FOREST 2 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Sat Oct 06, 1894 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 06, 1894 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- The Sporting Life - Monday, 8 October 1894
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sussex Martlets (Friendly)
- League:
- Stoke City
- Aston Villa:
- Nov 24, 1894
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 67 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 67 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 129 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 703 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 131 years, 11 months, 13 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John McPherson (3')
Thomas Rose
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 18 |  William Severn | Last game |
| 2 | D | 22 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 25 | Alec Stewart | |
| 5 | M | 27 | John McPherson  (3') | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 24 | Horace Pike | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Albert Carnelly | |
| 9 | M | Thomas Rose | ||
| 10 | F | 25 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bill Dunning |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Cowan |
| 3 | D | John Baird |
| 4 | D | Jimmy Welford |
| 5 | D | Jack Reynolds |
| 6 | M | George Kinsey |
| 7 | M | Steve Smith |
| 8 | M | Charlie Athersmith |
| 9 | M | Jack Devey |
| 10 | F | Charlie Hare |
| 11 | F | Billy Dorrell |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 2-2 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Small Heath | 4-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 3-1 | Stoke |
| The Wednesday | 4-3 | Burnley |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | 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 | Everton | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | WWLDWW | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | LWWLDW | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | WWWWL | |||
| 5 | The Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | LWWWWL | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | DLWDW | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | WWLWL | |||
| 8 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 6 | LDLDWW | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DLWLLW | |||
| 10 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 5 | LLWLWD | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | LWWLL | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 | LLLWLW | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 3 | DLLLW | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 3 | DLLLDL | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
| 16 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -11 | 2 | LWLLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | 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 | Everton | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 14 | WWWWWW | 3-1 | ||
 2 | 2 | Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | WWWWLW | 3-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | WLDWWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 4 | The Wednesday | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | WWWWLW | 4-3 | |
| 2 | 5 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | WWLDWD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | DLWDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 7 | LWLWDW | 4-3 | |
| 1 | 8 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | WWLWLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 6 | DLDWWL | 3-4 | |
| 1 | 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | LWLLWL | 1-3 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | LWWLL | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 4 | LLWLWL | 3-4 | ||
| 1 | 13 | Liverpool | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 4 | LLLDLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 4 | LLLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 3 | DLLLWL | 1-3 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -11 | 2 | LWLLL | |||