FOREST 5 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Sep 24, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 24, 1904 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 5-2 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 11,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 14/12
- Opp Before/After:
- 2/3
- Referee:
- PR Harrower
- Season:
- 1904-05
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Stoke City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 390 (of 4835)
- League Tier 1:
- 390 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 489 (of 5529)
- Total:
- 1146 (of 7273)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Form: LWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
William Shearman
William Shearman
William Shearman
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris
Manager: Harry Haslam
Form: LWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
William Shearman
William Shearman
William Shearman
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager:
Form: WWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Form: WWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | D | John Barnsdale | |
| 5 | M | Peter Robertson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | |
| 7 | M | Tom Davies | |
| 8 | M | William Shearman  | |
| 9 | F | Tom Niblo | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United |
| Derby County | 4 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| Everton | 1 | 0 | Preston North End |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Aston Villa |
| Stoke City | 0 | 2 | Notts County |
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Bury |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | |
| 1 | Preston North End | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WWDW | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | WWW | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | WWW | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | LWLWW | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | WWLW | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WWLL | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLLW | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | LWDL | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLD | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LDW | |
| 12 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WLDL | |
| 13 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 | LLWD | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | LWL | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LLWL | |
| 16 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |
| 17 | Small Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LLL | |
| 18 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 0 | LLL | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | |
 | 1 | The Wednesday | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | WWWW |
 | 2 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | WWDWL |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | WWWL |
| 4 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | WWLLW |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | LWLWWL |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 6 | WWLWL |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | WDWL |
| 8 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | LWDLW |
| 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 | WLDLW |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 5 | WLLWD |
| 11 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LLWDW |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | LWLW |
| 13 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WLDD |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LDWL |
| 15 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDLW |
| 16 | Small Heath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LLLW |
| 17 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 2 | LLWLL |
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 0 | LLLL | |