The City Ground

SEASON: 1889-90

Prev Season: 1888-89
This Season: 1889-90
Next Season: 1890-91

DIVISION: Football Alliance (Tier 2)

WHAT HAPPENED
This was our first season playing league games. We joined the inaugural Football Alliance (formed one year after the Football League had started) and although we were top after the first game, we were not to maintain that start and finished 3rd-bottom. There was no relegation this season though, and we stayed in the Alliance for two more seasons.

MANAGER(s):: Harry Radford
FA Cup:: 1st Round (Derby Midland (A) 0-3)

Top Goalscorer:

TABLE

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored
Conceded			1 time
Won By
Lost By			1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	7	1	3	-	-	3	3	8	0	Grimsby Town (1-2), The Wednesday (1-3), The Wednesday (1-3)
2		2	2	1	-	1	3	3	2	Birmingham St George's (3-1), Bootle (0-2)
3	7	3	2	1	-	1	3	5	2	Grimsby Town (0-4), Sunderland Albion (3-1)
4	7	4	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Bootle (2-2)
5	7	5	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Birmingham St George's (2-2)
6	7	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	14	7	1	-	-	1	0	9	0	Darwen (0-9)
8	30	8	4	2	1	1	8	6	5	Small Heath (0-0), Crewe Alexandra (2-5), Darwen (3-1), Walsall Town Swifts (3-0)
9	21	9	2	-	-	2	3	17	0	Long Eaton Rangers (3-5), Small Heath (0-12)
10	86	10	3	1	1	1	2	5	3	Crewe Alexandra (1-1), Sunderland Albion (0-4), Newton Heath LYR (1-0)
11	38	11	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Newton Heath LYR (1-3)
12		12	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Long Eaton Rangers (1-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Walsall Town Swifts (3-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Harry Radford
Football Alliance

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Sep 07, 1889	Walsall Town Swifts	A	3-1	3,000	1	Hodder (?, ?), Edge (? OG)
2	Sat Sep 21, 1889	Grimsby Town	A	0-4	-	8
3	Sat Sep 28, 1889	Bootle	H	2-2	-	8	Pike (?), Plackett (?)
4	Sat Oct 05, 1889	Grimsby Town	H	1-2	2,000	10	Plackett (?)
5	Sat Oct 12, 1889	Birmingham St George's	A	3-1	1,200	3	Plackett (?, ?, ?)
6	Sat Oct 19, 1889	Crewe Alexandra	A	1-1	-	6	? (?)
7	Sat Nov 02, 1889	Small Heath	H	0-0	-	5
8	Sat Nov 09, 1889	Sunderland Albion	A	0-4	4,500	8
9	Sat Nov 23, 1889	Long Eaton Rangers	A	3-5	-	10	Burton (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)
10	Sat Dec 07, 1889	Sunderland Albion	H	3-1	-	7	Tolley (?), Smith (?), Pike (?)
11	Sat Dec 14, 1889	Crewe Alexandra	H	2-5	-	8	Burton (?), Pike (?)
12	Sat Dec 28, 1889	The Wednesday	A	1-3	6,000	10	Weightman (?)
13	Sat Jan 04, 1890	The Wednesday	H	1-3	-	10	Pike (?)
14	Sat Feb 01, 1890	Darwen	H	3-1	-	9	Guttridge (?), Pike (?), Shaw (?)
15	Sat Feb 15, 1890	Newton Heath LYR	H	1-3	-	11	Pike (?)
16	Sat Feb 22, 1890	Long Eaton Rangers	H	1-1	800	10	Weightman (?)
17	Sat Mar 08, 1890	Small Heath	A	0-12	-	10
18	Thu Mar 20, 1890	Birmingham St George's	H	2-2	1,000	10	Pike (?), Tutin (?)
19	Sat Mar 22, 1890	Darwen	A	0-9	4,000	11
20	Sat Mar 29, 1890	Walsall Town Swifts	H	3-0	-	11	Pike (?, ?), Tutin (?)
21	Sat Apr 05, 1890	Newton Heath LYR	A	1-0	-	9	Guttridge (?)
22	Mon Apr 07, 1890	Bootle	A	0-2	4,000	10

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 18, 1890	Derby Midland	1		A	0-3	2,000

Birmingham Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 11, 1890	Walsall Town Swifts			H	0-1	-

