DIVISION: Football Alliance (Tier 2)
WHAT HAPPENED This was our third (and final) season in the newly-formed Football Alliance as it subsequently folded after this year and we were join the Football League next season. However, we WON the Alliance this season after being top all season and we were elected straight into the First Division next year. Newton Heath (aka
Manchester United ) and
Sheffield Wednesday joined us in the top flight, while other clubs joined the newly created Second Division.
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 Num Days Opp P W D L F A Points Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) 1 231 1 - - - - - - - 2 7 2 2 2 - - 6 0 4 Birmingham St George's (3-0) , Newton Heath LYR (3-0) 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Small Heath (2-0) , The Wednesday (1-3) , Newton Heath LYR (1-1) 4 4 3 3 - - 11 3 6 Bootle (4-1) , Walsall Town Swifts (5-1) , Small Heath (2-1) 5 5 2 1 1 - 4 2 3 The Wednesday (1-1) , Burton Swifts (3-1) 6 6 4 4 - - 14 3 8 Birmingham St George's (2-1) , Ardwick (3-1) , Ardwick (4-0) , Bootle (5-1) 7 7 - - - - - - - 8 8 2 1 1 - 5 2 3 Lincoln City (4-1) , Grimsby Town (1-1) 9 9 - - - - - - - 10 10 2 - 1 1 0 2 1 Lincoln City (0-0) , Crewe Alexandra (0-2) 11 11 1 - 1 - 3 3 1 Grimsby Town (3-3) 12 12 2 1 - 1 5 3 2 Crewe Alexandra (5-0) , Walsall Town Swifts (0-3)
Not included: Week 1 game against Burton Swifts (7-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time GAMES Order by Game Type Order by Date Show Game Stats Manager for all games:
Harry Radford Football Alliance Week Date Opponent H/A Score Att Pos Scorers 1 Thu Sep 03, 1891 Burton Swifts H 7-0 3,000 1 Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?, ?), Shaw (?), Smith (?)2 Sat Sep 05, 1891 Bootle A 4-1 4,000 1 Mason (?), Higgins (?, ?), Graham (? OG)3 Sat Sep 12, 1891 Walsall Town Swifts H 5-1 3,000 1 Higgins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Smith (?), Hamilton (?)4 Thu Sep 24, 1891 Birmingham St George's H 3-0 1,500 1 McPherson (?), Higgins (?), Russell (?)5 Thu Oct 08, 1891 Small Heath H 2-0 2,000 1 Smith (?), Higgins (?)6 Sat Oct 17, 1891 Crewe Alexandra H 5-0 3,000 1 Shaw (?), Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?)7 Sat Oct 31, 1891 Birmingham St George's A 2-1 - 1 Higgins (?, ?)8 Sat Nov 07, 1891 The Wednesday H 1-1 3,000 1 Higgins (?)9 Sat Nov 14, 1891 Ardwick A 3-1 11,000 1 Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?)10 Thu Nov 19, 1891 Ardwick H 4-0 2,000 1 Russell (? pen, ?), Smith (?), Higgins (?)11 Sat Nov 21, 1891 Grimsby Town H 3-3 5,000 1 Higgins (?, ?, ?)12 Sat Nov 28, 1891 The Wednesday A 1-3 12,000 1 Pike (?)13 Sat Dec 12, 1891 Bootle H 5-1 - 1 Russell (?), Lindley (?), Smith (?), McPherson (?), Mason (?)14 Fri Jan 01, 1892 Newton Heath LYR A 1-1 16,000 1 Higgins (?)15 Sat Jan 09, 1892 Burton Swifts A 3-1 500 1 Pike (?), Mason (?, ?)16 Sat Feb 06, 1892 Lincoln City H 0-0 3,000 1 17 Sat Feb 20, 1892 Lincoln City A 4-1 3,500 1 Higgins (?, ?, ?, ?)18 Sat Mar 19, 1892 Newton Heath LYR H 3-0 8,000 1 Higgins (?), Mason (?), McPherson (?)19 Sat Apr 02, 1892 Walsall Town Swifts A 0-3 4,000 1 20 Sat Apr 16, 1892 Small Heath A 2-1 3,500 1 Oscroft (?), Mason (?)21 Sat Apr 23, 1892 Crewe Alexandra A 0-2 3,000 1 22 Thu Apr 28, 1892 Grimsby Town A 1-1 1,000 1 Higgins (?)
