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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 15, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 15, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 15 January 1938

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: JE Williams
Attendance:: 21,288
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 15
Opp Before/After:: 9 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Middlesbrough (FA Cup)
League:: Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur:: Sep 10, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1582 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 845 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1756 (of 5828)
Total:: 2627 (of 7633)
Played:: 88 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Jack Tresadern
Prior form: WLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Willie Hall (1')
Fred Sargent (41')
Jackie Gibbons (76')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Alan Todd
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	M	27	Danny Edgar
5	M	24	Robert Davies
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner
8	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
9	F	23	Boy Martin
10	F	25	Tom Peacock
11	F	20	Roy Brown

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Alan Todd	2		7	1
2	D	24	Reg Trim	24		7	1
3	D	23	John Munro	34		7	1
4	M	27	Danny Edgar	98	1	7	1
5	M	24	Robert Davies	20		7	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh	251	18	7	1
7	F	22	Charlie Gardiner	34	6	7	1
8	F	26	Gibson McNaughton	41	9	7	1
9	F	23	Boy Martin	60	41	7	1
10	F	25	Tom Peacock	102	59	7	1
11	F	20	Roy Brown	25	3	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Percy Hooper
2	D	Ralph Ward
3	D	Billy Whatley
4	D	Les Howe
5	D	Arthur Hitchins
6	M	Vic Buckingham
7	M	Fred Sargent
8	M	Willie Hall
9	M	Johnny Morrison
10	F	Jackie Gibbons
11	F	Colin Lyman

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 15, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Southampton
Bradford Park Avenue	2-1	West Ham United
Burnley	2-0	Coventry City
Chesterfield	0-2	Fulham
Manchester United	4-2	Luton Town
Norwich City	3-2	Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Bury
Sheffield United	4-0	Newcastle United
Stockport County	1-2	Barnsley
Swansea Town	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Aston Villa	23	13	5	5	40	19	8	2	1	24	6	5	3	4	16	13	21	31	LWWWWD
2	Coventry City	22	11	9	2	37	22	7	4	1	18	8	4	5	1	19	14	15	31	WWWLDW
3	Sheffield United	24	14	3	7	41	31	10	1	1	28	11	4	2	6	13	20	10	31	WWWWDL
4	Bradford Park Avenue	22	9	9	4	33	24	6	4	1	24	11	3	5	3	9	13	9	27	WDWWLW
5	Manchester United	22	11	4	7	42	28	6	2	2	23	11	5	2	5	19	17	14	26	WWLWWD
6	Chesterfield	22	9	7	6	38	32	5	2	2	21	13	4	5	4	17	19	6	25	DDLDWL
7	West Ham United	22	7	10	5	32	25	7	4	1	22	9	0	6	4	10	16	7	24	WLLDDD
8	Burnley	24	8	8	8	32	33	7	4	1	19	7	1	4	7	13	26	-1	24	DDDWLL
9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	3	10	42	35	7	2	2	22	10	3	1	8	20	25	7	23	WLWWLL
10	Luton Town	23	9	5	9	49	44	6	3	2	28	16	3	2	7	21	28	5	23	WDDWLW
11	Bury	22	9	4	9	28	29	5	3	4	17	14	4	1	5	11	15	-1	22	LWLLWW
12	Norwich City	23	8	6	9	40	48	7	3	2	24	14	1	3	7	16	34	-8	22	LWDDDL
13	Nottingham Forest	23	8	5	10	29	30	7	2	4	20	15	1	3	6	9	15	-1	21	WLWLLW
14	Blackburn Rovers	23	7	7	9	42	46	6	5	1	31	21	1	2	8	11	25	-4	21	LDLDLW
15	Southampton	22	8	5	9	34	45	6	4	2	27	17	2	1	7	7	28	-11	21	WWLDDW
16	Newcastle United	21	7	6	8	29	26	6	3	3	23	11	1	3	5	6	15	3	20	WWWWDD
17	Sheffield Wednesday	23	7	6	10	27	33	5	3	4	16	14	2	3	6	11	19	-6	20	LWDWDW
18	Barnsley	24	8	4	12	32	41	6	2	3	20	11	2	2	9	12	30	-9	20	LLLWLL
19	Stockport County	22	7	6	9	26	36	5	3	2	12	8	2	3	7	14	28	-10	20	WDLLDL
20	Swansea Town	23	4	9	10	25	37	4	4	3	16	15	0	5	7	9	22	-12	17	LDLDDL
21	Plymouth Argyle	23	5	5	13	29	47	4	2	4	19	19	1	3	9	10	28	-18	15	LWLLDW
22	Fulham	22	4	6	12	22	38	3	4	4	17	17	1	2	8	5	21	-16	14	LLLLWL

