The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 3 - 6 FOREST - Sat Jan 01, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 01, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Olive Grove
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 6-3 WON

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

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: JE West
Attendance:: 5,000
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Jan 22, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 168 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 168 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 238 (of 5724)
Total:: 863 (of 7505)
Played:: 126 years, 3 months, 17 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WWLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Frank Forman
John McPherson
Chas Richards
Chas Richards
Len Benbow
Len Benbow

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: WDWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals
?
?
?

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	25	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	30	John McPherson
6	M		Willie Wragg
7	F	24	Tom McInnes
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

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	?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Jan 01, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	3-3	Derby County
Bury	3-3	Stoke City
Liverpool	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Notts County	1-3	Sheffield United
Sunderland	1-0	Preston North End
The Wednesday	3-6	Nottingham Forest

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	Status
	1	Aston Villa	19	10	4	5	44	33	9	0	0	34	15	1	4	5	10	18	1.33333	24	LWWDLD
	2	Sheffield United	17	8	7	2	35	22	4	3	1	17	12	4	4	1	18	10	1.59091	23	DDDLDL
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	6	5	33	24	6	4	1	22	10	2	2	4	11	14	1.37500	22	WWWDDD
	4	West Bromwich Albion	18	8	6	4	30	25	6	4	0	18	8	2	2	4	12	17	1.20000	22	WLWWDD
	5	The Wednesday	18	9	3	6	33	20	8	0	2	26	7	1	3	4	7	13	1.65000	21	WDWLWD
	6	Everton	16	8	4	4	28	24	6	1	1	19	8	2	3	3	9	16	1.16667	20	LDWWDW
	7	Derby County	18	6	5	7	34	32	5	3	1	22	12	1	2	6	12	20	1.06250	17	LDLDLW
	8	Liverpool	18	7	3	8	28	28	4	1	3	13	8	3	2	5	15	20	1.00000	17	WLLWLW
	9	Bolton Wanderers	17	8	1	8	18	21	6	0	2	9	6	2	1	6	9	15	.85714	17	WWLLLL
	10	Sunderland	16	6	4	6	22	21	4	2	1	10	5	2	2	5	12	16	1.04762	16	LWDDLW
	11	Nottingham Forest	16	5	5	6	23	24	2	3	3	15	13	3	2	3	8	11	.95833	15	WWLDLL
	12	Preston North End	19	5	5	9	21	27	4	3	3	15	12	1	2	6	6	15	.77778	15	LDLLWW
	13	Blackburn Rovers	17	5	5	7	25	35	3	3	1	11	10	2	2	6	14	25	.71429	15	DDLWWD
	14	Stoke City	19	5	3	11	20	40	5	3	3	15	12	0	0	8	5	28	.50000	13	LLWDLW
	15	Bury	14	4	3	7	17	26	4	1	2	12	10	0	2	5	5	16	.65385	11	WLDWLL
	16	Notts County	17	2	6	9	19	28	1	4	3	12	12	1	2	6	7	16	.67857	10	LDDLDW

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	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Sheffield United	18	9	7	2	38	23	4	3	1	17	12	5	4	1	21	11	1.65217	25	DDLDLW		3-1
1	2	Aston Villa	19	10	4	5	44	33	9	0	0	34	15	1	4	5	10	18	1.33333	24	LWWDLD
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	7	4	31	26	6	4	0	18	8	2	3	4	13	18	1.19231	23	LWWDDD		1-1
1	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	6	5	33	24	6	4	1	22	10	2	2	4	11	14	1.37500	22	WWWDDD
	5	The Wednesday	19	9	3	7	36	26	8	0	3	29	13	1	3	4	7	13	1.38462	21	DWLWDL		3-6
	6	Everton	17	8	5	4	29	25	6	1	1	19	8	2	4	3	10	17	1.16000	21	DWWDWD		1-1
3	7	Sunderland	17	7	4	6	23	21	5	2	1	11	5	2	2	5	12	16	1.09524	18	WDDLWW		1-0
1	8	Derby County	19	6	6	7	37	35	5	3	1	22	12	1	3	6	15	23	1.05714	18	DLDLWD		3-3
1	9	Liverpool	19	7	4	8	29	29	4	2	3	14	9	3	2	5	15	20	1.00000	18	LLWLWD		1-1
1	10	Bolton Wanderers	18	8	2	8	21	24	6	1	2	12	9	2	1	6	9	15	.87500	18	WLLLLD		3-3
	11	Nottingham Forest	17	6	5	6	29	27	2	3	3	15	13	4	2	3	14	14	1.07407	17	WLDLLW		6-3
1	12	Blackburn Rovers	18	5	6	7	26	36	3	4	1	12	11	2	2	6	14	25	.72222	16	DLWWDD		1-1
1	13	Preston North End	20	5	5	10	21	28	4	3	3	15	12	1	2	7	6	16	.75000	15	DLLWWL		0-1
	14	Stoke City	20	5	4	11	23	43	5	3	3	15	12	0	1	8	8	31	.53488	14	LWDLWD		3-3
	15	Bury	15	4	4	7	20	29	4	2	2	15	13	0	2	5	5	16	.68966	12	LDWLLD		3-3
	16	Notts County	18	2	6	10	20	31	1	4	4	13	15	1	2	6	7	16	.64516	10	DDLDWL		1-3