The City Ground

CHESTERFIELD 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 13, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 13, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chesterfield
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Saltergate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-2

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: EV Gough
Attendance:: 10,224
League Week:: 28 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (League Tier 2)
Chesterfield:: Dec 18, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1544 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 807 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1717 (of 5827)
Total:: 2586 (of 7632)
Played:: 89 years, 6 months, 20 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Boy Martin (29')
Boy Martin (38')

CHESTERFIELD
Manager: Bill Harvey
Prior form: WLWWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Clifton (14')
Wally Ponting (42')
Walter McMillen (63')
Albert Bonass (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Arthur Dexter
2	M	26	Danny Edgar
3	D	22	John Munro
4	M	25	Walter Alsford
5	D	31	Tommy Graham
6	F	27	Robert Pugh
7	F		Dick Brown	Last game
8	F	25	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin (29') (38')
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	21	Charlie Gardiner

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Arthur Dexter	267		7	1
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	64		7	1
3	D	22	John Munro	8		7	1
4	M	25	Walter Alsford	4		7	1
5	D	31	Tommy Graham	318	6	7	1
6	F	27	Robert Pugh	223	14	7	1
7	F		Dick Brown	19	2	7	1
8	F	25	Jack Surtees	16	3	7	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin (29') (38')	25	21	7	1
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton	11	2	7	1
11	F	21	Charlie Gardiner	25	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Moody
2	D	Jack Seagrave
3	D	Billy Kidd
4	D	Walter McMillen
5	D	Allan Sliman
6	M	Eric Weightman
7	M	Jack Hughes
8	M	Harry Clifton
9	M	Wally Ponting
10	F	Billy Woodward
11	F	Albert Bonass

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 13, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	5-4	Plymouth Argyle
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Barnsley
Blackpool	1-0	Sheffield United
Bradford City	1-0	Coventry City
Bury	3-1	Bradford Park Avenue
Chesterfield	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Leicester City	3-2	Newcastle United
Southampton	3-3	Fulham
Swansea Town	0-1	Doncaster Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Burnley
West Ham United	4-1	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	Blackpool	28	19	3	6	72	34	9	2	3	38	14	10	1	3	34	20	38	41	WWLLWW
2	Plymouth Argyle	28	14	8	6	53	35	8	4	2	31	15	6	4	4	22	20	18	36	WLWLWD
3	Leicester City	29	15	6	8	54	41	8	3	2	31	16	7	3	6	23	25	13	36	LWWWDW
4	Coventry City	28	13	9	6	45	28	9	4	2	27	13	4	5	4	18	15	17	35	DWLDWW
5	Bury	29	14	7	8	46	42	7	3	4	24	20	7	4	4	22	22	4	35	LLLLWW
6	Sheffield United	29	13	8	8	47	37	12	3	1	34	11	1	5	7	13	26	10	34	WLWDWD
7	Newcastle United	29	14	3	12	55	39	7	2	6	32	16	7	1	6	23	23	16	31	DWWLLL
8	Fulham	28	12	6	10	51	43	8	3	3	33	18	4	3	7	18	25	8	30	LWLWDW
9	Aston Villa	28	9	11	8	53	43	6	6	2	32	16	3	5	6	21	27	10	29	WDDLDL
10	Burnley	28	11	7	10	36	34	8	4	3	25	11	3	3	7	11	23	2	29	LWDWLL
11	West Ham United	27	11	6	10	43	43	8	2	2	24	11	3	4	8	19	32	0	28	WWWWDD
12	Tottenham Hotspur	27	11	4	12	60	41	8	1	5	41	20	3	3	7	19	21	19	26	WWLLWL
13	Chesterfield	28	10	6	12	54	53	8	3	3	34	18	2	3	9	20	35	1	26	WLWWLD
14	Blackburn Rovers	28	10	6	12	38	40	7	2	5	27	19	3	4	7	11	21	-2	26	WLLDWW
15	Swansea Town	28	11	3	14	35	44	10	0	3	29	10	1	3	11	6	34	-9	25	LWWLLW
16	Southampton	28	9	7	12	40	51	8	3	2	28	15	1	4	10	12	36	-11	25	DDDWWD
17	Bradford Park Avenue	29	9	5	15	38	65	7	2	6	24	27	2	3	9	14	38	-27	23	DWLWLL
18	Norwich City	28	8	6	14	37	47	4	5	5	22	21	4	1	9	15	26	-10	22	LLWDLL
19	Barnsley	27	8	6	13	33	48	6	5	3	21	17	2	1	10	12	31	-15	22	WLLLDL
20	Nottingham Forest	27	7	8	12	40	59	6	4	4	24	21	1	4	8	16	38	-19	22	LLWDLD
21	Bradford City	29	6	9	14	36	59	5	5	4	23	21	1	4	10	13	38	-23	21	WLDLDD
22	Doncaster Rovers	28	4	8	16	19	59	4	5	5	12	19	0	3	11	7	40	-40	16	LWLLDD

