SEASON: 1895-96


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This Season: 1895-96
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DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Harry Radford
FA Cup:
1st Round (Everton (H) 0-2)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Tom McInnes (10 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1895-96
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
1Aston Villa30205578451410471764531281.73333450-21-3
2Derby County30177668351221421355526221.94286412-50-4
3Everton30167766431041401763626261.53488392-12-6
4Bolton Wanderers30165949371221341443815231.32432370-01-2
5Sunderland30157852411050361452816271.26829373-11-1
6Stoke City3015015564712034311301213361.19149304-00-1
7The Wednesday301251344531023311823101335.83019291-00-3
8Blackburn Rovers30125134050101426182491432.80000294-20-2
9Preston North End30116134448852311831111330.91667280-10-6
10Burnley301071348448523311221115331.09091272-10-0
11Bury3012315505471732245281830.92593275-00-1
12Sheffield United30106144050942281212121238.80000263-11-2
13Nottingham Forest30113164257111334160213841.7368425
14Wolverhampton Wanderers301011961651005431801141847.93846213-21-6
15Small Heath3084183979726222412121755.4936720Relegated after playoffs3-00-1
16West Bromwich Albion3067173059546182213111237.5084719Remained in 1st Div after playoffs2-01-3
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
31
Competitive Goals:
42
Goals per game:
1.4
League Games:
30
League Points:
25 out of 60 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
41.7%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored7 times5 times4 times2 times1 time
Conceded9 times7 times3 times1 time4 times
Won By4 times4 times1 time1 time1 time
Lost By6 times5 times2 times2 times2 times

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)
1 12--2150 Aston Villa (1-3), Aston Villa (0-2)
22 221-1332 Everton (2-1), Bolton Wanderers (1-2)
3 31--1040 Derby County (0-4)
4 4-------
5 5211-403 Stoke City (4-0), Bolton Wanderers (0-0)
6 63111433 Sunderland (3-1), Sunderland (1-1), Stoke City (0-1)
7 732-1784 Everton (2-6), Blackburn Rovers (4-2), The Wednesday (1-0)
8 81--1030 The Wednesday (0-3)
92 91--1060 Preston North End (0-6)
1054 1021-1462 Derby County (2-5), Burnley (2-1)
1144 1121-1322 Sheffield United (3-1), Bury (0-1)
1242 1231-2532 Bury (5-0), Blackburn Rovers (0-2), Preston North End (0-1)
1360 131--1120 Sheffield United (1-2)
1436 14321-625 Small Heath (3-0), Burnley (0-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-2)
15 1521-1362 West Bromwich Albion (2-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-6)
16 162--2140 West Bromwich Albion (1-3), Small Heath (0-1)


ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
10,000 (Sunderland)
Lowest League Attendance:
2,500 (Stoke City)
Average League Attendance:
6,033
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
7
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
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Thu Sep 05, 1895BuryH5-05,0002Carnelly (?), Rose (?, ?), McInnes (?, ?)
2Sat Sep 07, 1895EvertonA2-615,0009Carnelly (?), Forman (89')
3Sat Sep 14, 1895Blackburn RoversA0-28,00013
4Sat Sep 21, 1895Small HeathH3-05,00010Forman (?), Rose (?), McInnes (?)
5Sat Sep 28, 1895West Bromwich AlbionA1-32,00011Carnelly (?)
6Sat Oct 05, 1895Derby CountyH2-59,00014Pike (?), Carnelly (?)
7Sat Oct 12, 1895EvertonH2-15,00012McInnes (?, 50')
8Sat Oct 19, 1895Bolton WanderersA1-26,00013Pike (?)
9Sat Oct 26, 1895Preston North EndH0-14,00013
10Sat Nov 09, 1895Small HeathA0-15,00014
11Sat Nov 16, 1895West Bromwich AlbionH2-06,00014McPherson (?), Forman (?)
12Sat Nov 23, 1895Sheffield UnitedA1-25,00014Smellie (?)
13Thu Nov 28, 1895Stoke CityH4-02,50012Pike (?), Smellie (?), McInnes (?, ?)
14Sat Nov 30, 1895The WednesdayA0-37,00012
15Sat Dec 07, 1895Derby CountyA0-48,00012
16Sat Dec 14, 1895Sheffield UnitedH3-14,00010Pike (?), Forman (?), Shaw (?)
17Sat Dec 21, 1895BurnleyA0-03,00011
18Sat Dec 28, 1895Blackburn RoversH4-26,00010Carnelly (?, ?), Shaw (?), McInnes (?)
19Sat Jan 11, 1896Bolton WanderersH0-07,00011
20Sat Jan 18, 1896SunderlandH3-110,00010Richards (?), Shaw (?), McInnes (?)
21Sat Jan 25, 1896Aston VillaA1-34,50010Shaw (?)
22Sat Feb 08, 1896SunderlandA1-14,00011Richards (?)
23Sat Feb 22, 1896Preston North EndA0-64,00012
24Sat Mar 07, 1896BurnleyH2-15,00010Carnelly (?), Richards (?)
25Sat Mar 21, 1896Stoke CityA0-15,00013
26Tue Mar 24, 1896BuryA0-14,00013
27Sat Mar 28, 1896Wolverhampton WanderersA1-63,00013Richards (?)
28Fri Apr 03, 1896Aston VillaH0-210,00013
29Sat Apr 04, 1896Wolverhampton WanderersH3-24,00013Carnelly (?), Smellie (?), McInnes (?)
30Tue Apr 07, 1896The WednesdayH1-08,00013Richards (?)

