The City Ground

CHESTERFIELD 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1938 (6:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chesterfield
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Saltergate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Nottingham Journal - Monday 02 May 1938

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: G Twist
Attendance:: 10,632
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 20
Opp Before/After:: 9 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Barnsley (League Tier 2)
Chesterfield:: Dec 17, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1599 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 862 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1774 (of 5827)
Total:: 2645 (of 7632)
Played:: 88 years, 4 months, 3 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Eric Weightman (19')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Alan Todd
2	D	24	Reg Trim
3	D	23	John Munro
4	M	24	Robert Davies
5	D	33	Tommy Graham
6	M	20	William Baxter
7	F	20	Arthur Betts
8	F	26	Gibson McNaughton
9	F	26	Meynell Burgin
10	F	26	Jack Surtees
11	F	20	Roy Brown

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Moody
2	D	George Milburn
3	D	Billy Kidd
4	D	Walter McMillen
5	D	Allan Sliman
6	M	Eric Weightman
7	M	Fred Fisher
8	M	Harry Clifton
9	M	Wally Ponting
10	F	James Spedding
11	F	Jack Hughes

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Bradford Park Avenue	4-1	Stockport County
Chesterfield	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Fulham	4-0	Bury
Norwich City	0-4	Luton Town
Plymouth Argyle	3-1	Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Burnley
Southampton	2-1	Sheffield United
Swansea Town	2-0	Newcastle United
West Ham United	1-0	Manchester 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Aston Villa	41	24	7	10	71	35	16	2	2	48	12	8	5	8	23	23	36	55	DWLWWW	Safe
	2	Sheffield United	41	22	9	10	72	54	15	4	2	46	19	7	5	8	26	35	18	53	LDWDWW	Safe
	3	Manchester United	40	21	9	10	80	49	14	3	3	48	18	7	6	7	32	31	31	51	LDLDWW	Safe
	4	Coventry City	40	20	11	9	64	41	12	5	4	31	15	8	6	5	33	26	23	51	LWWDWL	Safe
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	40	19	6	15	74	50	14	3	3	45	14	5	3	12	29	36	24	44	WWLLLW	Safe
	6	Burnley	41	17	10	14	53	52	15	4	2	35	11	2	6	12	18	41	1	44	WWWLLW	Safe
	7	Bradford Park Avenue	40	16	9	15	65	54	12	4	3	47	20	4	5	12	18	34	11	41	LWWWLL	Safe
	8	Bury	40	18	5	17	63	54	12	3	6	43	26	6	2	11	20	28	9	41	LWLLWW	Safe
	9	Chesterfield	40	15	9	16	62	62	11	2	6	38	23	4	7	10	24	39	0	39	DLWLLW	Safe
	10	Fulham	40	14	11	15	54	56	8	7	4	37	22	6	4	11	17	34	-2	39	WWWWLW	Safe
	11	Norwich City	40	14	11	15	56	69	11	5	4	35	24	3	6	11	21	45	-13	39	WDWDDD	Safe
	12	West Ham United	40	12	14	14	51	52	12	5	3	33	16	0	9	11	18	36	-1	38	LLLWLL	Safe
	13	Southampton	40	14	9	17	53	72	11	6	3	40	25	3	3	14	13	47	-19	37	DLLLWL
	14	Newcastle United	40	14	8	18	50	52	12	4	5	38	18	2	4	13	12	34	-2	36	LLLDWL
	15	Luton Town	40	13	10	17	81	85	9	6	5	49	35	4	4	12	32	50	-4	36	LDLLDW
	16	Blackburn Rovers	40	13	10	17	68	76	12	6	2	49	29	1	4	15	19	47	-8	36	WLWWDL
	17	Plymouth Argyle	40	12	12	16	50	64	8	7	4	33	29	4	5	12	17	35	-14	36	WDWDWL
	18	Nottingham Forest	40	14	7	19	45	57	12	3	6	29	21	2	4	13	16	36	-12	35	LLWLDW
	19	Barnsley	41	11	13	17	48	62	7	10	3	28	18	4	3	14	20	44	-14	35	LDDDLD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	40	12	10	18	45	54	9	5	6	25	20	3	5	12	20	34	-9	34	WWWLDL
	21	Swansea Town	40	11	12	17	42	73	11	6	3	29	21	0	6	14	13	52	-31	34	WLDWLL
	22	Stockport County	40	11	8	21	41	65	8	5	7	23	23	3	3	14	18	42	-24	30	LWWLLL

