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
- Pos Before/After:
- 8/7
- Opp Before/After:
- 12/14
- Referee:
- JB Brodie
- Season:
- 1899-00
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Derby County
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 223 (of 4870)
- League Tier 1:
- 223 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 302 (of 5567)
- Total:
- 937 (of 7315)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DLWLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Fred Spencer
John Calvey
Robert Beveridge
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DLWLWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Fred Spencer
John Calvey
Robert Beveridge
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager:
Prior form: LLLWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LLLWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Manchester City |
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Bury |
| Glossop North End | 1 | 1 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Notts County |
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Derby County |
| Stoke City | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
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 | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.667 | 15 | WWWDWW | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.250 | 13 | WWWDWW | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.625 | 12 | LWWLWW | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.500 | 9 | WWWLWL | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.800 | 9 | WWWDLW | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.000 | 9 | WLLWWL | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .833 | 8 | WWLWLD | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.300 | 7 | DLWLWL | |
| 9 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.000 | 7 | LLWWDW | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .857 | 7 | DWWDLL | |
| 11 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .786 | 7 | DLLWLW | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .923 | 6 | LLLWLW | |
| 13 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .889 | 6 | LLLWWW | |
| 14 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .400 | 6 | DLLWLL | |
| 15 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .583 | 5 | DLWLWL | |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .400 | 5 | LWLLLD | |
| 17 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .333 | 3 | WLLLDL | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .294 | 0 | LLLLLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.667 | 16 | WWDWWD | |
 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.556 | 14 | WWLWWW |
 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.250 | 13 | WWWDWW |
| 2 | 4 | Stoke City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.083 | 11 | LLWWLW |
| 1 | 5 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.500 | 10 | WWLWLD |
| 1 | 6 | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.583 | 9 | WWDLWL |
| 1 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.333 | 9 | LWLWLW |
| 1 | 8 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.000 | 8 | LWWDWD |
| 2 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .769 | 8 | WLWLDL |
| 3 | 10 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .889 | 7 | LLWWWD |
| 1 | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .857 | 7 | DWWDLL |
| 1 | 12 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .733 | 7 | LLWLWL |
| 2 | 13 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .667 | 7 | LWLWLW |
| 2 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .875 | 6 | LLWLWL |
| 1 | 15 | Glossop North End | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .429 | 6 | WLLLDD |
| 2 | 16 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .391 | 6 | LLWLLL |
| 17 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .333 | 4 | LLLDLD | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .444 | 2 | LLLLLW | |