The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 ASTON VILLA - Sat Mar 06, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 06, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Town Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: JH Strawson
Attendance:: 10,000
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Mar 26, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 145 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 145 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 215 (of 5724)
Total:: 826 (of 7505)
Played:: 127 years, 2 months, 5 days ago

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

Goals
Fred Spencer
Fred Spencer

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

Goals
Jack Devey (12')
Jack Cowan
Johnny Campbell
Alec Stewart (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	21	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M		Willie Wragg
5	M	21	Frank Forman
6	M		Alec Stewart	Last game
7	F		Fred Spencer
8	M	23	Adrian Capes
9	F	21	Chas Richards
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	23	Tom McInnes

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop	233		3	2
2	D	21	James Iremonger	305	3	3	2
3	D		Adam Scott	211	3	3	2
4	M		Willie Wragg	58	1	3	2
5	M	21	Frank Forman	254	29	3	2
6	M		Alec Stewart	107	2	63	10
7	F		Fred Spencer	44	18	91	16
8	M	23	Adrian Capes	34	8	7	3
9	F	21	Chas Richards	85	27	3	2
10	F	22	Arthur Capes	191	39	3	2
11	F	23	Tom McInnes	185	59	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Wilkes
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Howard Spencer
4	D	Albert Evans
5	D	Jack Reynolds
6	M	Jimmy Crabtree
7	M	Jack Cowan
8	M	Charlie Athersmith
9	M	Fred Wheldon
10	F	Johnny Campbell
11	F	Jack Devey

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 06, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	4-2	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	1-3	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Aston Villa
Sunderland	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
The Wednesday	1-0	Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Sheffield United

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	23	15	4	4	52	33	7	2	2	22	14	8	2	2	30	19	1.57576	34	LLWWWW
2	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	43	34	7	4	1	22	6	5	2	7	21	28	1.26471	30	WDWWLW
3	Sheffield United	24	10	9	5	37	24	5	4	4	21	14	5	5	1	16	10	1.54167	29	DLWLWD
4	Derby County	23	13	3	7	58	38	10	1	2	43	19	3	2	5	15	19	1.52632	29	WWWLWW
5	Preston North End	22	9	8	5	47	34	7	3	1	31	17	2	5	4	16	17	1.38235	26	DLWWDL
6	Bolton Wanderers	21	10	5	6	31	22	5	2	1	15	7	5	3	5	16	15	1.40909	25	LLLLWD
7	Everton	22	11	3	8	46	36	6	1	4	30	19	5	2	4	16	17	1.27778	25	WWWWLL
8	The Wednesday	24	7	10	7	33	31	6	4	2	23	11	1	6	5	10	20	1.06452	24	WLDDDD
9	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	5	10	26	40	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	4	11	24	.65000	23	WLWLWL
10	Nottingham Forest	23	8	5	10	36	38	7	2	2	24	10	1	3	8	12	28	.94737	21	WLLWLW
11	Bury	22	6	9	7	29	36	4	4	2	17	13	2	5	5	12	23	.80556	21	LDLWDW
12	Stoke City	24	8	3	13	41	55	5	3	3	24	17	3	0	10	17	38	.74545	19	WLDWLW
13	Blackburn Rovers	24	8	3	13	26	52	6	1	6	21	22	2	2	7	5	30	.50000	19	LWLWLL
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	6	5	12	31	33	4	3	5	19	13	2	2	7	12	20	.93939	17	LLLWDL
15	Sunderland	26	5	7	14	28	43	3	5	5	17	18	2	2	9	11	25	.65116	17	WLLWLD
16	Burnley	23	4	7	12	33	48	3	5	4	18	19	1	2	8	15	29	.68750	15	LDLLLD

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	24	16	4	4	56	35	7	2	2	22	14	9	2	2	34	21	1.60000	36	LWWWWW		4-2
2	2	Derby County	24	14	3	7	61	39	10	1	2	43	19	4	2	5	18	20	1.56410	31	WWLWWW		3-1
	3	Sheffield United	25	10	10	5	38	25	5	4	4	21	14	5	6	1	17	11	1.52000	30	LWLWDD		1-1
2	4	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	43	34	7	4	1	22	6	5	2	7	21	28	1.26471	30	WDWWLW
	5	Preston North End	22	9	8	5	47	34	7	3	1	31	17	2	5	4	16	17	1.38235	26	DLWWDL
2	6	The Wednesday	25	8	10	7	34	31	7	4	2	24	11	1	6	5	10	20	1.09677	26	LDDDDW		1-0
1	7	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	5	7	32	25	5	2	2	16	10	5	3	5	16	15	1.28000	25	LLLWDL		1-3
1	8	Everton	23	11	3	9	48	40	6	1	4	30	19	5	2	5	18	21	1.20000	25	WWWLLL		2-4
	9	West Bromwich Albion	25	9	5	11	27	42	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	5	12	26	.64286	23	LWLWLL		1-2
	10	Nottingham Forest	24	8	5	11	38	42	7	2	3	26	14	1	3	8	12	28	.90476	21	LLWLWL		2-4
	11	Bury	22	6	9	7	29	36	4	4	2	17	13	2	5	5	12	23	.80556	21	LDLWDW
1	12	Blackburn Rovers	25	9	3	13	30	54	7	1	6	25	24	2	2	7	5	30	.55556	21	WLWLLW		4-2
1	13	Stoke City	24	8	3	13	41	55	5	3	3	24	17	3	0	10	17	38	.74545	19	WLDWLW
1	14	Sunderland	27	6	7	14	30	44	4	5	5	19	19	2	2	9	11	25	.68182	19	LLWLDW		2-1
1	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	6	6	12	32	34	4	4	5	20	14	2	2	7	12	20	.94118	18	LLWDLD		1-1
	16	Burnley	24	4	7	13	33	49	3	5	4	18	19	1	2	9	15	30	.67347	15	DLLLDL		0-1