The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Apr 06, 1935 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 06, 1935 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1934-35
Referee:: LF Gibbs
Attendance:: 8,618
League Week:: 36 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Port Vale (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Dec 14, 1935

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1468 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 731 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1638 (of 5830)
Total:: 2503 (of 7635)
Played:: 91 years, 5 months, 22 days ago

Review
This was also a benefit game for four players: Jimmy Barrington, Johnny Dent, Harry Smith and Bill Thompson.
According to the Forest Scrapbook, each player had been promised 400 pounds. The total gate for the game was just 325 pounds and 6 shillings.

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

Goal Scorers
Tom Peacock (14')
Tom Peacock (40')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Scott Duncan
Prior form: LDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
William Bryant (25')
William Bryant (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Arthur Dexter
2	D	35	Bill Thompson	Last game
3	D	33	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	30	Billy McKinlay
5	M	26	Harry Smith
6	F	25	Robert Pugh
7	M	24	Arthur Masters
8	F	29	Henry Race
9	F	32	Johnny Dent
10	F	22	Tom Peacock (14') (40')
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Arthur Dexter	238		7	1
2	D	35	Bill Thompson	390	5	14	2
3	D	33	Jimmy Barrington	187	1	7	1
4	D	30	Billy McKinlay	293	12	7	1
5	M	26	Harry Smith	130	1	7	1
6	F	25	Robert Pugh	154	11	7	1
7	M	24	Arthur Masters	78	18	7	1
8	F	29	Henry Race	76	20	7	1
9	F	32	Johnny Dent	169	105	7	1
10	F	22	Tom Peacock (14') (40')	51	25	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	177	32	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Leonard Langford
2	D	John "Jack" Griffiths
3	D	William Porter
4	D	William Robertson
5	D	George Vose
6	M	William Owen
7	M	William Bryant
8	M	George Mutch
9	M	Jack Cape
10	F	William McKay
11	F	Harry Rowley

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 06, 1935)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	1-0	Sheffield United
Bradford Park Avenue	2-0	Oldham Athletic
Brentford	1-0	Swansea Town
Bury	4-1	Barnsley
Fulham	2-0	Burnley
Hull City	1-0	Port Vale
Newcastle United	1-1	Notts County
Norwich City	4-0	Southampton
Nottingham Forest	2-2	Manchester United
Plymouth Argyle	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United	1-0	Bradford City

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	Brentford	34	21	7	6	74	40	15	2	0	46	13	6	5	6	28	27	34	49	WDWWWW	Safe
2	West Ham United	35	21	4	10	68	55	14	1	2	39	15	7	3	8	29	40	13	46	LLDDWW	Safe
3	Bolton Wanderers	33	21	2	10	80	41	13	1	3	53	14	8	1	7	27	27	39	44	DWLWLL	Safe
4	Manchester United	36	21	2	13	69	49	15	1	3	48	21	6	1	10	21	28	20	44	LDWWLW	Safe
5	Blackpool	35	17	10	8	68	49	13	3	1	38	14	4	7	7	30	35	19	44	DWWLWD	Safe
6	Newcastle United	36	20	3	13	81	59	13	1	4	51	21	7	2	9	30	38	22	43	WWLLWD	Safe
7	Plymouth Argyle	35	16	6	13	63	53	11	2	4	40	20	5	4	9	23	33	10	38	WWWWWL	Safe
8	Fulham	35	13	11	11	60	46	12	3	2	49	20	1	8	9	11	26	14	37	WDWDWL	Safe
9	Nottingham Forest	35	15	7	13	64	55	10	4	3	37	17	5	3	10	27	38	9	37	DWLWWL	Safe
10	Sheffield United	35	13	9	13	65	53	9	4	5	43	24	4	5	8	22	29	12	35	WWLDLL
11	Burnley	35	13	8	14	53	62	9	2	7	37	28	4	6	7	16	34	-9	34	LDLLWL
12	Bury	36	15	4	17	47	62	11	1	5	28	21	4	3	12	19	41	-15	34	LLDLLW
13	Norwich City	35	12	9	14	62	53	9	4	4	42	21	3	5	10	20	32	9	33	DDLDWL
14	Hull City	35	13	7	15	52	62	6	6	5	25	18	7	1	10	27	44	-10	33	WWDWLL
15	Bradford Park Avenue	35	8	15	12	45	54	5	7	5	24	23	3	8	7	21	31	-9	31	LLWDWW
16	Barnsley	34	11	9	14	47	67	7	7	3	24	16	4	2	11	23	51	-20	31	WLWWLD
17	Swansea Town	35	11	7	17	46	59	10	5	3	34	21	1	2	14	12	38	-13	29	LWLWWW
18	Bradford City	35	10	8	17	45	57	8	7	3	30	16	2	1	14	15	41	-12	28	LDLLLD
19	Port Vale	35	9	10	16	44	57	8	6	4	34	24	1	4	12	10	33	-13	28	LDWDLL
20	Southampton	36	8	12	16	39	65	6	8	4	23	19	2	4	12	16	46	-26	28	LLLDLW
21	Oldham Athletic	35	9	4	22	49	82	9	2	7	39	35	0	2	15	10	47	-33	22	WWDLLW
22	Notts County	35	8	6	21	36	77	7	3	8	25	27	1	3	13	11	50	-41	22	LLLDLW

