STOKE CITY 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 17, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 17, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 (Lost)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Burnley (League Tier 1)
- Stoke City:
- Nov 20, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 127 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 127 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 193 (of 5674)
- Total:
- 802 (of 7443)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review:
The original referee (Mr Adams) missed his train so the senior lineman took his place
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 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 |
|---|
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Burnley | 2-2 | Preston North End |
| Bury | 1-1 | The Wednesday |
| Derby County | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| Stoke City | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 4-3 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.000 | 12 | WDWWWW | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2.200 | 9 | WDWDDW | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.429 | 9 | LWWDLW | ||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.375 | 8 | WDWDWL | ||
| 5 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.364 | 8 | DWDWLW | ||
| 6 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.250 | 8 | WWLWWL | ||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.100 | 8 | LDWLDW | ||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .917 | 7 | LWLWWD | ||
| 9 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .846 | 6 | DWDLLW | ||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .700 | 6 | WLDDLL | ||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.125 | 5 | DWDDL | ||
| 12 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.083 | 5 | LDLWWL | ||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.000 | 5 | LLLDWL | ||
| 14 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .667 | 4 | LWLLLW | ||
| 15 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .333 | 3 | DLLLLD | ||
| 16 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .333 | 3 | WDLLLL | ||
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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.400 | 12 | DWWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.167 | 11 | DWDDWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.500 | 10 | DWDWLW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.273 | 10 | DWLDWW | 3-1 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.308 | 9 | WDWLWD | 2-2 | |
 3 | 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.182 | 9 | WWDLWL | 3-4 |
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.100 | 8 | WLWWLL | 1-2 |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .923 | 8 | WLWWDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .800 | 8 | LDDLLW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 10 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .867 | 7 | WDLLWD | 2-2 |
| 3 | 11 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .867 | 6 | WLLLWW | 3-0 |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .933 | 5 | DLWWLL | 1-3 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .909 | 5 | LLDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .818 | 5 | DWDDLL | 0-3 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .500 | 5 | LLLLDW | 4-3 | |
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .385 | 4 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | |