The City Ground

FULHAM 5 - 2 FOREST - Sat Jan 02, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 02, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-3

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: J Rennie
Attendance:: 11,014
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 20
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Nov 20, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1539 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 802 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1711 (of 5829)
Total:: 2580 (of 7634)
Played:: 89 years, 8 months, 18 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: WDLWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Robert Pugh (11')
Jack Surtees (83')

FULHAM
Manager: Jack Peart
Prior form: WLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Vivian Woodward (4')
Johnny Arnold (38')
Vivian Woodward (39')
John Munro (86') (OG)
Trevor Smith (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Arthur Dexter
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	D	22	John Munro
4	D	32	Billy McKinlay
5	D	31	Tommy Graham
6	F	27	Robert Pugh (11')
7	M	18	John Getty
8	F	25	Jack Surtees (83')
9	F	22	Boy Martin
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Arthur Dexter	263		5	1
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	58		5	1
3	D	22	John Munro	6		5	1
4	D	32	Billy McKinlay	351	13	7	2
5	D	31	Tommy Graham	314	6	5	1
6	F	27	Robert Pugh (11')	217	12	5	1
7	M	18	John Getty	5		7	2
8	F	25	Jack Surtees (83')	10	2	5	1
9	F	22	Boy Martin	19	16	5	1
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton	5	1	7	2
11	F		William Simpson	237	39	8	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Len Brooks
2	D	Joe Birch
3	D	Mike Keeping
4	D	Jimmy Tompkins
5	D	Syd Gibbons
6	M	Bob Dennison
7	M	Vivian Woodward
8	M	Trevor Smith
9	M	George Cox
10	F	Jim Hammond
11	F	Johnny Arnold

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 02, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Bradford Park Avenue	2-1	Barnsley
Burnley	3-1	Chesterfield
Bury	0-4	Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers	2-1	Plymouth Argyle
Fulham	5-2	Nottingham Forest
Leicester City	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United	4-0	Sheffield United
Norwich City	2-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	2-2	Aston Villa
Swansea Town	3-0	Bradford City
West Ham United	3-0	Blackpool

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	Blackpool	24	17	3	4	64	28	8	2	2	32	12	9	1	2	32	16	36	37	WWWWWW
2	Plymouth Argyle	23	12	7	4	45	27	7	3	2	29	14	5	4	2	16	13	18	31	LWWDLW
3	Bury	24	12	7	5	39	29	6	3	2	21	13	6	4	3	18	16	10	31	DLLWWL
4	Coventry City	23	10	8	5	35	23	8	3	2	24	11	2	5	3	11	12	12	28	WLLWDD
5	Sheffield United	24	11	6	7	40	30	10	2	1	28	9	1	4	6	12	21	10	28	WLWWLW
6	Newcastle United	24	12	3	9	47	28	6	2	4	26	11	6	1	5	21	17	19	27	WLLLWD
7	Leicester City	24	11	5	8	45	36	6	2	2	25	12	5	3	6	20	24	9	27	WWWLWL
8	Aston Villa	23	9	8	6	48	36	6	4	2	31	15	3	4	4	17	21	12	26	LLWLWW
9	Burnley	23	9	6	8	29	27	6	4	2	18	7	3	2	6	11	20	2	24	DDWWWL
10	Fulham	23	9	5	9	36	34	5	3	3	20	14	4	2	6	16	20	2	23	WLDLWL
11	Tottenham Hotspur	22	9	4	9	50	32	7	1	4	38	19	2	3	5	12	13	18	22	LWDWLW
12	Chesterfield	23	8	5	10	42	45	7	3	2	28	14	1	2	8	14	31	-3	21	LDWWLW
13	Blackburn Rovers	23	8	5	10	29	35	6	2	4	20	16	2	3	6	9	19	-6	21	LWLLLW
14	Barnsley	23	8	5	10	31	41	6	4	2	20	15	2	1	8	11	26	-10	21	LDWLWL
15	West Ham United	22	8	4	10	29	37	6	1	2	14	8	2	3	8	15	29	-8	20	WLDLWW
16	Norwich City	23	7	5	11	30	39	4	4	3	19	16	3	1	8	11	23	-9	19	LDLWLL
17	Swansea Town	23	8	3	12	27	37	8	0	3	23	10	0	3	9	4	27	-10	19	LWDLLL
18	Bradford Park Avenue	24	7	5	12	32	51	5	2	5	18	22	2	3	7	14	29	-19	19	WLWWLD
19	Southampton	23	7	4	12	31	45	7	2	2	24	12	0	2	10	7	33	-14	18	WLLLLD
20	Bradford City	24	6	6	12	32	49	5	3	4	20	18	1	3	8	12	31	-17	18	WDWLLW
21	Nottingham Forest	22	6	6	10	30	46	5	4	3	20	17	1	2	7	10	29	-16	18	WDLWLL
22	Doncaster Rovers	23	3	6	14	14	50	3	4	4	9	13	0	2	10	5	37	-36	12	LLLDWL