FA Cup Date Opponent Round Replay H/A Score Att Scorers Sat Jan 16, 1892 Newcastle East End 1 H 2-1 - Higgins (?, ?)Sat Jan 30, 1892 Sunderland Albion 2 A 1-0 9,000 Higgins (?)Sat Feb 13, 1892 Preston North End Quarter H 2-0 14,500 Smith (?), Higgins (?)Sat Feb 27, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi N 1-1 21,076 Lindley (?)Sat Mar 05, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi 1 N 1-1 15,930 Higgins (?)Wed Mar 09, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi 2 N 2-6 8,024 Higgins (68', 80')
Friendly Date Opponent Country H/A Score Att Scorers Wed Sep 09, 1891 Mansfield England A 4-0 - Higgins (?, ?), McPherson (?, ?)Sat Sep 19, 1891 Sunderland Albion England A 1-0 6,000 G King (? OG) Mon Sep 21, 1891 Everton England A 0-2 1,000 Fri Sep 25, 1891 Queen's Park Scotland A 3-1 4,000 Higgins (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)Thu Oct 01, 1891 Canadians England H 5-0 2,000 Hamilton (?), Higgins (?, ?), Pike (5'), Oscroft (8')Sat Oct 03, 1891 Notts England H 3-1 1,000 Shaw (?), Pike (?), Higgins (?)Sat Oct 10, 1891 Sunderland Albion England H 5-3 500 Higgins (?, ?, ?), Mason (?), Shaw (?)Wed Oct 14, 1891 Greenhalgh's England A 6-0 - ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) Sat Oct 24, 1891 Kettering Town England A 5-1 2,000 Smith (?), Higgins (?, ?), Pike (?), ? (?)Mon Oct 26, 1891 Stoke England A 3-0 - ? (?, ?, ?) Thu Nov 12, 1891 Bolton Wanderers England H 5-0 4,000 Shaw (?), Smith (?), Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?)Thu Dec 03, 1891 Stoke England H 2-0 - Pike (?), Russell (? pen)Sat Dec 26, 1891 Notts England A 1-0 15,000 Shaw (?)Mon Dec 28, 1891 Derby County England A 0-3 6,000 Sat Jan 02, 1892 Darwen England A 2-2 1,000 Scott (?), Shaw (?)Sat Jan 23, 1892 Aston Villa England A 2-3 - ? (?), Smith (?) Tue Mar 01, 1892 Rotherham Town England A 2-2 - Jardine (?, ?)Sat Mar 12, 1892 Wolverhampton Wanderers England A 0-5 2,000 Thu Mar 24, 1892 Everton England H 1-2 1,500 Shaw (?)Sat Mar 26, 1892 Darwen England H 3-0 2,000 Mason (?), Pike (?), Oscroft (?)Mon Apr 04, 1892 Celtic Scotland A 1-4 10,000 Smith (?)Sat Apr 09, 1892 Grimsby Town England A 3-2 5,000 Oscroft (?), Shaw (?), Russell (?)Fri Apr 15, 1892 Bolton Wanderers England A 0-1 7,000
Testimonial Order by Game Type Order by Date Show Game Stats Date Game Type Opponent Round Leg Replay H/A Score Att Scorers League Manager: Harry Radford Thu Sep 03, 1891 Football Alliance Burton Swifts H 7-0 3,000 Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?, ?), Shaw (?), Smith (?)Sat Sep 05, 1891 Football Alliance Bootle A 4-1 4,000 Mason (?), Higgins (?, ?), Graham (? OG)Wed Sep 09, 1891 Friendly Mansfield A 4-0 - Higgins (?, ?), McPherson (?, ?)Sat Sep 12, 1891 Football Alliance Walsall Town Swifts H 5-1 3,000 Higgins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Smith (?), Hamilton (?)Sat Sep 19, 1891 Friendly Sunderland Albion A 1-0 6,000 G King (? OG) Mon Sep 21, 1891 Friendly Everton A 0-2 1,000 Thu Sep 24, 1891 Football Alliance Birmingham St George's H 3-0 1,500 McPherson (?), Higgins (?), Russell (?)Fri Sep 25, 1891 Friendly Queen's Park A 3-1 4,000 Higgins (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)Thu Oct 01, 1891 Friendly Canadians H 5-0 2,000 Hamilton (?), Higgins (?, ?), Pike (5'), Oscroft (8')Sat Oct 03, 1891 Friendly Notts H 3-1 1,000 Shaw (?), Pike (?), Higgins (?)Thu Oct 08, 1891 