The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 7 ASTON VILLA - Sat Dec 19, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 19, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-7 LOST

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

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:: F Bye
Attendance:: 8,000
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 5 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 16, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 369 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 369 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 465 (of 5736)
Total:: 1123 (of 7523)
Played:: 120 years, 11 months, 2 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WLWWDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Billy Shearman
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: WWLWDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Albert Hall
Joe Bache
Joe Bache
Joe Bache
Tommy Niblo
Tommy Niblo
Tommy Niblo

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre
2	D	29	Charles Craig
3	D	27	James Iremonger
4	F		Sam Timmins
5	D	25	Fred Warren
6	M	28	Bob Norris
7	M	21	Tom Davies
8	F	28	John Calvey
9	M	24	Billy Shearman
10	F	26	Grenville Morris
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer

	So Far	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre	132		7	2
2	D	29	Charles Craig	51	1	7	2
3	D	27	James Iremonger	246	6	7	2
4	F		Sam Timmins	68	5	7	2
5	D	25	Fred Warren	17	2	7	2
6	M	28	Bob Norris	136	4	7	2
7	M	21	Tom Davies	12	1	7	2
8	F	28	John Calvey	144	66	7	2
9	M	24	Billy Shearman	10	5	7	2
10	F	26	Grenville Morris	174	91	7	2
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer	186	42	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy George
2	D	Howard Spencer
3	D	Freddie Miles
4	D	Alf Wood
5	D	Joe Pearson
6	M	Alex Leake
7	M	Arthur Lockett
8	M	Billy Brawn
9	M	Albert Hall
10	F	Joe Bache
11	F	Tommy Niblo

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 19, 1903)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Middlesbrough
Bury	2-2	Liverpool
Everton	0-1	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	3-7	Aston Villa
Small Heath	0-3	Manchester City
Stoke City	5-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland	2-1	Sheffield United
The Wednesday	1-1	Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Notts 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	Status
1	Sheffield United	15	10	3	2	33	21	5	2	1	21	12	5	1	1	12	9	1.57143	23	LWWDDD
2	Manchester City	15	10	2	3	30	19	6	1	1	18	9	4	1	2	12	10	1.57895	22	WWWDDW
3	The Wednesday	15	8	5	2	19	11	5	1	0	10	3	3	4	2	9	8	1.72727	21	DWLWDD
4	Everton	16	8	3	5	30	20	6	0	2	19	8	2	3	3	11	12	1.50000	19	LLDWDW
5	Aston Villa	16	8	3	5	31	24	7	0	1	22	7	1	3	4	9	17	1.29167	19	WWLWDL
6	Newcastle United	16	9	1	6	26	24	7	1	1	17	7	2	0	5	9	17	1.08333	19	LWLWLW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	9	1	5	22	26	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	5	10	20	.84615	19	WLWWDW
8	Sunderland	16	8	2	6	31	26	6	1	1	21	6	2	1	5	10	20	1.19231	18	WWWLDL
9	Nottingham Forest	16	6	4	6	31	26	3	1	3	10	9	3	3	3	21	17	1.19231	16	WLWWDL
10	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	3	7	23	24	4	2	1	13	5	2	1	6	10	19	.95833	15	WLWDWW
11	Middlesbrough	14	6	2	6	27	21	6	0	2	21	8	0	2	4	6	13	1.28571	14	LWLWLW
12	Stoke City	16	6	1	9	35	29	6	0	3	31	15	0	1	6	4	14	1.20690	13	WLLWLL
13	Notts County	16	6	1	9	19	34	5	1	3	14	15	1	0	6	5	19	.55882	13	WLDLLW
14	Bury	16	2	7	7	22	29	2	3	2	11	11	0	4	5	11	18	.75862	11	LDLLDL
15	West Bromwich Albion	16	3	5	8	14	26	1	5	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	.53846	11	LWDLLD
16	Derby County	15	3	3	9	25	32	3	2	3	20	18	0	1	6	5	14	.78125	9	DLLLWD
17	Liverpool	15	4	1	10	23	33	3	1	3	11	12	1	0	7	12	21	.69697	9	LWLWLL
18	Small Heath	16	3	3	10	16	32	2	3	3	10	12	1	0	7	6	20	.50000	9	DLLLLW

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	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Manchester City	16	11	2	3	33	19	6	1	1	18	9	5	1	2	15	10	1.73684	24	WWDDWW		3-0
1	2	Sheffield United	16	10	3	3	34	23	5	2	1	21	12	5	1	2	13	11	1.47826	23	WWDDDL		1-2
	3	The Wednesday	16	8	6	2	20	12	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	2	9	8	1.66667	22	WLWDDD		1-1
1	4	Aston Villa	17	9	3	5	38	27	7	0	1	22	7	2	3	4	16	20	1.40741	21	WLWDLW		7-3
3	5	Sunderland	17	9	2	6	33	27	7	1	1	23	7	2	1	5	10	20	1.22222	20	WWLDLW		2-1
	6	Newcastle United	17	9	2	6	27	25	7	1	1	17	7	2	1	5	10	18	1.08000	20	WLWLWD		1-1
3	7	Everton	17	8	3	6	30	21	6	0	3	19	9	2	3	3	11	12	1.42857	19	LDWDWL		0-1
1	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	9	1	6	23	31	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	.74194	19	LWWDWL		1-5
	9	Nottingham Forest	17	6	4	7	34	33	3	1	4	13	16	3	3	3	21	17	1.03030	16	LWWDLL		3-7
	10	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	4	7	24	25	4	3	1	14	6	2	1	6	10	19	.96000	16	LWDWWD		1-1
1	11	Stoke City	17	7	1	9	40	30	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	6	4	14	1.33333	15	LLWLLW		5-1
1	12	Middlesbrough	15	6	3	6	28	22	6	0	2	21	8	0	3	4	7	14	1.27273	15	WLWLWD		1-1
	13	Notts County	17	6	2	9	19	34	5	1	3	14	15	1	1	6	5	19	.55882	14	LDLLWD		0-0
	14	Bury	17	2	8	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	4	5	11	18	.77419	12	DLLDLD		2-2
	15	West Bromwich Albion	17	3	6	8	14	26	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	.53846	12	WDLLDD		0-0
	16	Derby County	16	4	3	9	26	32	3	2	3	20	18	1	1	6	6	14	.81250	11	LLLWDW		1-0
	17	Liverpool	16	4	2	10	25	35	3	1	3	11	12	1	1	7	14	23	.71429	10	WLWLLD		2-2
	18	Small Heath	17	3	3	11	16	35	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	7	6	20	.45714	9	LLLLWL		0-3