FOREST 2 - 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED - Sat Sep 26, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 26, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- League Week:
- 4 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 4
4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Derby County (League Tier 1)
- Sheffield United:
- Feb 20, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 124 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 124 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 190 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 800 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 129 years, 11 months, 16 days ago
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: JB Wolstinholm
Prior form: WDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Ernest Needham
Fred Priest
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 20 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 29 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 27 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Fred Forman  | |
| 8 | F | 21 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | M | 23 | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Willie Foulke |
| 2 | D | Mick Whitham |
| 3 | D | Bob Cain |
| 4 | D | Rabbi Howell |
| 5 | D | Tom Morren |
| 6 | M | Ernest Needham |
| 7 | M | Jimmy Yates |
| 8 | M | Charlie Henderson |
| 9 | M | Jack Almond |
| 10 | F | Harry Hammond |
| 11 | F | Fred Priest |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-2 | Everton |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Derby County | 7-2 | Bury |
| Liverpool | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Sheffield United |
| Preston North End | 5-3 | Burnley |
| The Wednesday | 4-3 | Stoke |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | DWDW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | WLLWW | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | LWDW | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | WLDW | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 9 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WDLL | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | LLWL | |||
| 15 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 2 | LDDLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | DWDWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | WLLWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | LWDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | WDWD | 2-2 | ||
 3 | 5 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | DWDW | 5-3 | |
| 3 | 6 | Everton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | WWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | WWLDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | DWDD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | LDLWW | 7-2 | |
| 4 | 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | WLDWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 11 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LDWDL | 3-5 | |
| 2 | 12 | The Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LLWLW | 4-3 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | WLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 3 | WDLLL | 2-7 | |
| 15 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 | LWLLL | 3-4 | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 2 | LDDLLL | 0-1 | ||