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PRESTON NORTH END 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 07, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 07, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:
Attendance:: 1,000
Pos Before/After:: 10 11
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Preston North End:: Apr 08, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 130 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 130 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 196 (of 5674)
Total:: 805 (of 7443)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: DDLLWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
Adrian Capes
Arthur Capes

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: EH Barr
Prior form: WLWDWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
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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	M	Joe Dewey	Debut
8	F	Chas Richards
9	M	Adrian Capes ()
10	F	Arthur Capes ()
11	F	Tom McInnes

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 07, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Bury
Burnley	0-1	Blackburn Rovers
Derby County	5-1	Stoke City
Liverpool	3-0	Sunderland
Preston North End	3-2	Nottingham Forest

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	11	6	3	2	18	8	4	1	0	10	1	2	2	2	8	7	2.250	15	WWLWDL
	2	Liverpool	12	6	2	4	19	12	3	1	1	9	2	3	1	3	10	10	1.583	14	LWLDWW
	3	Aston Villa	10	6	2	2	18	12	3	1	1	9	6	3	1	1	9	6	1.500	14	LDWWWW
	4	Preston North End	9	5	3	1	22	13	4	0	0	14	7	1	3	1	8	6	1.692	13	WLWDWW
	5	Sheffield United	10	4	5	1	16	10	2	3	0	7	3	2	2	1	9	7	1.600	13	DWWDLD
	6	The Wednesday	10	4	3	3	18	16	3	1	1	12	7	1	2	2	6	9	1.125	11	WWDDWD
	7	West Bromwich Albion	11	4	3	4	9	11	3	2	2	6	5	1	1	2	3	6	.818	11	LLWDLW
	8	Blackburn Rovers	10	4	2	4	12	16	4	0	2	10	8	0	2	2	2	8	.750	10	DWLWLL
	9	Everton	9	4	1	4	12	14	2	1	2	7	7	2	0	2	5	7	.857	9	WWLLLD
	10	Nottingham Forest	8	2	4	2	15	14	2	2	0	12	5	0	2	2	3	9	1.071	8	DDLLWD
	11	Burnley	9	2	3	4	14	19	2	3	0	8	6	0	0	4	6	13	.737	7	DLLWDL
	12	Sunderland	10	2	3	5	10	18	1	1	2	5	8	1	2	3	5	10	.556	7	LLLDWW
	13	Derby County	9	2	2	5	17	19	2	1	2	14	12	0	1	3	3	7	.895	6	WWLLLD
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	2	2	6	10	12	1	1	3	3	5	1	1	3	7	7	.833	6	DWLLLD
	15	Stoke City	9	3	0	6	13	21	2	0	2	7	6	1	0	4	6	15	.619	6	LLWWLL
	16	Bury	9	1	4	4	7	15	0	3	1	4	5	1	1	3	3	10	.467	6	LLLDDD

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	1	Liverpool	13	7	2	4	22	12	4	1	1	12	2	3	1	3	10	10	1.833	16	WLDWWW	3-0
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	11	6	3	2	18	8	4	1	0	10	1	2	2	2	8	7	2.250	15	WWLWDL
1	3	Preston North End	10	6	3	1	25	15	5	0	0	17	9	1	3	1	8	6	1.667	15	LWDWWW	3-2
1	4	Aston Villa	11	6	3	2	19	13	3	2	1	10	7	3	1	1	9	6	1.462	15	DWWWWD	1-1
	5	Sheffield United	10	4	5	1	16	10	2	3	0	7	3	2	2	1	9	7	1.600	13	DWWDLD
2	6	Blackburn Rovers	11	5	2	4	13	16	4	0	2	10	8	1	2	2	3	8	.813	12	WLWLLW	1-0
1	7	The Wednesday	10	4	3	3	18	16	3	1	1	12	7	1	2	2	6	9	1.125	11	WWDDWD
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	11	4	3	4	9	11	3	2	2	6	5	1	1	2	3	6	.818	11	LLWDLW
	9	Everton	9	4	1	4	12	14	2	1	2	7	7	2	0	2	5	7	.857	9	WWLLLD
3	10	Derby County	10	3	2	5	22	20	3	1	2	19	13	0	1	3	3	7	1.100	8	WLLLDW	5-1
1	11	Nottingham Forest	9	2	4	3	17	17	2	2	0	12	5	0	2	3	5	12	1.000	8	DLLWDL	2-3
1	12	Burnley	10	2	3	5	14	20	2	3	1	8	7	0	0	4	6	13	.700	7	LLWDLL	0-1
3	13	Bury	10	1	5	4	8	16	0	3	1	4	5	1	2	3	4	11	.500	7	LLDDDD	1-1
2	14	Sunderland	11	2	3	6	10	21	1	1	2	5	8	1	2	4	5	13	.476	7	LLDWWL	0-3
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	2	2	6	10	12	1	1	3	3	5	1	1	3	7	7	.833	6	DWLLLD
1	16	Stoke City	10	3	0	7	14	26	2	0	2	7	6	1	0	5	7	20	.538	6	LWWLLL	1-5