COVENTRY CITY 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 25, 1937 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 25, 1937 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highfield Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
12- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (League Tier 2)
- Coventry City:
- Feb 05, 1938
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1566 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 829 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1739 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 2608 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 88 years, 11 months, 16 days ago
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  (51') | |
| 8 | F | 26 | Jack Surtees | |
| 9 | F | 23 |  Boy Martin | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Gibson McNaughton | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Roy Brown | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bill Morgan |
| 2 | D | Jack Astley |
| 3 | D | Walter Metcalf |
| 4 | D | Billy Frith |
| 5 | D | George Mason |
| 6 | M | Jack Archer |
| 7 | M | Jackie Brown |
| 8 | M | Clarrie Bourton |
| 9 | M | Ellis Lager |
| 10 | F | Les Jones |
| 11 | F | Arthur Fitton |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Fulham |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Burnley | 3-2 | Luton Town |
| Bury | 1-1 | Newcastle United |
| Coventry City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Manchester United | 1-2 | Southampton |
| Norwich City | 4-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Sheffield United | 2-0 | Stockport County |
| Swansea Town | 1-0 | Chesterfield |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | Barnsley |
| West Ham United | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | Coventry City | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | WWDWWD | |||
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | DLWWWD | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | WDWWLD | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | WWDDWD | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | LDWWLW | |||
| 6 | Stockport County | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | WLWDLW | |||
| 7 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 | DLLWWW | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -4 | 9 | LWWLDW | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | WLLDWW | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 8 | LWDWDL | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | LLDWWL | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | LWLDWW | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | LDDWLD | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | WWWLLD | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | WWDLDD | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 | WWLLWL | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 5 | LLDLDD | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 4 | LWLDLD | |||
| 19 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 | WWLLLL | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 | WDDLLL | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 3 | LDDLLD | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 3 | LDLLDD | |||
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 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | WDWWDD | 1-1 | ||
 2 | 2 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | WDDWDW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | DWWLWW | 2-0 | |
 2 | 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | LWWWDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | LLWWWW | 4-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sheffield United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 11 | WWLDWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | LLDWWW | 3-0 | |
| 5 | 8 | Chesterfield | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | DWWLDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | WDWDLW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Swansea Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | DDWLDW | 1-0 | |
| 5 | 11 | Stockport County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 | LWDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | WLDWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Manchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | LDWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 7 | WDLDDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 7 | WWLLDL | 0-3 | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | WLLWLL | 2-3 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 5 | WLDLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LDLDDL | 0-4 | |
| 19 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | WLLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 | DDLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 21 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 5 | DLLDDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 22 | Fulham | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 3 | DDLLDL | 0-2 | |