FOREST 2 - 1 SUNDERLAND - Sat Nov 21, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 21, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 4,000
- League Week:
- 12 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
9 - Opp Before/After:
- 15
16
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Sunderland:
- Feb 13, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 133 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 133 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 199 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 809 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 129 years, 9 months, 9 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LWDLDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Arthur Shaw
Arthur Shaw - Arthur Shaw last goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | 20 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 29 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | 27 | Arthur Shaw  | |
| 9 | M | 23 | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ned Doig |
| 2 | D | Robert McNeill |
| 3 | D | Donald Gow |
| 4 | D | Matthew Ferguson |
| 5 | D | Billy Dunlop |
| 6 | M | Hughie Wilson |
| 7 | M | James Gillespie |
| 8 | M | John Harvie |
| 9 | M | Johnny Campbell |
| 10 | F | Jimmy Hannah |
| 11 | F | Walter Cowan |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4-0 | The Wednesday |
| Derby County | 6-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Liverpool | 0-0 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Preston North End | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Sheffield United | 2-2 | Bury |
| Stoke | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | WLWDLW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | LDWWWD | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 17 | WWWWDW | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | DWWWLD | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | WWDLDW | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 | LWLLWD | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | LLDWWW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | WDDWDL | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 | LWDLWL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 9 | LWDLDL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 | WLLLDL | |||
| 12 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 9 | LDDDDW | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -13 | 8 | WLLLWL | |||
| 14 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 7 | LWDLLL | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 7 | LLDWWL | |||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 6 | DWLLLD | |||
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 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 19 | LWDLWW | 3-2 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | WWWDWW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | DWWWDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | WDLDWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Preston North End | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | WWWLDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 6 | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | LDWWWW | 6-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 13 | WLLWDL | 0-6 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 | WDLWLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 11 | WDLDLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | The Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 11 | DDWDLL | 0-4 | |
| 11 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 | LLLDLD | 0-0 | ||
| 12 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 10 | DDDDWD | 2-2 | ||
| 13 | Stoke | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -13 | 9 | LLLWLD | 2-2 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | WLLLDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 7 | WDLLLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | Sunderland | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 7 | LDWWLL | 1-2 | |