The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 5 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 14, 1935 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 14, 1935 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 14 December 1935

Season:: 1935-36
Referee:: SL Clark
Attendance:: 15,284
League Week:: 20 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 12 14
Opp Before/After:: 9 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford City (League Tier 2)
Manchester United:: Apr 18, 1936

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1494 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 757 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1664 (of 5830)
Total:: 2530 (of 7635)
Played:: 90 years, 9 months, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Harry Rowley (37')
George Mutch (54')
Thomas Bamford (62')
Thomas Manley (71')
Thomas Bamford (86')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Harry Smith
3	D	27	Fred Wallbanks	Last game
4	D	31	Billy McKinlay
5	D	30	Tommy Graham
6	F	26	Robert Pugh
7	M	25	Arthur Masters
8	F	29	Henry Race
9	F	32	Johnny Dent
10	F	23	Tom Peacock
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Percy Ashton	81		7	1
2	M	27	Harry Smith	143	1	7	1
3	D	27	Fred Wallbanks	7		7	1
4	D	31	Billy McKinlay	314	13	7	1
5	D	30	Tommy Graham	274	6	7	1
6	F	26	Robert Pugh	177	12	7	1
7	M	25	Arthur Masters	96	21	7	1
8	F	29	Henry Race	100	25	7	1
9	F	32	Johnny Dent	183	112	7	1
10	F	23	Tom Peacock	74	45	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	196	35	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Hall
2	D	John "Jack" Griffiths
3	D	William Porter
4	D	James Brown
5	D	George Vose
6	M	William McKay
7	M	Jack Cape
8	M	George Mutch
9	M	Thomas Bamford
10	F	Harry Rowley
11	F	Thomas Manley

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 14, 1935)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	3-3	Leicester City
Bradford City	2-1	Sheffield United
Burnley	1-1	Bury
Charlton Athletic	2-2	West Ham United
Fulham	1-3	Doncaster Rovers
Hull City	3-2	Swansea Town
Manchester United	5-0	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	4-1	Southampton
Plymouth Argyle	2-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Port Vale	2-2	Blackpool
Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	Norwich 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	Leicester City	18	11	2	5	36	23	7	2	0	25	7	4	0	5	11	16	13	24	WWLWLD
2	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	43	27	8	0	1	35	12	2	3	4	8	15	16	23	WDWLWL
3	Charlton Athletic	18	9	5	4	33	22	5	3	0	16	4	4	2	4	17	18	11	23	WWDDWW
4	Doncaster Rovers	18	10	3	5	27	24	7	2	1	16	6	3	1	4	11	18	3	23	WWLWDW
5	Blackpool	19	9	4	6	41	31	7	1	2	30	17	2	3	4	11	14	10	22	WWLDLW
6	Fulham	18	6	8	4	33	24	5	3	1	25	10	1	5	3	8	14	9	20	WDWDWD
7	Newcastle United	17	9	2	6	39	33	5	2	2	26	15	4	0	4	13	18	6	20	DWWLWL
8	Southampton	18	7	6	5	23	21	5	3	2	16	12	2	3	3	7	9	2	20	LLDWDD
9	Manchester United	18	8	3	7	28	21	5	2	2	14	6	3	1	5	14	15	7	19	LLLWDL
10	Sheffield United	18	7	4	7	32	27	6	2	1	19	5	1	2	6	13	22	5	18	LWDWLD
11	Plymouth Argyle	17	7	3	7	29	23	6	1	2	24	10	1	2	5	5	13	6	17	LLWLDD
12	Nottingham Forest	19	6	5	8	40	36	5	5	0	30	10	1	0	8	10	26	4	17	LWLWLW
13	Bury	18	5	7	6	28	28	5	3	1	19	9	0	4	5	9	19	0	17	LLLDDD
14	West Ham United	17	7	3	7	36	36	6	2	1	23	10	1	1	6	13	26	0	17	DDDWWL
15	Bradford Park Avenue	18	5	7	6	25	29	5	4	0	16	8	0	3	6	9	21	-4	17	LDDDDW
16	Swansea Town	18	6	5	7	30	39	5	1	2	15	9	1	4	5	15	30	-9	17	LWWDLL
17	Norwich City	18	7	2	9	29	32	5	0	4	18	14	2	2	5	11	18	-3	16	LWWLWW
18	Burnley	17	5	4	8	22	27	5	1	2	17	7	0	3	6	5	20	-5	14	LWLDLW
19	Bradford City	18	3	8	7	18	25	2	5	2	10	9	1	3	5	8	16	-7	14	WLWDLD
20	Barnsley	18	5	4	9	25	43	5	1	2	22	14	0	3	7	3	29	-18	14	LLLDWL
21	Hull City	18	3	5	10	21	42	3	3	2	13	13	0	2	8	8	29	-21	11	WLDLDD
22	Port Vale	18	4	3	11	23	48	4	2	3	13	12	0	1	8	10	36	-25	11	WLLLDL

