FOREST 7 - 1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Sep 02, 1893 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 02, 1893 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 7-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-1
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 02 September 1893
- Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 02 September 1893
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1893-94
- Referee:
- JH Strawson
- Attendance:
- 11,000
- Pos Before/After:
- -
2 - Opp Before/After:
- - 15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers:
- Oct 14, 1893
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 31 (of 5036)
- League Tier 1:
- 31 (of 2288)
- Competitive:
- 89 (of 5757)
- Total:
- 638 (of 7545)
- Played:
- 131 years, 6 months, 28 days ago
Review
There are several variations on the goal scorers for this game, depending on which source you read. The Nottingham Evening Post has the best write-up though, so I'm going to stick with who they thought were the scorers today.
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Goals
James Collins (2') - James Collins first goal
Arthur Shaw (20')
James Collins (52')
James Collins (61')
Neil McCallum (70')
Neil McCallum (75')
James Collins (80')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 21 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 24 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 5 | M | 26 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Alec Stewart | Debut |
| 7 | F | 24 | Arthur Shaw  (20') | |
| 8 | M | 25 | Neil McCallum (70') (75') | |
| 9 | F | James Collins (2') (52') (61') (80') | Debut | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Tom McInnes | |
| 11 | F | 29 | Alex Higgins | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy Rose |
| 2 | D | Dickie Baugh |
| 3 | D | George Swift |
| 4 | D | Billy Malpass |
| 5 | D | Harry Haynes |
| 6 | M | George Kinsey |
| 7 | M | David Wykes |
| 8 | M | Joe Butcher |
| 9 | M | Arthur Griffin |
| 10 | F | Harry Wood |
| 11 | F | David Black |
All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Sep 02, 1893)
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Stoke City |
| Darwen | 2-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Everton | 2-3 | Sheffield United |
| Newton Heath | 3-2 | Burnley |
| Nottingham Forest | 7-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | Derby County |
| The Wednesday | 2-2 | Sunderland |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | 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 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.99900 | 2 | W | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00000 | 2 | W | 7-1 | ||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00000 | 2 | W | 4-1 | ||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 6 | Newton Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50000 | 2 | W | 3-2 | ||
| 8 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 1 | D | 2-2 | ||
| 10 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 11 | Darwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 12 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .66667 | 0 | L | 2-3 | ||
| 14 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .25000 | 0 | L | 1-4 | ||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .14286 | 0 | L | 1-7 | ||
| 16 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .00000 | 0 | L | 0-1 | ||