The City Ground

CHESTERFIELD 7 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 17, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 17, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chesterfield
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Saltergate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-7 LOST
: Half-time: 1-4

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

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: C Booth
Attendance:: 7,584
League Week:: 19 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 16 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 2)
Chesterfield:: Apr 22, 1939

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1619 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 882 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1794 (of 5828)
Total:: 2668 (of 7633)
Played:: 87 years, 8 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Getty (33') - John Getty last goal

CHESTERFIELD
Manager: Norman Bullock
Prior form: WDWDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tom Lyon (5')
Tom Lyon (17')
Tom Lyon (26')
Tom Lyon (44')
John Mackie (57')
Dudley Milligan (60')
Albert Bonass (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Alan Todd
2	D	25	Reg Trim
3	D	24	John Munro
4	D	28	Lewis Stoker	Last game
5	M	25	Robert Davies
6	M	25	Thomas Clark
7	M	20	John Getty (33')
8	F	21	Arthur Betts
9	F	26	Harold Crawshaw
10	F	27	Jack Surtees
11	F	23	Len Beaumont

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Alan Todd	16		7	1
2	D	25	Reg Trim	55		28	4
3	D	24	John Munro	72		7	1
4	D	28	Lewis Stoker	10		7	1
5	M	25	Robert Davies	38		7	1
6	M	25	Thomas Clark	3		7	1
7	M	20	John Getty (33')	10	1	7	1
8	F	21	Arthur Betts	62	10	7	1
9	F	26	Harold Crawshaw	14	7	7	1
10	F	27	Jack Surtees	73	17	7	1
11	F	23	Len Beaumont	16	2	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray Middleton
2	D	George Milburn
3	D	Billy Kidd
4	D	Walter McMillen
5	D	Ken Booker
6	M	Eric Weightman
7	M	Jack Hughes
8	M	Tom Lyon
9	M	Dudley Milligan
10	F	John Mackie
11	F	Albert Bonass

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 17, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-0	Plymouth Argyle
Bradford Park Avenue	4-4	West Bromwich Albion
Bury	3-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Chesterfield	7-1	Nottingham Forest
Fulham	1-2	Sheffield United
Manchester City	4-1	Norwich City
Millwall	2-1	Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday	4-1	Burnley
Swansea Town	0-1	Newcastle United
Tranmere Rovers	1-2	Coventry City
West Ham United	1-2	Southampton

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	West Bromwich Albion	19	12	1	6	50	35	9	0	1	32	14	3	1	5	18	21	15	25	DWLWWW
2	Sheffield United	18	9	6	3	31	19	4	4	1	13	5	5	2	2	18	14	12	24	WDWWDW
3	Blackburn Rovers	19	11	2	6	44	27	6	1	2	26	11	5	1	4	18	16	17	24	LWWLWW
4	Fulham	19	9	6	4	33	22	6	3	0	19	7	3	3	4	14	15	11	24	DLWDWL
5	Newcastle United	19	10	3	6	38	25	9	1	0	31	8	1	2	6	7	17	13	23	WWLDLW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	8	6	4	33	25	6	4	0	23	12	2	2	4	10	13	8	22	LDDDWW
7	Coventry City	18	9	4	5	27	23	7	2	0	16	4	2	2	5	11	19	4	22	WWLWWW
8	Sheffield Wednesday	18	7	5	6	41	32	5	2	2	21	8	2	3	4	20	24	9	19	LLWWLD
9	West Ham United	19	8	3	8	38	30	6	1	2	24	11	2	2	6	14	19	8	19	WWWLWL
10	Manchester City	18	8	3	7	41	38	5	0	4	24	20	3	3	3	17	18	3	19	WWWWWD
11	Luton Town	18	8	3	7	33	32	4	3	2	16	12	4	0	5	17	20	1	19	WLWLLW
12	Millwall	18	7	4	7	34	26	5	2	2	20	10	2	2	5	14	16	8	18	LLWDLL
13	Plymouth Argyle	18	7	4	7	23	21	5	3	1	13	4	2	1	6	10	17	2	18	LWLLWD
14	Burnley	19	6	6	7	25	29	6	2	2	17	13	0	4	5	8	16	-4	18	DDLWLD
15	Bradford Park Avenue	18	6	5	7	29	34	4	3	2	18	15	2	2	5	11	19	-5	17	DDWLLL
16	Chesterfield	18	7	3	8	25	30	6	0	2	18	10	1	3	6	7	20	-5	17	WDWDWL
17	Bury	18	5	6	7	24	35	3	3	3	18	18	2	3	4	6	17	-11	16	DLLWDL
18	Southampton	18	6	2	10	28	38	5	1	3	20	16	1	1	7	8	22	-10	14	WLLWLL
19	Nottingham Forest	18	4	5	9	23	37	3	2	4	14	15	1	3	5	9	22	-14	13	DLLLWD
20	Norwich City	18	6	1	11	24	42	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	8	2	28	-18	13	LWLDLW
21	Swansea Town	18	1	9	8	20	41	0	5	3	12	16	1	4	5	8	25	-21	11	LDDLLD
22	Tranmere Rovers	18	3	1	14	18	41	3	1	5	11	11	0	0	9	7	30	-23	7	LLLLLL

