LINCOLN CITY 1 - 4 FOREST - Sat Feb 20, 1892 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 20, 1892 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Lincoln City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- John O'Gaunts
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 4-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1891-92
- Referee:
- JJ Bentley
- Attendance:
- 3,500
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 8
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Bromwich Albion (FA Cup)
- Football Alliance:
- Manchester United
- League:
- Everton
- Lincoln City:
- Sep 08, 1892
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 61 (of 66)
- Total:
- 572 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 132 years, 9 months, 5 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: DLWDWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
LINCOLN CITY
Manager: None
Prior form: LDLLDD (Old to recent)
Goals
?
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  William Brown | ||
| 2 | D | 19 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Albert Smith | |
| 5 | M | David Russell | ||
| 6 | M | 24 | John McPherson | |
| 7 | F | 22 | William Mason | |
| 8 | M | Williamson (1892) | ||
| 9 | F | 28 | Alex Higgins  | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham St George's | 0-0 | Grimsby Town |
| Lincoln City | 1-4 | Nottingham Forest |
| Newton Heath LYR | 1-1 | The Wednesday |
| Small Heath | 4-0 | Ardwick |
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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3.50000 | 26 | DLWDWD | |||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1.90476 | 23 | WDDDDW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.96154 | 22 | WLLWWW | |||
| 4 | Burton Swifts | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 1.00000 | 20 | DWWLWW | |||
| 5 | Small Heath | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1.14286 | 17 | WWDDLD | |||
| 6 | Bootle | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | .60000 | 14 | LLLDWW | |||
| 7 | Ardwick | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .69767 | 12 | DWLDLL | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | .71429 | 11 | LDLLDD | |||
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 30 | .57143 | 11 | WWWLLD | |||
| 10 | Birmingham St George's | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | .88235 | 10 | LLWLDW | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | .56757 | 9 | DDLLDW | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | .84000 | 7 | LLDLWL | |||
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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3.53333 | 28 | LWDWDW | 4-1 | ||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1.86364 | 24 | DDDDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1.92593 | 23 | LLWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | Burton Swifts | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 1.00000 | 20 | DWWLWW | |||
| 5 | Small Heath | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1.28571 | 19 | WDDLDW | 4-0 | ||
| 6 | Bootle | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | .60000 | 14 | LLLDWW | |||
| 7 | Ardwick | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | .63830 | 12 | WLDLLL | 0-4 | ||
 2 | 8 | Birmingham St George's | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | .88235 | 11 | LWLDWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | .65625 | 11 | DLLDDL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 30 | .57143 | 11 | WWWLLD | ||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | .56757 | 9 | DDLLDW | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | .84000 | 8 | LDLWLD | 0-0 | ||