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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 05, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 05, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: A Kingscott
Attendance:: 3,000
Pos Before/After:: 8 9
Opp Before/After:: 14 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Apr 10, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 135 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 135 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 201 (of 5724)
Total:: 811 (of 7505)
Played:: 127 years, 4 months, 15 days ago

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

Goals
Fred Forman

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: LLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	24	Archibald Ritchie
3	D	20	James Iremonger
4	M		Willie Wragg
5	M	29	John McPherson
6	M		Alec Stewart
7	F	23	Fred Forman
8	F		Fred Spencer
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	?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 05, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Sheffield United	0-1	West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City	2-2	Derby County
Sunderland	0-0	The Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-1	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	Status
	1	Aston Villa	14	9	3	2	31	15	4	2	1	14	7	5	1	1	17	8	2.06667	21	WWDWWW
	2	Bolton Wanderers	13	8	3	2	24	12	4	1	0	10	1	4	2	2	14	11	2.00000	19	LWDLWW
	3	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	23	15	4	2	1	12	2	3	2	4	11	13	1.53333	18	WWWDDL
	4	Preston North End	14	7	4	3	32	21	6	1	1	23	13	1	3	2	9	8	1.52381	18	WWLDLW
	5	Sheffield United	12	5	6	1	19	12	2	4	0	9	5	3	2	1	10	7	1.58333	16	WDLDWD
	6	Derby County	14	6	2	6	33	25	5	1	2	28	15	1	1	4	5	10	1.32000	14	DWWWWL
	7	West Bromwich Albion	14	5	4	5	12	14	4	2	3	7	6	1	2	2	5	8	.85714	14	DLWLDW
	8	Nottingham Forest	13	4	5	4	22	20	4	2	1	17	8	0	3	3	5	12	1.10000	13	DLDLWW
	9	The Wednesday	13	5	3	5	21	23	4	1	2	15	10	1	2	3	6	13	.91304	13	DWDLLW
	10	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	3	6	14	27	4	1	3	11	13	1	2	3	3	14	.51852	13	LLWDLL
	11	Everton	12	5	2	5	20	17	3	1	3	15	10	2	1	2	5	7	1.17647	12	LLDLDW
	12	Bury	13	3	6	4	17	22	2	3	1	11	9	1	3	3	6	13	.77273	12	DDDWDW
	13	Stoke City	14	4	1	9	20	36	3	1	2	11	9	1	0	7	9	27	.55556	9	LLWLDL
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	2	7	14	15	2	1	3	5	5	1	1	4	9	10	.93333	8	LLLDWL
	15	Burnley	13	2	3	8	16	31	2	3	1	8	7	0	0	7	8	24	.51613	7	DLLLLL
	16	Sunderland	13	2	3	8	11	24	1	1	2	5	8	1	2	6	6	16	.45833	7	DWWLLL

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	Aston Villa	14	9	3	2	31	15	4	2	1	14	7	5	1	1	17	8	2.06667	21	WWDWWW
	2	Bolton Wanderers	13	8	3	2	24	12	4	1	0	10	1	4	2	2	14	11	2.00000	19	LWDLWW
	3	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	23	15	4	2	1	12	2	3	2	4	11	13	1.53333	18	WWWDDL
	4	Preston North End	14	7	4	3	32	21	6	1	1	23	13	1	3	2	9	8	1.52381	18	WWLDLW
	5	Sheffield United	13	5	6	2	19	13	2	4	1	9	6	3	2	1	10	7	1.46154	16	DLDWDL		0-1
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	15	6	4	5	13	14	4	2	3	7	6	2	2	2	6	8	.92857	16	LWLDWW		1-0
1	7	Derby County	15	6	3	6	35	27	5	1	2	28	15	1	2	4	7	12	1.29630	15	WWWWLD		2-2
1	8	The Wednesday	14	5	4	5	21	23	4	1	2	15	10	1	3	3	6	13	.91304	14	WDLLWD		0-0
1	9	Nottingham Forest	14	4	5	5	23	24	4	2	1	17	8	0	3	4	6	16	.95833	13	LDLWWL		1-4
	10	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	3	6	14	27	4	1	3	11	13	1	2	3	3	14	.51852	13	LLWDLL
	11	Everton	12	5	2	5	20	17	3	1	3	15	10	2	1	2	5	7	1.17647	12	LLDLDW
	12	Bury	13	3	6	4	17	22	2	3	1	11	9	1	3	3	6	13	.77273	12	DDDWDW
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	4	2	7	18	16	3	1	3	9	6	1	1	4	9	10	1.12500	10	LLDWLW		4-1
1	14	Stoke City	15	4	2	9	22	38	3	2	2	13	11	1	0	7	9	27	.57895	10	LWLDLD		2-2
1	15	Sunderland	14	2	4	8	11	24	1	2	2	5	8	1	2	6	6	16	.45833	8	WWLLLD		0-0
1	16	Burnley	13	2	3	8	16	31	2	3	1	8	7	0	0	7	8	24	.51613	7	DLLLLL