SEASON: 1929-30


Prev Season: 1928-29
This Season: 1929-30
Next Season: 1930-31
DIVISION:
English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):
John Baynes
FA Cup:
Quarter Final (Sheffield Wednesday (A) 1-3)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Johnny Dent (18 goals)

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1929-30
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Blackpool4227411986717136322103835451.4626958Promoted as Champions0-01-5
2Chelsea422211974461731491458825321.6087055Promoted0-00-2
3Oldham Athletic4221111090511452602176830301.76471531-20-0
4Bradford Park Avenue4219121191701452652857926421.30000501-11-5
5Bury4222515786714254527831033401.16418491-20-0
6West Bromwich Albion42215161057316147331541232421.43836470-23-1
7Southampton42171114777614614622351331541.01316450-50-2
8Cardiff City4218816615914434116441320431.03390443-11-1
9Wolverhampton Wanderers421691777791434532426132455.97468415-21-2
10Nottingham Forest42131514556996636284981941.7971041
11Stoke City4216818747212454120441333521.02778402-10-6
12Tottenham Hotspur421591859611182432441161637.96721390-01-1
13Charlton Athletic4214111759631065392345122040.93651390-20-5
14Millwall4212151557731074362628112147.78082391-12-2
15Swansea Town421491957611155422334141538.93443371-01-1
16Preston North End421311186580777423664112344.81250372-42-1
17Barnsley421482056711272392221181749.78873364-01-1
18Bradford City421212186077777333055112747.77922362-11-1
19Reading4212111954671074312024152347.80597355-01-0
20Bristol City421392061831146363025142553.73494355-21-4
21Hull City421472151781137302434142154.6538535Relegated2-12-1
22Notts County42915185470876332618122144.7714333Relegated1-10-0
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
48
Competitive Goals:
70
Goals per game:
1.5
League Games:
42
League Points:
41 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
48.8%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored17 times10 times3 times1 time4 times
Conceded17 times12 times1 time2 times5 times
Won By8 times3 times2 times1 time2 times
Lost By3 times6 times1 time2 times3 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 13-21122 Oldham Athletic (1-2), Oldham Athletic (0-0), Blackpool (0-0)
2 2-------
3 31-1-001 Chelsea (0-0)
4 411--312 Cardiff City (3-1)
5 531-2342 Reading (1-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), Bury (1-2)
6 61-1-001 Bury (0-0)
7 7211-633 Wolverhampton Wanderers (5-2), Cardiff City (1-1)
814 841-34132 Bradford Park Avenue (1-5), Blackpool (1-5), Stoke City (2-1), Southampton (0-2)
99 9-------
1021 101--1020 Charlton Athletic (0-2)
1137 1111--212 Hull City (2-1)
1224 124112493 Notts County (1-1), Southampton (0-5), West Bromwich Albion (0-2), West Bromwich Albion (3-1)
1321 132--20110 Charlton Athletic (0-5), Stoke City (0-6)
147 1422--424 Bradford City (2-1), Hull City (2-1)
157 152-2-112 Bradford Park Avenue (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (0-0)
16 1611--212 Preston North End (2-1)
17 171-1-001 Notts County (0-0)
1821 18312-324 Tottenham Hotspur (1-1), Bradford City (1-1), Swansea Town (1-0)
1921 1932-11264 Bristol City (5-2), Reading (5-0), Preston North End (2-4)
2020 201-1-111 Millwall (1-1)
2117 21211-513 Barnsley (4-0), Barnsley (1-1)
2226 223-21472 Millwall (2-2), Swansea Town (1-1), Bristol City (1-4)
Not included: Week 1 game against Chelsea (0-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
18,230 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:
4,385 (Cardiff City)
Average League Attendance:
8,992
Highest Cup Attendance:
44,166 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
44,166 (Sheffield Wednesday)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
11
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
0   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0   (scored by us for opponents)   
Penalties scored:
0
Penalties conceded:
0
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
2


