SEASON: 1897-98
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Hallam
- FA Cup:
- Winners  (Derby County (Crystal Palace) 3-1)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Arthur Capes, Chas Richards, Len Benbow (12 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1897-98
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.80645 | 42 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
2 | Sunderland | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1.43333 | 37 | 1-1 | 0-4 | ||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.39024 | 35 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
4 | Everton | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.23077 | 35 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
5 | The Wednesday | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 1.21429 | 33 | 1-0 | 6-3 | ||
6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1.19608 | 33 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | .97778 | 32 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | .95918 | 31 | ||||
9 | Liverpool | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.06667 | 28 | 2-3 | 2-1 | ||
10 | Derby County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | .93443 | 28 | 3-4 | 0-5 | ||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | .68293 | 26 | 2-0 | 0-2 | ||
12 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | .81395 | 24 | 4-1 | 0-3 | ||
13 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | .78261 | 24 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
14 | Bury | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | .76471 | 24 | 3-1 | 2-2 | ||
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | .72222 | 24 | Remained in 1st Div after league expansion | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
16 | Stoke City | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | .63636 | 24 | Remained in 1st Div after playoffs | 3-1 | 2-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 36
- Competitive Goals:
- 64
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 30
- League Points:
- 31 out of 60 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 51.7%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 8 times | 7 times | 8 times | 3 times | 1 time | Conceded | 17 times | 7 times | 3 times | 2 times | 1 time | Won By | 4 times | 8 times | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time | 1 time |
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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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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 | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United (1-1), Sheffield United (1-1) | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sunderland (0-4) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa (3-1) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | Sunderland (1-1), The Wednesday (6-3) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-1), The Wednesday (1-0), Everton (2-2), Everton (0-2)< | 7 | 31 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1), Aston Villa (0-2) | 8 | 123 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers (2-0) | 9 | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | Derby County (3-4), Liverpool (2-1), Preston North End (4-1), Liverpool (2-3) | 11 | 27 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion (0-2), Bolton Wanderers (0-2), Derby County (0-5) | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Preston North End (0-3), Blackburn Rovers (1-1), Bury (3-1) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | Notts County (1-1) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers (3-1), Stoke City (3-1) | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | Stoke City (2-1) | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | Notts County (3-1), Bury (2-2) |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 15,000 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 3,000 (Preston North End)
- Average League Attendance:
- 7,795
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000 (Gainsborough Trinity)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 6,000 (Grimsby Town)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- 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:
- 1
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 29, 1898 | Grimsby Town | 1 | H | 4-0 | 6,000 | McInnes (?), Richards (?, ?), Capes (?) | |
Sat Feb 12, 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | H | 4-0 | 10,000 | McInnes (?), Richards (?, ?), Benbow (?) | |
Sat Feb 26, 1898 | West Bromwich Albion | Quarter | A | 3-2 | 16,500 | Richards (?), Forman (65'), Spouncer (87') | |
Sat Mar 19, 1898 | Southampton St Mary's | Semi | N | 1-1 | 30,000 | Benbow (?) | |
Thu Mar 24, 1898 | Southampton St Mary's | Semi | 1 | N | 2-0 | 12,000 | McInnes (?), Richards (?) |
Sat Apr 16, 1898 | Derby County | Final | N | 3-1 | 62,017 | Capes (19', 42'), McPherson (86') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Sep 02, 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | England | H | 5-0 | 400 | McPherson (?), McInnes (?), Benbow (?, ?, ?) |
Wed Sep 08, 1897 | Loughborough | England | A | 5-1 | 500 | Richards (?, ?), Capes (?, ?), Capes (?) |
Mon Sep 13, 1897 | Langley Mill Rangers | England | A | 2-0 | - | Radford (?), ? (?) |
Mon Sep 20, 1897 | Leicester Fosse | England | A | 0-4 | - | |
Wed Oct 27, 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | England | A | 6-2 | 2,000 | Capes (?, ?, ?, ?), Simpson (?), Hancock (?) |
Sat Dec 18, 1897 | Derby County | England | A | 4-2 | 3,000 | Forman (?), Spencer (?), Richards (?, ?) |
Mon Dec 27, 1897 | Notts County | England | A | 1-0 | 10,000 | ? (?) |
Tue Apr 26, 1898 | Newark | England | A | 5-0 | 1,200 | Forman (?), Iremonger (?, ?), Richards (?), McCracken (?) |
Wed Apr 27, 1898 | Worksop Town | England | A | 4-1 | - | Forman (?), Bradshaw (?, ?), Thornley (?) |
Thu Apr 28, 1898 | Leicester Fosse | England | H | 1-0 | 1,500 | Capes (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (6) - £0 | Out (5) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | James Benbow | Bought | Chris Goodchild | Sold | Len Benbow | Bought | James Benbow | Sold | Richardson (1898) | Bought | JB Hancock | Sold | Tom Bradshaw | Bought | Martin (1897-98) | Sold | 1897 | John Thornley | Bought | Aug 01, 1897 | Adrian Capes | Sold | May 30, 1897 | Alf Spouncer | Bought |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Dan Allsop | England | 26 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
GK | Martin (1897-98) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Defenders | ||||||||||
D | Adam Scott | Scotland | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | Scotland | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
D | James Iremonger | England | 21 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Adrian Capes | England | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Chris Goodchild | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | Frank Forman | England | 22 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
M | James Benbow | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | JB Hancock | |||||||||||||||
M | John McPherson | Scotland | 30 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
M | John Thornley | England | 21 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Maurice Parry | Wales | 19 | |||||||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | Scotland | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
M | Richardson (1898) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | Willie Wragg | England | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||
F | Alf Spouncer | England | 20 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Capes | England | 22 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | England | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Chas Richards | England | 21 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Fred Forman | England | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
F | Fred Spencer | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Len Benbow | England | 21 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Tom Bradshaw | England | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Tom McInnes | Scotland | 24 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
A Radford | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Simpson |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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12 | Arthur Capes | 33 |
12 | Chas Richards | 31 |
12 | Len Benbow | 30 |
7 | Alf Spouncer | 29 |
7 | Frank Forman | 32 |
7 | Tom McInnes | 29 |
4 | John McPherson | 33 |
2 | Fred Spencer | 11 |
1 | Willie Wragg | 30 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Stoke City | Sat Nov 20, 1897 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Feb 19, 1898 | Home | 3-1 | |
The Wednesday | Sat Jan 01, 1898 | Away | 6-3 | Sat Jan 22, 1898 | Home | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Oct 30, 1897 | Home | 3-4 | Mon Apr 11, 1898 | Away | 0-5 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 11, 1897 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Dec 11, 1897 | Home | 0-1 |