FOREST 3 - 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Oct 16, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 16, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Jan 15, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 158 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 158 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 228 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 850 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 128 years, 10 months, 4 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: DLDDDW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tom McInnes
Len Benbow
Len Benbow
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Joseph Warmlsey
Prior form: LLWDLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John Proudfoot
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 25 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 24 | Tom McInnes  | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Albert Knowles |
| 2 | D | Tom Brandon |
| 3 | D | Ted Killean |
| 4 | D | Tom Booth |
| 5 | D | Albert 'Kelly' Houlker |
| 6 | M | William Ball |
| 7 | M | Tommy Briercliffe |
| 8 | M | Ben Hulse |
| 9 | M | John Proudfoot |
| 10 | F | John Wilkie |
| 11 | F | John Campbell |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4-2 | Notts County |
| Derby County | 2-2 | Bury |
| Everton | 3-0 | Liverpool |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Preston North End | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Stoke | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| The Wednesday | 0-1 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | WDDDWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | WWLLWD | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | WWLWDW | |||
| 4 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | LWLWWW | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | DDLWDW | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | WWWDLL | |||
| 7 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 7 | WLWLDW | |||
| 8 | Stoke | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 7 | DLWLWL | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | WLLDDL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | DLDDDW | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | LWLWLD | |||
| 13 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 | LWLDWL | |||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 | LLWDLW | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 | DWLDDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 | LLDLDL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 15 | DDDWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | WLLWDW | 4-2 | ||
 4 | 3 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | LWLDWW | 3-0 | |
 1 | 4 | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | WLWDWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | WWDLLD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | LLDDLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | LDDDWW | 3-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | WLWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | WLWLDW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | DLWDWL | 0-3 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 7 | WWWLLD | 0-0 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Stoke | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 7 | LWLWLL | 0-2 | |
| 13 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 6 | WLDWLD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 14 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 6 | WLDDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 | LWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 3 | LDLDLL | 2-4 | ||