FOREST 3 - 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Dec 04, 1937 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 04, 1937 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
- Season:
- 1937-38
- Referee:
- JJ Greenan
- Attendance:
- 5,409
- Pos Before/After:
- 16
15 - Opp Before/After:
- 11
14
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Apr 16, 1938
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1576 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 839 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 1749 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 2617 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: LDDLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Robert Pugh
Jack Surtees
Boy Martin
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Percy Ashton | |
| 2 | M | Daniel Edgar | |
| 3 | D | Reg Trim | |
| 4 | D | Tommy Graham | |
| 5 | M |  Robert Davies | |
| 6 | F | Robert Pugh  | |
| 7 | F | Arthur Betts | |
| 8 | F | Jack Surtees | |
| 9 | F |  Boy Martin | |
| 10 | F |  Gibson McNaughton | |
| 11 | F | Roy Brown |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3-2 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Burnley | 1-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Bury | 4-3 | West Ham United |
| Luton Town | 4-0 | Fulham |
| Manchester United | 5-1 | Swansea Town |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield United | 4-1 | Norwich City |
| Stockport County | 1-1 | Chesterfield |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
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 | ||
| 1 | Coventry City | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.769 | 24 | WDDDLW | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1.786 | 22 | WDDDLW | ||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.000 | 22 | WLLWWL | ||
| 4 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1.769 | 21 | DWDDLW | ||
| 5 | Chesterfield | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.261 | 21 | WDWLDD | ||
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1.200 | 20 | LDDDLW | ||
| 7 | Manchester United | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1.750 | 19 | WLDWWW | ||
| 8 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.136 | 19 | LLWDWL | ||
| 9 | Stockport County | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .950 | 18 | LDWLDW | ||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1.280 | 17 | WDWLWL | ||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1.033 | 17 | WWLWLL | ||
| 12 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .886 | 17 | LLLWDL | ||
| 13 | Barnsley | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .929 | 16 | LLWDWD | ||
| 14 | Bury | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .762 | 16 | DWDDWL | ||
| 15 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | .914 | 15 | DWWLDW | ||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .833 | 15 | LDDLLW | ||
| 17 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .757 | 15 | WLLWLW | ||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1.042 | 14 | WLWLWW | ||
| 19 | Swansea Town | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .808 | 14 | DWLLLL | ||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | .643 | 12 | LDLWWL | ||
| 21 | Fulham | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .600 | 12 | LWLDWL | ||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .606 | 10 | LWDWLL | ||
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 | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.769 | 24 | WDDDLW | ||
| 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.120 | 24 | LLWWLW | 4-1 |
| 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1.625 | 22 | DDDLWL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 4 | Chesterfield | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.250 | 22 | DWLDDD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1.941 | 21 | LDWWWW | 5-1 |
| 2 | 6 | West Ham United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.529 | 21 | WDDLWL | 3-4 |
| 1 | 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.190 | 21 | DDDLWD | 1-1 |
| 8 | Burnley | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.130 | 20 | LWDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1.308 | 19 | DWLWLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 10 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .952 | 19 | DWLDWD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 11 | Barnsley | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .967 | 18 | LWDWDW | 3-2 |
| 2 | 12 | Bury | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .833 | 18 | WDDWLW | 4-3 |
| 2 | 13 | Luton Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1.029 | 17 | WWLDWW | 4-0 |
| 3 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | .970 | 17 | WLWLLL | 1-3 |
| 1 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .947 | 17 | DDLLWW | 3-1 |
| 4 | 16 | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | .821 | 17 | LLWDLL | 1-4 |
| 1 | 17 | Newcastle United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1.083 | 16 | LWLWWW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 18 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .757 | 15 | WLLWLW | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | .710 | 14 | WLLLLL | 1-5 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .621 | 12 | DLWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 21 | Fulham | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | .517 | 12 | WLDWLL | 0-4 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | .611 | 10 | WDWLLL | 2-3 | |