Football Alliance Small Heath H 2-0 2,000 Smith (?), Higgins (?)Sat Oct 10, 1891 Friendly Sunderland Albion H 5-3 500 Higgins (?, ?, ?), Mason (?), Shaw (?)Wed Oct 14, 1891 Friendly Greenhalgh's A 6-0 - ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) Sat Oct 17, 1891 Football Alliance Crewe Alexandra H 5-0 3,000 Shaw (?), Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?)Sat Oct 24, 1891 Friendly Kettering Town A 5-1 2,000 Smith (?), Higgins (?, ?), Pike (?), ? (?)Mon Oct 26, 1891 Friendly Stoke A 3-0 - ? (?, ?, ?) Sat Oct 31, 1891 Football Alliance Birmingham St George's A 2-1 - Higgins (?, ?)Sat Nov 07, 1891 Football Alliance The Wednesday H 1-1 3,000 Higgins (?)Thu Nov 12, 1891 Friendly Bolton Wanderers H 5-0 4,000 Shaw (?), Smith (?), Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?)Sat Nov 14, 1891 Football Alliance Ardwick A 3-1 11,000 Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?)Thu Nov 19, 1891 Football Alliance Ardwick H 4-0 2,000 Russell (? pen, ?), Smith (?), Higgins (?)Sat Nov 21, 1891 Football Alliance Grimsby Town H 3-3 5,000 Higgins (?, ?, ?)Sat Nov 28, 1891 Football Alliance The Wednesday A 1-3 12,000 Pike (?)Thu Dec 03, 1891 Friendly Stoke H 2-0 - Pike (?), Russell (? pen)Sat Dec 12, 1891 Football Alliance Bootle H 5-1 - Russell (?), Lindley (?), Smith (?), McPherson (?), Mason (?)Sat Dec 19, 1891 Testimonial Everton A 0-0 8,000 Sat Dec 26, 1891 Friendly Notts A 1-0 15,000 Shaw (?)Mon Dec 28, 1891 Friendly Derby County A 0-3 6,000 Fri Jan 01, 1892 Football Alliance Newton Heath LYR A 1-1 16,000 Higgins (?)Sat Jan 02, 1892 Friendly Darwen A 2-2 1,000 Scott (?), Shaw (?)Sat Jan 09, 1892 Football Alliance Burton Swifts A 3-1 500 Pike (?), Mason (?, ?)Sat Jan 16, 1892 FA Cup Newcastle East End 1 H 2-1 - Higgins (?, ?)Sat Jan 23, 1892 Friendly Aston Villa A 2-3 - ? (?), Smith (?) Sat Jan 30, 1892 FA Cup Sunderland Albion 2 A 1-0 9,000 Higgins (?)Sat Feb 06, 1892 Football Alliance Lincoln City H 0-0 3,000 Sat Feb 13, 1892 FA Cup Preston North End Quarter H 2-0 14,500 Smith (?), Higgins (?)Sat Feb 20, 1892 Football Alliance Lincoln City A 4-1 3,500 Higgins (?, ?, ?, ?)Sat Feb 27, 1892 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion Semi N 1-1 21,076 Lindley (?)Tue Mar 01, 1892 Friendly Rotherham Town A 2-2 - Jardine (?, ?)Sat Mar 05, 1892 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion Semi 1 N 1-1 15,930 Higgins (?)Wed Mar 09, 1892 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion Semi 2 N 2-6 8,024 Higgins (68', 80')Sat Mar 12, 1892 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-5 2,000 Sat Mar 19, 1892 Football Alliance Newton Heath LYR H 3-0 8,000 Higgins (?), Mason (?), McPherson (?)Thu Mar 24, 1892 Friendly Everton H 1-2 1,500 Shaw (?)Sat Mar 26, 1892 Friendly Darwen H 3-0 2,000 Mason (?), Pike (?), Oscroft (?)Sat Apr 02, 1892 Football Alliance Walsall Town Swifts A 0-3 4,000 Mon Apr 04, 1892 Friendly Celtic A 1-4 10,000 Smith (?)Sat Apr 09, 1892 Friendly Grimsby Town A 3-2 5,000 Oscroft (?), Shaw (?), Russell (?)Fri Apr 15, 1892 Friendly Bolton Wanderers A 0-1 7,000 Sat Apr 16, 1892 Football Alliance Small Heath A 2-1 3,500 Oscroft (?), Mason (?)Champion Sat Apr 23, 1892 Football Alliance Crewe Alexandra A 0-2 3,000 Champion Thu Apr 28, 1892 Football Alliance Grimsby Town A 1-1 1,000 Higgins (?)Champion
Order by Game Type Order by Date Show Game Stats Manager for all games:
