FOREST 0 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END - Sat Oct 26, 1895 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 26, 1895 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Preston North End
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1895-96
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 4,000
- League Week:
- 9 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 13
13 - Opp Before/After:
- 12
11
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leicester City (Friendly)
- League:
- Birmingham City
- Preston North End:
- Feb 22, 1896
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 99 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 99 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 164 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 756 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 130 years, 10 months, 20 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 23 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 26 | Alec Stewart | |
| 5 | M | 20 | Frank Forman | |
| 6 | M | 26 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 25 | Horace Pike | 100th appearance |
| 8 | F | 24 | Albert Carnelly | |
| 9 | M | Thomas Rose | Last game | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Fred Forman | |
| 11 | F | 22 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Trainer |
| 2 | D | Sandy Tait |
| 3 | D | Bob Holmes |
| 4 | D | James Sharp |
| 5 | D | Billy Greer |
| 6 | M | Willie Orr |
| 7 | M | William Eccleston |
| 8 | M | Jackie Pierce  |
| 9 | M | Moses Sanders |
| 10 | F | John Cunningham |
| 11 | F | Bob Blyth |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-4 | Sunderland |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Stoke |
| Burnley | 1-1 | Everton |
| Derby County | 5-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Preston North End |
| Small Heath | 1-4 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-3 | The Wednesday |
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 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | WDWWDW | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | WWWLWW | |||
| 3 | Stoke | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | WWLLLW | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | WLWWWW | |||
| 5 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | LWLWLD | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | WWDWWL | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | WDLWLW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | WLLWWW | |||
| 9 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 9 | LDDLWL | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | WLWLLD | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -6 | 8 | LWWLLL | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 7 | WLLWLD | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 6 | LWLLWL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 5 | LWDWLL | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 4 | LLWLDD | |||
| 16 | Small Heath | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 2 | LLLLWL | |||
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 | Aston Villa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | DWWDWW | 4-1 | ||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | WWLWWW | 3-1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Derby County | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | LWWWWW | 5-2 | |
| 1 | 4 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | WLWLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 5 | The Wednesday | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | LLWWWW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | DDLWLW | 4-2 | |
 4 | 7 | Stoke | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | WLLLWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | WDWWLL | 2-4 | |
| 2 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | DLWLWL | 2-5 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 9 | LWLLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 11 | Preston North End | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 9 | LLWLDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -6 | 8 | LWWLLL | ||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 6 | WLLWLL | 0-1 | ||
| 14 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 5 | LWDWLL | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 4 | LWLDDL | 2-3 | ||
| 16 | Small Heath | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -19 | 2 | LLLWLL | 1-4 | ||