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 14, 1889	Halliwell	England	H	2-3	1,000	? (?, ?)
Thu Oct 24, 1889	Preston North End	England	H	2-1	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Nov 16, 1889	Casuals	England	H	3-1	100	? (?, ?, ?)
Mon Nov 25, 1889	Sheffield United	England	A	0-2	500
Sat Nov 30, 1889	Notts	England	H	2-4	8,000	? (?, ?)
Sat Dec 21, 1889	Clapton	England	A	0-1	2,000
Thu Dec 26, 1889	Notts	England	A	1-1	12,000	Jardine (?)
Sat Jan 25, 1890	Everton	England	A	0-7	-
Sat Feb 08, 1890	Chatham Town	England	A	1-1	4,000	? (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1890	Sheffield United	England	A	2-1	2,000	? (?, ?)
Sat Mar 15, 1890	Chatham Town	England	H	2-0	-	? (?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Thu Apr 17, 1890	Notts Rangers	England	A	1-4	-	? (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Harry Radford
Sat Sep 07, 1889	Football Alliance	Walsall Town Swifts		A	3-1	3,000	Hodder (?, ?), Edge (? OG)
Sat Sep 14, 1889	Friendly	Halliwell		H	2-3	1,000	? (?, ?)
Sat Sep 21, 1889	Football Alliance	Grimsby Town		A	0-4	-
Sat Sep 28, 1889	Football Alliance	Bootle		H	2-2	-	Pike (?), Plackett (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1889	Football Alliance	Grimsby Town		H	1-2	2,000	Plackett (?)
Sat Oct 12, 1889	Football Alliance	Birmingham St George's		A	3-1	1,200	Plackett (?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 19, 1889	Football Alliance	Crewe Alexandra		A	1-1	-	? (?)
Thu Oct 24, 1889	Friendly	Preston North End		H	2-1	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Nov 02, 1889	Football Alliance	Small Heath		H	0-0	-
Sat Nov 09, 1889	Football Alliance	Sunderland Albion		A	0-4	4,500
Sat Nov 16, 1889	Friendly	Casuals		H	3-1	100	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 23, 1889	Football Alliance	Long Eaton Rangers		A	3-5	-	Burton (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)
Mon Nov 25, 1889	Friendly	Sheffield United		A	0-2	500
Sat Nov 30, 1889	Friendly	Notts		H	2-4	8,000	? (?, ?)
Sat Dec 07, 1889	Football Alliance	Sunderland Albion		H	3-1	-	Tolley (?), Smith (?), Pike (?)
Sat Dec 14, 1889	Football Alliance	Crewe Alexandra		H	2-5	-	Burton (?), Pike (?)
Sat Dec 21, 1889	Friendly	Clapton		A	0-1	2,000
Thu Dec 26, 1889	Friendly	Notts		A	1-1	12,000	Jardine (?)
Sat Dec 28, 1889	Football Alliance	The Wednesday		A	1-3	6,000	Weightman (?)
Sat Jan 04, 1890	Football Alliance	The Wednesday		H	1-3	-	Pike (?)
Sat Jan 11, 1890	Birmingham Cup	Walsall Town Swifts		H	0-1	-
Sat Jan 18, 1890	FA Cup	Derby Midland	1	A	0-3	2,000
Sat Jan 25, 1890	Friendly	Everton		A	0-7	-
Sat Feb 01, 1890	Football Alliance	Darwen		H	3-1	-	Guttridge (?), Pike (?), Shaw (?)
Sat Feb 08, 1890	Friendly	Chatham Town		A	1-1	4,000	? (?)
Sat Feb 15, 1890	Football Alliance	Newton Heath LYR		H	1-3	-	Pike (?)
Sat Feb 22, 1890	Football Alliance	Long Eaton Rangers		H	1-1	800	Weightman (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1890	Friendly	Sheffield United		A	2-1	2,000	? (?, ?)
Sat Mar 08, 1890	Football Alliance	Small Heath		A	0-12	-
Sat Mar 15, 1890	Friendly	Chatham Town		H	2-0	-	? (?, ?)
Thu Mar 20, 1890	Football Alliance	Birmingham St George's		H	2-2	1,000	Pike (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Mar 22, 1890	Football Alliance	Darwen		A	0-9	4,000
Sat Mar 29, 1890	Football Alliance	Walsall Town Swifts		H	3-0	-	Pike (?, ?), Tutin (?)
Sat Apr 05, 1890	Football Alliance	Newton Heath LYR		A	1-0	-	Guttridge (?)
Mon Apr 07, 1890	Football Alliance	Bootle		A	0-2	4,000
Thu Apr 17, 1890	Testimonial	Notts Rangers		A	1-4	-	? (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 18, 1890	Derby Midland	1		A	0-3	2,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 11, 1890	Walsall Town Swifts			H	0-1	-

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Thu Apr 17, 1890	Notts Rangers	England	A	1-4	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (11) - £0				Out (19) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Bill Hazeldine	Bought			AE Palmer	Sold
	George Smith (1889)	Bought			Arthur Pike	Sold
	Grant (1889)	Bought			Bill Hazeldine	Sold
	Harry Plackett	Bought			Frederick Fox	Sold
	James Coleman	Bought			G Turner	Sold
	McUlrich	Bought			George Smith (1889)	Sold
	Richard Hodder	Bought			George Tutin	Sold
	Sheperdson	Bought			Grant (1889)	Sold
	William Mabbott	Bought			Harry Jackson	Sold
Sep 1889	Jack Earp	Bought			Harry Plackett	Retired
June 1889	Jack Holland	Bought			James Coleman	Sold
					McUlrich	Sold
					Oscar Tolley	Sold
					Richard Hodder	Sold
					Sheperdson	Sold
					Thomas Danks	Retired
					Tutin	Sold
					William Mabbott	Sold
				1890	Lawrence Plackett	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		G Turner
GK		Jack Holland			1			1
GK		Tom Widdowson	England
GK		T Dexter
Defenders
D		Bill Hazeldine
D		Frank Guttridge	England	23	1			1
D		Grant (1889)
D		Harry Pike	England		1			1
D		Jack Earp		16	1			1
D		James Coleman	Scotland		1			1
D		Joseph Southall
Midfielders
M		Albert Smith	England	20
M		Arthur Pike	England	26
M		George Tutin
M		McUlrich
M		Richard Hodder
M		Sheperdson
M		Thomas Danks	England	26
M		Tommy Jeacock			1			1
M		William Mabbott
Forwards
F		AE Palmer
F		Arthur Shaw	England	20	1			1
F		Bob Jardine	Scotland
F		Frank Burton	England	24	1			1
F		Fred Weightman	England		1			1
F		Frederick Fox	England	25
F		Harry Plackett	England	18
F		Horace Pike	England	19	1			1
F		Lawrence Plackett	England	20
F		Oscar Tolley
F		Tinsley Lindley	England	23
F		Tutin
F		Harry Jackson	England	25

		AH Smith
		Attwell
		George Smith (1889)	Scotland		1			1
		GH Brown
		J Smith (1889)
		Roe
		T Radford
		Edwin Wardle	England	19
		H Oliver

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score