The City Ground

COVENTRY CITY 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Jan 23, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 23, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: HE Hull
Attendance:: 14,396
League Week:: 25 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 6 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Coventry City:: Sep 25, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1541 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 804 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1714 (of 5829)
Total:: 2583 (of 7634)
Played:: 89 years, 7 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Arthur Masters (30') - Arthur Masters last goal
Robert Pugh (64') (Pen)

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Harry Storer
Prior form: LWDDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Mason (5') (Pen)
William Lake (44')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Percy Ashton
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	F	27	Robert Pugh (64')
4	M	25	Walter Alsford
5	D	31	Tommy Graham
6	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
7	M	26	Arthur Masters (30')
8	F	25	Jack Surtees
9	F	22	Boy Martin
10	F	21	Charlie Gardiner
11	F		Dick Brown

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Percy Ashton	111		56	10
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	61		7	1
3	F	27	Robert Pugh (64')	220	13	7	1
4	M	25	Walter Alsford	1		14	2
5	D	31	Tommy Graham	315	6	21	3
6	F	25	Gibson McNaughton	8	1	7	1
7	M	26	Arthur Masters (30')	116	25	70	11
8	F	25	Jack Surtees	13	3	7	1
9	F	22	Boy Martin	22	19	7	1
10	F	21	Charlie Gardiner	22	5	7	1
11	F		Dick Brown	16	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	William A Morgan
2	D	Jack Astley
3	D	Bernard Smith
4	D	George Mason
5	D	John William Archer
6	M	Billy Frith
7	M	James Liddle
8	M	Jackie Brown
9	M	William Lake
10	F	William MacDonald
11	F	Leslie Jones

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 23, 1937)

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

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	26	17	3	6	64	33	8	2	3	32	14	9	1	3	32	19	31	37	WWWWLL
2	Plymouth Argyle	25	13	7	5	47	29	8	3	2	30	14	5	4	3	17	15	18	33	WDLWLW
3	Newcastle United	26	14	3	9	52	28	7	2	4	30	11	7	1	5	22	17	24	31	LLWDWW
4	Leicester City	26	13	5	8	47	36	7	2	2	26	12	6	3	6	21	24	11	31	WLWLWW
5	Bury	26	12	7	7	39	34	6	3	4	21	18	6	4	3	18	16	5	31	LWWLLL
6	Coventry City	25	11	8	6	39	24	8	3	2	24	11	3	5	4	15	13	15	30	LWDDWL
7	Sheffield United	26	12	6	8	43	34	11	2	1	31	9	1	4	7	12	25	9	30	WWLWLW
8	Aston Villa	25	9	10	6	50	38	6	5	2	31	15	3	5	4	19	23	12	28	WLWWDD
9	Burnley	25	10	7	8	32	28	7	4	2	21	8	3	3	6	11	20	4	27	WWWLWD
10	Fulham	25	10	5	10	42	40	6	3	3	25	16	4	2	7	17	24	2	25	DLWLWL
11	Tottenham Hotspur	24	10	4	10	53	35	7	1	5	38	20	3	3	5	15	15	18	24	DWLWWL
12	West Ham United	24	10	4	10	34	38	7	1	2	17	8	3	3	8	17	30	-4	24	DLWWWW
13	Chesterfield	25	9	5	11	47	49	8	3	2	32	15	1	2	9	15	34	-2	23	WWLWLW
14	Swansea Town	25	10	3	12	31	37	9	0	3	26	10	1	3	9	5	27	-6	23	DLLLWW
15	Norwich City	25	8	5	12	34	42	4	4	4	21	19	4	1	8	13	23	-8	21	LWLLLW
16	Blackburn Rovers	25	8	5	12	30	38	6	2	5	21	18	2	3	7	9	20	-8	21	LLLWLL
17	Barnsley	25	8	5	12	32	44	6	4	3	20	16	2	1	9	12	28	-12	21	WLWLLL
18	Bradford Park Avenue	26	8	5	13	34	55	6	2	5	20	23	2	3	8	14	32	-21	21	WWLDWL
19	Southampton	25	7	6	12	35	49	7	3	2	26	14	0	3	10	9	35	-14	20	LLLDDD
20	Nottingham Forest	24	7	6	11	34	52	6	4	3	22	18	1	2	8	12	34	-18	20	LWLLLW
21	Bradford City	26	6	7	13	34	54	5	4	4	22	20	1	3	9	12	34	-20	19	WLLWLD
22	Doncaster Rovers	25	4	6	15	17	53	4	4	4	11	14	0	2	11	6	39	-36	14	LDWLWL

