FOREST 1 - 2 ROYAL ENGINEERS - Tue Dec 23, 1873 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Tue Dec 23, 1873 (12:30 PM)
- Opponent:
- Royal Engineers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Trent Bridge
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- The Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday December 24th, 1873
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Notts County (Friendly)
- Friendly:
- Notts County
- League:
- Everton
- Royal Engineers:
- Dec 21, 1874
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 69 (of 813)
- Total:
- 69 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 150 years, 4 months, 3 days ago
Review
Both teams fielded 12 players
Stats:
The attendance of 3000 was the record attendance at the time.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | J White | ||
| 2 | D | 11 |  Alexis Baillon | |
| 3 | D | H Davies | ||
| 4 | D | Tom Howitt | ||
| 5 | D | George Hayes | ||
| 6 | M | Fitz Norris | ||
| 7 | M | William Revis | ||
| 8 | M | James Rastall | ||
| 9 | M | Charles Rastall | ||
| 10 | F | Charles Spencer  (70') | ||
| 11 | F | John Tomlinson | Guest | |
| 12 | F | 22 | Sam Widdowson (c) | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mjr F Marindin |
| 2 | D | Capt. W Merriman |
| 3 | D | Lieut. AG Goodwin |
| 4 | D | von Donop |
| 5 | D | HD Oliver |
| 6 | M | Jone |
| 7 | M | CK Wood |
| 8 | M | T Digby |
| 9 | M | HE Rawson |
| 10 | F | GH Sim |
| 11 | F | Ellis |
| 12 | WH Renny-Tadyour |