The City Ground

BURY 2 - 1 FOREST - Mon Dec 25, 1899 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Dec 25, 1899 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1899-00
Referee:: Thomas Kirkham
Attendance:: 9,000
Pos Before/After:: 6 6
Opp Before/After:: 5 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (Friendly)
League:: Manchester City
Bury:: Mar 24, 1900

GAME COUNT:
League:: 232 (of 5036)
League Tier 1:: 232 (of 2288)
Competitive:: 311 (of 5757)
Total:: 952 (of 7545)
Played:: 125 years, 3 months, 6 days ago

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

Goals
John Calvey (27')

BURY
Manager:
Prior form: WWWWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Charles Sagar (50')
William Brimblecombe (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Dan Allsop
2	D	26	Edward Peers
3	D	23	James Iremonger
4	M	24	Frank Forman
5	M	32	John McPherson
6	M	24	Bob Norris
7	F	24	Arthur Capes
8	F	24	John Calvey (27')
9	F	22	Rabbie Beveridge
10	F	22	Grenville Morris
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Thompson
2	D	Jack Darroch
3	D	Tommy Davidson
4	D	Jack Pray
5	D	Joe Leeming
6	M	George Ross
7	M	Billy Richards
8	M	William Brimblecombe
9	M	Charles Sagar
10	F	John Berry
11	F	Jack Plant

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Dec 25, 1899)

Home	Score	Away
Bury	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Derby County	3-2	Liverpool
Everton	2-0	Stoke City
Manchester City	1-2	Sheffield United

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Sheffield United	19	12	7	0	37	14	7	3	0	24	6	5	4	0	13	8	2.64286	31	WWDWDD
	2	Aston Villa	19	12	3	4	44	19	7	2	1	26	9	5	1	3	18	10	2.31579	27	DWWDLW
	3	Sunderland	16	10	2	4	27	13	5	1	1	13	3	5	1	3	14	10	2.07692	22	WLWLDW
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	7	5	4	24	18	3	1	2	13	7	4	4	2	11	11	1.33333	19	DDWWWL
	5	Bury	16	8	3	5	27	23	7	1	1	19	9	1	2	4	8	14	1.17391	19	WWWWLD
	6	Nottingham Forest	16	7	5	4	28	24	6	1	0	17	6	1	4	4	11	18	1.16667	19	WLWDWD
	7	Stoke City	18	8	3	7	23	25	6	2	2	15	11	2	1	5	8	14	.92000	19	LWWLDL
	8	Manchester City	16	7	2	7	29	21	6	1	2	21	8	1	1	5	8	13	1.38095	16	WWLWDL
	9	West Bromwich Albion	17	6	4	7	19	25	3	3	2	9	7	3	1	5	10	18	.76000	16	WLLWDD
	10	Newcastle United	16	5	5	6	24	18	3	3	2	13	6	2	2	4	11	12	1.33333	15	DWDLDL
	11	Burnley	17	5	4	8	17	28	5	2	2	13	9	0	2	6	4	19	.60714	14	LLWLDD
	12	Derby County	15	5	3	7	17	20	4	1	4	14	10	1	2	3	3	10	.85000	13	WWLLLD
	13	Everton	16	5	3	8	19	25	3	0	4	10	10	2	3	4	9	15	.76000	13	LLWLLW
	14	Notts County	18	5	3	10	28	41	3	2	5	20	18	2	1	5	8	23	.68293	13	DLLLWW
	15	Liverpool	18	4	4	10	23	30	3	3	3	16	15	1	1	7	7	15	.76667	12	DDLWLW
	16	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	0	9	24	32	5	0	2	18	11	1	0	7	6	21	.75000	12	LWLWWL
	17	Glossop North End	15	3	4	8	16	34	3	3	1	9	5	0	1	7	7	29	.47059	10	LDLDWL
	18	Preston North End	17	3	4	10	13	29	2	3	3	7	12	1	1	7	6	17	.44828	10	LDLLDW

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Sheffield United	20	13	7	0	39	15	7	3	0	24	6	6	4	0	15	9	2.60000	33	WDWDDW		2-1
	2	Aston Villa	19	12	3	4	44	19	7	2	1	26	9	5	1	3	18	10	2.31579	27	DWWDLW
	3	Sunderland	16	10	2	4	27	13	5	1	1	13	3	5	1	3	14	10	2.07692	22	WLWLDW
1	4	Bury	17	9	3	5	29	24	8	1	1	21	10	1	2	4	8	14	1.20833	21	WWWLDW		2-1
1	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	7	5	4	24	18	3	1	2	13	7	4	4	2	11	11	1.33333	19	DDWWWL
	6	Nottingham Forest	17	7	5	5	29	26	6	1	0	17	6	1	4	5	12	20	1.11538	19	LWDWDL		1-2
	7	Stoke City	19	8	3	8	23	27	6	2	2	15	11	2	1	6	8	16	.85185	19	WWLDLL		0-2
	8	Manchester City	17	7	2	8	30	23	6	1	3	22	10	1	1	5	8	13	1.30435	16	WLWDLL		1-2
	9	West Bromwich Albion	17	6	4	7	19	25	3	3	2	9	7	3	1	5	10	18	.76000	16	WLLWDD
	10	Newcastle United	16	5	5	6	24	18	3	3	2	13	6	2	2	4	11	12	1.33333	15	DWDLDL
1	11	Derby County	16	6	3	7	20	22	5	1	4	17	12	1	2	3	3	10	.90909	15	WLLLDW		3-2
1	12	Everton	17	6	3	8	21	25	4	0	4	12	10	2	3	4	9	15	.84000	15	LWLLWW		2-0
2	13	Burnley	17	5	4	8	17	28	5	2	2	13	9	0	2	6	4	19	.60714	14	LLWLDD
	14	Notts County	18	5	3	10	28	41	3	2	5	20	18	2	1	5	8	23	.68293	13	DLLLWW
	15	Liverpool	19	4	4	11	25	33	3	3	3	16	15	1	1	8	9	18	.75758	12	DLWLWL		2-3
	16	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	0	9	24	32	5	0	2	18	11	1	0	7	6	21	.75000	12	LWLWWL
	17	Glossop North End	15	3	4	8	16	34	3	3	1	9	5	0	1	7	7	29	.47059	10	LDLDWL
	18	Preston North End	17	3	4	10	13	29	2	3	3	7	12	1	1	7	6	17	.44828	10	LDLLDW