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 31, 1929ChelseaA0-226,83220
2Wed Sep 04, 1929Bradford Park AvenueA1-514,59321Stocks (?)
3Sat Sep 07, 1929Notts CountyH1-118,23020Burton (?)
4Mon Sep 09, 1929BlackpoolA1-514,18220Dickinson (?)
5Sat Sep 14, 1929Oldham AthleticH1-29,01820Heathcock (?)
6Sat Sep 21, 1929MillwallA2-222,74721Burton (?, ?)
7Sat Sep 28, 1929SouthamptonH0-58,59322
8Thu Oct 03, 1929Bradford Park AvenueH1-14,43022Stocks (?)
9Sat Oct 05, 1929Tottenham HotspurA1-122,33222Dent (?)
10Sat Oct 12, 1929West Bromwich AlbionH0-211,95822
11Sat Oct 19, 1929ReadingA1-013,32420Dent (?)
12Sat Oct 26, 1929Charlton AthleticH0-28,21321
13Sat Nov 02, 1929Hull CityA2-16,18219German (?), Dent (?)
14Sat Nov 09, 1929Stoke CityH2-19,36018Harrison (?), German (?)
15Sat Nov 16, 1929Wolverhampton WanderersA1-28,88018Thompson (?)
16Sat Nov 23, 1929Bradford CityH2-15,22418Dent (?), Loftus (?)
17Sat Nov 30, 1929Swansea TownA1-19,29719Dent (?)
18Sat Dec 07, 1929Cardiff CityH3-14,38519Cameron (?), German (?), Dent (?)
19Sat Dec 14, 1929Preston North EndA2-111,56615Dent (?), Loftus (?)
20Sat Dec 21, 1929Bristol CityH5-26,90513German (?, ?, ?), Dent (?), Loftus (?)
21Wed Dec 25, 1929BarnsleyH4-016,30111McKinlay (?), German (?), Dent (?), Burton (?)
22Thu Dec 26, 1929BarnsleyA1-19,85213Loftus (?)
23Sat Dec 28, 1929ChelseaH0-014,77211
24Sat Jan 04, 1930Notts CountyA0-020,91711
25Sat Jan 18, 1930Oldham AthleticA0-017,76912
26Sat Feb 01, 1930SouthamptonA0-29,44213
27Wed Feb 05, 1930MillwallH1-15,46712Burton (?)
28Sat Feb 08, 1930Tottenham HotspurH0-09,83313
29Sat Feb 22, 1930ReadingH5-08,88211Stocks (?, ?, ?), Dickinson (?, ?)
30Sat Mar 08, 1930Hull CityH2-111,36410Dickinson (?), Heslop (?)
31Mon Mar 10, 1930Charlton AthleticA0-52,97511
32Sat Mar 15, 1930Stoke CityA0-65,36913
33Wed Mar 19, 1930West Bromwich AlbionA3-11,28011Stocks (?), Dent (?, ?)
34Sat Mar 22, 1930Wolverhampton WanderersH5-28,72510Stocks (?), Dent (?, ?), Loftus (?, ?)
35Sat Mar 29, 1930Bradford CityA1-112,8779Dent (?)
36Sat Apr 05, 1930Swansea TownH1-06,6048Burton (?)
37Sat Apr 12, 1930Cardiff CityA1-19,3288Dickinson (?)
38Fri Apr 18, 1930BuryA0-08,8368Safe
39Sat Apr 19, 1930Preston North EndH2-45,7679Heslop (?), Burton (?)Safe
40Mon Apr 21, 1930BuryH1-28,77410Heslop (?)Safe
41Sat Apr 26, 1930Bristol CityA1-412,38110Dent (?)Safe
42Sat May 03, 1930BlackpoolH0-06,04410Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 11, 1930Rotherham United3A5-0-Scott (?), Dent (?, ?, ?), Loftus (?)
Sat Jan 25, 1930Fulham4H2-1-Loftus (?, ?)
Sat Feb 15, 1930Sunderland5A2-2-Dickinson (?, ?)
Wed Feb 19, 1930Sunderland51H3-1-Scott (?), Loftus (?), Burton (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1930Sheffield WednesdayQuarterH2-244,166Dickinson (?), Loftus (?)
Wed Mar 05, 1930Sheffield WednesdayQuarter1A1-359,205Burton (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Thu Sep 19, 1929ArsenalEnglandA0-4-



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 Out (10) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Buster BrownBoughtBob MortonSold
Enos BromageBoughtEnos BromageSold
Jimmy BarringtonBoughtJack OakesSold
John ScottBoughtJoe HeathcockSold
Leo LoftusBoughtLen LangfordSold
Walter RobinsBoughtNorman ThompsonSold
Oct 03, 1929Johnny DentBoughtPercy BarrattSold
April 1930William SimpsonBoughtNov 30, 1929Albert HarrisonSold
1930John VentersSold
Jul 01, 1931David CameronSold


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Arthur Dexter England3816139
GK Len Langford England301046
Defenders
D Billy McKinlay Scotland24471617141
D Jimmy Barrington England2742151611
D Tommy Graham England2430101010
D William 'Bill' Thompson46161515
Midfielders
M Albert Harrison England25164571
MCharles Howie Scotland615
MDavid Cameron112541
M Harry Smith England2022
MJoe Heathcock4131
MJohn Scott36151472
MJohn Venters Scotland1811
MWalter Robins England2311
Forwards
FBilly Dickinson England23173688
FBob Morton England268134
F Bob Wallace Scotland3645161613
FBuster Brown England2011
FClive German England242210847
FCyril Stocks236987
FEnos Bromage England3011
FJack Oakes England2322
F Johnny Dent England2626137618
FLeo Loftus England23311411611
F Noah Burton England32401414129
FNorman Thompson31111
F Percy Barratt England3011
FRichard Armstrong England1911
FRobert Heslop142573
F William Simpson England321


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
18Johnny Dent26
11Leo Loftus31
9Noah Burton40
8Billy Dickinson17
7Clive German22
7Cyril Stocks23
3Robert Heslop14
2John Scott36
1Albert Harrison16
1Billy McKinlay47
1David Cameron11
1Joe Heathcock4
1Norman Thompson3


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Hull CitySat Nov 02, 1929Away2-1Sat Mar 08, 1930Home2-1
ReadingSat Oct 19, 1929Away1-0Sat Feb 22, 1930Home5-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Charlton AthleticSat Oct 26, 1929Home0-2Mon Mar 10, 1930Away0-5
SouthamptonSat Sep 28, 1929Home0-5Sat Feb 01, 1930Away0-2