The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE - Sat Apr 29, 1939 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 29, 1939 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Plymouth Argyle
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: GreensOnScreen.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1938-39
Referee:: BT Gould
Attendance:: 7,700
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 16 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (League Tier 2)
Plymouth Argyle:: Sep 17, 1945

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1641 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 904 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1818 (of 5829)
Total:: 2692 (of 7634)
Played:: 87 years, 4 months, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Billy Walker
Prior form: LWWDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Archie Gorman (41') (OG)
Jack Fryer (57') - Jack Fryer last goal

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Manager: Jack Tresadern
Prior form: LLDLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Dave Thomas (16')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	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	M		Jimmy Dyson	Last game
8	F	27	Jack Fryer (57')
9	M	23	Bob McCall
10	F	27	Jack Surtees
11	F	24	Len Beaumont

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Percy Ashton	183		7	1
2	D	25	Reg Trim	70		7	1
3	D	24	John Munro	95		7	1
4	M	24	George Pritty	20		19	3
5	D	34	Tommy Graham	390	7	7	1
6	M	25	Thomas Clark	27		7	1
7	M		Jimmy Dyson	14		103	17
8	F	27	Jack Fryer (57')	22	7	7	1
9	M	23	Bob McCall	42	1	7	1
10	F	27	Jack Surtees	93	23	7	1
11	F	24	Len Beaumont	34	3	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Arthur Davies
2	D	John Murray
3	D	Alex Dyer
4	D	Archie Gorman
5	D	Sam Kirkwood
6	M	Tommy Black
7	M	Jimmy Hunter
8	M	Ernie Smith
9	M	Dave Thomas
10	F	Harry Lane
11	F	Jackie Wharton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 29, 1939)

Home	Score	Away
Coventry City	0-3	Sheffield United
Fulham	1-2	Bury
Manchester City	3-1	Chesterfield
Millwall	2-1	Tranmere Rovers
Newcastle United	2-0	Luton Town
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Plymouth Argyle
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	2-1	Burnley
Swansea Town	2-2	Bradford Park Avenue
West Bromwich Albion	4-2	Norwich 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	42	25	5	12	94	60	17	1	3	59	23	8	4	9	35	37	34	55	WLWWLD	Champions
2	Sheffield Wednesday	41	20	11	10	87	59	13	4	3	46	18	7	7	7	41	41	28	51	DWDDWD	Safe
3	Sheffield United	40	18	14	8	60	40	8	9	3	29	14	10	5	5	31	26	20	50	DWDWWD	Safe
4	Luton Town	40	22	5	13	81	61	13	4	3	46	24	9	1	10	35	37	20	49	LWWWWD	Safe
5	Coventry City	40	20	8	12	59	41	13	4	3	35	10	7	4	9	24	31	18	48	WDWLWD	Safe
6	Manchester City	40	20	7	13	92	69	12	3	5	53	34	8	4	8	39	35	23	47	WWDWDD	Safe
7	Chesterfield	40	19	9	12	62	48	15	1	4	48	19	4	8	8	14	29	14	47	WWDLWL	Safe
8	Tottenham Hotspur	40	19	9	12	66	55	13	6	2	48	27	6	3	10	18	28	11	47	LWWWLW	Safe
9	Newcastle United	41	17	10	14	59	48	12	3	5	42	21	5	7	9	17	27	11	44	DDLLDL	Safe
10	Fulham	41	17	10	14	60	53	12	5	3	34	18	5	5	11	26	35	7	44	LLWDLW	Safe
11	West Bromwich Albion	41	17	9	15	85	70	14	3	3	50	20	3	6	12	35	50	15	43	LDDLDL	Safe
12	West Ham United	41	16	10	15	68	51	9	5	6	34	20	7	5	9	34	31	17	42	LLWWWD	Safe
13	Millwall	41	13	14	14	62	52	11	6	3	42	17	2	8	11	20	35	10	40	DWDLWD	Safe
14	Burnley	41	15	9	17	49	54	13	3	5	32	20	2	6	12	17	34	-5	39	LWLWLL	Safe
15	Bury	41	11	13	17	63	73	9	5	7	48	36	2	8	10	15	37	-10	35	WLDDDL	Safe
16	Plymouth Argyle	39	13	8	18	45	53	7	7	5	21	13	6	1	13	24	40	-8	34	LLDLLW	Safe
17	Bradford Park Avenue	41	12	10	19	59	80	8	6	7	33	35	4	4	12	26	45	-21	34	LWLLLW	Safe
18	Southampton	40	12	9	19	54	79	8	6	6	33	33	4	3	13	21	46	-25	33	WLDLLL
19	Swansea Town	40	11	11	18	47	75	8	5	7	31	28	3	6	11	16	47	-28	33	LLWWDW
20	Nottingham Forest	40	9	11	20	47	80	7	6	7	31	28	2	5	13	16	52	-33	29	LWWDDL
21	Norwich City	39	12	5	22	47	86	9	5	6	38	29	3	0	16	9	57	-39	29	LWDLWD
22	Tranmere Rovers	41	6	5	30	38	97	6	4	11	26	38	0	1	19	12	59	-59	17	LWLLLL	Relegated

