WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Feb 26, 1898 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 26, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stoney Lane
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- Quarter
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Half-time: 0-2
- Next Round:
- Southampton (Mar 19, 1898) (Semi)
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottinghamshire Guardian, Saturday, March 12, 1898
- Albion Till We Die (Link)
- The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent - Monday February 28th 1898
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- FA Cup:
- Southampton
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Dec 24, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 73 (of 417)
- Competitive:
- 245 (of 5766)
- Total:
- 870 (of 7554)
- Played:
- 127 years, 2 months, 19 days ago
Review
Receipts were 594 pounds
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LWWDWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Frank Forman (65')
Chas Richards
Alf Spouncer (87')
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: DDDWWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Billy Williams (40')
Billy Bassett (43')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 25 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Frank Forman  (65') | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | 24 | Tom McInnes | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 10 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer (87') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Reader |
| 2 | D | George Cave |
| 3 | D | Billy Williams |
| 4 | D | Tom Perry |
| 5 | D | Abraham Jones |
| 6 | M | Jack Banks |
| 7 | M | Billy Bassett |
| 8 | M | Albert Flewitt |
| 9 | M | George Reid |
| 10 | F | Archibald McKenzie |
| 11 | F | Ben Garfield |