NORWICH CITY 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 16, 1937 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 16, 1937 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Norwich City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Carrow Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 16 October 1937
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 2)
- Norwich City:
- Feb 26, 1938
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1569 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 832 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1742 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 2612 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 88 years, 10 months, 19 days ago
NORWICH CITY
Manager: Bob Young
Prior form: WWWWLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Furness (24')
Billy Furness (70') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Percy Ashton | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Reg Trim | |
| 3 | D | 23 |  John Munro | |
| 4 | F | 28 | Robert Pugh | |
| 5 | D | 32 | Tommy Graham | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Walter Alsford | |
| 7 | F | 20 | Arthur Betts | |
| 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 | Harry Dukes |
| 2 | D | Tom Halliday |
| 3 | D | Teddy Bowen |
| 4 | D | Roy Morris |
| 5 | D | Peter Burke |
| 6 | M | Harry Proctor |
| 7 | M | John Friar |
| 8 | M | Ernie 'Tim' Coleman |
| 9 | M | Frank Manders |
| 10 | F | Billy Furness  |
| 11 | F | Owen Madden |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Manchester United |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1-1 | Luton Town |
| Chesterfield | 1-2 | Bury |
| Fulham | 3-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Norwich City | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-3 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Sheffield United |
| Southampton | 4-1 | Stockport County |
| Swansea Town | 3-3 | Coventry City |
| West Ham United | 4-1 | Barnsley |
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 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | WWDDWW | |||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | WLDLWW | |||
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | WWDDDW | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 14 | LDWWWD | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | WLWWWL | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | DWDWLD | |||
| 7 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 | WDLWDD | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 12 | WWWWLD | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | DLWLWD | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | DWWDWD | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | DWWWLL | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | LDDLWD | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | WLDWLD | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 10 | LLDLDW | |||
| 15 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | WWLLLW | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 7 | LDDWLW | |||
| 17 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 7 | LLLDWL | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 7 | LLLDWL | |||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 6 | DLDDLD | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 6 | LWLLLL | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 5 | LDDLLL | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 5 | LLDLDD | |||
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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | WDDWWD | 3-3 | ||
 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | DWWWDW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | LWWWLW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | WDDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | WDWLDW | 4-1 | |
| 4 | 6 | Chesterfield | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | LDLWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 7 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 14 | WWWLDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Burnley | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 14 | DLWDDW | 3-2 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 12 | LWLWDL | 1-4 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | DDLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Swansea Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | LDWLDD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | WWDWDL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 10 | WWWLLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 14 | Manchester United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | WLLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 15 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 10 | LDLDWL | 1-4 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 9 | DDWLWW | 4-1 | ||
| 17 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 9 | LLDWLW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 7 | WLLLLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 19 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 | LDLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 | LLDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 21 | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 6 | LDDLDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 5 | DDLLLL | 2-3 | |