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 (Draw)
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- 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 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 124 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 190 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 799 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | Fred Forman  | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | M | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Tom McInnes |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 City |
| 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.00000 | 6 | DWDW | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.20000 | 6 | WLLWW | ||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00000 | 5 | LWDW | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00000 | 5 | WDW | ||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.16667 | 5 | WWLD | ||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00000 | 5 | WLDW | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.33333 | 4 | DWD | ||
| 8 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.50000 | 4 | DWD | ||
| 9 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.25000 | 4 | WWL | ||
| 10 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00000 | 4 | LDWD | ||
| 11 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .71429 | 3 | LDLW | ||
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .66667 | 3 | WDLL | ||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .71429 | 2 | WLLL | ||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .55556 | 2 | LLWL | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .50000 | 2 | LWLL | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .45455 | 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.33333 | 8 | DWDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.20000 | 7 | WLLWWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.33333 | 6 | LWDWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00000 | 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 | 1.57143 | 6 | DWDW | 5-3 |
| 3 | 6 | Everton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.40000 | 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 | 1.16667 | 6 | WWLDD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.80000 | 5 | DWDD | 2-2 |
| 2 | 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.33333 | 5 | LDLWW | 7-2 |
| 4 | 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .90000 | 5 | WLDWL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 11 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .77778 | 4 | LDWDL | 3-5 |
| 2 | 12 | The Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .75000 | 4 | LLWLW | 4-3 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .75000 | 3 | WLLLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .40000 | 3 | WDLLL | 2-7 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .57143 | 2 | LWLLL | 3-4 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .41667 | 2 | LDDLLL | 0-1 | |