FOREST 3 - 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Sep 28, 1901 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 28, 1901 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 5,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 15/8
- Opp Before/After:
- 8/15
- Referee:
- RS Carr
- Season:
- 1901-02
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Stoke City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 289 (of 4859)
- League Tier 1:
- 289 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 377 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 1018 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review:
Blackburn played with 10 men after Ball went off with a foot injury on 20 minutes
FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: LWLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Fred Forman
Grenville Morris
Alf Spouncer
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: LWLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Fred Forman
Grenville Morris
Alf Spouncer
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager:
Prior form: DDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | George Robinson | |
| 5 | F | George Henderson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | |
| 7 | F | Fred Forman  | |
| 8 | F | Patrick Murray | |
| 9 | M | John Calvey | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Everton |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Notts County |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Bury |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Birmingham City |
| Newcastle United | 0 | 1 | Sunderland |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Stoke City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Derby County |
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 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.750 | 6 | WWDD | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1.000 | 6 | WLWW | |
| 3 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.333 | 5 | DWWL | |
| 4 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.000 | 5 | DWLW | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.167 | 5 | WWLD | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.000 | 4 | DWD | |
| 7 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.800 | 4 | LLWW | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.500 | 4 | DDW | |
| 9 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.125 | 4 | WLW | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | DWDLL | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .889 | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .800 | 4 | WDLD | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .571 | 4 | LWLW | |
| 14 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 3 | DLDD | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .600 | 3 | LWLD | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .429 | 3 | DLWL | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .375 | 2 | LWL | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .200 | 0 | LLLL | |
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 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.400 | 7 | WWDDD | |
 3 | 2 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.333 | 7 | WWLDW |
 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1.000 | 7 | WLWWD |
| 4 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.000 | 6 | DWLWD | |
| 2 | 5 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.667 | 5 | LLWWD |
| 3 | 6 | Small Heath | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.333 | 5 | DWWLL |
| 7 | 7 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.200 | 5 | DLDDW |
| 7 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.200 | 5 | LWLDW |
| 1 | 9 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | DWDLLD |
| 1 | 10 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .900 | 5 | LLWWLD |
| 5 | 11 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .714 | 5 | DLWLW |
| 1 | 12 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .625 | 5 | LWLWD |
| 7 | 13 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.500 | 4 | DWDL |
| 5 | 14 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.125 | 4 | WLW |
| 7 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .600 | 4 | DDWL |
| 4 | 16 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .571 | 4 | WDLDL |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .444 | 3 | LWLD | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .200 | 0 | LLLL | |