The City Ground

SOUTHAMPTON 7 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 15, 1936 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 15, 1936 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Dell
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-7 LOST
: Half-time: 2-4

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 15 February 1936

Season:: 1935-36
Referee:: Capt. Hamilton-Jones
Attendance:: 5,253
League Week:: 30 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 12 14
Opp Before/After:: 17 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Burnley (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Sep 16, 1936

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1504 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 767 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1676 (of 5829)
Total:: 2542 (of 7634)
Played:: 90 years, 7 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers
Johnny Dent (13')
Arthur Masters (39') (Pen)

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: George Kay
Prior form: DWLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Vic Watson (11')
Vic Watson (21')
Vic Watson (34')
Dick Neal (44')
Arthur Holt (67')
Arthur Holt (77')
Arthur Holt (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Percy Ashton
2	M	25	Danny Edgar
3	D	34	Jimmy Barrington
4	D	31	Billy McKinlay
5	D	30	Tommy Graham
6	F	26	Robert Pugh
7	M	25	Arthur Masters (39')
8	F	30	Henry Race
9	F	33	Johnny Dent (13')
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	93		7	1
2	M	25	Danny Edgar	23		7	1
3	D	34	Jimmy Barrington	217	1	7	1
4	D	31	Billy McKinlay	320	13	16	3
5	D	30	Tommy Graham	283	6	7	1
6	F	26	Robert Pugh	187	12	7	1
7	M	25	Arthur Masters (39')	103	22	7	1
8	F	30	Henry Race	109	30	7	1
9	F	33	Johnny Dent (13')	195	116	7	1
10	F	23	Tom Peacock	85	51	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	206	36	16	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Light
2	D	Bill Adams
3	D	Charlie Sillett
4	D	Tom Brewis
5	D	Johnny McIlwane
6	M	Stan Woodhouse
7	M	Dick Neal
8	M	Fred Tully
9	M	Vic Watson
10	F	Arthur Holt
11	F	Laurie Fishlock

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 15, 1936)

Home	Score	Away
Hull City	2-3	Bury
Port Vale	3-1	Norwich City
Southampton	7-2	Nottingham Forest
Swansea Town	0-1	West Ham United

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	Sheffield United	29	16	5	8	61	36	11	2	1	38	9	5	3	7	23	27	25	37	WWDWWW
2	Charlton Athletic	28	14	8	6	50	33	8	5	0	28	9	6	3	6	22	24	17	36	WWWWDL
3	West Ham United	28	15	6	7	63	44	10	4	1	38	13	5	2	6	25	31	19	36	WWWWDW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	28	14	6	8	64	39	10	3	2	45	18	4	3	6	19	21	25	34	WWDWDD
5	Leicester City	28	15	4	9	54	36	10	3	1	38	12	5	1	8	16	24	18	34	LLDWWL
6	Manchester United	27	14	5	8	54	28	10	3	2	37	12	4	2	6	17	16	26	33	WLWWDW
7	Blackpool	28	12	6	10	59	48	9	2	3	39	23	3	4	7	20	25	11	30	WLLDLW
8	Plymouth Argyle	28	12	6	10	46	38	10	1	3	34	13	2	5	7	12	25	8	30	LWDWDL
9	Doncaster Rovers	29	13	4	12	36	50	9	3	3	19	12	4	1	9	17	38	-14	30	LLLLLW
10	Fulham	27	9	11	7	47	36	7	5	2	34	16	2	6	5	13	20	11	29	LWLDWD
11	Newcastle United	26	12	4	10	59	52	8	4	3	42	25	4	0	7	17	27	7	28	WLLLDD
12	Nottingham Forest	29	10	6	13	58	52	7	5	3	37	16	3	1	10	21	36	6	26	WLLLWL
13	Burnley	28	9	7	12	35	40	8	2	3	27	12	1	5	9	8	28	-5	25	WWLWDD
14	Bury	27	8	9	10	44	51	7	4	3	28	18	1	5	7	16	33	-7	25	LDWWLW
15	Bradford Park Avenue	27	9	7	11	40	50	9	4	1	28	16	0	3	10	12	34	-10	25	WWLWLL
16	Swansea Town	28	9	7	12	41	55	7	2	4	20	15	2	5	8	21	40	-14	25	DWWDWL
17	Southampton	29	8	9	12	29	42	6	3	5	19	18	2	6	7	10	24	-13	25	DWLLLL
18	Norwich City	27	10	4	13	46	46	7	1	5	28	19	3	3	8	18	27	0	24	WLLDLW
19	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	41	58	6	2	5	29	24	3	4	8	12	34	-17	24	LWLLWL
20	Bradford City	26	6	8	12	26	40	5	5	2	15	11	1	3	10	11	29	-14	20	LLWLLW
21	Port Vale	27	6	5	16	35	78	5	3	5	18	24	1	2	11	17	54	-43	17	LLWLDL
22	Hull City	26	5	5	16	29	65	4	3	5	19	22	1	2	11	10	43	-36	15	LLLLLW

