FOREST 3 - 3 GRIMSBY TOWN - Sat Nov 21, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 21, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Grimsby Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 3-3 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (Football Alliance)
- Football Alliance:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- League:
- Everton
- Grimsby Town:
- Apr 09, 1892
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 55 (of 66)
- Total:
- 557 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 134 years, 9 months, 2 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WWWDWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
GRIMSBY TOWN
Manager: None
Prior form: LWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
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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 | 22 | William Mason | |
| 8 | M | 19 | Thomas Hamilton | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Alex Higgins  | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Horace Pike | |
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 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 0-1 | Small Heath |
| Burton Swifts | 4-4 | Ardwick |
| Newton Heath LYR | 1-0 | Lincoln City |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-3 | Grimsby Town |
| The Wednesday | 4-0 | Walsall Town Swifts |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | WWWDWW | |||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | WWWDWW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | DWLWDW | |||
| 4 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | DLWLDW | |||
| 5 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 8 | WLWWLL | |||
| 6 | Ardwick | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 7 | WLWWLL | |||
| 7 | Bootle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 7 | DLWLWW | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 4 | LLWLWL | |||
| 10 | Birmingham St George's | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 3* | LLLLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 1* | LWDL | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 0 | LLLLL | |||
*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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | WWDWWD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 13 | WWDWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | WLWDWW | 4-0 | ||
| 4 | Small Heath | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | LWLDWW | 1-0 | ||
| 5 | Burton Swifts | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 9 | LWWLLD | 4-4 | ||
| 6 | Ardwick | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 8 | LWWLLD | 4-4 | ||
| 7 | Bootle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 7 | LWLWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 4 | WLWLL | 0-1 | ||
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | -21 | 4 | LWLWLL | 0-4 | ||
| 10 | Birmingham St George's | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 3* | LLLLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 2* | LWDLD | 3-3 | ||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 0 | LLLLL | |||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player