WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 23, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 23, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stoney Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-4 LOST
10- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup)
- League:
- Sheffield United
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Sep 11, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 143 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 143 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 209 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 820 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 127 years, 2 months, 27 days ago
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: DLWLWL (Old to recent)
Goals
Richards
Richards
Richards
Williams
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 | Willie Wragg | ||
| 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 | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | Richards  |
| 9 | M | Williams |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield United | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | The Wednesday |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | 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 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1.48276 | 28 | WDWLLW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1.39286 | 28 | DLWDWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.44828 | 25 | WWWWWW | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.43243 | 25 | WWWWWL | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1.93750 | 24 | WWLDWD | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.53846 | 23 | WDDDLW | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1.31818 | 22 | WDLLLL | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .58333 | 21 | DLWLWL | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.07143 | 20 | DDLWWL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | .97059 | 19 | LLWLLW | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .51064 | 19 | LLLWLW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .74194 | 16 | WLWDLD | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | .96429 | 14 | DLWLLL | |||
| 14 | Burnley | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .71053 | 14 | DWDWLD | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 34 | .64583 | 14 | DWLLWL | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | .58974 | 14 | WLDLWL | |||
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 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1.48276 | 28 | WDWLLW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1.39286 | 28 | DLWDWW | |||
 1 | 3 | Derby County | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.45946 | 27 | WWWWLW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 4 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.44828 | 25 | WWWWWW | ||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1.68421 | 24 | WLDWDL | 1-3 | ||
| 6 | Preston North End | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.53846 | 23 | WDDDLW | |||
| 1 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .69444 | 23 | LWLWLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1.31818 | 22 | WDLLLL | ||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.07143 | 21 | DLWWLD | 0-0 | ||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | .86842 | 19 | LWLLWL | 0-4 | ||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .51064 | 19 | LLLWLW | |||
| 1 | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1.03448 | 16 | LWLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .74194 | 16 | WLWDLD | ||
| 1 | 14 | Stoke City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 34 | .64583 | 15 | WLLWLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Burnley | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .71053 | 14 | DWDWLD | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | .57500 | 14 | LDLWLL | 0-1 | ||