL
21	Burnley	34	9	7	18	44	78	5	6	6	29	33	4	1	12	15	45	-34	25	WLLDLL
22	Bristol City	34	5	9	20	35	59	3	6	8	19	26	2	3	12	16	33	-24	19	DLDLWW

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	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	20	8	6	92	39	14	3	1	56	10	6	5	5	36	29	53	48	LDDWWW	Safe	2-0
	2	Leeds United	34	20	7	7	69	41	10	3	3	30	17	10	4	4	39	24	28	47	WDWWLD	Safe	0-0
1	3	Stoke City	35	17	10	8	60	40	12	4	1	40	14	5	6	7	20	26	20	44	DDLWDW	Safe	2-0
2	4	Bradford Park Avenue	34	18	7	9	62	45	15	2	1	39	14	3	5	8	23	31	17	43	WWDDDW	Safe	2-0
	5	Bury	35	19	5	11	65	49	12	2	4	41	19	7	3	7	24	30	16	43	WWLLWD	Safe	0-0
3	6	Plymouth Argyle	35	17	8	10	81	54	11	3	2	54	25	6	5	8	27	29	27	42	LWLWWL	Safe	0-2
	7	Bradford City	34	13	11	10	69	55	7	6	3	44	24	6	5	7	25	31	14	37	WLDWDD		1-1
1	8	Nottingham Forest	35	14	8	13	66	61	11	4	4	41	25	3	4	9	25	36	5	36	WDWLWW		2-1
1	9	Millwall	35	14	7	14	55	54	11	2	5	39	20	3	5	9	16	34	1	35	DLLLWL		0-1
2	10	Manchester United	35	15	5	15	65	67	10	3	6	41	31	5	2	9	24	36	-2	35	WWWWLW		5-1
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	35	12	10	13	76	69	9	6	4	54	36	3	4	9	22	33	7	34	WLWDDD		0-0
2	12	Swansea Town	35	14	5	16	63	60	10	2	4	37	17	4	3	12	26	43	3	33	LDDDLL		0-3
1	13	Preston North End	35	11	10	14	58	69	9	6	3	29	21	2	4	11	29	48	-11	32	LWWLDD		0-0
2	14	Chesterfield	35	12	8	15	56	72	10	1	7	37	29	2	7	8	19	43	-16	32	WLWDDW		1-0
2	15	Charlton Athletic	35	12	8	15	47	61	7	5	5	29	26	5	3	10	18	35	-14	32	LWDWWW		3-1
2	16	Southampton	35	14	4	17	52	69	8	3	6	30	27	6	1	11	22	42	-17	32	WWLLLW		3-0
4	17	Notts County	35	10	11	14	64	64	7	4	5	34	23	3	7	9	30	41	0	31	LLDDLL		1-3
3	18	Oldham Athletic	35	11	8	16	54	66	8	3	6	35	29	3	5	10	19	37	-12	30	WWLWLL		1-5
	19	Port Vale	35	11	7	17	52	75	7	4	7	26	26	4	3	10	26	49	-23	29	LLDLWL		1-2
1	20	Burnley	35	9	8	18	45	79	5	7	6	30	34	4	1	12	15	45	-34	26	LLDLLD		1-1
1	21	Barnsley	35	10	6	19	42	78	7	6	4	28	22	3	0	15	14	56	-36	26	DLLWLL		0-2
	22	Bristol City	35	5	9	21	35	61	3	6	8	19	26	2	3	13	16	35	-26	19	LDLWWL		0-2