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WALSALL TOWN SWIFTS 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 02, 1892 (Football Alliance)

Date:: Sat Apr 02, 1892 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Walsall Town Swifts
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Chuckery
Game Type:: Football Alliance
Score:: 0-3 LOST

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1891-92
Referee:
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 19 of 22
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 10 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Celtic (Friendly)
Football Alliance:: Birmingham City
League:: Everton

GAME COUNT:
Football Alliance:: 63 (of 66)
Total:: 581 (of 7629)
Played:: 134 years, 4 months, 21 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

WALSALL TOWN SWIFTS
Manager: AG Burton
Prior form: LLDLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
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Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Thomas Bywater
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie
3	M		Fred Thompson
4	M	20	Thomas Hamilton
5	M		David Russell
6	M	22	Albert Smith
7	F	22	William Mason
8	M	23	William 'Tich' Smith
9	F	26	Tinsley Lindley
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw
11	F	22	Horace Pike

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Thomas Bywater
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie	6		24	5
3	M		Fred Thompson
4	M	20	Thomas Hamilton	2		24	5
5	M		David Russell	10		24	5
6	M	22	Albert Smith	15		24	5
7	F	22	William Mason
8	M	23	William 'Tich' Smith	11	4	24	5
9	F	26	Tinsley Lindley	25	15	24	5
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw	12	2	24	5
11	F	22	Horace Pike	10	1	24	5

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 Apr 02, 1892)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham St George's	3-1	Crewe Alexandra
Lincoln City	1-6	Newton Heath LYR
Small Heath	3-0	Grimsby Town
Walsall Town Swifts	3-0	Nottingham Forest

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	18	13	4	1	56	15	8	3	0	38	6	5	1	1	18	9	41	30	WDWDWW
2	The Wednesday	22	12	4	6	65	35	10	0	1	45	16	2	4	5	20	19	30	28	DLWDLW
3	Newton Heath LYR	20	10	7	3	51	31	6	4	0	29	13	4	3	3	22	18	20	27	WDLWLD
4	Burton Swifts	20	11	2	7	49	47	7	1	2	33	22	4	1	5	16	25	2	24	LWWWLW
5	Small Heath	18	9	5	4	43	31	7	2	0	28	9	2	3	4	15	22	12	23	DLDWWW
6	Bootle	21	8	2	11	41	59	7	1	3	27	19	1	1	8	14	40	-18	18	WWLWWL
7	Ardwick	21	6	5	10	37	49	5	3	3	28	21	1	2	7	9	28	-12	17	LLLWWD
8	Crewe Alexandra	17	5	3	9	36	42	4	1	2	21	12	1	2	7	15	30	-6	13	LDWLWW
9	Lincoln City	17	4	4	9	25	46	2	3	2	12	13	2	1	7	13	33	-21	12	DDLLDL
10	Walsall Town Swifts	18	5	2	11	26	52	5	1	3	22	14	0	1	8	4	38	-26	12	LLDLLD
11	Grimsby Town	18	4	5	9	32	35	4	2	2	19	8	0	3	7	13	27	-3	11*	LDWLWD
12	Birmingham St George's	18	4	3	11	31	50	3	2	5	19	18	1	1	6	12	32	-19	9*	DWDLLL

*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
*Birmingham St George 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	19	13	4	2	56	18	8	3	0	38	6	5	1	2	18	12	38	30	DWDWWL		0-3
1	2	Newton Heath LYR	21	11	7	3	57	32	6	4	0	29	13	5	3	3	28	19	25	29	DLWLDW		6-1
1	3	The Wednesday	22	12	4	6	65	35	10	0	1	45	16	2	4	5	20	19	30	28	DLWDLW
1	4	Small Heath	19	10	5	4	46	31	8	2	0	31	9	2	3	4	15	22	15	25	LDWWWW		3-0
1	5	Burton Swifts	20	11	2	7	49	47	7	1	2	33	22	4	1	5	16	25	2	24	LWWWLW
	6	Bootle	21	8	2	11	41	59	7	1	3	27	19	1	1	8	14	40	-18	18	WWLWWL
	7	Ardwick	21	6	5	10	37	49	5	3	3	28	21	1	2	7	9	28	-12	17	LLLWWD
2	8	Walsall Town Swifts	19	6	2	11	29	52	6	1	3	25	14	0	1	8	4	38	-23	14	LDLLDW		3-0
1	9	Crewe Alexandra	18	5	3	10	37	45	4	1	2	21	12	1	2	8	16	33	-8	13	DWLWWL		1-3
1	10	Lincoln City	18	4	4	10	26	52	2	3	3	13	19	2	1	7	13	33	-26	12	DLLDLL		1-6
	11	Grimsby Town	19	4	5	10	32	38	4	2	2	19	8	0	3	8	13	30	-6	11*	DWLWDL		0-3
	12	Birmingham St George's	19	5	3	11	34	51	4	2	5	22	19	1	1	6	12	32	-17	11*	WDLLLW		3-1

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