The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 DONCASTER ROVERS - Sat Jan 09, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 09, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Doncaster Rovers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: T Bentley
Attendance:: 11,907
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (FA Cup)
League:: Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers:: Oct 28, 1939

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1540 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 803 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1712 (of 5768)
Total:: 2581 (of 7556)
Played:: 88 years, 6 months, 1 day ago

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

Goals
Boy Martin (5')
Charlie Gardiner (67')

DONCASTER ROVERS
Manager: Fred Emery
Prior form: LLDWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Willie Gladwin (14')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Arthur Dexter
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	M	29	Alex Wood
4	M	25	Walter Alsford	Debut
5	M	28	Harry Smith
6	F	27	Robert Pugh
7	F		Dick Brown
8	F	25	Jack Surtees
9	F	22	Boy Martin (5')
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	21	Charlie Gardiner (67')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	George Bradshaw
2	D	Arthur Rodgers
3	D	Hughie Jacobson
4	D	Joe Hall
5	D	Syd Bycroft
6	M	Cecil Smith
7	M	George Little
8	M	Eric Bott
9	M	Eddie Perry
10	F	Willie Gladwin
11	F	Stan Burton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 09, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	0-0	Burnley
Barnsley	0-1	Swansea Town
Blackburn Rovers	1-2	West Ham United
Blackpool	0-2	Norwich City
Bradford City	2-2	Southampton
Bury	0-1	Leicester City
Chesterfield	4-1	Fulham
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Doncaster Rovers
Plymouth Argyle	1-0	Coventry City
Sheffield United	3-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	Newcastle 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Blackpool	25	17	3	5	64	31	8	2	2	32	12	9	1	3	32	19	2.06452	37	WWWWWL
	2	Plymouth Argyle	24	12	7	5	46	29	7	3	2	29	14	5	4	3	17	15	1.58621	31	WWDLWL
	3	Bury	25	12	7	6	39	33	6	3	3	21	17	6	4	3	18	16	1.18182	31	LLWWLL
	4	Coventry City	24	11	8	5	39	23	8	3	2	24	11	3	5	3	15	12	1.69565	30	LLWDDW
	5	Newcastle United	25	13	3	9	51	28	7	2	4	30	11	6	1	5	21	17	1.82143	29	LLLWDW
	6	Leicester City	25	12	5	8	46	36	7	2	2	26	12	5	3	6	20	24	1.27778	29	WWLWLW
	7	Sheffield United	25	11	6	8	40	34	10	2	1	28	9	1	4	7	12	25	1.17647	28	LWWLWL
	8	Aston Villa	24	9	9	6	50	38	6	4	2	31	15	3	5	4	19	23	1.31579	27	LWLWWD
	9	Burnley	24	10	6	8	32	28	7	4	2	21	8	3	2	6	11	20	1.14286	26	DWWWLW
	10	Fulham	24	10	5	9	41	36	6	3	3	25	16	4	2	6	16	20	1.13889	25	LDLWLW
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	53	34	7	1	4	38	19	3	3	5	15	15	1.55882	24	WDWLWW
	12	West Ham United	23	9	4	10	32	37	7	1	2	17	8	2	3	8	15	29	.86486	22	LDLWWW
	13	Chesterfield	24	8	5	11	43	48	7	3	2	28	14	1	2	9	15	34	.89583	21	DWWLWL
	14	Swansea Town	24	9	3	12	30	37	9	0	3	26	10	0	3	9	4	27	.81081	21	WDLLLW
	15	Blackburn Rovers	24	8	5	11	29	36	6	2	4	20	16	2	3	7	9	20	.80556	21	WLLLWL
	16	Barnsley	24	8	5	11	32	43	6	4	2	20	15	2	1	9	12	28	.74419	21	DWLWLL
	17	Bradford Park Avenue	25	8	5	12	34	52	6	2	5	20	23	2	3	7	14	29	.65385	21	LWWLDW
	18	Norwich City	24	7	5	12	32	42	4	4	4	21	19	3	1	8	11	23	.76190	19	DLWLLL
	19	Southampton	24	7	5	12	33	47	7	3	2	26	14	0	2	10	7	33	.70213	19	LLLLDD
	20	Nottingham Forest	23	6	6	11	32	51	5	4	3	20	17	1	2	8	12	34	.62745	18	DLWLLL
	21	Bradford City	25	6	6	13	32	52	5	3	4	20	18	1	3	9	12	34	.61538	18	DWLLWL
	22	Doncaster Rovers	24	4	6	14	16	51	4	4	4	11	14	0	2	10	5	37	.31373	14	LLDWLW

