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MIDDLESBROUGH 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 28, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 28, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Linthorpe Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 (Lost)

Attendance:: 8,000
Pos Before/After:: 9/9
Opp Before/After:: 14/13
Referee:: R Atherton
Season:: 1902-03
Forest/Opp Tier:: 1/1

NEXT GAMES:
League Tier 1:: Newcastle United

GAME COUNT:
League:: 348 (of 4860)
League Tier 1:: 348 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 444 (of 5556)
Total:: 1092 (of 7304)

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

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

Goals:

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager:
Prior form: WLWLWW (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

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

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All league games on this day (Sat Mar 28, 1903)

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

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	The Wednesday	29	17	3	9	49	29	10	3	2	27	6	7	0	7	22	23	1.690	37	LWDWDW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	28	15	4	9	49	37	9	2	3	33	21	6	2	6	16	16	1.324	34	LDDLLL
	3	Sunderland	26	13	7	6	41	25	8	4	2	23	9	5	3	4	18	16	1.640	33	DWWWWL
	4	Derby County	27	15	2	10	43	33	12	1	1	31	8	3	1	9	12	25	1.303	32	LLWWWL
	5	Stoke City	27	13	5	9	40	31	9	2	4	24	11	4	3	5	16	20	1.290	31	WWDWLW
	6	Sheffield United	29	13	5	11	43	36	8	0	6	27	20	5	5	5	16	16	1.194	31	LDLLDW
	7	Liverpool	26	14	2	10	58	39	9	1	2	41	15	5	1	8	17	24	1.487	30	LLWWWW
	8	Aston Villa	26	13	3	10	42	32	6	3	3	27	14	7	0	7	15	18	1.313	29	WWLWWW
	9	Nottingham Forest	29	11	7	11	39	39	7	3	4	24	18	4	4	7	15	21	1.000	29	WDLLWL
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	11	5	12	40	47	9	2	2	27	14	2	3	10	13	33	.851	27	LWDLWL
	11	Notts County	27	10	7	10	32	38	6	5	4	18	16	4	2	6	14	22	.842	27	LLDLLL
	12	Bury	26	12	2	12	39	36	11	0	2	29	12	1	2	10	10	24	1.083	26	LLLLLW
	13	Everton	28	11	4	13	41	40	9	1	4	25	14	2	3	9	16	26	1.025	26	WWLWLL
	14	Middlesbrough	27	11	3	13	29	38	7	2	4	17	14	4	1	9	12	24	.763	25	WLWLWW
	15	Blackburn Rovers	28	9	4	15	33	51	7	2	6	20	21	2	2	9	13	30	.647	22	WLDLDW
	16	Grimsby Town	28	6	8	14	34	51	4	5	5	21	19	2	3	9	13	32	.667	20	LDDWLW
	17	Newcastle United	26	8	4	14	27	44	6	1	4	20	10	2	3	10	7	34	.614	20	DLLLDL
	18	Bolton Wanderers	29	6	3	20	32	65	4	2	9	15	20	2	1	11	17	45	.492	15	WWWWLW

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	The Wednesday	30	18	3	9	50	29	11	3	2	28	6	7	0	7	22	23	1.724	39	WDWDWW
1	2	Sunderland	27	14	7	6	44	25	8	4	2	23	9	6	3	4	21	16	1.760	35	WWWWLW
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	29	15	4	10	49	40	9	2	4	33	24	6	2	6	16	16	1.225	34	DDLLLL
2	4	Sheffield United	30	14	5	11	47	38	8	0	6	27	20	6	5	5	20	18	1.237	33	DLLDWW
1	5	Derby County	28	15	2	11	43	34	12	1	2	31	9	3	1	9	12	25	1.265	32	LWWWLL
1	6	Stoke City	28	13	5	10	40	32	9	2	4	24	11	4	3	6	16	21	1.250	31	WDWLWL
	7	Liverpool	27	14	2	11	60	43	9	1	3	43	19	5	1	8	17	24	1.395	30	LWWWWL
	8	Aston Villa	27	13	3	11	42	34	6	3	3	27	14	7	0	8	15	20	1.235	29	WLWWWL
	9	Nottingham Forest	30	11	7	12	39	41	7	3	4	24	18	4	4	8	15	23	.951	29	DLLWLL
1	10	Notts County	28	11	7	10	36	38	7	5	4	22	16	4	2	6	14	22	.947	29	LDLLLW
1	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	12	5	12	43	47	10	2	2	30	14	2	3	10	13	33	.915	29	WDLWLW
1	12	Everton	29	12	4	13	42	40	9	1	4	25	14	3	3	9	17	26	1.050	28	WLWLLW
1	13	Middlesbrough	28	12	3	13	31	38	8	2	4	19	14	4	1	9	12	24	.816	27	LWLWWW
2	14	Bury	27	12	2	13	39	37	11	0	2	29	12	1	2	11	10	25	1.054	26	LLLLWL
2	15	Newcastle United	27	9	4	14	29	44	7	1	4	22	10	2	3	10	7	34	.659	22	LLLDLW
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	29	9	4	16	33	55	7	2	6	20	21	2	2	10	13	34	.600	22	LDLDWL
1	17	Grimsby Town	29	6	8	15	34	54	4	5	5	21	19	2	3	10	13	35	.630	20	DDWLWL
	18	Bolton Wanderers	30	7	3	20	33	65	5	2	9	16	20	2	1	11	17	45	.508	17	WWWLWW