FOREST 2 - 1 THE WEDNESDAY - Mon Dec 26, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 26, 1904 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 16,000
- Position Before:
- 15
- Position After:
- 13
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1904-05
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Woolwich Arsenal
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 405 (of 4780)
- League Tier 1
- 405 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 504 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 1160 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
The Wednesday Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Harry Haslam
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | D | John Barnsdale | |
| 5 | F | George Henderson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | |
| 7 | M | Jack Craggs | |
| 8 | M | William Shearman  | |
| 9 | F | Frank Lessons | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Tom Niblo |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Mon Dec 26, 1904)
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 | Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Everton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 21 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 18 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -12 | 14 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -17 | 13 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 12 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 12 | |
| 17 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -13 | 10 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 10 | |
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 | Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 24 | |
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | |
| ⇧ | 4 | Manchester City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 5 | Birmingham City | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Sunderland | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 21 |
| ⇧ | 7 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 8 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -3 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Preston North End | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 17 | |
| ⇧ | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -15 | 14 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -20 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 16 | Bury | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 17 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 10 | |