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Blackpool	26	17	3	6	64	33	8	2	3	32	14	9	1	3	32	19	1.93939	37	WWWWLL		0-2
	2	Plymouth Argyle	25	13	7	5	47	29	8	3	2	30	14	5	4	3	17	15	1.62069	33	WDLWLW		1-0
2	3	Newcastle United	26	14	3	9	52	28	7	2	4	30	11	7	1	5	22	17	1.85714	31	LLWDWW		1-0
2	4	Leicester City	26	13	5	8	47	36	7	2	2	26	12	6	3	6	21	24	1.30556	31	WLWLWW		1-0
2	5	Bury	26	12	7	7	39	34	6	3	4	21	18	6	4	3	18	16	1.14706	31	LWWLLL		0-1
2	6	Coventry City	25	11	8	6	39	24	8	3	2	24	11	3	5	4	15	13	1.62500	30	LWDDWL		0-1
	7	Sheffield United	26	12	6	8	43	34	11	2	1	31	9	1	4	7	12	25	1.26471	30	WWLWLW		3-0
	8	Aston Villa	25	9	10	6	50	38	6	5	2	31	15	3	5	4	19	23	1.31579	28	WLWWDD		0-0
	9	Burnley	25	10	7	8	32	28	7	4	2	21	8	3	3	6	11	20	1.14286	27	WWWLWD		0-0
	10	Fulham	25	10	5	10	42	40	6	3	3	25	16	4	2	7	17	24	1.05000	25	DLWLWL		1-4
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	24	10	4	10	53	35	7	1	5	38	20	3	3	5	15	15	1.51429	24	DWLWWL		0-1
	12	West Ham United	24	10	4	10	34	38	7	1	2	17	8	3	3	8	17	30	.89474	24	DLWWWW		2-1
	13	Chesterfield	25	9	5	11	47	49	8	3	2	32	15	1	2	9	15	34	.95918	23	WWLWLW		4-1
	14	Swansea Town	25	10	3	12	31	37	9	0	3	26	10	1	3	9	5	27	.83784	23	DLLLWW		1-0
3	15	Norwich City	25	8	5	12	34	42	4	4	4	21	19	4	1	8	13	23	.80952	21	LWLLLW		2-0
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	25	8	5	12	30	38	6	2	5	21	18	2	3	7	9	20	.78947	21	LLLWLL		1-2
1	17	Barnsley	25	8	5	12	32	44	6	4	3	20	16	2	1	9	12	28	.72727	21	WLWLLL		0-1
1	18	Bradford Park Avenue	26	8	5	13	34	55	6	2	5	20	23	2	3	8	14	32	.61818	21	WWLDWL		0-3
	19	Southampton	25	7	6	12	35	49	7	3	2	26	14	0	3	10	9	35	.71429	20	LLLDDD		2-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	24	7	6	11	34	52	6	4	3	22	18	1	2	8	12	34	.65385	20	LWLLLW		2-1
	21	Bradford City	26	6	7	13	34	54	5	4	4	22	20	1	3	9	12	34	.62963	19	WLLWLD		2-2
	22	Doncaster Rovers	25	4	6	15	17	53	4	4	4	11	14	0	2	11	6	39	.32075	14	LDWLWL		1-2