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)
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- Position Before:
- 9
- Position After:
- 8
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1896-97
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Aston Villa
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 136 (of 4780)
- League Tier 1
- 136 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 202 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 803 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Blackburn Rovers Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Radford
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | M | Adrian Capes  | |
| 9 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Tom McInnes |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 12, 1896)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Everton |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Stoke City |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 21 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 21 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 15 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 14 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 13 | |
| 11 | Everton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 12 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 10 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 8 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -15 | 7 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 21 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 21 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 20 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 15 | |
| ⇧ | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Bury | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 12 | |
| ⇧ | 13 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -15 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 9 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -15 | 7 | |