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)
- Attendance:
- 14,000
- Position Before:
- 10
- Position After:
- 11
- Referee:
- R Horrocks
- Season:
- 1903-04
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Blackburn Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 371 (of 4788)
- League Tier 1
- 371 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 467 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 1117 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Middlesbrough Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Haslam
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 26, 1903)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 24 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 21 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 21 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Everton | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 18 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |
| 11 | Notts County | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 16 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 15 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bury | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 12 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 10 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 9 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 1 | Sheffield United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| ⇩ | 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 23 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Newcastle United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -8 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Notts County | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 15 | |
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 13 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 12 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 10 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 9 | |