THE WEDNESDAY 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 28, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 28, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Olive Grove
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1891-92
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 12,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 3 3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (Friendly)
- Football Alliance:
- Bootle
- League:
- Everton
- The Wednesday:
- Oct 03, 1892
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 56 (of 66)
- Total:
- 558 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 132 years, 11 months, 24 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  William Brown | ||
| 2 | D | 19 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 19 | Thomas Hamilton | |
| 5 | M | 24 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Fred Thompson | ||
| 7 | F | 26 | Tinsley Lindley | |
| 8 | M | 23 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Alex Higgins | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Horace Pike  | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Ardwick | 2-3 | Lincoln City |
| Birmingham St George's | 1-0 | Small Heath |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4-3 | Bootle |
| Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Burton Swifts |
| The Wednesday | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Walsall Town Swifts | 1-4 | Newton Heath LYR |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FOOTBALL ALLIANCE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4.87500 | 20 | WWDWWD | |||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2.50000 | 13 | WWDWWW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.85714 | 12 | WLWDWW | |||
| 4 | Small Heath | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.38462 | 10 | LWLDWW | |||
| 5 | Burton Swifts | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | .77419 | 9 | LWWLLD | |||
| 6 | Ardwick | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .86957 | 8 | LWWLLD | |||
| 7 | Bootle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .68182 | 7 | LWLWWL | |||
| 8 | Birmingham St George's | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .77778 | 5 | LLLLLL | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .91667 | 4 | LWDLD | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .80000 | 4 | WLWLL | |||
| 11 | Walsall Town Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .27586 | 4 | LWLWLL | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .31579 | 0 | LLLLL | |||
Table after:
| FOOTBALL ALLIANCE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3.63636 | 20 | WDWWDL | 1-3 | ||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2.66667 | 15 | WDWWWW | 4-1 | ||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.93333 | 14 | LWDWWW | 3-1 | ||
 1 | 4 | Burton Swifts | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .80645 | 11 | WWLLDW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 5 | Small Heath | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.28571 | 10 | WLDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 6 | Ardwick | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .84615 | 8 | WWLLDL | 2-3 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Birmingham St George's | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .81481 | 7 | LLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Bootle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | .69231 | 7 | WLWWLL | 3-4 | |
| 1 | 9 | Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .91667 | 6 | WLWLLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .84615 | 4 | LWDLDL | 0-1 | |
| 11 | Walsall Town Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .27273 | 4 | WLWLLL | 1-4 | ||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .45455 | 2 | LLLLLW | 4-3 | ||