The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Feb 19, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 19, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: RK Warburton
Attendance:: 17,550
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 16 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (League Tier 2)
Newcastle United:: Oct 08, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1587 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 850 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1762 (of 5824)
Total:: 2633 (of 7629)
Played:: 88 years, 6 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Robert Pugh (57') (Pen) - Robert Pugh last goal

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Tom Mather
Prior form: DLLWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob McCall (18') (OG)
Ray Bowden (60')
Bill Imrie (88') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	D	32	Tommy Graham
5	M	22	Bob McCall
6	F	28	Robert Pugh (57')
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	M		Jimmy Dyson	Debut
9	F	24	Boy Martin
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
11	F	31	Eric Oakton	Last game

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton	146		7	1
2	D	24	Reg Trim	30		7	1
3	D	23	John Munro	40		7	1
4	D	32	Tommy Graham	351	7	7	1
5	M	22	Bob McCall	4		7	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh (57')	257	18	7	1
7	F	20	Arthur Betts	34	5	7	1
8	M		Jimmy Dyson	Debut
9	F	24	Boy Martin	66	42	7	1
10	F	26	Gibson McNaughton	46	9	7	1
11	F	31	Eric Oakton	6	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tom Swinburne
2	D	Joe Richardson
3	D	Bobby Ancell
4	D	Jimmy Gordon
5	D	Jimmy Denmark
6	M	Bill Imrie
7	M	John Park
8	M	Jimmy Richardson
9	M	Billy Cairns
10	F	Ray Bowden
11	F	Tommy Pearson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 19, 1938)

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

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	Sheffield United	29	17	4	8	56	39	12	1	2	39	16	5	3	6	17	23	17	38	LWWWDL
2	Aston Villa	27	15	6	6	48	24	10	2	1	31	9	5	4	5	17	15	24	36	WDWLWD
3	Coventry City	28	13	9	6	41	32	9	4	2	21	10	4	5	4	20	22	9	35	LWLLLW
4	Manchester United	27	14	6	7	56	37	8	2	2	30	14	6	4	5	26	23	19	34	DWWDDW
5	Bradford Park Avenue	27	11	9	7	44	31	8	4	2	34	15	3	5	5	10	16	13	31	WWWLLL
6	Burnley	29	11	9	9	39	38	10	4	1	24	8	1	5	8	15	30	1	31	LWDWLW
7	Chesterfield	26	11	8	7	47	36	7	2	3	29	16	4	6	4	18	20	11	30	WLLDWW
8	West Ham United	27	10	10	7	39	30	10	4	1	27	10	0	6	6	12	20	9	30	DLWWLW
9	Tottenham Hotspur	27	12	4	11	49	37	9	2	2	28	10	3	2	9	21	27	12	28	LLWWLD
10	Bury	28	12	4	12	40	38	7	3	5	26	20	5	1	7	14	18	2	28	LWWLWL
11	Luton Town	28	11	5	12	60	58	7	3	3	33	20	4	2	9	27	38	2	27	WLLLWW
12	Southampton	28	10	6	12	41	57	8	5	2	33	21	2	1	10	8	36	-16	26	LLLWDW
13	Sheffield Wednesday	28	9	7	12	33	39	7	3	4	18	14	2	4	8	15	25	-6	25	WDWLWL
14	Norwich City	27	9	7	11	45	54	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	8	17	36	-9	25	DLWLLD
15	Blackburn Rovers	28	9	7	12	48	58	8	5	1	34	22	1	2	11	14	36	-10	25	WLWLWL
16	Newcastle United	26	9	6	11	32	33	8	3	3	25	11	1	3	8	7	22	-1	24	DLLWWL
17	Nottingham Forest	28	9	6	13	32	38	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	9	9	21	-6	24	WLDLWL
18	Barnsley	29	9	6	14	40	52	6	4	3	23	14	3	2	11	17	38	-12	24	LWLDDL
19	Fulham	28	8	7	13	39	46	4	5	4	26	19	4	2	9	13	27	-7	23	WWWDLW
20	Swansea Town	28	6	10	12	30	50	6	5	3	19	16	0	5	9	11	34	-20	22	LDLWLW
21	Stockport County	26	7	7	12	29	43	5	4	3	14	11	2	3	9	15	32	-14	21	DLLLLD
22	Plymouth Argyle	27	6	7	14	33	51	5	4	4	23	22	1	3	10	10	29	-18	19	DWWDLD

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	Sheffield United	30	18	4	8	59	41	12	1	2	39	16	6	3	6	20	25	18	40	WWWDLW		3-2
	2	Aston Villa	28	16	6	6	49	24	10	2	1	31	9	6	4	5	18	15	25	38	DWLWDW		1-0
	3	Coventry City	29	14	9	6	45	33	9	4	2	21	10	5	5	4	24	23	12	37	WLLLWW		4-1
	4	Manchester United	28	14	6	8	56	38	8	2	3	30	15	6	4	5	26	23	18	34	WWDDWL		0-1
	5	Bradford Park Avenue	28	11	9	8	44	32	8	4	2	34	15	3	5	6	10	17	12	31	WWLLLL		0-1
2	6	West Ham United	28	10	11	7	40	31	10	4	1	27	10	0	7	6	13	21	9	31	LWWLWD		1-1
1	7	Burnley	30	11	9	10	40	41	10	4	1	24	8	1	5	9	16	33	-1	31	WDWLWL		1-3
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	28	13	4	11	50	37	9	2	2	28	10	4	2	9	22	27	13	30	LWWLDW		1-0
2	9	Chesterfield	27	11	8	8	47	37	7	2	4	29	17	4	6	4	18	20	10	30	LLDWWL		0-1
	10	Bury	29	12	5	12	42	40	7	3	5	26	20	5	2	7	16	20	2	29	WWLWLD		2-2
	11	Luton Town	29	11	5	13	61	62	7	3	4	34	24	4	2	9	27	38	-1	27	LLLWWL		1-4
	12	Southampton	29	10	7	12	41	57	8	5	2	33	21	2	2	10	8	36	-16	27	LLWDWD		0-0
3	13	Newcastle United	27	10	6	11	35	34	9	3	3	28	12	1	3	8	7	22	1	26	LLWWLW		3-1
1	14	Sheffield Wednesday	29	9	8	12	33	39	7	4	4	18	14	2	4	8	15	25	-6	26	DWLWLD		0-0
	15	Blackburn Rovers	29	9	7	13	50	61	8	5	2	36	25	1	2	11	14	36	-11	25	LWLWLL		2-3
2	16	Norwich City	28	9	7	12	45	55	8	3	3	28	18	1	4	9	17	37	-10	25	LWLLDL		0-1
1	17	Barnsley	30	9	7	14	42	54	6	5	3	25	16	3	2	11	17	38	-12	25	WLDDLD		2-2
1	18	Fulham	29	8	8	13	40	47	4	6	4	27	20	4	2	9	13	27	-7	24	WWDLWD		1-1
2	19	Nottingham Forest	29	9	6	14	33	41	8	3	4	23	17	1	3	10	10	24	-8	24	LDLWLL		1-3
	20	Swansea Town	29	7	10	12	31	50	7	5	3	20	16	0	5	9	11	34	-19	24	DLWLWW		1-0
	21	Stockport County	27	8	7	12	32	44	6	4	3	17	12	2	3	9	15	32	-12	23	LLLLDW		3-1
	22	Plymouth Argyle	28	7	7	14	34	51	6	4	4	24	22	1	3	10	10	29	-17	21	WWDLDW		1-0