SEASON: 1889-90


Prev Season: 1888-89
This Season: 1889-90
Next Season: 1890-91
DIVISION:
Football Alliance (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):
Harry Radford
FA Cup:
1st Round (Derby Midland (A) 0-3)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:

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.

TABLE

FOOTBALL ALLIANCE (Tier 2) - 1889-90
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1The Wednesday22151670401001481951522211.7500031Remained in Football Alliance1-31-3
2Bootle2213276639110049822717311.6923128Football League application rejected2-20-2
3Sunderland Albion2212467247902431334429341.5319128Football League application rejected3-10-4
4Grimsby Town2212285847902421732616301.2340426Football League application rejected1-20-4
5Crewe Alexandra2211296859623422750626321.15254242-51-1
6Birmingham St George's229497158632402831731301.2241422Football League application rejected2-23-1
7Darwen2210210707581246282182447.93333223-10-9
8Newton Heath LYR229211404570427112271334.8888920Football League application rejected1-31-0
9Walsall Town Swifts228311455963227192091840.76271193-03-1
10Nottingham Forest226511315134419203171231.6078417
11Small Heath226511336753322181281149.49254170-00-12
12Long Eaton Rangers224216367331719281191745.4931510Dropped out of Football Alliance1-13-5
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
1
Competitive Goals:
0
Goals per game:
.0
League Games:
22
League Points:
17 out of 44 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
38.6%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored
Conceded1 time
Won By
Lost By1 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
17 13--3380 Grimsby Town (1-2), The Wednesday (1-3), The Wednesday (1-3)
2 232-1644 Birmingham St George's (3-1), Sunderland Albion (3-1), Bootle (0-2)
37 31--1040 Grimsby Town (0-4)
47 41-1-221 Bootle (2-2)
57 51-1-221 Birmingham St George's (2-2)
67 6-------
714 71--1090 Darwen (0-9)
830 84211865 Small Heath (0-0), Crewe Alexandra (2-5), Darwen (3-1), Walsall Town Swifts (3-0)
921 92--23170 Long Eaton Rangers (3-5), Small Heath (0-12)
1086 103111253 Crewe Alexandra (1-1), Sunderland Albion (0-4), Newton Heath LYR (1-0)
1138 111--1130 Newton Heath LYR (1-3)
12 121-1-111 Long Eaton Rangers (1-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Walsall Town Swifts (3-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
-
Lowest League Attendance:
-
Average League Attendance:
-
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
0
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
0   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0   (scored by us for opponents)   
Penalties scored:
0
Penalties conceded:
0
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
Football Alliance
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreResultAttPosScorers
1Sat Sep 07, 1889Walsall Town SwiftsA3-1Win3,0001Hodder (?, ?), Edge (? OG)
2Sat Sep 21, 1889Grimsby TownA0-4Loss-8
3Sat Sep 28, 1889BootleH2-2Draw-8Pike (?), Plackett (?)
4Sat Oct 05, 1889Grimsby TownH1-2Loss2,00010Plackett (?)
5Sat Oct 12, 1889Birmingham St George'sA3-1Win1,2003Plackett (?, ?, ?)
6Sat Oct 19, 1889Crewe AlexandraA1-1Draw-6? (?)
7Sat Nov 02, 1889Small HeathH0-0Draw-5
8Sat Nov 09, 1889Sunderland AlbionA0-4Loss4,5008
9Sat Nov 23, 1889Long Eaton RangersA3-5Loss-10Burton (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)
10Sat Dec 07, 1889Sunderland AlbionH3-1Win-7Tolley (?), Smith (?), Pike (?)
11Sat Dec 14, 1889Crewe AlexandraH2-5Loss-8Burton (?), Pike (?)
12Sat Dec 28, 1889The WednesdayA1-3Loss6,00010Weightman (?)
13Sat Jan 04, 1890The WednesdayH1-3Loss-10Pike (?)
14Sat Feb 01, 1890DarwenH3-1Win-9Guttridge (?), Pike (?), Shaw (?)
15Sat Feb 15, 1890Newton Heath LYRH1-3Loss-11Pike (?)
16Sat Feb 22, 1890Long Eaton RangersH1-1Draw80010Weightman (?)
17Sat Mar 08, 1890Small HeathA0-12Loss-10
18Thu Mar 20, 1890Birmingham St George'sH2-2Draw1,00010Pike (?), Tutin (?)
19Sat Mar 22, 1890DarwenA0-9Loss4,00011
20Sat Mar 29, 1890Walsall Town SwiftsH3-0Win-11Pike (?, ?), Tutin (?)
21Sat Apr 05, 1890Newton Heath LYRA1-0Win-9Guttridge (?)
22Mon Apr 07, 1890BootleA0-2Loss4,00010

