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ASTON VILLA 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 19, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 19, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Perry Barr
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-2

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: F Bye
Attendance:: 5,000
Pos Before/After:: 8 10
Opp Before/After:: 2 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Mar 06, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 137 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 137 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 203 (of 5679)
Total:: 812 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Frank Forman
Arthur Capes

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: WWDWWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Jack Reynolds
Jack Devey (15)
Charlie Athersmith

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Dan Allsop
2	D	Archibald Ritchie
3	D	James Iremonger
4	M	Frank Forman
5	M	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
1	GK	Jimmy Whitehouse
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Howard Spencer
4	D	Albert Evans
5	D	Jack Reynolds
6	M	Jimmy Crabtree
7	M	Steve Smith
8	M	Charlie Athersmith
9	M	Fred Wheldon
10	F	Jack Devey
11	F	Bob Chatt

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 19, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Burnley	1-1	The Wednesday
Derby County	3-2	Liverpool
Everton	4-2	Stoke City
Sunderland	0-1	Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Preston North End

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	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
	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
	7	Derby County	15	6	3	6	35	27	5	1	2	28	15	1	2	4	7	12	1.29630	15	WWWWLD
	8	Nottingham Forest	15	5	5	5	25	25	5	2	1	19	9	0	3	4	6	16	1.00000	15	DLWWLW
	9	The Wednesday	15	5	5	5	21	23	4	2	2	15	10	1	3	3	6	13	.91304	15	DLLWDD
	10	Everton	14	5	3	6	21	20	3	1	3	15	10	2	2	3	6	10	1.05000	13	DLDWLD
	11	Blackburn Rovers	15	5	3	7	15	29	4	1	3	11	13	1	2	4	4	16	.51724	13	LWDLLL
	12	Bury	14	3	6	5	18	25	2	3	1	11	9	1	3	4	7	16	.72000	12	DDWDWL
	13	Stoke City	16	5	2	9	24	39	3	2	2	13	11	2	0	7	11	28	.61538	12	WLDLDW
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	4	3	7	18	16	3	1	3	9	6	1	2	4	9	10	1.12500	11	LDWLWD
	15	Sunderland	15	2	5	8	12	25	1	3	2	6	9	1	2	6	6	16	.48000	9	WLLLDD
	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	Result(s)
1	1	Aston Villa	15	10	3	2	34	17	5	2	1	17	9	5	1	1	17	8	2.00000	23	WDWWWW	3-2
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	15	9	4	2	28	14	5	2	0	14	3	4	2	2	14	11	2.00000	22	DLWWWD	2-2
	3	Liverpool	18	8	4	6	28	19	5	2	1	15	3	3	2	5	13	16	1.47368	20	WDDLWL	2-3
	4	Preston North End	15	7	5	3	33	22	6	1	1	23	13	1	4	2	10	9	1.50000	19	WLDLWD	1-1
2	5	Derby County	16	7	3	6	38	29	6	1	2	31	17	1	2	4	7	12	1.31034	17	WWWLDW	3-2
	6	West Bromwich Albion	17	6	5	6	16	18	4	2	4	8	8	2	3	2	8	10	.88889	17	LDWWLD	2-2
2	7	Sheffield United	13	5	6	2	19	13	2	4	1	9	6	3	2	1	10	7	1.46154	16	DLDWDL
1	8	The Wednesday	16	5	6	5	22	24	4	2	2	15	10	1	4	3	7	14	.91667	16	LLWDDD	1-1
1	9	Everton	15	6	3	6	25	22	4	1	3	19	12	2	2	3	6	10	1.13636	15	LDWLDW	4-2
2	10	Nottingham Forest	16	5	5	6	27	28	5	2	1	19	9	0	3	5	8	19	.96429	15	LWWLWL	2-3
	11	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	3	7	16	29	4	1	3	11	13	2	2	4	5	16	.55172	15	WDLLLW	1-0
2	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	4	7	19	17	3	2	3	10	7	1	2	4	9	10	1.11765	12	DWLWDD	1-1
1	13	Bury	14	3	6	5	18	25	2	3	1	11	9	1	3	4	7	16	.72000	12	DDWDWL
1	14	Stoke City	17	5	2	10	26	43	3	2	2	13	11	2	0	8	13	32	.60465	12	LDLDWL	2-4
	15	Sunderland	16	2	5	9	12	26	1	3	3	6	10	1	2	6	6	16	.46154	9	LLLDDL	0-1
	16	Burnley	14	2	4	8	17	32	2	4	1	9	8	0	0	7	8	24	.53125	8	LLLLLD	1-1