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)
- Attendance:
- 10,000
- Position Before:
- 8
- Position After:
- 8
- Referee:
- JE West
- Season:
- 1897-98
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Grimsby Town
- League:
- Stoke City
- League Tier 1:
- Stoke City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 171 (of 4788)
- League Tier 1
- 171 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 241 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 857 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
The Wednesday Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Haslam
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | John Thornley | Debut |
| 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 Jan 22, 1898)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | Aston Villa |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Liverpool |
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 | Sheffield United | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 29 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 25 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 24 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 24 | |
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 23 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 19 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 18 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 17 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -19 | 17 | |
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 13 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 12 | |
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 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 26 |
| ⇩ | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 23 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 22 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 19 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 17 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -19 | 17 | |
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 13 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 12 | |