NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Oct 09, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 09, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Notts County
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Trent Bridge
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
16- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
- Notts County:
- Dec 27, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 157 (of 5088)
- League Tier 1:
- 157 (of 2340)
- Competitive:
- 227 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 849 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 months, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: DLDDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Alf Spouncer (8') - Alf Spouncer first goal
Len Benbow (35') - Len Benbow first goal
Frank Forman (80')
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  (80') | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 8 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Len Benbow (35') | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer (8') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Toone |
| 2 | D | Tom Prescott |
| 3 | D | Will Gibson |
| 4 | D | Bob Crone |
| 5 | D | David Calderhead |
| 6 | M | Alec Stewart |
| 7 | M | Billy Langham |
| 8 | M | Alfred Carter |
| 9 | M | Will Devey |
| 10 | F | John Allan |
| 11 | F | Walter Bull |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | The Wednesday |
| Bury | 2-5 | Sheffield United |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | Stoke |
| Notts County | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-3 | Everton |
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 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | WWDDDW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | WWWLLW | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | LWWWDL | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | WWLWD | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | WDLWLW | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | LWWWL | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | WWLLDD | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 6 | LLWLWW | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | DDLWD | |||
| 10 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 5 | LWLDW | |||
| 11 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 5 | WLWLD | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | LDWLDD | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | LWLWL | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | DLDDD | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 3 | LLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 3 | DLLDLD | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | WDDDWW | 5-2 | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | WWLLWD | 1-1 | ||
 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | WWLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | LWLWWW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | 5 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | DDLWDW | 4-0 | |
 3 | 6 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | WWWDLL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 7 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 7 | WLWLDW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 8 | Stoke | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 7 | DLWLWL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | WLLDDL | 2-3 | |
| 4 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | DLDDDW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 6 | LWWWLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | LWLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 13 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 | LWLDWL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 | LLWDLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 | DWLDDL | 0-1 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 | LLDLDL | 1-3 | ||