The City Ground

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
Pos Before/After:: 8/10
Opp Before/After:: 12/11
Referee:: S Thomas
Season:: 1897-98
Forest/Opp Tier:: 1/1

NEXT GAMES:
Friendly:: Notts County
League:: The Wednesday
League Tier 1:: The Wednesday

GAME COUNT:
League:: 167 (of 4843)
League Tier 1:: 167 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 237 (of 5538)
Total:: 855 (of 7286)

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

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

Goals:

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager:
Prior form: WLDLLW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

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

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All 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

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

									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	Aston Villa	17	10	3	4	42	30	9	0	0	34	15	1	3	4	8	15	1.400	23	LWLWWD
	2	Sheffield United	15	8	6	1	33	19	4	2	0	15	9	4	4	1	18	10	1.737	22	WWDDDL
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	8	4	5	31	22	6	2	1	20	8	2	2	4	11	14	1.409	20	WLWWWD
	4	West Bromwich Albion	16	8	4	4	28	23	6	3	0	17	7	2	1	4	11	16	1.217	20	DWWLWW
	5	The Wednesday	16	8	2	6	28	19	7	0	2	22	7	1	2	4	6	12	1.474	18	WWWDWL
	6	Everton	15	7	4	4	26	23	5	1	1	17	7	2	3	3	9	16	1.130	18	DLDWWD
	7	Bolton Wanderers	15	8	1	6	18	18	6	0	1	9	4	2	1	5	9	14	1.000	17	LWWWLL
	8	Nottingham Forest	15	5	5	5	23	21	2	3	3	15	13	3	2	2	8	8	1.095	15	WWWLDL
	9	Derby County	16	5	5	6	32	30	4	3	0	20	10	1	2	6	12	20	1.067	15	WDLDLD
	10	Sunderland	14	5	4	5	19	19	4	2	1	10	5	1	2	4	9	14	1.000	14	LLLWDD
	11	Liverpool	15	5	3	7	24	25	4	1	2	13	6	1	2	5	11	19	.960	13	LLWWLL
	12	Preston North End	18	4	5	9	18	27	3	3	3	12	12	1	2	6	6	15	.667	13	WLDLLW
	13	Blackburn Rovers	15	4	4	7	22	33	2	3	1	9	9	2	1	6	13	24	.667	12	WLDDLW
	14	Bury	13	4	3	6	16	23	4	1	2	12	10	0	2	4	4	13	.696	11	LWLDWL
	15	Stoke City	17	4	3	10	17	35	4	3	3	12	11	0	0	7	5	24	.486	11	LLLLWD
	16	Notts County	16	1	6	9	17	27	1	4	3	12	12	0	2	6	5	15	.630	8	LLDDLD

Table after:

									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	Aston Villa	18	10	3	5	43	32	9	0	0	34	15	1	3	5	9	17	1.344	23	WLWWDL
	2	Sheffield United	15	8	6	1	33	19	4	2	0	15	9	4	4	1	18	10	1.737	22	WWDDDL
2	3	The Wednesday	17	9	2	6	32	19	8	0	2	26	7	1	2	4	6	12	1.684	20	WWDWLW
1	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	8	4	5	31	22	6	2	1	20	8	2	2	4	11	14	1.409	20	WLWWWD
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	16	8	4	4	28	23	6	3	0	17	7	2	1	4	11	16	1.217	20	DWWLWW
	6	Everton	16	8	4	4	28	24	6	1	1	19	8	2	3	3	9	16	1.167	20	LDWWDW
	7	Bolton Wanderers	16	8	1	7	18	20	6	0	2	9	6	2	1	5	9	14	.900	17	WWWLLL
3	8	Liverpool	16	6	3	7	26	25	4	1	2	13	6	2	2	5	13	19	1.040	15	LWWLLW
	9	Derby County	17	5	5	7	33	32	4	3	1	21	12	1	2	6	12	20	1.031	15	DLDLDL
2	10	Nottingham Forest	16	5	5	6	23	24	2	3	3	15	13	3	2	3	8	11	.958	15	WWLDLL
1	11	Preston North End	19	5	5	9	21	27	4	3	3	15	12	1	2	6	6	15	.778	15	LDLLWW
2	12	Sunderland	15	5	4	6	20	21	4	2	1	10	5	1	2	5	10	16	.952	14	LLWDDL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	16	5	4	7	24	34	3	3	1	11	10	2	1	6	13	24	.706	14	LDDLWW
	14	Bury	13	4	3	6	16	23	4	1	2	12	10	0	2	4	4	13	.696	11	LWLDWL
	15	Stoke City	18	4	3	11	17	39	4	3	3	12	11	0	0	8	5	28	.436	11	LLLWDL
	16	Notts County	17	2	6	9	19	28	1	4	3	12	12	1	2	6	7	16	.679	10	LDDLDW