Harry Radford Football Alliance Possession % On Target Off Target Corners Fouls Saves Week Date Opponent H/A Score Att Us Opp Us Opp Us Opp Us Opp Us Opp Us Opp 1 Thu Sep 03, 1891 Burton Swifts H 7-0 3,000 2 Sat Sep 05, 1891 Bootle A 4-1 4,000 3 Sat Sep 12, 1891 Walsall Town Swifts H 5-1 3,000 4 Thu Sep 24, 1891 Birmingham St George's H 3-0 1,500 5 Thu Oct 08, 1891 Small Heath H 2-0 2,000 6 Sat Oct 17, 1891 Crewe Alexandra H 5-0 3,000 7 Sat Oct 31, 1891 Birmingham St George's A 2-1 - 8 Sat Nov 07, 1891 The Wednesday H 1-1 3,000 9 Sat Nov 14, 1891 Ardwick A 3-1 11,000 10 Thu Nov 19, 1891 Ardwick H 4-0 2,000 11 Sat Nov 21, 1891 Grimsby Town H 3-3 5,000 12 Sat Nov 28, 1891 The Wednesday A 1-3 12,000 13 Sat Dec 12, 1891 Bootle H 5-1 - 14 Fri Jan 01, 1892 Newton Heath LYR A 1-1 16,000 15 Sat Jan 09, 1892 Burton Swifts A 3-1 500 16 Sat Feb 06, 1892 Lincoln City H 0-0 3,000 17 Sat Feb 20, 1892 Lincoln City A 4-1 3,500 18 Sat Mar 19, 1892 Newton Heath LYR H 3-0 8,000 19 Sat Apr 02, 1892 Walsall Town Swifts A 0-3 4,000 20 Sat Apr 16, 1892 Small Heath A 2-1 3,500 21 Sat Apr 23, 1892 Crewe Alexandra A 0-2 3,000 22 Thu Apr 28, 1892 Grimsby Town A 1-1 1,000
FA Cup 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 16, 1892 Newcastle East End 1 H 2-1 - Sat Jan 30, 1892 Sunderland Albion 2 A 1-0 9,000 Sat Feb 13, 1892 Preston North End Quarter H 2-0 14,500 Sat Feb 27, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi N 1-1 21,076 Sat Mar 05, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi 1 N 1-1 15,930 Wed Mar 09, 1892 West Bromwich Albion Semi 2 N 2-6 8,024
Friendly 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 Wed Sep 09, 1891 Mansfield England A 4-0 - Sat Sep 19, 1891 Sunderland Albion England A 1-0 6,000 Mon Sep 21, 1891 Everton England A 0-2 1,000 Fri Sep 25, 1891 Queen's Park Scotland A 3-1 4,000 Thu Oct 01, 1891 Canadians England H 5-0 2,000 Sat Oct 03, 1891 Notts England H 3-1 1,000 Sat Oct 10, 1891 Sunderland Albion England H 5-3 500 Wed Oct 14, 1891 Greenhalgh's England A 6-0 - Sat Oct 24, 1891 Kettering Town England A 5-1 2,000 Mon Oct 26, 1891 Stoke England A 3-0 - Thu Nov 12, 1891 Bolton Wanderers England H 5-0 4,000 Thu Dec 03, 1891 Stoke England H 2-0 - Sat Dec 26, 1891 Notts England A 1-0 15,000 Mon Dec 28, 1891 Derby County England A 0-3 6,000 Sat Jan 02, 1892 Darwen England A 2-2 1,000 Sat Jan 23, 1892 Aston Villa England A 2-3 - Tue Mar 01, 1892 Rotherham Town England A 2-2 - Sat Mar 12, 1892 Wolverhampton Wanderers England A 0-5 2,000 Thu Mar 24, 1892 Everton England H 1-2 1,500 Sat Mar 26, 1892 Darwen England H 3-0 2,000 Mon Apr 04, 1892 Celtic Scotland A 1-4 10,000 Sat Apr 09, 1892 Grimsby Town England A 3-2 5,000 Fri Apr 15, 1892 Bolton Wanderers England A 0-1 7,000
Testimonial 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 Sat Dec 19, 1891 Everton England A 0-0 8,000
TRANSFERS Transfers before, during and immediately after the season. SQUAD GOALSCORERS Number of different scorers: 15
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR) Home and away victories for the season
Game 1
Game 2
Opponent Date
H/A
Score
Date
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LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST) Home and away losses for the season
Game 1
Game 2
Opponent Date
H/A
Score
Date
H/A
Score
England
Adam Scott
Scotland
Archibald Ritchie
Jack Earp
Wales
John McPherson
Horace Pike
Tinsley Lindley