The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 BURY - Sat Sep 18, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 18, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: L Dale
Attendance:: 14,174
Pos Before/After:: 16 11
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 2)
Bury:: Jan 29, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1565 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 828 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1738 (of 5768)
Total:: 2607 (of 7556)
Played:: 87 years, 9 months, 0 days ago

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

Goals
Jack Surtees (57')

BURY
Manager: Norman Bullock
Prior form: LWWLLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	D	23	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	M	27	Danny Edgar
5	M	23	Robert Davies
6	M	25	Walter Alsford
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	26	Jack Surtees (57')
9	F	23	Boy Martin
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	20	Roy Brown

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alec Ferguson
2	D	Andy Bell
3	D	Jimmy Gemmell
4	D	Jack Cope
5	D	George Matthewson
6	M	Billy Whitfield
7	M	Davy Jones
8	M	George Davies
9	M	Fred Smith
10	F	Billy Graham
11	F	Jack Ormandy

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Sep 18, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	1-1	Sheffield United
Blackburn Rovers	0-0	Bradford Park Avenue
Coventry City	2-2	Chesterfield
Fulham	3-4	Norwich City
Luton Town	2-4	Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United	2-2	Burnley
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Bury
Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Swansea Town
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Aston Villa
Southampton	3-3	West Ham United
Stockport County	1-0	Manchester 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Coventry City	6	4	2	0	7	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	4	2	3.50000	10	DWWDWW
	2	Bradford Park Avenue	6	4	1	1	12	7	3	0	0	9	3	1	1	1	3	4	1.71429	9	WDLWWW
	3	Chesterfield	6	4	1	1	10	6	3	0	0	8	0	1	1	1	2	6	1.66667	9	WWDWWL
	4	West Ham United	6	3	2	1	10	4	3	0	0	10	2	0	2	1	0	2	2.50000	8	LWWDDW
	5	Manchester United	6	3	1	2	11	6	2	1	0	9	3	1	0	2	2	3	1.83333	7	WLLDWW
	6	Aston Villa	6	3	1	2	10	6	3	0	0	8	2	0	1	2	2	4	1.66667	7	WLDWWL
	7	Burnley	6	3	1	2	6	6	3	1	0	6	1	0	0	2	0	5	1.00000	7	WLLWDW
	8	Stockport County	6	3	1	2	5	5	2	1	0	3	1	1	0	2	2	4	1.00000	7	WWLWDL
	9	Norwich City	6	3	1	2	12	13	3	1	0	9	5	0	0	2	3	8	.92308	7	WDLLWW
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	2	2	11	7	1	2	0	6	2	1	0	2	5	5	1.57143	6	DWLLDW
	11	Swansea Town	6	2	2	2	7	6	2	1	1	5	3	0	1	1	2	3	1.16667	6	WLDDWL
	12	Barnsley	6	3	0	3	11	10	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	3	6	10	1.10000	6	LWWWLL
	13	Luton Town	6	3	0	3	9	11	2	0	0	4	2	1	0	3	5	9	.81818	6	LWWLLW
	14	Sheffield United	6	3	0	3	6	11	3	0	0	6	2	0	0	3	0	9	.54545	6	WLLWWL
	15	Blackburn Rovers	5	2	1	2	12	11	2	0	0	7	4	0	1	2	5	7	1.09091	5	LWWDL
	16	Nottingham Forest	6	2	1	3	7	7	2	0	1	6	4	0	1	2	1	3	1.00000	5	LLWLDW
	17	Plymouth Argyle	6	1	2	3	7	8	1	1	0	6	2	0	1	3	1	6	.87500	4	WLLDLD
	18	Bury	6	2	0	4	5	8	2	0	2	4	4	0	0	2	1	4	.62500	4	LWWLLL
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	6	1	2	3	4	9	1	1	1	3	5	0	1	2	1	4	.44444	4	LWDDLL
	20	Newcastle United	6	1	1	4	9	12	1	0	2	7	4	0	1	2	2	8	.75000	3	LLWLDL
	21	Southampton	6	0	2	4	3	12	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	11	.25000	2	LLDLLD
	22	Fulham	5	0	2	3	2	9	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	8	.22222	2	LLDDL

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	Coventry City	7	4	3	0	9	4	3	1	0	5	2	1	2	0	4	2	2.25000	11	WWDWWD		2-2
	2	Bradford Park Avenue	7	4	2	1	12	7	3	0	0	9	3	1	2	1	3	4	1.71429	10	DLWWWD		0-0
	3	Chesterfield	7	4	2	1	12	8	3	0	0	8	0	1	2	1	4	8	1.50000	10	WDWWLD		2-2
	4	West Ham United	7	3	3	1	13	7	3	0	0	10	2	0	3	1	3	5	1.85714	9	WWDDWD		3-3
1	5	Aston Villa	7	4	1	2	12	7	3	0	0	8	2	1	1	2	4	5	1.71429	9	LDWWLW		2-1
2	6	Stockport County	7	4	1	2	6	5	3	1	0	4	1	1	0	2	2	4	1.20000	9	WLWDLW		1-0
2	7	Norwich City	7	4	1	2	16	16	3	1	0	9	5	1	0	2	7	11	1.00000	9	DLLWWW		4-3
2	8	Tottenham Hotspur	7	3	2	2	15	9	1	2	0	6	2	2	0	2	9	7	1.66667	8	WLLDWW		4-2
2	9	Burnley	7	3	2	2	8	8	3	1	0	6	1	0	1	2	2	7	1.00000	8	LLWDWD		2-2
5	10	Manchester United	7	3	1	3	11	7	2	1	0	9	3	1	0	3	2	4	1.57143	7	LLDWWL		0-1
5	11	Nottingham Forest	7	3	1	3	8	7	3	0	1	7	4	0	1	2	1	3	1.14286	7	LWLDWW		1-0
1	12	Swansea Town	7	2	3	2	9	8	2	1	1	5	3	0	2	1	4	5	1.12500	7	LDDWLD		2-2
1	13	Barnsley	7	3	1	3	12	11	2	1	0	6	1	1	0	3	6	10	1.09091	7	WWWLLD		1-1
	14	Sheffield United	7	3	1	3	7	12	3	0	0	6	2	0	1	3	1	10	.58333	7	LLWWLD		1-1
	15	Blackburn Rovers	6	2	2	2	12	11	2	1	0	7	4	0	1	2	5	7	1.09091	6	LWWDLD		0-0
3	16	Luton Town	7	3	0	4	11	15	2	0	1	6	6	1	0	3	5	9	.73333	6	WWLLWL		2-4
	17	Plymouth Argyle	7	1	3	3	9	10	1	2	0	8	4	0	1	3	1	6	.90000	5	LLDLDD		2-2
2	18	Newcastle United	7	1	2	4	11	14	1	1	2	9	6	0	1	2	2	8	.78571	4	LWLDLD		2-2
1	19	Bury	7	2	0	5	5	9	2	0	2	4	4	0	0	3	1	5	.55556	4	WWLLLL		0-1
1	20	Sheffield Wednesday	7	1	2	4	5	11	1	1	2	4	7	0	1	2	1	4	.45455	4	WDDLLL		1-2
	21	Southampton	7	0	3	4	6	15	0	3	1	3	4	0	0	3	3	11	.40000	3	LDLLDD		3-3
	22	Fulham	6	0	2	4	5	13	0	2	1	4	5	0	0	3	1	8	.38462	2	LLDDLL		3-4