The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Mon Mar 05, 1900 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Mar 05, 1900 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1899-00
Referee:: A Scragg
Attendance:: 3,000
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Corinthians (Friendly)
League:: Notts County
Blackburn Rovers:: Oct 06, 1900

GAME COUNT:
League:: 240 (of 5036)
League Tier 1:: 240 (of 2288)
Competitive:: 323 (of 5757)
Total:: 965 (of 7545)
Played:: 125 years, 21 days ago

Review
The game was initially due to take place on February 28th, but Forest had a Cup Quarter-Final replay against Preston North End. As a result, Blackburn asked for, and ultimately received, 80 pounds compenstation for lost attendance money.

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

Goals
Alf Spouncer (65')

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Joseph Warmlsey
Prior form: WLLLLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Peter Somers (15')
Arnie Whittaker (70') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Dan Allsop
2	D	26	Edward Peers
3	D	24	James Iremonger
4	M	24	George Robinson
5	M	33	John McPherson
6	M	24	Bob Norris
7	F	24	John Calvey
8	F	25	Arthur Capes
9	F	22	Rabbie Beveridge
10	F	22	Grenville Morris
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer (65')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Dan Allsop	226	1	2	1
2	D	26	Edward Peers	27		2	1
3	D	24	James Iremonger	107	2	2	1
4	M	24	George Robinson	8		2	1
5	M	33	John McPherson	239	41	5	2
6	M	24	Bob Norris	57	1	2	1
7	F	24	John Calvey	24	13	2	1
8	F	25	Arthur Capes	119	37	5	2
9	F	22	Rabbie Beveridge	25	7	2	1
10	F	22	Grenville Morris	44	20	2	1
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer (65')	60	15	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Walter Whittaker
2	D	Bob Crompton
3	D	Allen Hardy
4	D	Geordie Anderson
5	D	Tom Booth
6	M	Albert 'Kelly' Houlker
7	M	Arnie Whittaker
8	M	Peter Somers
9	M	Ben Hulse
10	F	Fred Blackburn
11	F	Daniel Hurst

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Mar 05, 1900)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Aston Villa	27	17	5	5	65	29	10	4	1	41	17	7	1	4	24	12	2.24138	39	WDWWWD	Safe
2	Sheffield United	25	14	10	1	48	20	8	5	0	31	8	6	5	1	17	12	2.40000	38	WWDLDD	Safe
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	11	9	4	35	25	5	4	2	19	11	6	5	2	16	14	1.40000	31	WDDWDD
4	Sunderland	24	13	3	8	36	24	8	2	2	19	6	5	1	6	17	18	1.50000	29	LWLWDW
5	Nottingham Forest	24	11	7	6	44	32	10	2	0	32	9	1	5	6	12	23	1.37500	29	LDWDWW
6	Bury	24	11	4	9	36	32	10	1	2	25	12	1	3	7	11	20	1.12500	26	WLDWLL
7	Stoke City	24	10	5	9	28	31	7	3	2	18	11	3	2	7	10	20	.90323	25	LWDLDW
8	Derby County	24	9	6	9	32	33	7	2	4	23	14	2	4	5	9	19	.96970	24	DDWLWL
9	Everton	25	9	5	11	32	41	7	0	4	19	13	2	5	7	13	28	.78049	23	WWDWLL
10	Newcastle United	22	8	6	8	38	28	6	3	2	23	10	2	3	6	15	18	1.35714	22	WLWLWD
11	Burnley	25	9	4	12	30	40	9	2	3	26	14	0	2	9	4	26	.75000	22	LWLWLW
12	Manchester City	24	7	7	10	37	35	6	3	3	25	13	1	4	7	12	22	1.05714	21	DDDDDL
13	Preston North End	24	8	4	12	27	33	6	3	3	19	14	2	1	9	8	19	.81818	20	LWWLWW
14	Liverpool	25	7	5	13	36	40	6	4	3	26	18	1	1	10	10	22	.90000	19	DLWLWW
15	Notts County	25	6	7	12	35	54	3	4	5	21	19	3	3	7	14	35	.64815	19	WDDDLL
16	West Bromwich Albion	24	7	5	12	26	41	4	4	3	11	9	3	1	9	15	32	.63415	19	LLLWLL
17	Blackburn Rovers	22	7	2	13	33	50	6	1	3	22	17	1	1	10	11	33	.66000	16	WLLLLD
18	Glossop North End	24	4	6	14	27	57	4	3	4	16	14	0	3	10	11	43	.47368	14	LLLDWD

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	Aston Villa	27	17	5	5	65	29	10	4	1	41	17	7	1	4	24	12	2.24138	39	WDWWWD	Safe
2	Sheffield United	25	14	10	1	48	20	8	5	0	31	8	6	5	1	17	12	2.40000	38	WWDLDD	Safe
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	11	9	4	35	25	5	4	2	19	11	6	5	2	16	14	1.40000	31	WDDWDD
4	Sunderland	24	13	3	8	36	24	8	2	2	19	6	5	1	6	17	18	1.50000	29	LWLWDW
5	Nottingham Forest	25	11	7	7	45	34	10	2	0	32	9	1	5	7	13	25	1.32353	29	DWDWWL		1-2
6	Bury	24	11	4	9	36	32	10	1	2	25	12	1	3	7	11	20	1.12500	26	WLDWLL
7	Stoke City	24	10	5	9	28	31	7	3	2	18	11	3	2	7	10	20	.90323	25	LWDLDW
8	Derby County	24	9	6	9	32	33	7	2	4	23	14	2	4	5	9	19	.96970	24	DDWLWL
9	Everton	25	9	5	11	32	41	7	0	4	19	13	2	5	7	13	28	.78049	23	WWDWLL
10	Newcastle United	22	8	6	8	38	28	6	3	2	23	10	2	3	6	15	18	1.35714	22	WLWLWD
11	Burnley	25	9	4	12	30	40	9	2	3	26	14	0	2	9	4	26	.75000	22	LWLWLW
12	Manchester City	24	7	7	10	37	35	6	3	3	25	13	1	4	7	12	22	1.05714	21	DDDDDL
13	Preston North End	24	8	4	12	27	33	6	3	3	19	14	2	1	9	8	19	.81818	20	LWWLWW
14	Liverpool	25	7	5	13	36	40	6	4	3	26	18	1	1	10	10	22	.90000	19	DLWLWW
15	Notts County	25	6	7	12	35	54	3	4	5	21	19	3	3	7	14	35	.64815	19	WDDDLL
16	West Bromwich Albion	24	7	5	12	26	41	4	4	3	11	9	3	1	9	15	32	.63415	19	LLLWLL
17	Blackburn Rovers	23	8	2	13	35	51	7	1	3	24	18	1	1	10	11	33	.68627	18	LLLLDW		2-1
18	Glossop North End	24	4	6	14	27	57	4	3	4	16	14	0	3	10	11	43	.47368	14	LLLDWD