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	29	20	3	6	73	34	10	2	3	39	14	10	1	3	34	20	39	43	WLLWWW		1-0
1	2	Leicester City	30	16	6	8	57	43	9	3	2	34	18	7	3	6	23	25	14	38	WWWDWW		3-2
2	3	Bury	30	15	7	8	49	43	8	3	4	27	21	7	4	4	22	22	6	37	LLLWWW		3-1
2	4	Plymouth Argyle	29	14	8	7	57	40	8	4	2	31	15	6	4	5	26	25	17	36	LWLWDL		4-5
1	5	Coventry City	29	13	9	7	45	29	9	4	2	27	13	4	5	5	18	16	16	35	WLDWWL		0-1
	6	Sheffield United	30	13	8	9	47	38	12	3	1	34	11	1	5	8	13	27	9	34	LWDWDL		0-1
	7	Newcastle United	30	14	3	13	57	42	7	2	6	32	16	7	1	7	25	26	15	31	WWLLLL		2-3
1	8	Aston Villa	29	10	11	8	58	47	7	6	2	37	20	3	5	6	21	27	11	31	DDLDLW		5-4
1	9	Fulham	29	12	7	10	54	46	8	3	3	33	18	4	4	7	21	28	8	31	WLWDWD		3-3
1	10	West Ham United	28	12	6	10	47	44	9	2	2	28	12	3	4	8	19	32	3	30	WWWDDW		4-1
1	11	Burnley	29	11	7	11	36	37	8	4	3	25	11	3	3	8	11	26	-1	29	WDWLLL		0-3
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	28	12	4	12	63	41	9	1	5	44	20	3	3	7	19	21	22	28	WLLWLW		3-0
	13	Chesterfield	29	11	6	12	58	55	9	3	3	38	20	2	3	9	20	35	3	28	LWWLDW		4-2
	14	Blackburn Rovers	29	10	7	12	39	41	7	3	5	28	20	3	4	7	11	21	-2	27	LLDWWD		1-1
1	15	Southampton	29	9	8	12	43	54	8	4	2	31	18	1	4	10	12	36	-11	26	DDWWDD		3-3
1	16	Swansea Town	29	11	3	15	35	45	10	0	4	29	11	1	3	11	6	34	-10	25	WWLLWL		0-1
2	17	Barnsley	28	8	7	13	34	49	6	5	3	21	17	2	2	10	13	32	-15	23	LLLDLD		1-1
3	18	Bradford City	30	7	9	14	37	59	6	5	4	24	21	1	4	10	13	38	-22	23	LDLDDW		1-0
2	19	Bradford Park Avenue	30	9	5	16	39	68	7	2	6	24	27	2	3	10	15	41	-29	23	WLWLLL		1-3
2	20	Norwich City	29	8	6	15	38	51	4	5	5	22	21	4	1	10	16	30	-13	22	LWDLLL		1-4
1	21	Nottingham Forest	28	7	8	13	42	63	6	4	4	24	21	1	4	9	18	42	-21	22	LWDLDL		2-4
	22	Doncaster Rovers	29	5	8	16	20	59	4	5	5	12	19	1	3	11	8	40	-39	18	WLLDDW		1-0