FOREST 5 - 0 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY - Thu Sep 02, 1897 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Thu Sep 02, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Gainsborough Trinity
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 5-0 (Won)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Notts County (League Tier 1)
- Friendly:
- Loughborough
- Gainsborough Trinity:
- Oct 27, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 507 (of 823)
- Total:
- 839 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- Sheffield Independent, Friday 3 September, 1897
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: WDLWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
John McPherson
Tom McInnes
Len Benbow
Len Benbow
Len Benbow
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 | Parry (1897) | |
| 7 | M | Chris Goodchild | |
| 8 | F | Fred Spencer | |
| 9 | F | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | Alf Spouncer | |
| 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 | ? |