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BIRMINGHAM ST GEORGE'S 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 31, 1891 (Football Alliance)

Date:: Sat Oct 31, 1891 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Birmingham St George's
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Cape Hill Ground
Game Type:: Football Alliance
Score:: 2-1 WON

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1891-92
Referee:
Attendance:
League Week:: 7 of 22
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 6 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield Wednesday (Football Alliance)
Football Alliance:: Sheffield Wednesday
League:: Everton

GAME COUNT:
Football Alliance:: 51 (of 66)
Total:: 552 (of 7619)
Played:: 134 years, 8 months, 1 day ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WWWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins

BIRMINGHAM ST GEORGE'S
Manager:
Prior form: WLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
?

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		William Brown (1890)
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M		David Russell
5	M	24	John McPherson
6	M		Fred Thompson
7	F	21	William Mason
8	M	22	William 'Tich' Smith
9	F	27	Alex Higgins
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw
11	F	21	Horace Pike

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		William Brown (1890)	2		273	40
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott	5		259	36
4	M		David Russell	4		262	37
5	M	24	John McPherson
6	M		Fred Thompson
7	F	21	William Mason
8	M	22	William 'Tich' Smith	5	3	259	36
9	F	27	Alex Higgins	5	11	259	36
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw	6	2	259	36
11	F	21	Horace Pike	4	1	651	86

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	?
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	?
8	M	?
9	M	?
10	F	?
11	F	?

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Oct 31, 1891)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham St George's	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Newton Heath LYR	3-1	Burton Swifts
The Wednesday	4-1	Crewe Alexandra
Walsall Town Swifts	2-0	Grimsby Town

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FOOTBALL ALLIANCE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Nottingham Forest	6	6	0	0	26	2	5	0	0	22	1	1	0	0	4	1	13.00000	12	WWWWWW
2	Small Heath	7	3	2	2	17	13	3	2	0	14	5	0	0	2	3	8	1.30769	8	DLWLDW
3	Burton Swifts	8	4	0	4	19	24	3	0	0	12	6	1	0	4	7	18	.79167	8	WWLWWL
4	Newton Heath LYR	5	3	1	1	14	7	2	0	0	7	1	1	1	1	7	6	2.00000	7	LWWWD
5	The Wednesday	5	2	1	2	13	10	2	0	0	9	4	0	1	2	4	6	1.30000	5	WLDWL
6	Ardwick	5	2	1	2	9	12	2	1	0	8	6	0	0	2	1	6	.75000	5	DLWLW
7	Bootle	6	2	1	3	12	20	2	0	1	8	9	0	1	2	4	11	.60000	5	LDLWLW
8	Lincoln City	3	2	0	1	7	6	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	4	6	1.16667	4	WLW
9	Birmingham St George's	8	2	1	5	18	21	1	0	2	9	8	1	1	3	9	13	.85714	3*	WLLLLL
10	Walsall Town Swifts	5	1	0	4	6	19	1	0	1	3	4	0	0	3	3	15	.31579	2	LLLWL
11	Grimsby Town	3	1	1	1	8	7	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	1	2	4	1.14286	1*	LWD
12	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	0	3	5	13	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	2	3	9	.38462	0	LLL

*Birmingham St George deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player

Table after:

	FOOTBALL ALLIANCE								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Nottingham Forest	7	7	0	0	28	3	5	0	0	22	1	2	0	0	6	2	9.33333	14	WWWWWW		2-1
2	2	Newton Heath LYR	6	4	1	1	17	8	3	0	0	10	2	1	1	1	7	6	2.12500	9	LWWWDW		3-1
1	3	Small Heath	7	3	2	2	17	13	3	2	0	14	5	0	0	2	3	8	1.30769	8	DLWLDW
1	4	Burton Swifts	9	4	0	5	20	27	3	0	0	12	6	1	0	5	8	21	.74074	8	WLWWLL		1-3
	5	The Wednesday	6	3	1	2	17	11	3	0	0	13	5	0	1	2	4	6	1.54545	7	WLDWLW		4-1
	6	Ardwick	5	2	1	2	9	12	2	1	0	8	6	0	0	2	1	6	.75000	5	DLWLW
	7	Bootle	6	2	1	3	12	20	2	0	1	8	9	0	1	2	4	11	.60000	5	LDLWLW
	8	Lincoln City	3	2	0	1	7	6	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	4	6	1.16667	4	WLW
1	9	Walsall Town Swifts	6	2	0	4	8	19	2	0	1	5	4	0	0	3	3	15	.42105	4	LLLWLW		2-0
1	10	Birmingham St George's	9	2	1	6	19	23	1	0	3	10	10	1	1	3	9	13	.82609	3*	LLLLLL		1-2
	11	Grimsby Town	4	1	1	2	8	9	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	2	2	6	.88889	1*	LWDL		0-2
	12	Crewe Alexandra	4	0	0	4	6	17	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	3	4	13	.35294	0	LLLL		1-4

*Birmingham St George deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player