The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 3 - 6 FOREST - Sat Jan 01, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 01, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Olive Grove
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 6-3 WON

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: JE West
Attendance:: 5,000
League Week:: 17 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Jan 22, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 168 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 168 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 238 (of 5790)
Total:: 863 (of 7585)
Played:: 127 years, 11 months, 12 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WWLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Frank Forman
John McPherson
Chas Richards
Chas Richards
Len Benbow
Len Benbow

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

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Jamieson
Willie Dryburgh
Alex Brady

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	22	Willie Wragg
7	F	24	Tom McInnes
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop	147		7	2
2	D	25	Archibald Ritchie	159		7	2
3	D		Adam Scott	170	3	35	6
4	M	22	Frank Forman	76	5	7	2
5	M	30	John McPherson	165	20	7	2
6	M	22	Willie Wragg	29	1	7	2
7	F	24	Tom McInnes	157	53	7	2
8	F	22	Chas Richards	55	16	7	2
9	F	21	Len Benbow	13	5	7	2
10	F	22	Arthur Capes	50	10	7	2
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer	12	5	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Massey
2	D	Jack Earp
3	D	Jimmy Melia
4	D	Harry Brandon
5	D	Tommy Crawshaw
6	M	Jimmy Jamieson
7	M	Archie Brash
8	M	Bob Ferrier
9	M	Willie Dryburgh
10	F	Alex Brady
11	F	Fred Spiksley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 01, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	3-3	Derby County
Bury	3-3	Stoke
Liverpool	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Notts County	1-3	Sheffield United
Sunderland	1-0	Preston North End
The Wednesday	3-6	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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