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	42	25	5	12	94	60	17	1	3	59	23	8	4	9	35	37	34	55	WLWWLD	Champions
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	11	10	88	59	14	4	3	47	18	7	7	7	41	41	29	53	WDDWDW	Safe	1-0
	3	Sheffield United	41	19	14	8	63	40	8	9	3	29	14	11	5	5	34	26	23	52	WDWWDW	Safe	3-0
2	4	Manchester City	41	21	7	13	95	70	13	3	5	56	35	8	4	8	39	35	25	49	WDWDDW	Safe	3-1
1	5	Luton Town	41	22	5	14	81	63	13	4	3	46	24	9	1	11	35	39	18	49	WWWWDL	Safe	0-2
1	6	Coventry City	41	20	8	13	59	44	13	4	4	35	13	7	4	9	24	31	15	48	DWLWDL	Safe	0-3
	7	Chesterfield	41	19	9	13	63	51	15	1	4	48	19	4	8	9	15	32	12	47	WDLWLL	Safe	1-3
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	41	19	9	13	66	56	13	6	2	48	27	6	3	11	18	29	10	47	WWWLWL	Safe	0-1
	9	Newcastle United	42	18	10	14	61	48	13	3	5	44	21	5	7	9	17	27	13	46	DLLDLW	Safe	2-0
1	10	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	89	72	15	3	3	54	22	3	6	12	35	50	17	45	DDLDLW	Safe	4-2
1	11	Fulham	42	17	10	15	61	55	12	5	4	35	20	5	5	11	26	35	6	44	LWDLWL	Safe	1-2
	12	West Ham United	41	16	10	15	68	51	9	5	6	34	20	7	5	9	34	31	17	42	LLWWWD	Safe
	13	Millwall	42	14	14	14	64	53	12	6	3	44	18	2	8	11	20	35	11	42	WDLWDW	Safe	2-1
	14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	50	56	13	3	5	32	20	2	6	13	18	36	-6	39	WLWLLL	Safe	1-2
	15	Bury	42	12	13	17	65	74	9	5	7	48	36	3	8	10	17	38	-9	37	LDDDLW	Safe	2-1
1	16	Bradford Park Avenue	42	12	11	19	61	82	8	6	7	33	35	4	5	12	28	47	-21	35	WLLLWD	Safe	2-2
1	17	Southampton	41	13	9	19	56	80	9	6	6	35	34	4	3	13	21	46	-24	35	LDLLLW	Safe	2-1
2	18	Plymouth Argyle	40	13	8	19	46	55	7	7	5	21	13	6	1	14	25	42	-9	34	LDLLWL	Safe	1-2
	19	Swansea Town	41	11	12	18	49	77	8	6	7	33	30	3	6	11	16	47	-28	34	LWWDWD	Safe	2-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	41	10	11	20	49	81	8	6	7	33	29	2	5	13	16	52	-32	31	WWDDLW		2-1
	21	Norwich City	40	12	5	23	49	90	9	5	6	38	29	3	0	17	11	61	-41	29	WDLWDL		2-4
	22	Tranmere Rovers	42	6	5	31	39	99	6	4	11	26	38	0	1	20	13	61	-60	17	WLLLLL	Relegated	1-2