The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 LUTON TOWN - Mon Dec 26, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Dec 26, 1938 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk
: Nottingham Journal - Tuesday 27 December 1938

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: G Dutton
Attendance:: 12,688
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 12 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Luton Town (League Tier 2)
Luton Town:: Dec 27, 1938

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1621 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 884 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1796 (of 5828)
Total:: 2670 (of 7633)
Played:: 87 years, 8 months, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Jack Surtees (12')
Frank Hindley (65')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: Neil McBain
Prior form: WLLWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Hugh Billington (21')
Eddie Connelly (28')
Billy Redfern (60')
Charlie Clark (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton
2	M	22	Bob McCall
3	D	24	John Munro
4	M	25	Thomas Clark
5	M	25	Robert Davies
6	M	23	George Pritty
7	F	21	Arthur Betts
8	F	27	Jack Fryer
9	M	23	Frank Hindley (65')
10	F	27	Jack Surtees (12')
11	F	23	Len Beaumont

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton	167		2	1
2	M	22	Bob McCall	25		2	1
3	D	24	John Munro	74		2	1
4	M	25	Thomas Clark	5		2	1
5	M	25	Robert Davies	40		2	1
6	M	23	George Pritty	1		2	1
7	F	21	Arthur Betts	63	10	9	2
8	F	27	Jack Fryer	5	1	2	1
9	M	23	Frank Hindley (65')	2	1	2	1
10	F	27	Jack Surtees (12')	75	17	2	1
11	F	23	Len Beaumont	18	2	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Joe Coen
2	D	Tom King
3	D	Tom Dunsmore
4	D	John Finlayson
5	D	Gordon Dreyer
6	M	Fred Roberts
7	M	Charlie Clark
8	M	Billy Redfern
9	M	Hugh Billington
10	F	Eddie Connelly
11	F	George Stephenson

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Dec 26, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-0	Bury
Bradford Park Avenue	0-0	Chesterfield
Burnley	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City	1-2	Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Luton Town
Sheffield United	5-1	Southampton
Tranmere Rovers	3-9	Manchester 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	Blackburn Rovers	21	12	3	6	49	28	7	1	2	30	11	5	2	4	19	17	21	27	WLWWWD
2	Newcastle United	21	12	3	6	40	25	9	1	0	31	8	3	2	6	9	17	15	27	LDLWWW
3	Sheffield United	20	10	6	4	33	21	4	4	2	13	6	6	2	2	20	15	12	26	WWDWWL
4	West Bromwich Albion	21	12	2	7	55	42	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	6	23	28	13	26	LWWWDL
5	Fulham	21	9	6	6	34	25	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	5	14	16	9	24	WDWLLL
6	Coventry City	20	10	4	6	29	25	7	2	0	16	4	3	2	6	13	21	4	24	LWWWWL
7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	5	6	48	35	6	2	2	25	9	3	3	4	23	26	13	23	WWLDWW
8	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	7	5	35	29	6	5	0	24	13	2	2	5	11	16	6	23	DDWWLD
9	West Ham United	21	9	3	9	40	32	7	1	3	26	13	2	2	6	14	19	8	21	WLWLLW
10	Chesterfield	20	9	3	8	35	31	8	0	2	28	11	1	3	6	7	20	4	21	WDWLWW
11	Manchester City	20	9	3	8	45	41	6	0	4	28	21	3	3	4	17	20	4	21	WWWDWL
12	Luton Town	20	9	3	8	37	35	5	3	2	19	13	4	0	6	18	22	2	21	WLLWLW
13	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	6	14	19	6	20	WDLLWL
14	Bradford Park Avenue	20	7	6	7	36	38	5	4	2	25	19	2	2	5	11	19	-2	20	WLLLDW
15	Burnley	21	7	6	8	27	33	7	2	2	18	13	0	4	6	9	20	-6	20	LWLDLW
16	Plymouth Argyle	20	7	4	9	23	26	5	3	2	13	5	2	1	7	10	21	-3	18	LLWDLL
17	Bury	20	6	6	8	29	39	4	3	4	23	22	2	3	4	6	17	-10	18	LWDLWL
18	Southampton	20	7	3	10	31	40	5	1	3	20	16	2	2	7	11	24	-9	17	LWLLWD
19	Nottingham Forest	20	5	5	10	25	44	3	2	4	14	15	2	3	6	11	29	-19	15	LLWDLW
20	Swansea Town	20	2	9	9	22	42	1	5	4	14	17	1	4	5	8	25	-20	13	DLLDLW
21	Norwich City	20	6	1	13	25	49	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	10	3	35	-24	13	LDLWLL
22	Tranmere Rovers	20	3	2	15	20	44	3	2	6	13	14	0	0	9	7	30	-24	8	LLLLLD

