The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 26, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 26, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 (Draw)

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:: T Armitt
Attendance:: 14,000
Pos Before/After:: 10 11
Opp Before/After:: 12 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Apr 23, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 371 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 371 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 467 (of 5679)
Total:: 1124 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Grenville Morris

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Jack Robson
Prior form: WLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Linacre
2	D	Charles Craig
3	D	Albert Jones
4	F	Sam Timmins
5	D	Fred Warren
6	M	Robert Norris
7	M	Tom Davies
8	M	Ernest Wright
9	M	John Calvey
10	F	Grenville Morris
11	F	Alf Spouncer

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 26, 1903)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-1	The Wednesday
Derby County	5-0	Stoke City
Liverpool	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City	1-3	Everton
Middlesbrough	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	1-3	Sunderland
Notts County	2-0	Small Heath
Sheffield United	4-0	West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	Bury

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	Manchester City	16	11	2	3	33	19	6	1	1	18	9	5	1	2	15	10	1.737	24	WWDDWW
	2	Sheffield United	17	10	4	3	36	25	5	3	1	23	14	5	1	2	13	11	1.440	24	WDDDLD
	3	The Wednesday	16	8	6	2	20	12	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	2	9	8	1.667	22	WLWDDD
	4	Aston Villa	17	9	3	5	38	27	7	0	1	22	7	2	3	4	16	20	1.407	21	WLWDLW
	5	Newcastle United	18	9	3	6	29	27	7	1	1	17	7	2	2	5	12	20	1.074	21	LWLWDD
	6	Sunderland	17	9	2	6	33	27	7	1	1	23	7	2	1	5	10	20	1.222	20	WWLDLW
	7	Everton	17	8	3	6	30	21	6	0	3	19	9	2	3	3	11	12	1.429	19	LDWDWL
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	9	1	6	23	31	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	.742	19	LWWDWL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	4	7	26	25	5	3	1	16	6	2	1	6	10	19	1.040	18	WDWWDW
	10	Nottingham Forest	18	6	4	8	34	34	3	1	5	13	17	3	3	3	21	17	1.000	16	WWDLLL
	11	Notts County	18	7	2	9	20	34	5	1	3	14	15	2	1	6	6	19	.588	16	DLLWDW
	12	Middlesbrough	15	6	3	6	28	22	6	0	2	21	8	0	3	4	7	14	1.273	15	WLWLWD
	13	Stoke City	18	7	1	10	40	32	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	7	4	16	1.250	15	LWLLWL
	14	Derby County	17	5	3	9	28	32	4	2	3	22	18	1	1	6	6	14	.875	13	LLWDWW
	15	Bury	17	2	8	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	4	5	11	18	.774	12	DLLDLD
	16	West Bromwich Albion	17	3	6	8	14	26	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	.538	12	WDLLDD
	17	Liverpool	17	4	2	11	25	37	3	1	3	11	12	1	1	8	14	25	.676	10	LWLLDL
	18	Small Heath	17	3	3	11	16	35	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	7	6	20	.457	9	LLLLWL

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	Result(s)
1	1	Sheffield United	18	11	4	3	40	25	6	3	1	27	14	5	1	2	13	11	1.600	26	DDDLDW	4-0
1	2	Manchester City	17	11	2	4	34	22	6	1	2	19	12	5	1	2	15	10	1.545	24	WDDWWL	1-3
1	3	Aston Villa	18	10	3	5	40	28	8	0	1	24	8	2	3	4	16	20	1.429	23	LWDLWW	2-1
1	4	The Wednesday	17	8	6	3	21	14	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	3	10	10	1.500	22	LWDDDL	1-2
1	5	Sunderland	18	10	2	6	36	28	7	1	1	23	7	3	1	5	13	21	1.286	22	WLDLWW	3-1
1	6	Everton	18	9	3	6	33	22	6	0	3	19	9	3	3	3	14	13	1.500	21	DWDWLW	3-1
2	7	Newcastle United	19	9	3	7	30	30	7	1	2	18	10	2	2	5	12	20	1.000	21	WLWDDL	1-3
1	8	Blackburn Rovers	19	8	4	7	28	26	5	3	1	16	6	3	1	6	12	20	1.077	20	DWWDWW	2-1
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	9	2	6	23	31	6	2	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	.742	20	WWDWLD	0-0
1	10	Notts County	19	8	2	9	22	34	6	1	3	16	15	2	1	6	6	19	.647	18	LLWDWW	2-0
1	11	Nottingham Forest	19	6	5	8	35	35	3	1	5	13	17	3	4	3	22	18	1.000	17	WDLLLD	1-1
	12	Middlesbrough	16	6	4	6	29	23	6	1	2	22	9	0	3	4	7	14	1.261	16	LWLWDD	1-1
	13	Stoke City	19	7	1	11	40	37	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	8	4	21	1.081	15	WLLWLL	0-5
	14	Derby County	18	6	3	9	33	32	5	2	3	27	18	1	1	6	6	14	1.031	15	LWDWWW	5-0
	15	Bury	18	2	9	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	5	5	11	18	.774	13	LLDLDD	0-0
	16	West Bromwich Albion	18	3	6	9	14	30	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	7	8	23	.467	12	DLLDDL	0-4
	17	Liverpool	18	4	2	12	26	39	3	1	4	12	14	1	1	8	14	25	.667	10	WLLDLL	1-2
	18	Small Heath	18	3	3	12	16	37	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	8	6	22	.432	9	LLLWLL	0-2