BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 3 FOREST - Sat Dec 31, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 31, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-3 (Draw)
- Attendance:
- 1,000
- Position Before:
- 15
- Position After:
- 15
- Referee:
- F Bye
- Season:
- 1898-99
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Everton
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 201 (of 4788)
- League Tier 1
- 201 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 277 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 897 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Blackburn Rovers Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Haslam
| 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 | F | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 8 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 9 | F | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 31, 1898)
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 | Aston Villa | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 27 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 22 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Bury | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 17 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -6 | 17 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -10 | 17 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 16 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 14 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -10 | 14 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 13 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 11 | |
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 | Aston Villa | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Notts County | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |
| ⇧ | 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 23 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Bury | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 20 | |
| ⇧ | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Stoke City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Sunderland | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Preston North End | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 15 | |
| ⇧ | 16 | Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 11 | |