PRESTON NORTH END 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 25, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 25, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Preston North End
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Deepdale
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- Position Before:
- 8
- Position After:
- 10
- Referee:
- S Thomas
- Season:
- 1897-98
- NEXT GAMES:
- Friendly:
- Notts County
- League:
- The Wednesday
- League Tier 1:
- The Wednesday
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 167 (of 4785)
- League Tier 1
- 167 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 237 (of 5475)
- Total:
- 852 (of 7209)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Forest Goals:
Preston North End Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Haslam
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | Tom McInnes | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 25, 1897)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | Sunderland |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Liverpool |
| Derby County | 1 | 2 | Notts County |
| Everton | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa |
| Preston North End | 3 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | Stoke City |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 23 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 20 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 18 | |
| 6 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 13 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 12 | |
| 14 | Bury | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 11 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -18 | 11 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 8 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 23 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Everton | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 17 | |
| ⇧ | 8 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Derby County | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 15 | |
| ⇩ | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Preston North End | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Sunderland | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 14 | |
| 14 | Bury | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 11 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 28 | -22 | 11 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 10 | |