FOREST 0 - 0 PRESTON NORTH END - Thu Apr 08, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Thu Apr 08, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Preston North End
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 (Draw)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- Position Before:
- 10
- Position After:
- 8
- Referee:
- PJ Cooper
- Season:
- 1896-97
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 150 (of 4786)
- League Tier 1
- 150 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 220 (of 5476)
- Total:
- 825 (of 7210)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Forest Goals:
Preston North End Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Radford
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Martin (1897-98) | Debut |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | |
| 8 | M | Chris Goodchild | |
| 9 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | TT Walker | Last game |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Thu Apr 08, 1897)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Preston North End |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 41 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 34 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 34 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Everton | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Bury | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -4 | 25 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 25 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -23 | 25 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 24 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 22 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | -17 | 19 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -23 | 17 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 41 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 34 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 34 | |
| ⇧ | 4 | Preston North End | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 32 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Liverpool | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 28 | |
| ⇧ | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -4 | 26 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Everton | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -1 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Bury | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 25 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -23 | 25 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 24 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 22 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | -17 | 19 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -23 | 17 | |