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 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 135 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 201 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 811 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 129 years, 9 months, 5 days ago
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 | |
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 |
| 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
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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 21 | WWDWWW | |||
| 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 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | WWLDLW | |||
| 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 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 | DLWLDW | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 13 | DLDLWW | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 13 | DWDLLW | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 13 | LLWDLL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | LLDLDW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 12 | DDDWDW | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 9 | LLWLDL | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 | LLLDWL | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -15 | 7 | DLLLLL | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 7 | DWWLLL | |||
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 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 21 | WWDWWW | |||
| 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 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | WWLDLW | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | DLDWDL | 0-1 | ||
| 1 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 | LWLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Derby County | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 15 | WWWWLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | The Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 14 | WDLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 13 | LDLWWL | 1-4 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 13 | LLWDLL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | LLDLDW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 12 | DDDWDW | |||
| 1 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | LLDWLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Stoke | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 10 | LWLDLD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Sunderland | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 8 | WWLLLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 16 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -15 | 7 | DLLLLL | ||