The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 4 NORWICH CITY - Sat Feb 20, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 20, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Norwich City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 3-4 LOST
: Half-time: 3-1

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

Season:: 1936-37
Referee:: CE Argent
Attendance:: 11,102
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 20 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Norwich City:: Oct 16, 1937

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1545 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 808 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1718 (of 5824)
Total:: 2587 (of 7629)
Played:: 89 years, 6 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Surtees (6')
Robert Pugh (17')
Boy Martin (43')

NORWICH CITY
Manager: Bob Young
Prior form: LWDLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Frank Manders (6')
Frank Manders (60')
Ernie 'Tim' Coleman (62')
Ernie 'Tim' Coleman (64')

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 (17')
7	F	21	Charlie Gardiner
8	F	25	Jack Surtees (6')
9	F	23	Boy Martin (43')
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton
11	F		William Simpson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Arthur Dexter	268		7	1
2	M	26	Danny Edgar	65		7	1
3	D	22	John Munro	9		7	1
4	M	25	Walter Alsford	5		7	1
5	D	31	Tommy Graham	319	6	7	1
6	F	27	Robert Pugh (17')	224	14	7	1
7	F	21	Charlie Gardiner	26	5	7	1
8	F	25	Jack Surtees (6')	17	3	7	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin (43')	26	23	7	1
10	F	25	Gibson McNaughton	12	2	7	1
11	F		William Simpson	238	39	49	7

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Hall
2	D	George Woodford
3	D	Teddy Bowen
4	D	Bernard Robinson
5	D	Peter Burke
6	M	Harry Proctor
7	M	John Friar
8	M	Ernie 'Tim' Coleman
9	M	Jack Vinall
10	F	Ben Burley
11	F	Frank Manders

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 20, 1937)

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

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
2	2	Plymouth Argyle	30	15	8	7	59	40	9	4	2	33	15	6	4	5	26	25	19	38	WLWDLW		2-0
1	3	Leicester City	30	16	6	8	57	43	9	3	2	34	18	7	3	6	23	25	14	38	WWWDWW
1	4	Bury	31	15	7	9	49	44	8	3	4	27	21	7	4	5	22	23	5	37	LLWWWL		0-1
	5	Coventry City	29	13	9	7	45	29	9	4	2	27	13	4	5	5	18	16	16	35	WLDWWL
	6	Sheffield United	30	13	8	9	47	38	12	3	1	34	11	1	5	8	13	27	9	34	LWDWDL
1	7	Aston Villa	30	11	11	8	62	48	8	6	2	41	21	3	5	6	21	27	14	33	DLDLWW		4-1
1	8	Fulham	30	12	8	10	55	47	8	4	3	34	19	4	4	7	21	28	8	32	LWDWDD		1-1
2	9	Newcastle United	31	14	3	14	57	46	7	2	6	32	16	7	1	8	25	30	11	31	WLLLLL		0-4
3	10	Chesterfield	30	12	6	12	62	55	10	3	3	42	20	2	3	9	20	35	7	30	WWLDWW		4-0
1	11	West Ham United	29	12	6	11	47	46	9	2	2	28	12	3	4	9	19	34	1	30	WWDDWL		0-2
1	12	Burnley	29	11	7	11	36	37	8	4	3	25	11	3	3	8	11	26	-1	29	WDWLLL
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	28	12	4	12	63	41	9	1	5	44	20	3	3	7	19	21	22	28	WLLWLW
	14	Blackburn Rovers	30	10	8	12	40	42	7	3	5	28	20	3	5	7	12	22	-2	28	LDWWDD		1-1
	15	Southampton	29	9	8	12	43	54	8	4	2	31	18	1	4	10	12	36	-11	26	DDWWDD
	16	Swansea Town	29	11	3	15	35	45	10	0	4	29	11	1	3	11	6	34	-10	25	WWLLWL
1	17	Bradford City	31	8	9	14	40	61	7	5	4	27	23	1	4	10	13	38	-21	25	DLDDWW		3-2
2	18	Norwich City	30	9	6	15	42	54	4	5	5	22	21	5	1	10	20	33	-12	24	WDLLLW		4-3
2	19	Barnsley	29	8	7	14	36	52	6	5	3	21	17	2	2	11	15	35	-16	23	LLDLDL		2-3
1	20	Bradford Park Avenue	31	9	5	17	40	72	7	2	6	24	27	2	3	11	16	45	-32	23	LWLLLL		1-4
	21	Nottingham Forest	29	7	8	14	45	67	6	4	5	27	25	1	4	9	18	42	-22	22	WDLDLL		3-4
	22	Doncaster Rovers	30	6	8	16	21	59	5	5	5	13	19	1	3	11	8	40	-38	20	LLDDWW		1-0