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	41	24	7	10	71	35	16	2	2	48	12	8	5	8	23	23	36	55	DWLWWW	Champions
	2	Sheffield United	42	22	9	11	73	56	15	4	2	46	19	7	5	9	27	37	17	53	DWDWWL	Safe	1-2
	3	Manchester United	41	21	9	11	80	50	14	3	3	48	18	7	6	8	32	32	30	51	DLDWWL	Safe	0-1
	4	Coventry City	41	20	11	10	65	44	12	5	4	31	15	8	6	6	34	29	21	51	WWDWLL	Safe	1-3
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	41	19	6	16	75	52	14	3	3	45	14	5	3	13	30	38	23	44	WLLLWL	Safe	1-2
	6	Burnley	42	17	10	15	54	54	15	4	2	35	11	2	6	13	19	43	0	44	WWLLWL	Safe	1-2
	7	Bradford Park Avenue	41	17	9	15	69	55	13	4	3	51	21	4	5	12	18	34	14	43	WWWLLW	Safe	4-1
	8	Bury	41	18	5	18	63	58	12	3	6	43	26	6	2	12	20	32	5	41	WLLWWL	Safe	0-4
1	9	Fulham	41	15	11	15	58	56	9	7	4	41	22	6	4	11	17	34	2	41	WWWLWW	Safe	4-0
1	10	Chesterfield	41	16	9	16	63	62	12	2	6	39	23	4	7	10	24	39	1	41	LWLLWW	Safe	1-0
1	11	West Ham United	41	13	14	14	52	52	13	5	3	34	16	0	9	11	18	36	0	40	LLWLLW	Safe	1-0
1	12	Norwich City	41	14	11	16	56	73	11	5	5	35	28	3	6	11	21	45	-17	39	DWDDDL	Safe	0-4
	13	Southampton	41	15	9	17	55	73	12	6	3	42	26	3	3	14	13	47	-18	39	LLLWLW	Safe	2-1
1	14	Luton Town	41	14	10	17	85	85	9	6	5	49	35	5	4	12	36	50	0	38	DLLDWW	Safe	4-0
1	15	Blackburn Rovers	41	14	10	17	70	77	13	6	2	51	30	1	4	15	19	47	-7	38	LWWDLW	Safe	2-1
1	16	Plymouth Argyle	41	13	12	16	53	65	9	7	4	36	30	4	5	12	17	35	-12	38	DWDWLW	Safe	3-1
3	17	Newcastle United	41	14	8	19	50	54	12	4	5	38	18	2	4	14	12	36	-4	36	LLDWLL		0-2
2	18	Sheffield Wednesday	41	13	10	18	47	55	10	5	6	27	21	3	5	12	20	34	-8	36	WWLDLW		2-1
2	19	Swansea Town	41	12	12	17	44	73	12	6	3	31	21	0	6	14	13	52	-29	36	LDWLLW		2-0
2	20	Nottingham Forest	41	14	7	20	45	58	12	3	6	29	21	2	4	14	16	37	-13	35	LWLDWL		0-1
2	21	Barnsley	41	11	13	17	48	62	7	10	3	28	18	4	3	14	20	44	-14	35	LDDDLD
	22	Stockport County	41	11	8	22	42	69	8	5	7	23	23	3	3	15	19	46	-27	30	WWLLLL	Relegated	1-4