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)
2	1	West Ham United	29	16	6	7	64	44	10	4	1	38	13	6	2	6	26	31	20	38	WWWDWW		1-0
1	2	Sheffield United	29	16	5	8	61	36	11	2	1	38	9	5	3	7	23	27	25	37	WWDWWW
1	3	Charlton Athletic	28	14	8	6	50	33	8	5	0	28	9	6	3	6	22	24	17	36	WWWWDL
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	28	14	6	8	64	39	10	3	2	45	18	4	3	6	19	21	25	34	WWDWDD
	5	Leicester City	28	15	4	9	54	36	10	3	1	38	12	5	1	8	16	24	18	34	LLDWWL
	6	Manchester United	27	14	5	8	54	28	10	3	2	37	12	4	2	6	17	16	26	33	WLWWDW
	7	Blackpool	28	12	6	10	59	48	9	2	3	39	23	3	4	7	20	25	11	30	WLLDLW
	8	Plymouth Argyle	28	12	6	10	46	38	10	1	3	34	13	2	5	7	12	25	8	30	LWDWDL
	9	Doncaster Rovers	29	13	4	12	36	50	9	3	3	19	12	4	1	9	17	38	-14	30	LLLLLW
	10	Fulham	27	9	11	7	47	36	7	5	2	34	16	2	6	5	13	20	11	29	LWLDWD
	11	Newcastle United	26	12	4	10	59	52	8	4	3	42	25	4	0	7	17	27	7	28	WLLLDD
2	12	Bury	28	9	9	10	47	53	7	4	3	28	18	2	5	7	19	35	-6	27	DWWLWW		3-2
4	13	Southampton	30	9	9	12	36	44	7	3	5	26	20	2	6	7	10	24	-8	27	WLLLLW		7-2
2	14	Nottingham Forest	30	10	6	14	60	59	7	5	3	37	16	3	1	11	23	43	1	26	LLLWLL		2-7
2	15	Burnley	28	9	7	12	35	40	8	2	3	27	12	1	5	9	8	28	-5	25	WWLWDD
1	16	Bradford Park Avenue	27	9	7	11	40	50	9	4	1	28	16	0	3	10	12	34	-10	25	WWLWLL
1	17	Swansea Town	29	9	7	13	41	56	7	2	5	20	16	2	5	8	21	40	-15	25	WWDWLL		0-1
	18	Norwich City	28	10	4	14	47	49	7	1	5	28	19	3	3	9	19	30	-2	24	LLDLWL		1-3
	19	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	41	58	6	2	5	29	24	3	4	8	12	34	-17	24	LWLLWL
	20	Bradford City	26	6	8	12	26	40	5	5	2	15	11	1	3	10	11	29	-14	20	LLWLLW
	21	Port Vale	28	7	5	16	38	79	6	3	5	21	25	1	2	11	17	54	-41	19	LWLDLW		3-1
	22	Hull City	27	5	5	17	31	68	4	3	6	21	25	1	2	11	10	43	-37	15	LLLLWL		2-3