FOREST 2 - 1 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Jan 27, 1906 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 27, 1906 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 12,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 16/15
- Opp Before/After:
- 19/19
- Referee:
- DG Ashworth
- Season:
- 1905-06
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Fulham
- League:
- Newcastle United
- League Tier 1:
- Newcastle United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 445 (of 4860)
- League Tier 1:
- 445 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 548 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 1216 (of 7305)
- Notes:
- Alf Spouncer's benefit game
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review:
This game was also Alf Spouncer's benefit game
MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager:
Prior form: WLDLDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WLDLDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | Charles Craig | |
| 3 | M | Walter Dudley | |
| 4 | F | Sam Timmins | |
| 5 | M | George Wolfe | |
| 6 | F | Jack Armstrong | |
| 7 | M | Jack Craggs  | |
| 8 | F | Fred Lessons | |
| 9 | F | Enoch West | |
| 10 | F | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | Albert Holmes | Last game |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 2 | Stoke City |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Liverpool |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 | Notts County |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United |
| Everton | 4 | 2 | Aston Villa |
| Manchester City | 5 | 2 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Preston North End |
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United |
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 | Liverpool | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1.656 | 33 | DLWWDW | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 1.704 | 29 | WLWWWW | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.321 | 29 | WWWLDD | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.700 | 28 | WDWWDW | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1.500 | 28 | LWDLWW | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1.467 | 27 | WDWLLL | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.360 | 27 | WDDWLW | |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 1.258 | 26 | WLLLLW | |
| 9 | Derby County | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1.037 | 25 | LLDWDL | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 1.000 | 25 | WWWWLL | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 1.000 | 25 | DWDLWL | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 1.308 | 22 | DDLWWW | |
| 13 | Everton | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1.122 | 22 | LLDLWL | |
| 14 | Notts County | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 30 | .787 | 22 | WLWDLW | |
| 15 | Bury | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | .680 | 19 | WWLWDW | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | .660 | 18 | LDLLLL | |
| 17 | Woolwich Arsenal | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | .702 | 17 | WLLLWL | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 30 | .690 | 17 | LDLDWL | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 35 | .627 | 17 | WLDLDD | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 47 | .409 | 14 | LDLWLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1.606 | 33 | LWWDWL | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 1.759 | 31 | LWWWWW | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.310 | 30 | WWLDDD | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.522 | 28 | DWWDWL | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1.444 | 28 | WDLWWL | |
 1 | 6 | Preston North End | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.346 | 28 | DDWLWD |
| 1 | 7 | Birmingham City | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 1.290 | 28 | LLLLWW |
 2 | 8 | Aston Villa | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 1.353 | 27 | DWLLLL |
| 9 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1.071 | 27 | LDWDLW | |
| 1 | 10 | Stoke City | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 1.030 | 27 | WDLWLW |
| 1 | 11 | Sheffield United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | .953 | 25 | WWWLLL |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 1.317 | 24 | DLWWWW | |
| 13 | Everton | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1.163 | 24 | LDLWLW | |
| 14 | Notts County | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | .833 | 24 | LWDLWW | |
| 1 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | .685 | 20 | DLLLLW |
| 2 | 16 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 30 | .738 | 19 | DLDWLW |
| 2 | 17 | Bury | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 35 | .655 | 19 | WLWDWL |
| 1 | 18 | Woolwich Arsenal | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | .694 | 17 | LLLWLL |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | .623 | 17 | LDLDDL | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 50 | .420 | 14 | DLWLLL | |