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
- Pos Before/After:
- 9/8
- Opp Before/After:
- 10/11
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Forest Tier:
- 1
- Opponent Tier:
- 1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Aston Villa
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 136 (of 4823)
- League Tier 1:
- 136 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 202 (of 5517)
- Total:
- 806 (of 7260)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
Goals:
Lineup:
| 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
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 | GA | Pts | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |