FOREST 3 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Oct 21, 1899 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 21, 1899 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- Position Before:
- 8
- Position After:
- 7
- Referee:
- JB Brodie
- Season:
- 1899-00
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Derby County
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 223 (of 4780)
- League Tier 1
- 223 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 302 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 934 (of 7203)
- 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 | Edward Peers | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | F | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Robert Norris | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer  | |
| 8 | M | John Calvey | |
| 9 | F | Robert Beveridge | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Oct 21, 1899)
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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 7 | |
| 11 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 | |
| 14 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 6 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 5 | |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -12 | 5 | |
| 17 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 3 | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 0 | |
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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | |
| ⇧ | 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 4 | Stoke City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 6 |
| ⇧ | 15 | Glossop North End | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -12 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 6 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 4 | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 2 | |