The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Feb 05, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 05, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 (Won)

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: PSV Reed
Attendance:: 20,736
Pos Before/After:: 18 16
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Swansea City (League Tier 2)
Coventry City:: Sep 24, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1585 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 848 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1760 (of 5679)
Total:: 2628 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Charlie Gardiner - Charlie Gardiner last goal
Eric Oakton - Eric Oakton only goal

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Harry Storer
Prior form: DWLWLL (Old to recent)

Goals:
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Percy Ashton
2	D	Reg Trim
3	D	John Munro
4	D	Tommy Graham
5	M	Robert Davies
6	F	Robert Pugh
7	F	Arthur Betts
8	F	Charlie Gardiner
9	F	Boy Martin
10	F	Thomas Peacock
11	F	Eric Oakton

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Feb 05, 1938)

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

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	Sheffield United	27	17	3	7	54	36	12	1	1	38	14	5	2	6	16	22	1.500	37	WDLWWW
2	Aston Villa	26	15	5	6	47	23	10	2	1	31	9	5	3	5	16	14	2.043	35	WWDWLW
3	Coventry City	26	12	9	5	39	30	8	4	2	20	10	4	5	3	19	20	1.300	33	DWLWLL
4	Manchester United	25	13	5	7	51	33	8	2	2	30	14	5	3	5	21	19	1.545	31	WWDWWD
5	Bradford Park Avenue	25	11	9	5	43	28	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	4	10	15	1.536	31	WLWWWL
6	Burnley	27	10	9	8	37	35	9	4	1	23	8	1	5	7	14	27	1.057	29	WLLWDW
7	West Ham United	25	9	10	6	37	28	9	4	1	26	10	0	6	5	11	18	1.321	28	DDDLWW
8	Chesterfield	25	10	8	7	43	35	6	2	3	25	15	4	6	4	18	20	1.229	28	DWLLDW
9	Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	3	11	48	36	9	2	2	28	10	3	1	9	20	26	1.333	27	WLLWWL
10	Bury	25	11	4	10	33	31	6	3	4	19	14	5	1	6	14	17	1.065	26	LWWLWW
11	Norwich City	26	9	6	11	44	53	8	3	3	28	18	1	3	8	16	35	.830	24	DDLWLL
12	Luton Town	26	9	5	12	53	54	6	3	3	30	19	3	2	9	23	35	.981	23	WLWLLL
13	Sheffield Wednesday	26	8	7	11	32	38	6	3	4	17	14	2	4	7	15	24	.842	23	WDWDWL
14	Blackburn Rovers	26	8	7	11	46	56	7	5	1	32	21	1	2	10	14	35	.821	23	DLWLWL
15	Barnsley	27	9	5	13	39	50	6	3	3	22	13	3	2	10	17	37	.780	23	WLLWLD
16	Southampton	26	9	5	12	37	54	7	4	2	29	18	2	1	10	8	36	.685	23	DWLLLW
17	Newcastle United	24	8	6	10	31	32	7	3	3	24	11	1	3	7	7	21	.969	22	WDDLLW
18	Nottingham Forest	26	8	6	12	30	36	7	3	4	21	16	1	3	8	9	20	.833	22	LLWLDL
19	Fulham	25	7	6	12	34	40	4	4	4	25	18	3	2	8	9	22	.850	20	LWLWWW
20	Stockport County	25	7	6	12	28	42	5	3	3	13	10	2	3	9	15	32	.667	20	LDLLLL
21	Swansea Town	26	5	10	11	28	46	5	5	3	18	16	0	5	8	10	30	.609	20	DDLDLW
22	Plymouth Argyle	26	6	6	14	32	50	5	3	4	22	21	1	3	10	10	29	.640	18	LDWWDL

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	Sheffield United	28	17	4	7	55	37	12	1	1	38	14	5	3	6	17	23	1.486	38	DLWWWD	1-1
	2	Aston Villa	27	15	6	6	48	24	10	2	1	31	9	5	4	5	17	15	2.000	36	WDWLWD	1-1
	3	Coventry City	27	12	9	6	40	32	8	4	2	20	10	4	5	4	20	22	1.250	33	WLWLLL	1-2
	4	Manchester United	26	13	6	7	54	36	8	2	2	30	14	5	4	5	24	22	1.500	32	WDWWDD	3-3
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	26	11	9	6	43	29	8	4	1	33	13	3	5	5	10	16	1.483	31	LWWWLL	0-1
2	6	Chesterfield	26	11	8	7	47	36	7	2	3	29	16	4	6	4	18	20	1.306	30	WLLDWW	4-1
1	7	Burnley	28	10	9	9	38	38	9	4	1	23	8	1	5	8	15	30	1.000	29	LLWDWL	1-3
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	27	12	4	11	49	37	9	2	2	28	10	3	2	9	21	27	1.324	28	LLWWLD	1-1
2	9	West Ham United	26	9	10	7	38	30	9	4	1	26	10	0	6	6	12	20	1.267	28	DDLWWL	1-2
	10	Bury	26	11	4	11	33	32	6	3	4	19	14	5	1	7	14	18	1.031	26	WWLWWL	0-1
1	11	Luton Town	27	10	5	12	56	55	7	3	3	33	20	3	2	9	23	35	1.018	25	LWLLLW	3-1
1	12	Sheffield Wednesday	27	9	7	11	33	38	7	3	4	18	14	2	4	7	15	24	.868	25	DWDWLW	1-0
1	13	Blackburn Rovers	27	9	7	11	48	57	8	5	1	34	22	1	2	10	14	35	.842	25	LWLWLW	2-1
3	14	Norwich City	27	9	7	11	45	54	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	8	17	36	.833	25	DLWLLD	1-1
2	15	Newcastle United	25	9	6	10	32	32	8	3	3	25	11	1	3	7	7	21	1.000	24	DDLLWW	1-0
2	16	Nottingham Forest	27	9	6	12	32	37	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	8	9	20	.865	24	LWLDLW	2-1
2	17	Barnsley	28	9	6	13	40	51	6	4	3	23	14	3	2	10	17	37	.784	24	LLWLDD	1-1
2	18	Southampton	27	9	6	12	40	57	7	5	2	32	21	2	1	10	8	36	.702	24	WLLLWD	3-3
	19	Fulham	26	7	7	12	35	41	4	5	4	26	19	3	2	8	9	22	.854	21	WLWWWD	1-1
	20	Stockport County	26	7	7	12	29	43	5	4	3	14	11	2	3	9	15	32	.674	21	DLLLLD	1-1
	21	Swansea Town	27	5	10	12	29	50	5	5	3	18	16	0	5	9	11	34	.580	20	DLDLWL	1-4
	22	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	7	14	33	51	5	4	4	23	22	1	3	10	10	29	.647	19	DWWDLD	1-1