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)
- Attendance:
- 12,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 11/11
- Opp Before/After:
- 10/6
- Referee:
- J Fox
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Liverpool
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 160 (of 4860)
- League Tier 1:
- 160 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 230 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 847 (of 7305)
- 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
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DDDWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
John McPherson
Fred Spencer
Arthur Capes
DERBY COUNTY
Manager:
Prior form: WDLLDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WDLLDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson  | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Tom McInnes |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | 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 | 1.923 | 17 | DDWWWW | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.300 | 14 | LLWDWD | |
| 3 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.250 | 11 | WLDWWW | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 10 | LWDWLD | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.250 | 9 | LDDLWD | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.231 | 9 | LWDWLW | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.111 | 9 | WWLLDW | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.067 | 9 | LWWWLD | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.231 | 8 | LWLDWD | |
| 10 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.118 | 8 | WDLLDL | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.000 | 8 | DDDWWL | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .550 | 7 | WLWLLL | |
| 13 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .706 | 6 | LDWLDL | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .619 | 6 | WDLWLD | |
| 15 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .500 | 6 | LDDLDL | |
| 16 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .684 | 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 | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2.071 | 19 | DWWWWW | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.381 | 16 | LWDWDW | |
 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.385 | 11 | DDLWDW |
| 3 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.222 | 11 | WLLDWW |
 2 | 5 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.000 | 11 | LDWWWL |
| 4 | 6 | Derby County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.150 | 10 | DLLDLW |
| 3 | 7 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .889 | 10 | WDWLDL |
| 1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.231 | 9 | WLDWDD |
| 1 | 9 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.067 | 9 | LWWWLD |
| 4 | 10 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.063 | 9 | WDWLWL |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .923 | 8 | DDWWLL | |
| 2 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | .773 | 8 | DLWLDW |
| 1 | 13 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .550 | 8 | LWLLLD |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .706 | 6 | LDWLDL |
| 15 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .438 | 6 | DDLDLL | |
| 16 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .636 | 5 | LDLLWL | |