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SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 28, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Aug 28, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: GT Gould
Attendance:: 22,807
Pos Before/After:: - 17
Opp Before/After:: - 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stockport County (League Tier 2)
Sheffield United:: Jan 01, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1559 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 822 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1732 (of 5768)
Total:: 2601 (of 7557)
Played:: 87 years, 10 months, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman

Goals
Meynell Burgin (63')

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: Teddy Davison

Goals
Arthur Eggleston (53')
Jock Dodds (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Danny Edgar
3	D	23	Reg Trim	Debut
4	M	25	Walter Alsford
5	D	32	Tommy Graham
6	F	27	Robert Pugh
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	26	Jack Surtees
9	F	23	Boy Martin
10	F	25	Meynell Burgin (63')
11	F	30	Eric Oakton	Debut

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Smith
2	D	Harry Hooper
3	D	Charlie Wilkinson
4	D	Ernie Jackson
5	D	Tom Johnson
6	M	Ernie Marshall
7	M	Harold Barton
8	M	Arthur Eggleston
9	M	Jock Dodds
10	F	Jack Pickering
11	F	Charlie Leyfield

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Aug 28, 1937)

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

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
	2	Burnley	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
	3	Chesterfield	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		1-0
	4	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		3-0
	5	Plymouth Argyle	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		4-0
	6	Sheffield United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	7	Stockport County	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	8	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W		3-2
	9	Bradford Park Avenue	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.33333	2	W		4-3
	10	Norwich City	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.33333	2	W		4-3
	11	Coventry City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	13	Barnsley	1	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	.75000	0	L		3-4
	14	Southampton	1	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	.75000	0	L		3-4
	15	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L		2-3
	16	Luton Town	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	17	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	18	Bury	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L		0-2
	19	Fulham	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.00000	0	L		0-4
	20	Newcastle United	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L		0-3
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L		0-1
	22	West Ham United	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L		0-2