FOREST 2 - 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Dec 12, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 12, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 10
11
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Oct 16, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 136 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 136 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 202 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 812 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 128 years, 6 months, 21 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | 20 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 29 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | M | 23 | Adrian Capes  | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Adam Ogilvie |
| 2 | D | Tom Brandon |
| 3 | D | Tom Nicol |
| 4 | D | Tom Booth |
| 5 | D | Geordie Dewar |
| 6 | M | Geordie Anderson |
| 7 | M | Harry Chippendale |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Whitehead |
| 9 | M | Josh Hargreaves |
| 10 | F | John Wilkie |
| 11 | F | John Campbell |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3-1 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sunderland | 1-1 | Everton |
| The Wednesday | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Stoke City |
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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.16667 | 21 | WDLWWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.06667 | 21 | WWDWWW | |||
| 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 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .92857 | 16 | LWLDWW | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.29630 | 15 | WWWWLD | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .91304 | 14 | WDLLWD | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .95833 | 13 | LDLWWL | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .51852 | 13 | LLWDLL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.05263 | 12 | LDLDWL | |||
| 12 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .77273 | 12 | DDDWDW | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.12500 | 10 | LLDWLW | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | .57895 | 10 | LWLDLD | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .45833 | 8 | WWLLLD | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .51613 | 7 | DLLLLL | |||
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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.16667 | 21 | WDLWWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.06667 | 21 | WWDWWW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.62500 | 20 | WWDDLW | 3-1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .87500 | 16 | WLDWWL | 1-2 | ||
| 7 | Derby County | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.29630 | 15 | WWWWLD | |||
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1.00000 | 15 | DLWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | The Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .91304 | 15 | DLLWDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.05000 | 13 | DLDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .51724 | 13 | LWDLLL | 1-2 | |
| 12 | Bury | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .72000 | 12 | DDWDWL | 1-3 | ||
| 1 | 13 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 28 | .61538 | 12 | WLDLDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.12500 | 11 | LDWLWD | 0-0 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .48000 | 9 | WLLLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .51613 | 7 | DLLLLL | |||