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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 05, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 05, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: A Kingscott
Attendance:: 3,000
League Week:: 14 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 9
Opp Before/After:: 14 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Apr 10, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 135 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 135 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 201 (of 5790)
Total:: 811 (of 7585)
Played:: 129 years, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Fred Forman

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: LLLDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Tonks
Billy Smith
Jack Miller
Joe McMain

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	24	Archibald Ritchie
3	D	20	James Iremonger
4	M	21	Willie Wragg
5	M	29	John McPherson
6	M	28	Alec Stewart
7	F	23	Fred Forman
8	F		Fred Spencer
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	112		7	1
2	D	24	Archibald Ritchie	134		14	2
3	D	20	James Iremonger	9		7	1
4	M	21	Willie Wragg	1		7	1
5	M	29	John McPherson	129	17	7	1
6	M	28	Alec Stewart	101	2	14	2
7	F	23	Fred Forman	48	9	7	1
8	F		Fred Spencer	3	1	7	1
9	M	23	Adrian Capes	14	3	7	1
10	F	21	Arthur Capes	14	4	7	1
11	F	23	Tom McInnes	127	47	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Tennant
2	D	George Eccles
3	D	Harry Wood
4	D	Hill Griffiths
5	D	Billy Owen
6	M	George Fleming
7	M	Jack Tonks
8	M	Joe McMain
9	M	Billy Beats
10	F	Billy Smith
11	F	Jack Miller

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 05, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Sheffield United	0-1	West Bromwich Albion
Stoke	2-2	Derby County
Sunderland	0-0	The Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-1	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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