SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 - 3 FOREST - Sat Feb 20, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 20, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Bramall Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 WON
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 4 4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (FA Cup)
- League:
- Aston Villa
- Sheffield United:
- Sep 18, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 144 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 144 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 212 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 823 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 127 years, 2 months, 0 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LWLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals
John McPherson
Fred Forman
Chas Richards
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 20 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 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 | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Bury |
| Preston North End | 2-2 | The Wednesday |
| Sheffield United | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 4-1 | 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 | Aston Villa | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 1.53125 | 32 | WLLWWW | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.52632 | 29 | WWWLWW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.17647 | 28 | LWDWWL | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.75000 | 26 | LDWDLW | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.51724 | 25 | DDDLWW | |||
| 6 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.36364 | 25 | WWWWWL | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.40909 | 24 | DLLLLW | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .65000 | 23 | WLWLWL | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.07143 | 21 | DLWWLD | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | .86842 | 19 | LWLLWL | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .50000 | 19 | LLWLWL | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 34 | .75510 | 17 | LLWLDW | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1.03448 | 16 | LWLLLW | |||
| 14 | Bury | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .69697 | 16 | LWDLDL | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .68182 | 14 | DWLDLL | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | .57500 | 14 | LDLWLL | |||
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 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 1.53125 | 32 | WLLWWW | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.52632 | 29 | WWWLWW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.17647 | 28 | LWDWWL | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.52174 | 26 | DWDLWL | 0-3 | ||
| 5 | Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.48387 | 26 | DDLWWD | 2-2 | ||
| 6 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.36364 | 25 | WWWWWL | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.40909 | 24 | DLLLLW | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .65000 | 23 | WLWLWL | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.06667 | 22 | LWWLDD | 2-2 | ||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | .94737 | 21 | WLLWLW | 3-0 | ||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .50000 | 19 | LWLWLL | 1-2 | ||
 2 | 12 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | .73529 | 18 | WDLDLW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 13 | Stoke City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | .71698 | 17 | LWLDWL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1.03448 | 16 | LWLLLW | ||
| 1 | 15 | Sunderland | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | .65854 | 16 | DLWLLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Burnley | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .68182 | 14 | DWLDLL | ||