FOREST 2 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Tue Dec 26, 1876 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Tue Dec 26, 1876 (2:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1876-77
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (Friendly)
- Friendly:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- League:
- Everton
- Coventry City:
- Apr 04, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 106 (of 814)
- Total:
- 106 (of 7545)
- Played:
- 148 years, 3 months, 5 days ago
Review
Coventry only had 9 players; 3 players from Forest played for them
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 17 |  John Sands | |
| 2 | M | Arthur Goodyer  (20') | ||
| 3 | D | John Carter | ||
| 4 | D | Ed Ellis | ||
| 5 | D | Ward (1877) | ||
| 6 | F | J Bishop | ||
| 7 | M | E Gathers | ||
| 8 | M | Arthur Smith | ||
| 9 | M | H Butler | ||
| 10 | F | Robert Hawksley | ||
| 11 | F | 25 | Sam Widdowson (c) | |
| 12 | 11 | Joseph Rawson | ||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Chitham |
| 2 | D | Booth |
| 3 | D | Corbett |
| 4 | D | Hodgson |
| 5 | D | Neale |
| 6 | M | Chattaway |
| 7 | M | Sontham |
| 8 | M | Warden |
| 9 | M | Swan |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| 12 | ? |