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	Brentford	35	22	7	6	75	40	16	2	0	47	13	6	5	6	28	27	35	51	DWWWWW	Safe	1-0
	2	West Ham United	36	22	4	10	69	55	15	1	2	40	15	7	3	8	29	40	14	48	LDDWWW	Safe	1-0
2	3	Blackpool	36	18	10	8	69	49	14	3	1	39	14	4	7	7	30	35	20	46	WWLWDW	Safe	1-0
	4	Manchester United	37	21	3	13	71	51	15	1	3	48	21	6	2	10	23	30	20	45	DWWLWD	Safe	2-2
2	5	Bolton Wanderers	34	21	2	11	80	42	13	1	3	53	14	8	1	8	27	28	38	44	WLWLLL	Safe	0-1
	6	Newcastle United	37	20	4	13	82	60	13	2	4	52	22	7	2	9	30	38	22	44	WLLWDD	Safe	1-1
	7	Plymouth Argyle	36	17	6	13	64	53	12	2	4	41	20	5	4	9	23	33	11	40	WWWWLW	Safe	1-0
	8	Fulham	36	14	11	11	62	46	13	3	2	51	20	1	8	9	11	26	16	39	DWDWLW	Safe	2-0
	9	Nottingham Forest	36	15	8	13	66	57	10	5	3	39	19	5	3	10	27	38	9	38	WLWWLD	Safe	2-2
2	10	Bury	37	16	4	17	51	63	12	1	5	32	22	4	3	12	19	41	-12	36	LDLLWW	Safe	4-1
2	11	Norwich City	36	13	9	14	66	53	10	4	4	46	21	3	5	10	20	32	13	35	DLDWLW		4-0
2	12	Sheffield United	36	13	9	14	65	54	9	4	5	43	24	4	5	9	22	30	11	35	WLDLLL		0-1
1	13	Hull City	36	14	7	15	53	62	7	6	5	26	18	7	1	10	27	44	-9	35	WDWLLW		1-0
3	14	Burnley	36	13	8	15	53	64	9	2	7	37	28	4	6	8	16	36	-11	34	DLLWLL		0-2
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	36	9	15	12	47	54	6	7	5	26	23	3	8	7	21	31	-7	33	LWDWWW		2-0
	16	Barnsley	35	11	9	15	48	71	7	7	3	24	16	4	2	12	24	55	-23	31	LWWLDL		1-4
	17	Swansea Town	36	11	7	18	46	60	10	5	3	34	21	1	2	15	12	39	-14	29	WLWWWL		0-1
	18	Bradford City	36	10	8	18	45	58	8	7	3	30	16	2	1	15	15	42	-13	28	DLLLDL		0-1
	19	Port Vale	36	9	10	17	44	58	8	6	4	34	24	1	4	13	10	34	-14	28	DWDLLL		0-1
	20	Southampton	37	8	12	17	39	69	6	8	4	23	19	2	4	13	16	50	-30	28	LLDLWL		0-4
1	21	Notts County	36	8	7	21	37	78	7	3	8	25	27	1	4	13	12	51	-41	23	LLDLWD		1-1
1	22	Oldham Athletic	36	9	4	23	49	84	9	2	7	39	35	0	2	16	10	49	-35	22	WDLLWL		0-2