STOKE CITY 2 - 1 FOREST - Mon Dec 26, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 26, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 10,000
- Position Before:
- 15
- Position After:
- 15
- Referee:
- J Rollins
- Season:
- 1898-99
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Blackburn Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 200 (of 4788)
- League Tier 1
- 200 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 276 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 896 (of 7217)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Robert Norris | |
| 7 | M | James Suddick | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | Last game |
| 9 | F | Len Benbow  | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Arthur Capes |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Mon Dec 26, 1898)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2.786 | 25 | |
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1.450 | 24 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.292 | 23 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.400 | 21 | |
| 5 | Bury | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.174 | 21 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .893 | 20 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.182 | 18 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.143 | 18 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.067 | 18 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1.000 | 17 | |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .923 | 16 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | .829 | 16 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | .758 | 15 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | .694 | 15 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | .731 | 14 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .667 | 14 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | .844 | 13 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | .593 | 10 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2.857 | 27 | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Burnley | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.375 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1.450 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 4 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .931 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Notts County | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.400 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Bury | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1.077 | 21 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1.190 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.130 | 18 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.000 | 18 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1.000 | 17 | |
| ⇧ | 11 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | .833 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | .824 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | .730 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .923 | 16 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | .714 | 14 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | .655 | 14 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | .818 | 13 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | .607 | 11 | |