FOREST 2 - 2 THE WEDNESDAY - Sat Oct 31, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 31, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 6 6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Preston North End (League Tier 1)
- The Wednesday:
- Jan 30, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 129 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 129 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 195 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 805 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 128 years, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WDDLLW (Old to recent)
Goals
Adrian Capes - Adrian Capes first goal
Adrian Capes
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | Bert Abbott | Last game | |
| 6 | M | 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 | ? |
| 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 | 0-4 | Preston North End |
| Bury | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Everton | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | The Wednesday |
| Sheffield United | 2-2 | Derby County |
| Stoke City | 0-2 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Liverpool |
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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.20000 | 14 | WWWWLW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.75000 | 12 | DDWWDL | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.50000 | 12 | DLWLDW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.33333 | 12 | WLDWWW | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.38462 | 11 | DWLWDW | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.14286 | 10 | LWWDDW | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.00000 | 10 | WDWLWL | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .80000 | 9 | DDLLWD | |||
| 9 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .85714 | 8 | LWWLLL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.08333 | 7 | WDDLLW | |||
| 11 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .73684 | 7 | DLLWDL | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .55556 | 7 | LLLDWW | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .68421 | 6 | LLLWWL | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .88235 | 5 | LWWLLL | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .83333 | 5 | LDWLLL | |||
| 16 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .38462 | 5 | LLLLDD | |||
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 | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.57143 | 15 | WWWLWD | 2-2 | ||
 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.58333 | 14 | LWLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.50000 | 14 | LDWWWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Preston North End | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.69231 | 13 | WLWDWW | 4-0 | |
 3 | 5 | Sheffield United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.60000 | 13 | DWWDLD | 2-2 | |
| 6 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.12500 | 11 | WWDDWD | 2-2 | ||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .75000 | 10 | DWLWLL | 0-4 | ||
| 1 | 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .85714 | 9 | WWLLLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .72727 | 9 | DLLWDL | 0-1 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.07143 | 8 | DDLLWD | 2-2 | ||
| 11 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .73684 | 7 | DLLWDL | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .55556 | 7 | LLLDWW | |||
| 1 | 13 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .89474 | 6 | WWLLLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .83333 | 6 | DWLLLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 15 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .61905 | 6 | LLWWLL | 0-2 | |
| 16 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .46667 | 6 | LLLDDD | 2-2 | ||