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)
2	1	Blackburn Rovers	20	12	2	6	48	27	7	1	2	30	11	5	1	4	18	16	21	26	WWLWWW		4-0
	2	Sheffield United	19	10	6	3	33	20	4	4	1	13	5	6	2	2	20	15	13	26	DWWDWW		2-1
2	3	West Bromwich Albion	20	12	2	6	54	39	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	5	22	25	15	26	WLWWWD		4-4
1	4	Newcastle United	20	11	3	6	39	25	9	1	0	31	8	2	2	6	8	17	14	25	WLDLWW		1-0
1	5	Fulham	20	9	6	5	34	24	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	4	14	15	10	24	LWDWLL		1-2
1	6	Coventry City	19	10	4	5	29	24	7	2	0	16	4	3	2	5	13	20	5	24	WLWWWW		2-1
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	6	5	34	28	6	4	0	23	12	2	2	5	11	16	6	22	DDDWWL		1-3
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	19	8	5	6	45	33	6	2	2	25	9	2	3	4	20	24	12	21	LWWLDW		4-1
1	9	Manchester City	19	9	3	7	45	39	6	0	4	28	21	3	3	3	17	18	6	21	WWWWDW		4-1
2	10	Millwall	19	8	4	7	36	27	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	5	14	16	9	20	LWDLLW		2-1
2	11	West Ham United	20	8	3	9	39	32	6	1	3	25	13	2	2	6	14	19	7	19	WWLWLL		1-2
4	12	Chesterfield	19	8	3	8	32	31	7	0	2	25	11	1	3	6	7	20	1	19	DWDWLW		7-1
2	13	Luton Town	19	8	3	8	34	34	4	3	2	16	12	4	0	6	18	22	0	19	LWLLWL		1-2
1	14	Plymouth Argyle	19	7	4	8	23	25	5	3	1	13	4	2	1	7	10	21	-2	18	WLLWDL		0-4
	15	Bradford Park Avenue	19	6	6	7	33	38	4	4	2	22	19	2	2	5	11	19	-5	18	DWLLLD		4-4
2	16	Burnley	20	6	6	8	26	33	6	2	2	17	13	0	4	6	9	20	-7	18	DLWLDL		1-4
	17	Bury	19	6	6	7	27	36	4	3	3	21	19	2	3	4	6	17	-9	18	LLWDLW		3-1
	18	Southampton	19	7	2	10	30	39	5	1	3	20	16	2	1	7	10	23	-9	16	LLWLLW		2-1
	19	Nottingham Forest	19	4	5	10	24	44	3	2	4	14	15	1	3	6	10	29	-20	13	LLLWDL		1-7
	20	Norwich City	19	6	1	12	25	46	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	9	3	32	-21	13	WLDLWL		1-4
	21	Swansea Town	19	1	9	9	20	42	0	5	4	12	17	1	4	5	8	25	-22	11	DDLLDL		0-1
	22	Tranmere Rovers	19	3	1	15	19	43	3	1	6	12	13	0	0	9	7	30	-24	7	LLLLLL		1-2