Notes:

Played with electric lights

Review
The match was played at 7pm at night and was lit using 'Jablockoff Electric Lights'!

Per the Eastern Daily Press from Tuesday 29 October, 1878:
"A football match was played at Birmingham last night by the aid of electric light, between the Birmingham and Nottingham Forest Clubs. There were twelve lights, which gave a capital view of the game, although portions of the centre of the ground were scarcely lit as could have been wished. The unfavorable state of the weather was against the experiment being a decided success. Once or twice the game was interrupted through the wind extinguishing one of the lights, but they were immediately set right. The game ended in favor of Birmingham with two goals to one. The general impression was that a white ball would suit better than the one now in use"