FOREST 1 - 1 DERBY COUNTY - Sat Oct 03, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 03, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Derby County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 (Aba)
- Replay:
- Oct 03, 1896
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Derby County:
- Nov 18, 1896
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 125 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 125 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 191 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 800 (of 7500)
- Notes:
- Abandoned due to crowd issues
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review
Game abandoned in the 70th minute after the crowd invaded the pitch. Forest lost the rescheduled game 1-2.
Stats:
The attendance of 20,000 was the record attendance at the time.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-2 | Burnley |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Preston North End |
| Everton | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| Sheffield United | 0-0 | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | 0-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | The Wednesday |
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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.33333 | 8 | DWDWW | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.20000 | 7 | WLLWWD | ||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.33333 | 6 | LWDWD | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00000 | 6 | WDWD | ||
| 5 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.57143 | 6 | DWDW | ||
| 6 | Everton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.40000 | 6 | WWLW | ||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.16667 | 6 | WWLDD | ||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.80000 | 5 | DWDD | ||
| 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.33333 | 5 | LDLWW | ||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .90000 | 5 | WLDWL | ||
| 11 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .77778 | 4 | LDWDL | ||
| 12 | The Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .75000 | 4 | LLWLW | ||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .75000 | 3 | WLLLD | ||
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .40000 | 3 | WDLLL | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .57143 | 2 | LWLLL | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .41667 | 2 | LDDLLL | ||
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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.50000 | 10 | DWDWWW | 3-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.00000 | 8 | LWDWDW | 3-2 |
| 3 | 3 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.50000 | 8 | WWLWW | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00000 | 7 | WDWDD | 0-0 | |
 3 | 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00000 | 7 | LLWWDL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 6 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.20000 | 6 | DWDWL | 1-3 |
| 5 | 7 | The Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .91667 | 6 | LLWLWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 8 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .90000 | 6 | WLDWLD | 0-0 |
| 2 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .87500 | 6 | WWLDDL | 0-2 |
| 2 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.80000 | 5 | DWDD | |
| 2 | 11 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.33333 | 5 | LDLWW | |
| 1 | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.12500 | 5 | WLLLDW | 3-0 |
| 2 | 13 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .75000 | 4 | LDWDLL | 2-3 |
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .40000 | 3 | WDLLL | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .57143 | 2 | LWLLL | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .33333 | 2 | DDLLLL | 0-3 | |