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	Blackburn Rovers	22	13	3	6	50	28	8	1	2	31	11	5	2	4	19	17	22	29	LWWWDW		1-0
1	2	Sheffield United	21	11	6	4	38	22	5	4	2	18	7	6	2	2	20	15	16	28	WDWWLW		5-1
1	3	Newcastle United	21	12	3	6	40	25	9	1	0	31	8	3	2	6	9	17	15	27	LDLWWW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	12	2	7	55	42	9	0	1	32	14	3	2	6	23	28	13	26	LWWWDL
	5	Fulham	21	9	6	6	34	25	6	3	1	20	9	3	3	5	14	16	9	24	WDWLLL
	6	Coventry City	21	10	4	7	30	27	7	2	1	17	6	3	2	6	13	21	3	24	WWWWLL		1-2
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	5	6	48	35	6	2	2	25	9	3	3	4	23	26	13	23	WWLDWW
3	8	Manchester City	21	10	3	8	54	44	6	0	4	28	21	4	3	4	26	23	10	23	WWDWLW		9-3
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	7	6	35	30	6	5	0	24	13	2	2	6	11	17	5	23	DWWLDL		0-1
2	10	Luton Town	21	10	3	8	41	37	5	3	2	19	13	5	0	6	22	24	4	23	LLWLWW		4-2
1	11	Chesterfield	21	9	4	8	35	31	8	0	2	28	11	1	4	6	7	20	4	22	DWLWWD		0-0
3	12	Burnley	22	8	6	8	28	33	8	2	2	19	13	0	4	6	9	20	-5	22	WLDLWW		1-0
4	13	West Ham United	21	9	3	9	40	32	7	1	3	26	13	2	2	6	14	19	8	21	WLWLLW
	14	Bradford Park Avenue	21	7	7	7	36	38	5	5	2	25	19	2	2	5	11	19	-2	21	LLLDWD		0-0
2	15	Millwall	20	8	4	8	36	30	6	2	2	22	11	2	2	6	14	19	6	20	WDLLWL
	16	Plymouth Argyle	21	8	4	9	25	27	5	3	2	13	5	3	1	7	12	22	-2	20	LWDLLW		2-1
	17	Bury	21	6	6	9	29	40	4	3	4	23	22	2	3	5	6	18	-11	18	WDLWLL		0-1
	18	Southampton	21	7	3	11	32	45	5	1	3	20	16	2	2	8	12	29	-13	17	WLLWDL		1-5
	19	Nottingham Forest	21	5	5	11	27	48	3	2	5	16	19	2	3	6	11	29	-21	15	LWDLWL		2-4
	20	Swansea Town	20	2	9	9	22	42	1	5	4	14	17	1	4	5	8	25	-20	13	DLLDLW
	21	Norwich City	20	6	1	13	25	49	6	1	3	22	14	0	0	10	3	35	-24	13	LDLWLL
	22	Tranmere Rovers	21	3	2	16	23	53	3	2	7	16	23	0	0	9	7	30	-30	8	LLLLDL		3-9