NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Oct 09, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 09, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Notts County
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Trent Bridge
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
16- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
- Notts County:
- Dec 27, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 157 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 157 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 227 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 848 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DLDDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Frank Forman
Len Benbow - Len Benbow first goal
Alf Spouncer - Alf Spouncer first goal
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 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 | F | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | The Wednesday |
| Bury | 2-5 | Sheffield United |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | Stoke City |
| Notts County | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-3 | Everton |
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 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.70000 | 11 | WWDDDW | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.23529 | 10 | WWWLLW | ||
| 3 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.55556 | 7 | LWWWDL | ||
| 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.20000 | 7 | WWLWD | ||
| 5 | Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.10000 | 7 | WDLWLW | ||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.33333 | 6 | LWWWL | ||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.28571 | 6 | WWLLDD | ||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .92308 | 6 | LLWLWW | ||
| 9 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.00000 | 5 | DDLWD | ||
| 10 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .88889 | 5 | LWLDW | ||
| 11 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .80000 | 5 | WLWLD | ||
| 12 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .55556 | 5 | LDWLDD | ||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.10000 | 4 | LWLWL | ||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .60000 | 4 | DLDDD | ||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .58824 | 3 | LLLWDL | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .50000 | 3 | DLLDLD | ||
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 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1.83333 | 13 | WDDDWW | 5-2 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.22222 | 11 | WWLLWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.33333 | 9 | WWLWDW | 2-1 |
| 4 | 4 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.15385 | 8 | LWLWWW | 3-0 |
| 4 | 5 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.50000 | 7 | DDLWDW | 4-0 |
 3 | 6 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.36364 | 7 | WWWDLL | 1-2 |
| 4 | 7 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .91667 | 7 | WLWLDW | 3-2 |
| 3 | 8 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .78571 | 7 | DLWLWL | 0-4 |
| 2 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.10000 | 6 | WLLDDL | 2-3 |
| 4 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00000 | 6 | DLDDDW | 3-1 |
| 5 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .88889 | 6 | LWWWLL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.09091 | 5 | LWLWLD | 1-1 |
| 3 | 13 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .71429 | 5 | LWLDWL | 2-5 |
| 1 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .64706 | 5 | LLWDLW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 15 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .50000 | 5 | DWLDDL | 0-1 |
| 16 | Notts County | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .46667 | 3 | LLDLDL | 1-3 | |