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	1	Tottenham Hotspur	19	11	3	5	45	28	9	0	1	37	13	2	3	4	8	15	17	25	DWLWLW		2-1
1	2	Leicester City	19	11	3	5	39	26	7	2	0	25	7	4	1	5	14	19	13	25	WLWLDD		3-3
1	3	Doncaster Rovers	19	11	3	5	30	25	7	2	1	16	6	4	1	4	14	19	5	25	WLWDWW		3-1
1	4	Charlton Athletic	19	9	6	4	35	24	5	4	0	18	6	4	2	4	17	18	11	24	WDDWWD		2-2
	5	Blackpool	20	9	5	6	43	33	7	1	2	30	17	2	4	4	13	16	10	23	WLDLWD		2-2
1	6	Newcastle United	18	10	2	6	43	34	6	2	2	30	16	4	0	4	13	18	9	22	WWLWLW		4-1
2	7	Manchester United	19	9	3	7	33	21	6	2	2	19	6	3	1	5	14	15	12	21	LLWDLW		5-0
2	8	Fulham	19	6	8	5	34	27	5	3	2	26	13	1	5	3	8	14	7	20	DWDWDL		1-3
1	9	Southampton	19	7	6	6	24	25	5	3	2	16	12	2	3	4	8	13	-1	20	LDWDDL		1-4
1	10	Plymouth Argyle	18	8	3	7	31	23	7	1	2	26	10	1	2	5	5	13	8	19	LWLDDW		2-0
1	11	Sheffield United	19	7	4	8	33	29	6	2	1	19	5	1	2	7	14	24	4	18	WDWLDL		1-2
1	12	Bury	19	5	8	6	29	29	5	3	1	19	9	0	5	5	10	20	0	18	LLDDDD		1-1
1	13	West Ham United	18	7	4	7	38	38	6	2	1	23	10	1	2	6	15	28	0	18	DDWWLD		2-2
2	14	Nottingham Forest	20	6	5	9	40	41	5	5	0	30	10	1	0	9	10	31	-1	17	WLWLWL		0-5
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	19	5	7	7	25	31	5	4	0	16	8	0	3	7	9	23	-6	17	DDDDWL		0-2
	16	Swansea Town	19	6	5	8	32	42	5	1	2	15	9	1	4	6	17	33	-10	17	WWDLLL		2-3
	17	Norwich City	19	7	2	10	30	34	5	0	4	18	14	2	2	6	12	20	-4	16	WWLWWL		1-2
1	18	Bradford City	19	4	8	7	20	26	3	5	2	12	10	1	3	5	8	16	-6	16	LWDLDW		2-1
1	19	Burnley	18	5	5	8	23	28	5	2	2	18	8	0	3	6	5	20	-5	15	WLDLWD		1-1
	20	Barnsley	19	5	5	9	28	46	5	2	2	25	17	0	3	7	3	29	-18	15	LLDWLD		3-3
	21	Hull City	19	4	5	10	24	44	4	3	2	16	15	0	2	8	8	29	-20	13	LDLDDW		3-2
	22	Port Vale	19	4	4	11	25	50	4	3	3	15	14	0	1	8	10	36	-25	12	LLLDLD		2-2