The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END - Sat Nov 13, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 13, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground (Town Ground)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 (Won)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: J Lewis
Attendance:: 3,000
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 10 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stoke City (League Tier 1)
Preston North End:: Dec 25, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 162 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 162 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 232 (of 5679)
Total:: 854 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DWWLLW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Chas Richards
Chas Richards
Alf Spouncer
Alf Spouncer

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: EH Barr
Prior form: LDLLWW (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	M	John McPherson
6	M	Willie Wragg
7	F	Fred Spencer
8	F	Chas Richards
9	F	Tom McInnes
10	F	Arthur Capes
11	F	Alf Spouncer

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 13, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	2-1	Stoke City
Derby County	1-1	Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest	4-1	Preston North End
The Wednesday	4-1	Blackburn Rovers
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-2	Sunderland

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	11	8	3	0	29	14	4	1	0	14	8	4	2	0	15	6	2.07143	19	DWWWWW
	2	Aston Villa	12	7	2	3	30	24	6	0	0	22	11	1	2	3	8	13	1.25000	16	WDWDWL
	3	Bolton Wanderers	11	6	1	4	13	12	4	0	1	5	3	2	1	3	8	9	1.08333	13	LDWWLW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	11	4	4	3	20	15	3	3	0	11	5	1	1	3	9	10	1.33333	12	DWDDWD
	5	Derby County	11	5	2	4	27	21	4	1	0	17	7	1	1	4	10	14	1.28571	12	LLDLWW
	6	Everton	10	5	2	3	18	18	3	1	1	10	6	2	1	2	8	12	1.00000	12	DWWWLD
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	4	3	4	19	15	3	2	1	12	5	1	1	3	7	10	1.26667	11	DLWDWL
	8	Nottingham Forest	10	3	4	3	14	14	1	3	1	9	8	2	1	2	5	6	1.00000	10	DWWLLW
	9	Sunderland	9	4	2	3	8	9	3	1	1	6	5	1	1	2	2	4	.88889	10	WDWLDL
	10	Preston North End	13	3	4	6	12	18	2	2	2	8	9	1	2	4	4	9	.66667	10	LDLLWW
	11	The Wednesday	10	4	1	5	16	15	3	0	2	10	5	1	1	3	6	10	1.06667	9	LWWWLD
	12	Liverpool	10	3	3	4	18	18	3	1	1	12	5	0	2	3	6	13	1.00000	9	DWLWLL
	13	Bury	9	3	2	4	14	18	3	0	2	10	9	0	2	2	4	9	.77778	8	DWLDLW
	14	Blackburn Rovers	10	3	2	5	17	22	2	1	1	7	7	1	1	4	10	15	.77273	8	DLWLDW
	15	Stoke City	12	3	2	7	13	26	3	2	2	9	8	0	0	5	4	18	.50000	8	LLLDLL
	16	Notts County	12	1	3	8	15	24	1	2	3	10	10	0	1	5	5	14	.62500	5	DLLWLL

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	12	8	4	0	30	15	4	1	0	14	8	4	3	0	16	7	2.00000	20	WWWWWD	1-1
	2	Aston Villa	13	8	2	3	33	24	7	0	0	25	11	1	2	3	8	13	1.37500	18	DWDWLW	3-0
	3	Bolton Wanderers	12	7	1	4	15	13	5	0	1	7	4	2	1	3	8	9	1.15385	15	DWWLWW	2-1
	4	West Bromwich Albion	12	5	4	3	22	16	4	3	0	13	6	1	1	3	9	10	1.37500	14	WDDWDW	2-1
2	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	5	3	4	23	17	4	2	1	16	7	1	1	3	7	10	1.35294	13	LWDWLW	4-2
1	6	Derby County	12	5	3	4	28	22	4	2	0	18	8	1	1	4	10	14	1.27273	13	LDLWWD	1-1
1	7	Nottingham Forest	11	4	4	3	18	15	2	3	1	13	9	2	1	2	5	6	1.20000	12	WWLLWW	4-1
2	8	Everton	11	5	2	4	18	21	3	1	1	10	6	2	1	3	8	15	.85714	12	WWWLDL	0-3
2	9	The Wednesday	11	5	1	5	20	16	4	0	2	14	6	1	1	3	6	10	1.25000	11	WWWLDW	4-1
1	10	Sunderland	10	4	2	4	10	13	3	1	1	6	5	1	1	3	4	8	.76923	10	DWLDLL	2-4
1	11	Preston North End	14	3	4	7	13	22	2	2	2	8	9	1	2	5	5	13	.59091	10	DLLWWL	1-4
	12	Liverpool	11	3	3	5	19	20	3	1	1	12	5	0	2	4	7	15	.95000	9	WLWLLL	1-2
	13	Bury	9	3	2	4	14	18	3	0	2	10	9	0	2	2	4	9	.77778	8	DWLDLW
	14	Blackburn Rovers	11	3	2	6	18	26	2	1	1	7	7	1	1	5	11	19	.69231	8	LWLDWL	1-4
	15	Stoke City	13	3	2	8	14	28	3	2	2	9	8	0	0	6	5	20	.50000	8	LLDLLL	1-2
	16	Notts County	12	1	3	8	15	24	1	2	3	10	10	0	1	5	5	14	.62500	5	DLLWLL