The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 18, 1939 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 18, 1939 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: E Pinckston
Attendance:: 13,882
League Week:: 33 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 21
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 2)
Blackburn Rovers:: Sep 11, 1948

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1633 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 896 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1810 (of 5827)
Total:: 2684 (of 7632)
Played:: 87 years, 5 months, 14 days ago

FOREST
Manager:
Prior form: LWLDLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Surtees (4')
Roy Brown (85')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Bob Crompton
Prior form: LWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Weddle (26')
Jack Weddle (78')
Arnold Whiteside (29')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton
2	D	25	Reg Trim
3	D	24	John Munro
4	M	24	George Pritty
5	D	34	Tommy Graham
6	M	25	Thomas Clark
7	F	24	Len Beaumont
8	F	27	Jack Fryer
9	M	23	Bob McCall
10	F	27	Jack Surtees (4')
11	F	21	Roy Brown (85')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Percy Ashton	175		7	1
2	D	25	Reg Trim	62		7	1
3	D	24	John Munro	87		7	1
4	M	24	George Pritty	14		7	1
5	D	34	Tommy Graham	385	7	7	1
6	M	25	Thomas Clark	19		7	1
7	F	24	Len Beaumont	27	3	7	1
8	F	27	Jack Fryer	14	4	7	1
9	M	23	Bob McCall	34		7	1
10	F	27	Jack Surtees (4')	85	19	7	1
11	F	21	Roy Brown (85')	46	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Barron
2	D	Ernie Lanceley
3	D	Walter Crook
4	D	Arnold Whiteside
5	D	Bob Pryde
6	M	Frank Chivers
7	M	Billy Rogers
8	M	Len Butt
9	M	Jack Weddle
10	F	Albert Clarke
11	F	Bobby Langton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 18, 1939)

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

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	33	20	3	10	78	48	13	1	3	48	20	7	2	7	30	28	30	43	LWWLWW	Safe
2	Newcastle United	34	17	6	11	53	37	12	2	3	39	15	5	4	8	14	22	16	40	WWLWWD
3	Sheffield United	32	14	11	7	49	36	6	7	3	24	13	8	4	4	25	23	13	39	WWLWLL
4	West Bromwich Albion	32	16	6	10	80	59	13	0	2	47	18	3	6	8	33	41	21	38	WDLWDW
5	Sheffield Wednesday	30	16	5	9	69	46	10	2	3	36	14	6	3	6	33	32	23	37	WWWLWL
6	Coventry City	31	16	5	10	49	38	10	3	2	28	9	6	2	8	21	29	11	37	WDLWLL
7	Fulham	31	14	8	9	49	38	10	3	2	26	12	4	5	7	23	26	11	36	WDWLLD
8	Luton Town	32	16	4	12	63	52	10	3	3	36	20	6	1	9	27	32	11	36	WWLWWL
9	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	8	10	53	46	9	6	2	37	23	5	2	8	16	23	7	36	LLWWWL
10	Chesterfield	31	14	7	10	50	41	12	1	2	41	15	2	6	8	9	26	9	35	DWWLWD
11	Burnley	34	13	9	12	41	41	12	3	2	27	13	1	6	10	14	28	0	35	LWLWLD
12	Millwall	32	11	10	11	56	43	9	4	2	37	14	2	6	9	19	29	13	32	DWLWDW
13	Manchester City	31	14	4	13	76	66	9	1	5	45	32	5	3	8	31	34	10	32	LLLDWL
14	West Ham United	31	12	7	12	60	45	8	4	4	32	16	4	3	8	28	29	15	31	DLWLLW
15	Plymouth Argyle	31	12	6	13	42	43	6	5	4	19	11	6	1	9	23	32	-1	30	LLWWWD
16	Bury	33	10	10	13	51	57	8	4	5	41	27	2	6	8	10	30	-6	30	WLWDWL
17	Bradford Park Avenue	33	10	9	14	52	68	8	5	4	32	28	2	4	10	20	40	-16	29	LWWLLD
18	Southampton	32	10	8	14	43	57	7	5	4	28	23	3	3	10	15	34	-14	28	WWLWDD
19	Swansea Town	31	7	10	14	37	62	5	5	6	23	24	2	5	8	14	38	-25	24	LWLLWW
20	Nottingham Forest	32	6	9	17	37	72	4	6	6	24	27	2	3	11	13	45	-35	21	LWLDLD
21	Norwich City	31	9	2	20	36	77	8	2	6	31	26	1	0	14	5	51	-41	20	LWWLLD
22	Tranmere Rovers	33	4	5	24	33	85	4	4	9	22	34	0	1	15	11	51	-52	13	DLLLDL

