FOREST 4 - 1 DERBY COUNTY - Thu Apr 20, 1893 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Thu Apr 20, 1893 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Derby County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 4-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Journal - Friday 21 April 1893
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Burton United (Friendly)
- Friendly:
- Burton United
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Derby County:
- Dec 09, 1893
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 451 (of 813)
- Total:
- 635 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 131 years, 5 days ago
Review
According to the Nottingham Journal, we played the game in white as the weather was too hot for our thick red flannel shirts. The game also kicked off twenty minutes early at 3:10pm instead of 3:30!
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 21 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 21 | Thomas Hamilton | |
| 5 | M | 23 | Albert Smith | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | M | 24 | Neil McCallum  | |
| 8 | M | 24 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 9 | F | 19 | Tom McInnes (20') (25') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Horace Pike | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Harry Daft | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Robinson |
| 2 | D | Methven |
| 3 | D | Staley |
| 4 | D | Cox |
| 5 | D | A Goodall |
| 6 | M | Hickinbottom |
| 7 | M | McLachlan |
| 8 | M | Bloomer |
| 9 | M | Francis |
| 10 | F | McMillan |
| 11 | F | Little |