SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 23, 1895 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 23, 1895 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Bramall Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
14- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (League Tier 1)
- Sheffield United:
- Dec 14, 1895
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 102 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 102 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 167 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 761 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 130 years, 9 months, 19 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Richard Smellie - Richard Smellie first goal
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: JB Wolstinholm
Prior form: LLLLLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
James Draper
Jack Jones
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 23 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 27 | Alec Stewart | |
| 5 | M | 28 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 26 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | 26 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 9 | F | Richard Smellie  | ||
| 10 | F | 24 | Albert Carnelly | |
| 11 | F | 22 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Willie Foulke |
| 2 | D | Walter Hill |
| 3 | D | Bob Cain |
| 4 | D | Rabbi Howell |
| 5 | D | Ernest Needham |
| 6 | M | Harry Howard |
| 7 | M | Jimmy Yates |
| 8 | M | James Draper |
| 9 | M | Harry Hammond |
| 10 | F | Joseph Frew |
| 11 | F | Jack Jones |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | The Wednesday |
| Burnley | 3-4 | Aston Villa |
| Bury | 1-2 | Derby County |
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Small Heath | 5-2 | Preston North End |
| Stoke | 4-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-3 | Everton |
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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 19 | DWWWLD | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 17 | WWWDWL | |||
| 3 | Everton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | LDDWWW | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 15 | WWWDWL | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | WLWLWL | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 14 | WLWDWL | |||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -1 | 14 | WWWDLW | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | WWLLDW | |||
| 9 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 12 | LDWDWL | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 11 | LWLLLW | |||
| 11 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 9 | DWLLWW | |||
| 12 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 9 | LLDDLL | |||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -11 | 9 | LLLLLD | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 8 | LWLLLW | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 6 | DLLLWL | |||
| 16 | Small Heath | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -18 | 4 | LLWLLW | |||
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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 21 | WWWLDW | 4-3 | ||
 1 | 2 | Everton | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | DDWWWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Derby County | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | WWDWLW | 2-1 | |
 2 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 17 | WWDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | Stoke | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | LWLWLW | 4-1 | ||
| 6 | Sunderland | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | LWDWLW | 1-0 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | WLLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | The Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 14 | WWDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 12 | DWDWLL | 2-5 | ||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 11 | WLLLWL | 1-4 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 11 | LLLLDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Bury | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 9 | WLLWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Burnley | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 9 | LDDLLL | 3-4 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -4 | 8 | WLLLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 1 | 15 | Small Heath | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 6 | LWLLWW | 5-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 6 | LLLWLL | 0-3 | |