FOREST 3 - 4 DERBY COUNTY - Sat Oct 30, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 30, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Derby County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-4 (Lost)
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Referee:
- LW Furness
- Attendance:
- 12,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
11
- Opp Before/After:
- 10
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Derby County:
- Dec 18, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 160 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 160 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 230 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 852 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DDDWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
John McPherson
Fred Spencer
Arthur Capes
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | Fred Spencer ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() |
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 | 3-1 | Liverpool |
Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland |
Everton | 1-4 | Sheffield United |
Nottingham Forest | 3-4 | Derby County |
Preston North End | 1-4 | Blackburn Rovers |
Stoke City | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Notts County |
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 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1.92308 | 17 | DDWWWW | ||
2 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.30000 | 14 | LLWDWD | ||
3 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.25000 | 11 | WLDWWW | ||
4 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00000 | 10 | LWDWLD | ||
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.25000 | 9 | LDDLWD | ||
6 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.23077 | 9 | LWDWLW | ||
7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.11111 | 9 | WWLLDW | ||
8 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.06667 | 9 | LWWWLD | ||
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.23077 | 8 | LWLDWD | ||
10 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.11765 | 8 | WDLLDL | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00000 | 8 | DDDWWL | ||
12 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .55000 | 7 | WLWLLL | ||
13 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .70588 | 6 | LDWLDL | ||
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .61905 | 6 | WDLWLD | ||
15 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .50000 | 6 | LDDLDL | ||
16 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .68421 | 5 | DLDLLW |
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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2.07143 | 19 | DWWWWW | 4-1 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.38095 | 16 | LWDWDW | 3-1 | |
![]() | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.38462 | 11 | DDLWDW | 3-1 |
![]() | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.22222 | 11 | WLLDWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 5 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.00000 | 11 | LDWWWL | 1-4 |
![]() | 6 | Derby County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.15000 | 10 | DLLDLW | 4-3 |
![]() | 7 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .88889 | 10 | WDWLDL | 0-1 |
![]() | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.23077 | 9 | WLDWDD | 0-0 |
![]() | 9 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.06667 | 9 | LWWWLD | |
![]() | 10 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.06250 | 9 | WDWLWL | 1-3 |
11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .92308 | 8 | DDWWLL | 3-4 | |
![]() | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | .77273 | 8 | DLWLDW | 4-1 |
![]() | 13 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .55000 | 8 | LWLLLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .70588 | 6 | LDWLDL | |
15 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .43750 | 6 | DDLDLL | 1-4 | |
16 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .63636 | 5 | LDLLWL | 1-3 |