WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 25, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 25, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Molineux
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Referee:
- JC Tillotson
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- League Week:
- 4 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 14
12 - Opp Before/After:
- 6
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers:
- Apr 08, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 155 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 155 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 225 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 847 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 months, 8 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 25 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 27 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 9 | F | 21 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tom Baddeley |
| 2 | D | George Eccles |
| 3 | D | Joe Blackett |
| 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 | Harry Wood |
| 11 | F | Jack Miller |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-3 | Aston Villa |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Liverpool | 3-1 | Everton |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Derby County |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Bury |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | The Wednesday |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Stoke |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | WWWD | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | LWWW | |||
| 4 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | WDLW | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 7 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 9 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LLDW | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 11 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | DDL | |||
| 13 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 15 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LDLL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | WWWDD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | WWWWL | 3-4 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | LWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | LWWW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | WWLW | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | WWLLD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Stoke | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | WDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | LWLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | DDLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 10 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 4 | WLWL | 1-3 | |
| 11 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 3 | LWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | DLDD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 13 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 | LLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 | LLLW | 4-3 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 | LDLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 16 | The Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 2 | LLLWL | 0-1 | |