The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 BOLTON WANDERERS - Sat Jan 08, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 08, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground (Town Ground)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: J Fox
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 18 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 11 9
Opp Before/After:: 8 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Dec 10, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 169 (of 5061)
League Tier 1:: 169 (of 2313)
Competitive:: 239 (of 5791)
Total:: 864 (of 7586)
Played:: 127 years, 11 months, 7 days ago

Review
Played as a benefit for Tom McInnes

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

Goal Scorers
Len Benbow (47')
Arthur Capes (30')

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: Frank Brettell
Prior form: LLLLDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

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 (47')
10	F	22	Arthur Capes (30')
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop	148		7	1
2	D	25	Archibald Ritchie	160		7	1
3	D		Adam Scott	171	3	7	1
4	M	22	Frank Forman	77	6	7	1
5	M	30	John McPherson	166	21	7	1
6	M	22	Willie Wragg	30	1	7	1
7	F	24	Tom McInnes	158	53	7	1
8	F	22	Chas Richards	56	18	7	1
9	F	21	Len Benbow (47')	14	7	7	1
10	F	22	Arthur Capes (30')	51	10	7	1
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer	13	5	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Sutcliffe
2	D	John Somerville
3	D	Di Jones
4	D	Samuel Scott
5	D	Jimmy Cassidy
6	M	Archie Freebairn
7	M	Billy Thomson
8	M	Tom Miller
9	M	David Nicoll
10	F	Jocky Wright
11	F	Sandy Gilligan

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 08, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Liverpool
Derby County	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton	1-0	The Wednesday
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End	2-1	Bury
Sheffield United	1-0	Aston Villa
Stoke	0-1	Sunderland

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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