The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Sat Mar 26, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 26, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground (Town Ground)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON
: Half-time: 3-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: D Hammond
Attendance:: 4,930
League Week:: 23 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 4 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 30, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 174 (of 5061)
League Tier 1:: 174 (of 2313)
Competitive:: 249 (of 5791)
Total:: 874 (of 7586)
Played:: 127 years, 8 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Len Benbow (20')
Len Benbow
Arthur Capes

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LLLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
James Fisher

Penalties Missed:
James Fisher

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Thomas Martin
2	D	22	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	31	John McPherson
6	M	28	Peter McCracken
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow (20')
10	F	23	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		Thomas Martin	2		350	39
2	D	22	James Iremonger	37		7	2
3	D		Adam Scott	180	3	2	1
4	M	22	Frank Forman	84	8	2	1
5	M	31	John McPherson	175	21	2	1
6	M	28	Peter McCracken	110		70	9
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw	1		35	5
8	F	22	Chas Richards	66	25	2	1
9	F	21	Len Benbow (20')	22	10	2	1
10	F	23	Arthur Capes	61	15	2	1
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer	23	7	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Whitehouse
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Albert Evans
4	D	Jimmy Crabtree
5	D	Tommy Bowman
6	M	Jack Sharp
7	M	Steve Smith
8	M	Charlie Athersmith
9	M	Bob Chatt
10	F	James Fisher
11	F	Fred Wheldon

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 26, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Everton
Bury	0-2	Liverpool
Nottingham Forest	3-1	Aston Villa
Stoke	2-1	The Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Sheffield United

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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