The City Ground

STOKE CITY 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 14, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 14, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)

Attendance:: 6,000
Pos Before/After:: 7/7
Opp Before/After:: 5/5
Referee:: JH Strawson
Season:: 1902-03
Forest/Opp Tier:: 1/1

NEXT GAMES:
FA Cup:: Stoke City
League:: The Wednesday
League Tier 1:: The Wednesday

GAME COUNT:
League:: 344 (of 4859)
League Tier 1:: 344 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 438 (of 5555)
Total:: 1082 (of 7303)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DWLWWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
Sam Timmins
Sam Timmins

STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LWLWWD (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Linacre
2	D	John White	Last game
3	D	James Iremonger
4	M	George Robinson	Last game
5	D	Fred Warren
6	F	George Henderson
7	F	Alf Turner	Debut
8	M	Ross Fielding
9	F	Sam Timmins
10	F	Grenville Morris
11	F	Alf Spouncer

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All league games on this day (Sat Feb 14, 1903)

Home	F	A	Away
Bolton Wanderers	4	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County	1	0	Blackburn Rovers
Everton	0	1	Aston Villa
Middlesbrough	1	0	Newcastle United
Notts County	1	2	Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	Grimsby Town
Stoke City	3	2	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	3	1	Bury
West Bromwich Albion	3	3	Sheffield United

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	West Bromwich Albion	24	15	3	6	44	28	9	1	2	29	16	6	2	4	15	12	1.571	33	WWWWLD
	2	The Wednesday	25	15	1	9	46	28	9	1	2	25	5	6	0	7	21	23	1.643	31	WWLWLW
	3	Sunderland	23	11	7	5	35	23	7	4	1	20	7	4	3	4	15	16	1.522	29	DWWDWW
	4	Derby County	24	13	2	9	39	30	10	1	1	28	8	3	1	8	11	22	1.300	28	LWLLLW
	5	Stoke City	24	11	5	8	35	27	7	2	4	19	9	4	3	4	16	18	1.296	27	LWLWWD
	6	Sheffield United	24	12	3	9	36	29	7	0	5	23	17	5	3	4	13	12	1.241	27	DLWDLL
	7	Nottingham Forest	25	10	7	8	33	32	6	3	3	20	15	4	4	5	13	17	1.031	27	DWLWWD
	8	Notts County	24	10	7	7	30	32	6	5	2	17	13	4	2	5	13	19	.938	27	LLWLLD
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	5	10	35	38	9	2	2	27	14	1	3	8	8	24	.921	25	LLWLWD
	10	Bury	23	11	2	10	35	29	10	0	2	26	11	1	2	8	9	18	1.207	24	WWLLLL
	11	Everton	24	10	4	10	38	34	8	1	2	22	10	2	3	8	16	24	1.118	24	DWLWWW
	12	Aston Villa	23	10	3	10	38	31	6	3	3	27	14	4	0	7	11	17	1.226	23	LLWWWL
	13	Liverpool	22	10	2	10	48	37	7	1	2	35	14	3	1	8	13	23	1.297	22	WLLLLL
	14	Newcastle United	21	8	3	10	25	35	6	0	3	18	6	2	3	7	7	29	.714	19	WDLLWD
	15	Middlesbrough	23	8	3	12	23	35	5	2	3	14	12	3	1	9	9	23	.657	19	WLWLWL
	16	Blackburn Rovers	25	8	3	14	32	50	6	2	6	19	21	2	1	8	13	29	.640	19	WWLWLD
	17	Grimsby Town	24	4	7	13	31	48	3	5	5	20	19	1	2	8	11	29	.646	15	WLWLLD
	18	Bolton Wanderers	25	3	3	19	25	62	2	2	8	10	18	1	1	11	15	44	.403	9	LLLWWW

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	West Bromwich Albion	25	15	4	6	47	31	9	2	2	32	19	6	2	4	15	12	1.516	34	WWWLDD
	2	The Wednesday	26	15	2	9	47	29	9	2	2	26	6	6	0	7	21	23	1.621	32	WLWLWD
	3	Sunderland	24	12	7	5	38	24	8	4	1	23	8	4	3	4	15	16	1.583	31	WWDWWW
	4	Derby County	25	14	2	9	40	30	11	1	1	29	8	3	1	8	11	22	1.333	30	WLLLWW
	5	Stoke City	25	12	5	8	38	29	8	2	4	22	11	4	3	4	16	18	1.310	29	WLWWDW
	6	Sheffield United	25	12	4	9	39	32	7	0	5	23	17	5	4	4	16	15	1.219	28	LWDLLD
	7	Nottingham Forest	26	10	7	9	35	35	6	3	3	20	15	4	4	6	15	20	1.000	27	WLWWDL
	8	Notts County	25	10	7	8	31	34	6	5	3	18	15	4	2	5	13	19	.912	27	LWLLDL
3	9	Aston Villa	24	11	3	10	39	31	6	3	3	27	14	5	0	7	12	17	1.258	25	LWWWLW
1	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	10	5	11	36	42	9	2	2	27	14	1	3	9	9	28	.857	25	LWLWDL
2	11	Liverpool	23	11	2	10	50	38	7	1	2	35	14	4	1	8	15	24	1.316	24	LLLLLW
2	12	Bury	24	11	2	11	36	32	10	0	2	26	11	1	2	9	10	21	1.125	24	WLLLLL
2	13	Everton	25	10	4	11	38	35	8	1	3	22	11	2	3	8	16	24	1.086	24	WLWWWL
1	14	Middlesbrough	24	9	3	12	24	35	6	2	3	15	12	3	1	9	9	23	.686	21	LWLWLW
1	15	Newcastle United	22	8	3	11	25	36	6	0	3	18	6	2	3	8	7	30	.694	19	DLLWDL
	16	Blackburn Rovers	26	8	3	15	32	51	6	2	6	19	21	2	1	9	13	30	.627	19	WLWLDL
	17	Grimsby Town	25	4	8	13	32	49	3	5	5	20	19	1	3	8	12	30	.653	16	LWLLDD
	18	Bolton Wanderers	26	4	3	19	29	63	3	2	8	14	19	1	1	11	15	44	.460	11	LLWWWW