The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 2 CHESTERFIELD - Sat Dec 18, 1937 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 18, 1937 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chesterfield
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-2 (Won)

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: G Twist
Attendance:: 13,951
Pos Before/After:: 16 12
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester United (League Tier 2)
Chesterfield:: Apr 30, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1578 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 841 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1751 (of 5679)
Total:: 2619 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Robert Pugh
Jack Surtees
Gibson McNaughton
Roy Brown

CHESTERFIELD
Manager: Bill Harvey
Prior form: DWLDDD (Old to recent)

Goals:
?
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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	Charlie Gardiner
8	F	Jack Surtees
9	F	Boy Martin
10	F	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	Roy Brown

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 18, 1937)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	0-1	Aston Villa
Burnley	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City	4-0	Plymouth Argyle
Luton Town	1-1	Norwich City
Newcastle United	1-0	Swansea Town
Nottingham Forest	4-2	Chesterfield
Sheffield United	5-0	Southampton
Stockport County	1-2	Bradford Park Avenue
Tottenham Hotspur	3-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Coventry City	18	9	8	1	27	16	5	3	1	10	5	4	5	0	17	11	1.688	26	DDDLWW
	2	Sheffield United	20	12	2	6	30	25	8	1	1	20	9	4	1	5	10	16	1.200	26	LWWLWW
	3	Aston Villa	19	10	4	5	33	17	7	2	1	21	6	3	2	4	12	11	1.941	24	DDLWLW
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	19	7	9	3	29	21	6	4	0	23	9	1	5	3	6	12	1.381	23	DDLWDW
	5	Chesterfield	18	8	6	4	30	24	4	2	2	18	13	4	4	2	12	11	1.250	22	DWLDDD
	6	Manchester United	19	9	3	7	33	21	5	2	2	19	8	4	1	5	14	13	1.571	21	DWWWWL
	7	West Ham United	19	7	7	5	26	19	7	2	1	18	5	0	5	4	8	14	1.368	21	DDLWLL
	8	Burnley	20	7	7	6	29	26	6	3	1	17	6	1	4	5	12	20	1.115	21	WDWLDD
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	3	8	35	28	6	2	1	18	6	2	1	7	17	22	1.250	19	WLWLWL
	10	Norwich City	19	8	3	8	33	39	7	2	2	22	12	1	1	6	11	27	.846	19	LWDLLW
	11	Stockport County	19	7	5	7	21	28	5	3	1	11	6	2	2	6	10	22	.750	19	WLDWDL
	12	Luton Town	19	7	4	8	37	36	4	2	2	17	11	3	2	6	20	25	1.028	18	WLDWWD
	13	Blackburn Rovers	19	6	6	7	35	36	5	4	1	25	17	1	2	6	10	19	.972	18	LWLLLD
	14	Barnsley	19	7	4	8	29	31	5	2	1	17	8	2	2	7	12	23	.935	18	WDWDWL
	15	Bury	19	7	4	8	20	26	4	3	3	12	12	3	1	5	8	14	.769	18	DDWLWL
	16	Nottingham Forest	19	6	5	8	18	20	5	2	3	12	9	1	3	5	6	11	.900	17	DLLWWL
	17	Southampton	18	7	3	8	30	38	5	3	2	23	15	2	0	6	7	23	.789	17	LLWLWW
	18	Newcastle United	18	6	4	8	26	24	5	1	3	20	9	1	3	5	6	15	1.083	16	LWLWWW
	19	Swansea Town	19	4	7	8	23	32	4	3	3	16	15	0	4	5	7	17	.719	15	LLLLLD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	19	5	4	10	20	29	4	2	4	14	13	1	2	6	6	16	.690	14	LWWLLW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	19	4	4	11	23	36	4	2	3	17	15	0	2	8	6	21	.639	12	DWLLLW
	22	Fulham	19	3	6	10	18	33	2	4	3	13	13	1	2	7	5	20	.545	12	LDWLLL

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	19	10	8	1	31	16	6	3	1	14	5	4	5	0	17	11	1.938	28	DDLWWW	4-0
	2	Sheffield United	21	13	2	6	35	25	9	1	1	25	9	4	1	5	10	16	1.400	28	WWLWWW	5-0
	3	Aston Villa	20	11	4	5	34	17	7	2	1	21	6	4	2	4	13	11	2.000	26	DLWLWW	1-0
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	20	8	9	3	31	22	6	4	0	23	9	2	5	3	8	13	1.409	25	DLWDWW	2-1
	5	Chesterfield	19	8	6	5	32	28	4	2	2	18	13	4	4	3	14	15	1.143	22	WLDDDL	2-4
2	6	Burnley	21	7	8	6	30	27	6	4	1	18	7	1	4	5	12	20	1.111	22	DWLDDD	1-1
1	7	Manchester United	19	9	3	7	33	21	5	2	2	19	8	4	1	5	14	13	1.571	21	DWWWWL
1	8	West Ham United	19	7	7	5	26	19	7	2	1	18	5	0	5	4	8	14	1.368	21	DDLWLL
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	20	9	3	8	38	29	7	2	1	21	7	2	1	7	17	22	1.310	21	LWLWLW	3-1
	10	Norwich City	20	8	4	8	34	40	7	2	2	22	12	1	2	6	12	28	.850	20	WDLLWD	1-1
1	11	Luton Town	20	7	5	8	38	37	4	3	2	18	12	3	2	6	20	25	1.027	19	LDWWDD	1-1
4	12	Nottingham Forest	20	7	5	8	22	22	6	2	3	16	11	1	3	5	6	11	1.000	19	LLWWLW	4-2
2	13	Stockport County	20	7	5	8	22	30	5	3	2	12	8	2	2	6	10	22	.733	19	LDWDLL	1-2
4	14	Newcastle United	19	7	4	8	27	24	6	1	3	21	9	1	3	5	6	15	1.125	18	WLWWWW	1-0
2	15	Blackburn Rovers	20	6	6	8	36	39	5	4	1	25	17	1	2	7	11	22	.923	18	WLLLDL	1-3
2	16	Barnsley	20	7	4	9	29	32	5	2	2	17	9	2	2	7	12	23	.906	18	DWDWLL	0-1
2	17	Bury	19	7	4	8	20	26	4	3	3	12	12	3	1	5	8	14	.769	18	DDWLWL
1	18	Southampton	19	7	3	9	30	43	5	3	2	23	15	2	0	7	7	28	.698	17	LWLWWL	0-5
1	19	Sheffield Wednesday	20	5	5	10	21	30	4	2	4	14	13	1	3	6	7	17	.700	15	WWLLWD	1-1
1	20	Swansea Town	20	4	7	9	23	33	4	3	3	16	15	0	4	6	7	18	.697	15	LLLLDL	0-1
	21	Plymouth Argyle	20	4	4	12	23	40	4	2	3	17	15	0	2	9	6	25	.575	12	WLLLWL	0-4
	22	Fulham	19	3	6	10	18	33	2	4	3	13	13	1	2	7	5	20	.545	12	LDWLLL