SUNDERLAND 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 13, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 13, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Newcastle Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 (Draw)
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- J Jeffries
- Attendance:
- 4,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
9 - Opp Before/After:
- 14 14
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Sunderland:
- Oct 02, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 147 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 147 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 217 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 827 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer  | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | M | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0-0 | Liverpool |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Burnley |
| Bury | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 0-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield United | 0-2 | Preston North End |
| Sunderland | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | The Wednesday |
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 | Aston Villa | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 1.60000 | 36 | LWWWWW | ||
| 2 | Derby County | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1.56410 | 31 | WWLWWW | ||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1.52000 | 30 | LWLWDD | ||
| 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 | ||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.09677 | 26 | LDDDDW | ||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.28000 | 25 | LLLWDL | ||
| 8 | Everton | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.11628 | 25 | WWLLLL | ||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | .97619 | 23 | LWLWLW | ||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | .64286 | 23 | LWLWLL | ||
| 11 | Bury | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | .80556 | 21 | LDLWDW | ||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .55556 | 21 | WLWLLW | ||
| 13 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | .74545 | 19 | WLDWLW | ||
| 14 | Sunderland | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | .68182 | 19 | LLWLDW | ||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | .94118 | 18 | LLWDLD | ||
| 16 | Burnley | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | .67347 | 15 | DLLLDL | ||
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 | Aston Villa | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 1.60000 | 37 | WWWWWD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1.56410 | 31 | WWLWWW | ||
 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.26471 | 31 | DWWLWD | 0-0 |
 1 | 4 | Sheffield United | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1.40741 | 30 | WLWDDL | 0-2 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1.44118 | 28 | LWWDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.30769 | 27 | LLWDLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 7 | The Wednesday | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 1.03030 | 26 | DDDDWL | 0-2 |
| 8 | Everton | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.04348 | 25 | WLLLLL | 0-3 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | .97727 | 24 | WLWLWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Bury | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | .88889 | 23 | DLWDWW | 3-0 |
| 1 | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .61111 | 23 | LWLLWW | 3-0 |
| 2 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | .60000 | 23 | WLWLLL | 0-3 |
| 2 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1.00000 | 20 | LWDLDW | 2-0 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | .69565 | 20 | LWLDWD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | .74545 | 19 | WLDWLW | |
| 16 | Burnley | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | .66667 | 15 | LLLDLL | 1-2 | |