The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 0 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE - Sat Mar 12, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 12, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bradford Park Avenue
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: JE Williams
Attendance:: 13,924
Pos Before/After:: 18 16
Opp Before/After:: 6 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 2)
Bradford Park Avenue:: Dec 03, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1590 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 853 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1765 (of 5768)
Total:: 2636 (of 7556)
Played:: 87 years, 3 months, 18 days ago

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

Goals
Meynell Burgin (47')

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Manager: David Steele
Prior form: LLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Danny Edgar
3	D	23	John Munro
4	M	22	Bob McCall
5	D	33	Tommy Graham
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	24	Boy Martin
8	M		Jimmy Dyson
9	F	26	Meynell Burgin (47')
10	F	26	Jack Surtees
11	F	20	Arthur Betts

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Chick Farr
2	D	Albert Ross
3	D	Bob Johnstone
4	D	Jimmy Cringan
5	D	Bob Danskin
6	M	George Stabb
7	M	Sam Doran
8	M	Billy Martin
9	M	George Henson
10	F	Jack Wesley
11	F	Tommy Lewis

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 12, 1938)

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

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	Status
	1	Sheffield United	32	19	5	8	62	43	13	1	2	41	17	6	4	6	21	26	1.44186	43	WDLWWD
	2	Coventry City	31	16	9	6	52	33	10	4	2	26	10	6	5	4	26	23	1.57576	41	LLWWWW
	3	Aston Villa	31	17	6	8	53	28	11	2	2	35	11	6	4	6	18	17	1.89286	40	WDWWLL
	4	Manchester United	31	17	6	8	65	40	10	2	3	36	16	7	4	5	29	24	1.62500	40	DWLWWW
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	31	14	6	11	55	40	10	3	2	31	11	4	3	9	24	29	1.37500	34	LDWWDD
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	30	12	9	9	48	36	9	4	2	36	15	3	5	7	12	21	1.33333	33	LLLLLW
	7	Burnley	32	12	9	11	41	43	10	4	2	24	10	2	5	9	17	33	.95349	33	WLWLLW
	8	West Ham United	31	10	12	9	40	36	10	5	1	27	10	0	7	8	13	26	1.11111	32	LWDLLD
	9	Bury	31	13	5	13	46	41	8	3	5	30	20	5	2	8	16	21	1.12195	31	LWLDWL
	10	Chesterfield	30	11	8	11	48	44	7	2	5	29	18	4	6	6	19	26	1.09091	30	WWLLLL
	11	Newcastle United	30	12	6	12	40	37	10	3	3	30	12	2	3	9	10	25	1.08108	30	WLWWWL
	12	Luton Town	31	12	6	13	65	64	8	3	4	38	26	4	3	9	27	38	1.01563	30	LWWLWD
	13	Southampton	31	11	8	12	43	57	9	5	2	35	21	2	3	10	8	36	.75439	30	WDWDDW
	14	Norwich City	31	11	7	13	49	59	9	3	4	30	21	2	4	9	19	38	.83051	29	LDLWWL
	15	Blackburn Rovers	31	10	7	14	54	63	9	5	2	39	25	1	2	12	15	38	.85714	27	LWLLLW
	16	Barnsley	32	10	7	15	43	56	7	5	3	26	16	3	2	12	17	40	.76786	27	DDLDWL
	17	Fulham	31	8	10	13	42	49	4	7	4	28	21	4	3	9	14	28	.85714	26	DLWDDD
	18	Nottingham Forest	31	10	6	15	36	44	8	3	5	24	19	2	3	10	12	25	.81818	26	LWLLLW
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	31	9	8	14	35	44	7	4	5	19	17	2	4	9	16	27	.79545	26	LWLDLL
	20	Swansea Town	31	8	10	13	32	55	8	5	3	21	16	0	5	10	11	39	.58182	26	WLWWLW
	21	Plymouth Argyle	31	8	8	15	38	56	6	5	4	26	24	2	3	11	12	32	.67857	24	LDWLWD
	22	Stockport County	31	8	8	15	33	52	6	5	4	18	15	2	3	11	15	37	.63462	24	DWLDLL

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Sheffield United	33	19	6	8	62	43	13	2	2	41	17	6	4	6	21	26	1.44186	44	DLWWDD		0-0
1	2	Aston Villa	32	18	6	8	54	28	11	2	2	35	11	7	4	6	19	17	1.92857	42	DWWLLW		1-0
1	3	Manchester United	32	18	6	8	66	40	11	2	3	37	16	7	4	5	29	24	1.65000	42	WLWWWW		1-0
2	4	Coventry City	32	16	9	7	52	34	10	4	3	26	11	6	5	4	26	23	1.52941	41	LWWWWL		0-1
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	32	15	6	11	57	40	11	3	2	33	11	4	3	9	24	29	1.42500	36	DWWDDW		2-0
1	6	Burnley	33	13	9	11	43	43	11	4	2	26	10	2	5	9	17	33	1.00000	35	LWLLWW		2-0
1	7	Bradford Park Avenue	31	12	9	10	48	37	9	4	2	36	15	3	5	8	12	22	1.29730	33	LLLLWL		0-1
1	8	Bury	32	14	5	13	49	42	9	3	5	33	21	5	2	8	16	21	1.16667	33	WLDWLW		3-1
1	9	West Ham United	32	10	13	9	42	38	10	5	1	27	10	0	8	8	15	28	1.10526	33	WDLLDD		2-2
3	10	Southampton	32	12	8	12	46	58	9	5	2	35	21	3	3	10	11	37	.79310	32	DWDDWW		3-1
	11	Newcastle United	31	12	7	12	42	39	10	4	3	32	14	2	3	9	10	25	1.07692	31	LWWWLD		2-2
2	12	Chesterfield	31	11	8	12	48	46	7	2	5	29	18	4	6	7	19	28	1.04348	30	WLLLLL		0-2
1	13	Luton Town	32	12	6	14	66	67	8	3	5	39	29	4	3	9	27	38	.98507	30	WWLWDL		1-3
	14	Norwich City	32	11	7	14	50	62	9	3	4	30	21	2	4	10	20	41	.80645	29	DLWWLL		1-3
	15	Blackburn Rovers	32	10	8	14	54	63	9	5	2	39	25	1	3	12	15	38	.85714	28	WLLLWD		0-0
2	16	Nottingham Forest	32	11	6	15	37	44	9	3	5	25	19	2	3	10	12	25	.84091	28	WLLLWW		1-0
1	17	Barnsley	33	10	8	15	43	56	7	6	3	26	16	3	2	12	17	40	.76786	28	DLDWLD		0-0
1	18	Fulham	32	8	10	14	42	50	4	7	4	28	21	4	3	10	14	29	.84000	26	LWDDDL		0-1
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	32	9	8	15	36	46	7	4	5	19	17	2	4	10	17	29	.78261	26	WLDLLL		1-2
2	20	Stockport County	32	9	8	15	35	53	7	5	4	20	16	2	3	11	15	37	.66038	26	WLDLLW		2-1
1	21	Swansea Town	32	8	10	14	32	57	8	5	3	21	16	0	5	11	11	41	.56140	26	LWWLWL		0-2
1	22	Plymouth Argyle	32	8	9	15	38	56	6	5	4	26	24	2	4	11	12	32	.67857	25	DWLWDD		0-0