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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 14, 1939 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 14, 1939 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: G Twist
Attendance:: 19,091
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (FA Cup)
League:: Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur:: Apr 19, 1946

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1624 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 887 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1800 (of 5828)
Total:: 2674 (of 7633)
Played:: 87 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Frank Hindley (85') - Frank Hindley last goal

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Peter McWilliam
Prior form: WLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Fred Sargent (44')
Les Miller (48')
Andy Duncan (56')
Albert Hall (58')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton
2	M	23	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 Surtees
9	M	23	Frank Hindley (85')
10	F	26	Tom Peacock
11	F	26	Harold Crawshaw

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton	168		19	4
2	M	23	Bob McCall	29		3	1
3	D	24	John Munro	78		3	1
4	M	25	Thomas Clark	9		3	1
5	M	25	Robert Davies	44		3	1
6	M	23	George Pritty	5		3	1
7	F	21	Arthur Betts	65	10	3	1
8	F	27	Jack Surtees	77	18	3	1
9	M	23	Frank Hindley (85')	5	2	3	1
10	F	26	Tom Peacock	118	61	3	1
11	F	26	Harold Crawshaw	16	7	18	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Percy Hooper
2	D	Ralph Ward
3	D	Billy Whatley
4	D	Isaac 'Taffy' Spelman
5	D	Arthur Hitchins
6	M	Vic Buckingham
7	M	Fred Sargent
8	M	Willie Hall
9	M	Albert Hall
10	F	Andy Duncan
11	F	Les Miller

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 14, 1939)

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

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	25	15	3	7	59	34	9	1	3	36	15	6	2	4	23	19	25	33	WDWWWL
2	Sheffield United	24	11	9	4	41	25	5	5	2	19	8	6	4	2	22	17	16	31	WLWDDD
3	Newcastle United	24	13	4	7	44	26	10	2	1	35	9	3	2	6	9	17	18	30	WWWWDL
4	Coventry City	23	12	4	7	36	27	8	2	1	21	6	4	2	6	15	21	9	28	WWLLWW
5	West Bromwich Albion	23	13	2	8	61	47	10	0	1	36	16	3	2	7	25	31	14	28	WWDLLW
6	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	5	7	58	42	7	2	3	31	14	4	3	4	27	28	16	27	DWWWLW
7	Manchester City	23	12	3	8	64	47	8	0	4	38	24	4	3	4	26	23	17	27	DWLWWW
8	Fulham	23	10	6	7	36	30	7	3	1	21	9	3	3	6	15	21	6	26	WLLLLW
9	Luton Town	23	11	3	9	43	39	6	3	2	20	13	5	0	7	23	26	4	25	WLWWWL
10	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	7	7	36	34	7	5	0	25	13	2	2	7	11	21	2	25	WLDLWL
11	Chesterfield	24	10	5	9	38	36	8	1	2	30	13	2	4	7	8	23	2	25	WWDDLW
12	West Ham United	23	10	4	9	44	33	7	2	3	26	13	3	2	6	18	20	11	24	WLLWDW
13	Burnley	25	8	8	9	31	37	8	2	2	19	13	0	6	7	12	24	-6	24	LWWLDD
14	Millwall	23	8	7	8	38	32	6	3	2	23	12	2	4	6	15	20	6	23	LWLDDD
15	Bradford Park Avenue	24	7	8	9	40	47	5	5	2	25	19	2	3	7	15	28	-7	22	DWDDLL
16	Plymouth Argyle	23	8	4	11	27	33	5	3	3	13	7	3	1	8	14	26	-6	20	DLLWLL
17	Bury	24	6	8	10	32	45	4	4	5	26	27	2	4	5	6	18	-13	20	WLLLDD
18	Southampton	23	7	5	11	34	47	5	3	3	22	18	2	2	8	12	29	-13	19	LWDLDD
19	Swansea Town	22	3	10	9	26	45	2	5	4	17	19	1	5	5	9	26	-19	16	LDLWWD
20	Nottingham Forest	23	5	6	12	29	51	3	3	5	18	21	2	3	7	11	30	-22	16	DLWLLD
21	Norwich City	22	7	1	14	27	54	7	1	3	24	15	0	0	11	3	39	-27	15	LWLLLW
22	Tranmere Rovers	24	4	2	18	27	60	4	2	7	18	24	0	0	11	9	36	-33	10	LDLLLW

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	26	15	3	8	60	36	9	1	3	36	15	6	2	5	24	21	24	33	DWWWLL		1-2
	2	Sheffield United	25	11	10	4	42	26	5	6	2	20	9	6	4	2	22	17	16	32	LWDDDD		1-1
	3	Newcastle United	25	13	4	8	44	28	10	2	1	35	9	3	2	7	9	19	16	30	WWWDLL		0-2
	4	Coventry City	24	13	4	7	38	27	8	2	1	21	6	5	2	6	17	21	11	30	WLLWWW		2-0
1	5	Sheffield Wednesday	24	12	5	7	62	43	7	2	3	31	14	5	3	4	31	29	19	29	WWWLWW		4-1
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	24	13	3	8	62	48	10	0	1	36	16	3	3	7	26	32	14	29	WDLLWD		1-1
	7	Manchester City	24	12	3	9	64	50	8	0	4	38	24	4	3	5	26	26	14	27	WLWWWL		0-3
1	8	Luton Town	24	12	3	9	46	39	7	3	2	23	13	5	0	7	23	26	7	27	LWWWLW		3-0
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	24	10	7	7	40	35	8	5	0	29	14	2	2	7	11	21	5	27	LDLWLW		4-1
2	10	Fulham	23	10	6	7	36	30	7	3	1	21	9	3	3	6	15	21	6	26	WLLLLW
2	11	Burnley	26	9	8	9	33	37	9	2	2	21	13	0	6	7	12	24	-4	26	WWLDDW		2-0
	12	West Ham United	24	10	5	9	44	33	7	3	3	26	13	3	2	6	18	20	11	25	LLWDWD		0-0
2	13	Chesterfield	24	10	5	9	38	36	8	1	2	30	13	2	4	7	8	23	2	25	WWDDLW
1	14	Bradford Park Avenue	25	8	8	9	41	47	6	5	2	26	19	2	3	7	15	28	-6	24	WDDLLW		1-0
1	15	Millwall	24	8	7	9	38	33	6	3	2	23	12	2	4	7	15	21	5	23	WLDDDL		0-1
1	16	Bury	25	6	9	10	32	45	4	4	5	26	27	2	5	5	6	18	-13	21	LLLDDD		0-0
1	17	Plymouth Argyle	23	8	4	11	27	33	5	3	3	13	7	3	1	8	14	26	-6	20	DLLWLL
	18	Southampton	24	7	5	12	34	49	5	3	4	22	20	2	2	8	12	29	-15	19	WDLDDL		0-2
	19	Swansea Town	23	4	10	9	28	46	3	5	4	19	20	1	5	5	9	26	-18	18	DLWWDW		2-1
	20	Nottingham Forest	24	5	6	13	30	55	3	3	5	18	21	2	3	8	12	34	-25	16	LWLLDL		1-4
	21	Norwich City	22	7	1	14	27	54	7	1	3	24	15	0	0	11	3	39	-27	15	LWLLLW
	22	Tranmere Rovers	25	4	2	19	28	64	4	2	8	19	28	0	0	11	9	36	-36	10	DLLLWL		1-4