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)
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 11/14
- Opp Before/After:
- 14/11
- Referee:
- Henn
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Burnley
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 127 (of 4877)
- League Tier 1:
- 127 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 193 (of 5574)
- Total:
- 797 (of 7322)
- 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
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
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 | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | Preston North End |
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Sheffield 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 | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.400 | 12 | DWWWWL | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.167 | 11 | DWDDWW | |
 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.500 | 10 | DWDWLW |
| 3 | 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.273 | 10 | DWLDWW |
| 5 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.308 | 9 | WDWLWD | |
 3 | 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.182 | 9 | WWDLWL |
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.100 | 8 | WLWWLL |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .923 | 8 | WLWWDD | |
| 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 | 10 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .867 | 7 | WDLLWD |
| 3 | 11 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .867 | 6 | WLLLWW |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .933 | 5 | DLWWLL | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .909 | 5 | LLDWLL | |
| 3 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .818 | 5 | DWDDLL |
| 15 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .500 | 5 | LLLLDW | |
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .385 | 4 | DLLLLD | |