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	Blackpool	25	17	3	5	64	31	8	2	2	32	12	9	1	3	32	19	33	37	WWWWWL		0-3
	2	Plymouth Argyle	24	12	7	5	46	29	7	3	2	29	14	5	4	3	17	15	17	31	WWDLWL		1-2
	3	Bury	25	12	7	6	39	33	6	3	3	21	17	6	4	3	18	16	6	31	LLWWLL		0-4
	4	Coventry City	24	11	8	5	39	23	8	3	2	24	11	3	5	3	15	12	16	30	LLWDDW		4-0
1	5	Newcastle United	25	13	3	9	51	28	7	2	4	30	11	6	1	5	21	17	23	29	LLLWDW		4-0
1	6	Leicester City	25	12	5	8	46	36	7	2	2	26	12	5	3	6	20	24	10	29	WWLWLW		1-0
2	7	Sheffield United	25	11	6	8	40	34	10	2	1	28	9	1	4	7	12	25	6	28	LWWLWL		0-4
	8	Aston Villa	24	9	9	6	50	38	6	4	2	31	15	3	5	4	19	23	12	27	LWLWWD		2-2
	9	Burnley	24	10	6	8	32	28	7	4	2	21	8	3	2	6	11	20	4	26	DWWWLW		3-1
	10	Fulham	24	10	5	9	41	36	6	3	3	25	16	4	2	6	16	20	5	25	LDLWLW		5-2
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	53	34	7	1	4	38	19	3	3	5	15	15	19	24	WDWLWW		3-2
3	12	West Ham United	23	9	4	10	32	37	7	1	2	17	8	2	3	8	15	29	-5	22	LDLWWW		3-0
1	13	Chesterfield	24	8	5	11	43	48	7	3	2	28	14	1	2	9	15	34	-5	21	DWWLWL		1-3
3	14	Swansea Town	24	9	3	12	30	37	9	0	3	26	10	0	3	9	4	27	-7	21	WDLLLW		3-0
2	15	Blackburn Rovers	24	8	5	11	29	36	6	2	4	20	16	2	3	7	9	20	-7	21	WLLLWL		0-1
2	16	Barnsley	24	8	5	11	32	43	6	4	2	20	15	2	1	9	12	28	-11	21	DWLWLL		1-2
1	17	Bradford Park Avenue	25	8	5	12	34	52	6	2	5	20	23	2	3	7	14	29	-18	21	LWWLDW		2-1
2	18	Norwich City	24	7	5	12	32	42	4	4	4	21	19	3	1	8	11	23	-10	19	DLWLLL		2-3
	19	Southampton	24	7	5	12	33	47	7	3	2	26	14	0	2	10	7	33	-14	19	LLLLDD		2-2
1	20	Nottingham Forest	23	6	6	11	32	51	5	4	3	20	17	1	2	8	12	34	-19	18	DLWLLL		2-5
1	21	Bradford City	25	6	6	13	32	52	5	3	4	20	18	1	3	9	12	34	-20	18	DWLLWL		0-3
	22	Doncaster Rovers	24	4	6	14	16	51	4	4	4	11	14	0	2	10	5	37	-35	14	LLDWLW		2-1