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayCountH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Sat Jan 18, 1890Derby Midland1A0-3Loss2,000

Birmingham Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayCountH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Sat Jan 11, 1890Walsall Town SwiftsH0-1Loss-

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Sat Sep 14, 1889HalliwellEnglandH2-3Loss1,000? (?, ?)
Thu Oct 24, 1889Preston North EndEnglandH2-1Win-? (?, ?)
Sat Nov 16, 1889CasualsEnglandH3-1Win100? (?, ?, ?)
Mon Nov 25, 1889Sheffield UnitedEnglandA0-2Loss500
Sat Nov 30, 1889NottsEnglandH2-4Loss8,000? (?, ?)
Sat Dec 21, 1889ClaptonEnglandA0-1Loss2,000
Thu Dec 26, 1889NottsEnglandA1-1Draw12,000Jardine (?)
Sat Jan 25, 1890EvertonEnglandA0-7Loss-
Sat Feb 08, 1890ChathamEnglandA1-1Draw4,000? (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1890Sheffield UnitedEnglandA2-1Win2,000? (?, ?)
Sat Mar 15, 1890ChathamEnglandH2-0Win-? (?, ?)

Testimonial
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Thu Apr 17, 1890Notts RangersEnglandA1-4Loss-? (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (11) - £0 Out (19) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Bill HazeldineBoughtAE PalmerSold
George Smith (1889)BoughtArthur PikeSold
Grant (1889)BoughtBill HazeldineSold
Harry PlackettBoughtFrederick FoxSold
James ColemanBoughtG TurnerSold
McUlrichBoughtGeorge Smith (1889)Sold
Richard HodderBoughtGeorge TutinSold
SheperdsonBoughtGrant (1889)Sold
William MabbottBoughtHarry JacksonSold
Sep 1889Jack EarpBoughtHarry PlackettRetired
June 1889Jack HollandBoughtJames ColemanSold
McUlrichSold
Oscar TolleySold
Richard HodderSold
SheperdsonSold
Thomas DanksRetired
TutinSold
William MabbottSold
1890Lawrence PlackettSold


SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player CountryP W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK G Turner
GK Jack Holland11
GK Tom Widdowson England
GK T Dexter
Defenders
D Bill Hazeldine
D Frank Guttridge England11
D Grant (1889)
D Harry Pike England11
D Jack Earp11
D James Coleman Scotland11
D Joseph Southall
Midfielders
M Albert Smith England
M Arthur Pike England
M George Tutin
M McUlrich
M Richard Hodder
M Sheperdson
M Thomas Danks England
M Tommy Jeacock11
M William Mabbott
Forwards
F AE Palmer
F Arthur Shaw England11
F Bob Jardine Scotland
F Frank Burton England11
F Fred Weightman England11
F Frederick Fox England
F Harry Plackett England
F Horace Pike England11
F Lawrence Plackett England
F Oscar Tolley
F Tinsley Lindley England
F Tutin
F Harry Jackson England
AH Smith
Attwell
George Smith (1889) Scotland11
GH Brown
J Smith (1889)
Roe
T Radford
Edwin Wardle England
H Oliver


GOALSCORERS


Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames


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