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	Aston Villa	24	14	5	5	43	19	9	2	1	27	6	5	3	4	16	13	24	33	WWWWDW		3-0
1	2	Sheffield United	25	15	3	7	45	31	11	1	1	32	11	4	2	6	13	20	14	33	WWWDLW		4-0
1	3	Coventry City	23	11	9	3	37	24	7	4	1	18	8	4	5	2	19	16	13	31	WWLDWL		0-2
	4	Bradford Park Avenue	23	10	9	4	35	25	7	4	1	26	12	3	5	3	9	13	10	29	DWWLWW		2-1
	5	Manchester United	23	12	4	7	46	30	7	2	2	27	13	5	2	5	19	17	16	28	WLWWDW		4-2
2	6	Burnley	25	9	8	8	34	33	8	4	1	21	7	1	4	7	13	26	1	26	DDWLLW		2-0
2	7	Tottenham Hotspur	24	11	3	10	45	35	8	2	2	25	10	3	1	8	20	25	10	25	LWWLLW		3-0
2	8	Chesterfield	23	9	7	7	38	34	5	2	3	21	15	4	5	4	17	19	4	25	DLDWLL		0-2
2	9	West Ham United	23	7	10	6	33	27	7	4	1	22	9	0	6	5	11	18	6	24	LLDDDL		1-2
2	10	Norwich City	24	9	6	9	43	50	8	3	2	27	16	1	3	7	16	34	-7	24	WDDDLW		3-2
1	11	Luton Town	24	9	5	10	51	48	6	3	2	28	16	3	2	8	23	32	3	23	DDWLWL		2-4
1	12	Bury	23	9	4	10	29	31	5	3	4	17	14	4	1	6	12	17	-2	22	WLLWWL		1-2
5	13	Barnsley	25	9	4	12	34	42	6	2	3	20	11	3	2	9	14	31	-8	22	LLWLLW		2-1
	14	Blackburn Rovers	24	7	7	10	44	49	6	5	1	31	21	1	2	9	13	28	-5	21	DLDLWL		2-3
2	15	Nottingham Forest	24	8	5	11	29	33	7	2	4	20	15	1	3	7	9	18	-4	21	LWLLWL		0-3
1	16	Sheffield Wednesday	24	7	7	10	28	34	5	3	4	16	14	2	4	6	12	20	-6	21	WDWDWD		1-1
2	17	Southampton	23	8	5	10	34	48	6	4	2	27	17	2	1	8	7	31	-14	21	WLDDWL		0-3
2	18	Newcastle United	22	7	6	9	29	30	6	3	3	23	11	1	3	6	6	19	-1	20	WWWDDL		0-4
	19	Stockport County	23	7	6	10	27	38	5	3	3	13	10	2	3	7	14	28	-11	20	DLLDLL		1-2
	20	Swansea Town	24	4	10	10	26	38	4	5	3	17	16	0	5	7	9	22	-12	18	DLDDLD		1-1
	21	Plymouth Argyle	24	6	5	13	31	48	5	2	4	21	20	1	3	9	10	28	-17	17	WLLDWW		2-1
	22	Fulham	23	5	6	12	24	38	3	4	4	17	17	2	2	8	7	21	-14	16	LLLWLW		2-0