The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 LIVERPOOL - Sat Nov 28, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 28, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Town Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:
Attendance:: 7,000
League Week:: 13 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 9 8
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Liverpool:: Feb 27, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 134 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 134 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 200 (of 5824)
Total:: 810 (of 7629)
Played:: 129 years, 8 months, 28 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WDLDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Fred Forman (7')
Fred Spencer (35') - Fred Spencer first goal

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Tom Watson
Prior form: DWWWDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	20	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	21	Frank Forman
5	M	29	John McPherson
6	M	21	Willie Wragg	Debut
7	F	23	Fred Forman (7')
8	F		Fred Spencer (35')
9	M	23	Adrian Capes
10	F	21	Arthur Capes
11	F	23	Tom McInnes

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop	111		7	1
2	D	20	James Iremonger	8		7	1
3	D		Adam Scott	145	3	10	2
4	M	21	Frank Forman	40	2	7	1
5	M	29	John McPherson	128	17	7	1
6	M	21	Willie Wragg	Debut
7	F	23	Fred Forman (7')	47	8	7	1
8	F		Fred Spencer (35')	2		10	2
9	M	23	Adrian Capes	13	3	7	1
10	F	21	Arthur Capes	13	4	7	1
11	F	23	Tom McInnes	126	47	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Storer
2	D	Archie Goldie
3	D	Tom Wilkie
4	D	John McCartney
5	D	Bobby Neill
6	M	Johnny Holmes
7	M	Malcolm McVean
8	M	Jimmy Ross
9	M	George Allan
10	F	Willie Michael
11	F	Harry Bradshaw

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Nov 28, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-5	Aston Villa
Bury	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton	6-0	Burnley
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Liverpool
Preston North End	3-0	Stoke
The Wednesday	2-0	Derby County
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sunderland

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	13	8	3	2	24	12	4	1	0	10	1	4	2	2	14	11	12	19	LWDLWW
2	Aston Villa	13	8	3	2	26	14	4	2	1	14	7	4	1	1	12	7	12	19	WWWDWW
3	Liverpool	15	7	4	4	23	13	4	2	1	12	2	3	2	3	11	11	10	18	DWWWDD
4	Sheffield United	12	5	6	1	19	12	2	4	0	9	5	3	2	1	10	7	7	16	WDLDWD
5	Preston North End	13	6	4	3	29	21	5	1	1	20	13	1	3	2	9	8	8	16	WWWLDL
6	Derby County	13	6	2	5	33	23	5	1	2	28	15	1	1	3	5	8	10	14	LDWWWW
7	Blackburn Rovers	13	5	3	5	13	22	4	1	2	10	8	1	2	3	3	14	-9	13	WLLWDL
8	West Bromwich Albion	13	4	4	5	11	14	3	2	3	6	6	1	2	2	5	8	-3	12	WDLWLD
9	Nottingham Forest	12	3	5	4	20	20	3	2	1	15	8	0	3	3	5	12	0	11	WDLDLW
10	The Wednesday	12	4	3	5	19	23	3	1	2	13	10	1	2	3	6	13	-4	11	DDWDLL
11	Everton	11	4	2	5	14	17	2	1	3	9	10	2	1	2	5	7	-3	10	LLLDLD
12	Bury	12	2	6	4	14	20	1	3	1	8	7	1	3	3	6	13	-6	10	DDDDWD
13	Stoke	13	4	1	8	20	33	3	1	2	11	9	1	0	6	9	24	-13	9	LLLWLD
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	3	2	6	12	12	2	1	3	5	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	8	WLLLDW
15	Burnley	12	2	3	7	16	25	2	3	1	8	7	0	0	6	8	18	-9	7	WDLLLL
16	Sunderland	12	2	3	7	11	23	1	1	2	5	8	1	2	5	6	15	-12	7	LDWWLL

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	1	Aston Villa	14	9	3	2	31	15	4	2	1	14	7	5	1	1	17	8	16	21	WWDWWW		5-1
1	2	Bolton Wanderers	13	8	3	2	24	12	4	1	0	10	1	4	2	2	14	11	12	19	LWDLWW
	3	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	23	15	4	2	1	12	2	3	2	4	11	13	8	18	WWWDDL		0-2
1	4	Preston North End	14	7	4	3	32	21	6	1	1	23	13	1	3	2	9	8	11	18	WWLDLW		3-0
1	5	Sheffield United	12	5	6	1	19	12	2	4	0	9	5	3	2	1	10	7	7	16	WDLDWD
	6	Derby County	14	6	2	6	33	25	5	1	2	28	15	1	1	4	5	10	8	14	DWWWWL		0-2
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	14	5	4	5	12	14	4	2	3	7	6	1	2	2	5	8	-2	14	DLWLDW		1-0
1	8	Nottingham Forest	13	4	5	4	22	20	4	2	1	17	8	0	3	3	5	12	2	13	DLDLWW		2-0
1	9	The Wednesday	13	5	3	5	21	23	4	1	2	15	10	1	2	3	6	13	-2	13	DWDLLW		2-0
3	10	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	3	6	14	27	4	1	3	11	13	1	2	3	3	14	-13	13	LLWDLL		1-5
	11	Everton	12	5	2	5	20	17	3	1	3	15	10	2	1	2	5	7	3	12	LLDLDW		6-0
	12	Bury	13	3	6	4	17	22	2	3	1	11	9	1	3	3	6	13	-5	12	DDDWDW		3-2
	13	Stoke	14	4	1	9	20	36	3	1	2	11	9	1	0	7	9	27	-16	9	LLWLDL		0-3
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	2	7	14	15	2	1	3	5	5	1	1	4	9	10	-1	8	LLLDWL		2-3
	15	Burnley	13	2	3	8	16	31	2	3	1	8	7	0	0	7	8	24	-15	7	DLLLLL		0-6
	16	Sunderland	13	2	3	8	11	24	1	1	2	5	8	1	2	6	6	16	-13	7	DWWLLL		0-1