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	34	21	3	10	81	50	14	1	3	51	22	7	2	7	30	28	31	45	WWLWWW	Safe	3-2
	2	Newcastle United	35	17	7	11	54	38	12	2	3	39	15	5	5	8	15	23	16	41	WLWWDD	Safe	1-1
2	3	Sheffield Wednesday	31	17	5	9	71	47	11	2	3	38	15	6	3	6	33	32	24	39	WWLWLW		2-1
1	4	Sheffield United	33	14	11	8	49	37	6	7	3	24	13	8	4	5	25	24	12	39	WLWLLL		0-1
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	33	16	6	11	81	61	13	0	2	47	18	3	6	9	34	43	20	38	DLWDWL		1-2
	6	Coventry City	32	16	6	10	49	38	10	3	2	28	9	6	3	8	21	29	11	38	DLWLLD		0-0
1	7	Luton Town	33	17	4	12	64	52	10	3	3	36	20	7	1	9	28	32	12	38	WLWWLW		1-0
1	8	Fulham	32	14	9	9	50	39	10	4	2	27	13	4	5	7	23	26	11	37	DWLLDD		1-1
1	9	Chesterfield	32	15	7	10	51	41	13	1	2	42	15	2	6	8	9	26	10	37	WWLWDW		1-0
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	33	14	9	10	53	46	9	6	2	37	23	5	3	8	16	23	7	37	LWWWLD		0-0
	11	Burnley	35	13	9	13	41	45	12	3	2	27	13	1	6	11	14	32	-4	35	WLWLDL		0-4
1	12	Manchester City	32	15	4	13	78	67	10	1	5	47	33	5	3	8	31	34	11	34	LLDWLW		2-1
1	13	Millwall	33	11	11	11	56	43	9	5	2	37	14	2	6	9	19	29	13	33	WLWDWD		0-0
	14	West Ham United	32	12	7	13	60	46	8	4	5	32	17	4	3	8	28	29	14	31	LWLLWL		0-1
	15	Plymouth Argyle	32	12	6	14	42	45	6	5	4	19	11	6	1	10	23	34	-3	30	LWWWDL		0-2
	16	Bury	34	10	10	14	53	60	8	4	6	43	30	2	6	8	10	30	-7	30	LWDWLL		2-3
	17	Bradford Park Avenue	34	10	10	14	52	68	8	6	4	32	28	2	4	10	20	40	-16	30	WWLLDD		0-0
	18	Southampton	33	10	8	15	44	59	7	5	4	28	23	3	3	11	16	36	-15	28	WLWDDL		1-2
	19	Swansea Town	32	8	10	14	41	62	6	5	6	27	24	2	5	8	14	38	-21	26	WLLWWW		4-0
1	20	Norwich City	32	10	2	20	39	79	8	2	6	31	26	2	0	14	8	53	-40	22	WWLLDW		3-2
1	21	Nottingham Forest	33	6	9	18	39	75	4	6	6	24	27	2	3	12	15	48	-36	21	WLDLDL		2-3
	22	Tranmere Rovers	34	5	5	24	35	85	5	4	9	24	34	0	1	15	11	51	-50	15	LLLDLW		2-0