The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 ASTON VILLA - Fri Apr 03, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Apr 03, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Town Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1895-96
Referee:
Attendance:: 10,000
Pos Before/After:: 13 13
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Dec 19, 1896

GAME COUNT:
League:: 118 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 118 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 184 (of 5736)
Total:: 785 (of 7523)
Played:: 128 years, 7 months, 21 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: DLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goals

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: WDWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Fred Burton (74')
Johnny Campbell (90')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	23	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	26	Peter McCracken
5	M	29	John McPherson
6	M		Alec Stewart
7	F	22	Fred Forman
8	F	25	Albert Carnelly
9	F	20	Chas Richards
10	F	26	Arthur Shaw
11	F	22	Tom McInnes

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Wilkes
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Howard Spencer
4	D	Jimmy Welford
5	D	Fred Burton
6	M	Jimmy Crabtree
7	M	Jack Reynolds
8	M	Charlie Athersmith
9	M	Jack Cowan
10	F	Jack Devey
11	F	Johnny Campbell

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Apr 03, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-1	Stoke City
Bolton Wanderers	4-1	Sheffield United
Burnley	1-1	Small Heath
Bury	1-2	Sunderland
Everton	2-2	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	0-2	Aston Villa
Preston North End	0-0	West Bromwich Albion

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST DIVISION								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	Aston Villa	28	18	5	5	72	44	13	1	0	43	16	5	4	5	29	28	1.63636	41	WDWDWL
	2	Derby County	26	16	4	6	62	30	11	1	1	40	12	5	3	5	22	18	2.06667	36	DDWWLL
	3	Everton	26	15	5	6	60	37	10	2	1	37	14	5	3	5	23	23	1.62162	35	DDWLLW
	4	Sunderland	28	13	7	8	49	40	10	5	0	36	14	3	2	8	13	26	1.22500	33	DWWWLW
	5	Bolton Wanderers	25	13	4	8	40	29	9	2	1	26	12	4	2	7	14	17	1.37931	30	WWDWDW
	6	Stoke City	27	14	0	13	51	42	11	0	2	39	9	3	0	11	12	33	1.21429	28	LLWLWL
	7	Blackburn Rovers	24	11	4	9	35	35	9	1	4	23	17	2	3	5	12	18	1.00000	26	WWLLDW
	8	Preston North End	27	11	4	12	43	46	8	3	1	30	16	3	1	11	13	30	.93478	26	DWLLLW
	9	The Wednesday	26	10	5	11	40	50	9	2	3	28	18	1	3	8	12	32	.80000	25	LDWLLL
	10	Bury	25	11	2	12	46	42	6	1	6	29	22	5	1	6	17	20	1.09524	24	WWLWWW
	11	Sheffield United	27	9	6	12	30	44	8	4	2	20	12	1	2	10	10	32	.68182	24	LWLDWD
	12	Burnley	27	9	5	13	39	41	7	3	2	24	8	2	2	11	15	33	.95122	23	WLWLWD
	13	Nottingham Forest	27	9	3	15	38	53	9	1	2	30	12	0	2	13	8	41	.71698	21	DLWLLL
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	8	1	17	52	58	8	0	5	37	18	0	1	12	15	40	.89655	17	WLLLLW
	15	Small Heath	25	7	2	16	36	73	6	2	5	20	22	1	0	11	16	51	.49315	16	LDLWWL
	16	West Bromwich Albion	26	5	5	16	26	55	4	3	6	15	20	1	2	10	11	35	.47273	15	DLLWWL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								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	Aston Villa	29	19	5	5	74	44	13	1	0	43	16	6	4	5	31	28	1.68182	43	DWDWLW		2-0
	2	Derby County	27	16	5	6	64	32	11	1	1	40	12	5	4	5	24	20	2.00000	37	DWWLLD		2-2
	3	Everton	27	15	6	6	62	39	10	3	1	39	16	5	3	5	23	23	1.58974	36	DWLLWD		2-2
	4	Sunderland	29	14	7	8	51	41	10	5	0	36	14	4	2	8	15	27	1.24390	35	WWWLWW		2-1
	5	Bolton Wanderers	26	14	4	8	44	30	10	2	1	30	13	4	2	7	14	17	1.46667	32	WDWDWW		4-1
	6	Stoke City	28	14	0	14	52	45	11	0	2	39	9	3	0	12	13	36	1.15556	28	LWLWLL		1-3
	7	Blackburn Rovers	25	12	4	9	38	36	10	1	4	26	18	2	3	5	12	18	1.05556	28	WLLDWW		3-1
	8	Preston North End	28	11	5	12	43	46	8	4	1	30	16	3	1	11	13	30	.93478	27	WLLLWD		0-0
	9	The Wednesday	26	10	5	11	40	50	9	2	3	28	18	1	3	8	12	32	.80000	25	LDWLLL
	10	Bury	26	11	2	13	47	44	6	1	7	30	24	5	1	6	17	20	1.06818	24	WLWWWL		1-2
1	11	Burnley	28	9	6	13	40	42	7	4	2	25	9	2	2	11	15	33	.95238	24	LWLWDD		1-1
1	12	Sheffield United	28	9	6	13	31	48	8	4	2	20	12	1	2	11	11	36	.64583	24	WLDWDL		1-4
	13	Nottingham Forest	28	9	3	16	38	55	9	1	3	30	14	0	2	13	8	41	.69091	21	LWLLLL		0-2
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	8	1	17	52	58	8	0	5	37	18	0	1	12	15	40	.89655	17	WLLLLW
	15	Small Heath	26	7	3	16	37	74	6	2	5	20	22	1	1	11	17	52	.50000	17	DLWWLD		1-1
	16	West Bromwich Albion	27	5	6	16	26	55	4	3	6	15	20	1	3	10	11	35	.47273	16	LLWWLD		0-0