FOREST 3 - 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Sat Sep 04, 1937 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 04, 1937 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1937-38
- Referee:
- JE Williams
- Attendance:
- 16,478
- League Week:
- 3 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 20
18 - Opp Before/After:
- 4
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stockport County (League Tier 2)
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Jan 15, 1938
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1561 (of 5088)
- League Tier 2:
- 824 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1734 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 2603 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 89 years, 22 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: LL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Gibson McNaughton (15')
Gibson McNaughton (55')
Boy Martin (75')
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Jack Tresadern
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Fred Sargent (16')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Percy Ashton | |
| 2 | D | 23 | Reg Trim | |
| 3 | D | 23 |  John Munro | |
| 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  (75') | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Gibson McNaughton (15') (55') | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Roy Brown | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jack Hall |
| 2 | D | Ralph Ward |
| 3 | D | Billy Whatley |
| 4 | D | Les Howe |
| 5 | D | Albert Page |
| 6 | M | Vic Buckingham |
| 7 | M | Jimmy McCormick |
| 8 | M | Willie Hall |
| 9 | M | Johnny Morrison |
| 10 | F | Andy Duncan |
| 11 | F | Fred Sargent |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2-0 | Stockport County |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5-3 | Norwich City |
| Bury | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Coventry City | 1-0 | Burnley |
| Fulham | 1-1 | Chesterfield |
| Luton Town | 1-0 | Manchester United |
| Newcastle United | 6-0 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Swansea Town |
| Southampton | 0-0 | Aston Villa |
| West Ham United | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
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 | Chesterfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | DW | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | DW | |||
| 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 12 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 16 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 17 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | WL | |||
| 18 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
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) | |
| 2 | 1 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | DWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | LWW | 2-0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 2-0 | |
| 6 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LWW | 5-3 | |
| 6 | 6 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 1-0 | |
| 9 | 7 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 3-1 | |
| 6 | 8 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | DWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 10 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | WLD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 12 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 | WDL | 3-5 | |
| 9 | 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 | WDL | 1-3 | |
| 8 | 15 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WLL | 0-1 | |
| 6 | 16 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | LLW | 6-0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | WLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 19 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 2 | WLL | 0-1 | |
| 7 | 20 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 2 | WLL | 0-6 | |
| 2 | 21 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | LLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 22 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | |