BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 15, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 15, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Sep 03, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 170 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 170 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 240 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 865 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 126 years, 10 months, 9 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 21 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 28 | Peter McCracken | |
| 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 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Notts County | 3-2 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Bury |
| The Wednesday | 3-1 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Preston North End |
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 | Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 1.69565 | 27 | DLDLWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.29412 | 24 | WWDLDL | |||
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 1.20000 | 23 | WWDWDW | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.19231 | 23 | LWWDDD | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.29630 | 22 | WWDDDL | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.23810 | 22 | DLWWWW | |||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.33333 | 21 | WLWDLL | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1.08108 | 20 | LDLWDW | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1.14815 | 19 | LDLLWW | |||
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | .80769 | 19 | LLLDDL | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | .96774 | 18 | LWLWDL | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .75676 | 18 | LWWDDW | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | .79310 | 17 | LLWWLW | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | .52273 | 14 | WDLWDL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | .67742 | 13 | WLLDDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .60606 | 10 | DLDWLL | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1.70833 | 29 | LDLWWW | 2-1 | ||
 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.25926 | 25 | WWDDDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.27273 | 24 | LWWWWW | 2-1 | |
 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.25000 | 24 | WDLDLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 5 | The Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.39286 | 23 | LWDLLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Everton | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1.14286 | 23 | WDWDWL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.29630 | 22 | WWDDDL | ||
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.14286 | 20 | DLLWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Derby County | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.02500 | 20 | DLWDWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .76316 | 19 | WWDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | .75000 | 19 | LLDDLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 12 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | .96774 | 18 | LWLWDL | ||
| 13 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | .75000 | 17 | LWWLWL | 1-3 | ||
| 14 | Stoke City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | .56818 | 16 | DLWDLW | 2-0 | ||
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .66667 | 13 | LLDDLL | 1-2 | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .65714 | 12 | LDWLLW | 3-2 | ||