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	27	18	3	6	66	34	8	2	3	32	14	10	1	3	34	20	32	39	WWWLLW		2-1
	2	Plymouth Argyle	26	13	7	6	49	32	8	3	2	30	14	5	4	4	19	18	17	33	DLWLWL		2-3
1	3	Leicester City	27	14	5	8	50	38	8	2	2	29	14	6	3	6	21	24	12	33	LWLWWW		3-2
1	4	Newcastle United	27	14	3	10	53	30	7	2	5	31	13	7	1	5	22	17	23	31	LWDWWL		1-2
1	5	Coventry City	26	11	9	6	41	26	8	4	2	26	13	3	5	4	15	13	15	31	WDDWLD		2-2
1	6	Sheffield United	27	12	7	8	44	35	11	2	1	31	9	1	5	7	13	26	9	31	WLWLWD		1-1
2	7	Bury	27	12	7	8	40	39	6	3	4	21	18	6	4	4	19	21	1	31	WWLLLL		1-5
1	8	Burnley	26	11	7	8	35	28	8	4	2	24	8	3	3	6	11	20	7	29	WWLWDW		3-0
1	9	Aston Villa	26	9	10	7	52	41	6	5	2	31	15	3	5	5	21	26	11	28	LWWDDL		2-3
	10	Fulham	26	11	5	10	45	42	7	3	3	28	18	4	2	7	17	24	3	27	LWLWLW		3-2
1	11	West Ham United	25	11	4	10	39	39	8	1	2	22	9	3	3	8	17	30	0	26	LWWWWW		5-1
1	12	Chesterfield	26	10	5	11	51	49	8	3	2	32	15	2	2	9	19	34	2	25	WLWLWW		4-0
2	13	Tottenham Hotspur	25	10	4	11	55	38	7	1	5	38	20	3	3	6	17	18	17	24	WLWWLL		2-3
	14	Swansea Town	26	10	3	13	32	39	9	0	3	26	10	1	3	10	6	29	-7	23	LLLWWL		1-2
3	15	Bradford Park Avenue	27	9	5	13	37	57	7	2	5	23	25	2	3	8	14	32	-20	23	WLDWLW		3-2
1	16	Norwich City	26	8	6	12	34	42	4	5	4	21	19	4	1	8	13	23	-8	22	WLLLWD		0-0
1	17	Blackburn Rovers	26	8	6	12	30	38	6	2	5	21	18	2	4	7	9	20	-8	22	LLWLLD		0-0
1	18	Southampton	26	8	6	12	37	50	8	3	2	28	15	0	3	10	9	35	-13	22	LLDDDW		2-1
2	19	Barnsley	26	8	6	12	33	45	6	5	3	21	17	2	1	9	12	28	-12	22	LWLLLD		1-1
	20	Nottingham Forest	25	7	7	11	36	54	6	4	3	22	18	1	3	8	14	36	-18	21	WLLLWD		2-2
	21	Bradford City	27	6	7	14	34	57	5	4	4	22	20	1	3	10	12	37	-23	19	LLWLDL		0-3
	22	Doncaster Rovers	26	4	6	16	17	57	4	4	5	11	18	0	2	11	6	39	-40	14	DWLWLL		0-4