The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 3 - 0 FOREST - Mon Apr 05, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 05, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Olive Grove
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: A Green
Attendance:: 2,000
League Week:: 28 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 9 10
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Preston North End (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Jan 01, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 149 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 149 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 219 (of 5828)
Total:: 833 (of 7633)
Played:: 129 years, 5 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: DDDWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Davis (29')
George Beech (42')
Harry Davis (48')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	21	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	21	Frank Forman
5	M	30	John McPherson
6	M	21	Willie Wragg
7	F		Fred Spencer
8	M		George Goodchild	Debut
9	M	23	Adrian Capes
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	21	Chas Richards

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop	130		16	4
2	D	21	James Iremonger	26		16	4
3	D		Adam Scott	154	3	16	4
4	M	21	Frank Forman	57	4	16	4
5	M	30	John McPherson	146	18	16	4
6	M	21	Willie Wragg	14		16	4
7	F		Fred Spencer	7	5	23	5
8	M		George Goodchild	Debut
9	M	23	Adrian Capes	31	7	16	4
10	F	22	Arthur Capes	32	7	16	4
11	F	21	Chas Richards	40	13	16	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Massey
2	D	Jimmy Melia
3	D	Ambrose Langley
4	D	Harry Brandon
5	D	Bill Regan
6	M	Jimmy Jamieson
7	M	Laurie Bell
8	M	Bob Ferrier
9	M	Harry Davis
10	F	George Beech
11	F	Fred Spiksley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 05, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley	2-3	Derby County
The Wednesday	3-0	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	27	18	5	4	64	38	8	3	2	28	16	10	2	2	36	22	26	41	WWWDWW
2	Sheffield United	28	12	10	6	40	27	6	4	5	22	16	6	6	1	18	11	13	34	WDDLWW
3	Derby County	25	14	4	7	63	41	10	2	2	45	21	4	2	5	18	20	22	32	WLWWWD
4	Liverpool	29	12	8	9	46	38	7	5	2	25	10	5	3	7	21	28	8	32	WLWDLD
5	Preston North End	25	11	9	5	55	37	8	3	1	35	18	3	6	4	20	19	18	31	WDLWDW
6	Bolton Wanderers	26	11	6	9	37	34	6	3	3	19	13	5	3	6	18	21	3	28	DLWDLL
7	The Wednesday	27	8	11	8	36	35	7	4	2	24	11	1	7	6	12	24	1	27	DDDWLD
8	Everton	26	11	3	12	49	50	6	1	5	30	22	5	2	7	19	28	-1	25	LLLLLL
9	Nottingham Forest	27	9	7	11	43	44	8	2	3	29	14	1	5	8	14	30	-1	25	LWLWDD
10	Bury	25	8	9	8	35	37	6	4	3	23	14	2	5	5	12	23	-2	25	WDWWLW
11	West Bromwich Albion	27	10	5	12	30	45	7	2	6	18	16	3	3	6	12	29	-15	25	LWLLLW
12	Blackburn Rovers	28	11	3	14	35	58	8	1	6	27	25	3	2	8	8	33	-23	25	LLWWWL
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	8	6	12	37	34	5	4	5	22	14	3	2	7	15	20	3	22	WDLDWW
14	Sunderland	29	7	8	14	33	46	4	6	5	21	21	3	2	9	12	25	-13	22	WLDWDW
15	Stoke	27	8	3	16	42	59	5	3	4	24	18	3	0	12	18	41	-17	19	WLWLLL
16	Burnley	28	5	7	16	36	58	3	5	5	18	22	2	2	11	18	36	-22	17	DLLLWL

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	27	18	5	4	64	38	8	3	2	28	16	10	2	2	36	22	26	41	WWWDWW
1	2	Derby County	26	15	4	7	66	43	10	2	2	45	21	5	2	5	21	22	23	34	LWWWDW		3-2
1	3	Sheffield United	28	12	10	6	40	27	6	4	5	22	16	6	6	1	18	11	13	34	WDDLWW
	4	Liverpool	29	12	8	9	46	38	7	5	2	25	10	5	3	7	21	28	8	32	WLWDLD
	5	Preston North End	25	11	9	5	55	37	8	3	1	35	18	3	6	4	20	19	18	31	WDLWDW
1	6	The Wednesday	28	9	11	8	39	35	8	4	2	27	11	1	7	6	12	24	4	29	DDWLDW		3-0
1	7	Bolton Wanderers	27	11	6	10	38	36	6	3	4	20	15	5	3	6	18	21	2	28	LWDLLL		1-2
	8	Everton	26	11	3	12	49	50	6	1	5	30	22	5	2	7	19	28	-1	25	LLLLLL
1	9	Bury	25	8	9	8	35	37	6	4	3	23	14	2	5	5	12	23	-2	25	WDWWLW
1	10	Nottingham Forest	28	9	7	12	43	47	8	2	3	29	14	1	5	9	14	33	-4	25	WLWDDL		0-3
	11	West Bromwich Albion	27	10	5	12	30	45	7	2	6	18	16	3	3	6	12	29	-15	25	LWLLLW
	12	Blackburn Rovers	28	11	3	14	35	58	8	1	6	27	25	3	2	8	8	33	-23	25	LLWWWL
	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	9	6	12	39	35	5	4	5	22	14	4	2	7	17	21	4	24	DLDWWW		2-1
	14	Sunderland	29	7	8	14	33	46	4	6	5	21	21	3	2	9	12	25	-13	22	WLDWDW
	15	Stoke	27	8	3	16	42	59	5	3	4	24	18	3	0	12	18	41	-17	19	WLWLLL
	16	Burnley	29	5	7	17	38	61	3	5	6	20	25	2	2	11	18	36	-23	17	LLLWLL		2-3