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Feb 01, 1896Everton1H0-2-

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Sep 02, 1895Leicester FosseEnglandA1-03,000Pike (?)
Tue Sep 10, 1895Langley Mill RangersEnglandA6-1400Hancock (?), Rose (?, ?, ?), Walker (?, ?)
Thu Oct 31, 1895Leicester FosseEnglandH5-21,500Spencer (?, ?), McPherson (?, ?), Hancock (?)
Sat Nov 02, 1895CorinthiansEnglandA2-02,000Smellie (?), Spencer (?)
Thu Dec 26, 1895Notts CountyEnglandA1-15,000Smellie (?)
Sat Jan 04, 1896CorinthiansEnglandH5-13,000Richards (?, ?, ?), ? (?), Smellie (?)
Sat Feb 15, 1896Notts CountyEnglandH3-1-Forman (?), McInnes (?), Richards (?)
Thu Feb 27, 1896Grimsby TownEnglandH4-2-Richards (?), McInnes (?), Smellie (?), Pike (?)
Sat Feb 29, 1896ClydeScotlandA3-5-Richards (?), Carnelly (?), Smellie (?)
Mon Mar 16, 1896Kettering TownEnglandA0-1-
Wed Mar 18, 1896MansfieldEnglandA4-1-Carnelly (?, ?), Richards (?), Harper (? OG)
Mon Apr 06, 1896DundeeScotlandN2-015,000Forman (?), Shaw (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1896St. BernardsScotlandA2-2-Smellie (?), Pike (?)
Sat Apr 18, 1896Luton TownEnglandA1-3-Richards (?)
Mon Apr 20, 1896Bulwell UnitedEnglandA7-3-Smellie (?, ?, ?, ?), Pike (?, ?), Forman (?)
Wed Apr 22, 1896Sutton TownEnglandA2-0-Smellie (?), McInnes (?)
Mon Apr 27, 1896Langley Mill RangersEnglandA7-0-? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Tue Apr 28, 1896Gresley RoversEnglandA1-1-? (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £0 Out (6) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Chas RichardsBoughtA HuntSold
Fred SpencerBoughtNeil KerrSold
James IremongerBoughtRichard SmellieSold
Joshua HollisBoughtTom TebbuttSold
Neil KerrBought1896Thomas RoseSold
Richard SmellieBoughtMay 30, 1896Albert CarnellySold
Tom TebbuttBought


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason 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 Dan Allsop England243011316
GKTom Tebbutt11
Defenders
DA Hunt11
D Adam Scott Scotland2710314
D Archibald Ritchie Scotland233111317
D James Iremonger England1933
Midfielders
MAlec Stewart Scotland279315
MBert Abbott England11
M Frank Forman England202273121
MJB Hancock
M John McPherson Scotland282493121
MJoshua Hollis
MNeil Kerr Scotland2411
MPeter McCracken Scotland2520713
MThomas Rose England6333
Forwards
FAlbert Carnelly England242472158
FArthur Shaw England262192104
FChas Richards England19114255
FFred Forman England212271143
FFred Spencer11
F Horace Pike England251972104
FRichard Smellie Scotland177373
FTom McInnes Scotland22311131710
FTT Walker11
Fred Lowe


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
10Tom McInnes31
8Albert Carnelly24
5Chas Richards11
4Arthur Shaw21
4Horace Pike19
3Fred Forman22
3Richard Smellie17
3Thomas Rose6
1Frank Forman22
1John McPherson24


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
Aston VillaSat Jan 25, 1896Away1-3Fri Apr 03, 1896Home0-2
Derby CountySat Oct 05, 1895Home2-5Sat Dec 07, 1895Away0-4
Preston North EndSat Oct 26, 1895Home0-1Sat Feb 22, 1896Away0-6