FOREST 1 - 0 THE WEDNESDAY - Sat Jan 22, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 22, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
8- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Grimsby Town (FA Cup)
- League:
- Stoke City
- The Wednesday:
- Sep 10, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 171 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 171 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 241 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 866 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 127 years, 5 months, 12 days ago
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 | 22 | John Thornley | Debut |
| 6 | M | 22 | 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 | Jimmy Massey |
| 2 | D | Jack Earp |
| 3 | D | Ambrose Langley |
| 4 | D | Thomas Stevenson |
| 5 | D | Tommy Crawshaw |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Jamieson |
| 7 | M | Bob Ferrier |
| 8 | M | Willie Dryburgh |
| 9 | M | Albert Kaye |
| 10 | F | Alex Brady |
| 11 | F | Fred Spiksley |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 3-1 | Aston Villa |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | The Wednesday |
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Liverpool |
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 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1.70833 | 29 | LDLWWW | |||
| 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 | Sunderland | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.27273 | 24 | LWWWWW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.25000 | 24 | WDLDLL | |||
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1.13793 | 24 | DWDWLD | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.39286 | 23 | LWDLLW | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.29630 | 22 | WWDDDL | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.14286 | 20 | DLLWWD | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.02500 | 20 | DLWDWL | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .76316 | 19 | WWDDWD | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | .75000 | 19 | LLDDLL | |||
| 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 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | .57778 | 17 | LWDLWD | |||
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .66667 | 13 | LLDDLL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .65714 | 12 | LDWLLW | |||
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 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1.72000 | 31 | DLWWWW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.31818 | 26 | WWWWWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.25926 | 25 | WWDDDW | ||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1.17949 | 24 | DLDLLL | 1-3 | ||
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1.13793 | 24 | DWDWLD | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1.34483 | 23 | WDLLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1.24138 | 22 | WDDDLL | 1-2 | ||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.17857 | 22 | LLWWDW | 1-0 | ||
| 9 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.07317 | 22 | LWDWLW | 3-1 | ||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .76316 | 19 | WWDDWD | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | .75000 | 19 | LLDDLL | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | .93750 | 18 | WLWDLL | 0-1 | ||
| 13 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | .75000 | 17 | LWWLWL | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | .57778 | 17 | LWDLWD | |||
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .66667 | 13 | LLDDLL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .65714 | 12 | LDWLLW | |||