The City Ground

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 8 - 0 FOREST - Mon Apr 16, 1900 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Apr 16, 1900 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stoney Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-8 LOST

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1899-00
Referee:: AJ Barker
Attendance:: 5,187
League Week:: 31 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 7 9
Opp Before/After:: 15 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Oct 20, 1900

GAME COUNT:
League:: 246 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 246 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 331 (of 5829)
Total:: 974 (of 7634)
Played:: 126 years, 4 months, 29 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: WLDWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Walker
Billy Walker
Billy Walker
Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts
Charlie 'Chippy' Simmons
Charlie 'Chippy' Simmons
John Chadburn

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Dan Allsop	Last game
2	D	26	Edward Peers
3	D	24	James Iremonger
4	M	24	George Robinson
5	M	33	John McPherson
6	M	25	Bob Norris
7	F	25	Arthur Capes
8	F	24	John Calvey
9	F	22	Rabbie Beveridge
10	F	23	Grenville Morris
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Dan Allsop	232		2	1
2	D	26	Edward Peers	34		2	1
3	D	24	James Iremonger	115		2	1
4	M	24	George Robinson	14		2	1
5	M	33	John McPherson	247	26	2	1
6	M	25	Bob Norris	64	1	2	1
7	F	25	Arthur Capes	126	31	2	1
8	F	24	John Calvey	32	16	2	1
9	F	22	Rabbie Beveridge	31	7	2	1
10	F	23	Grenville Morris	51	20	2	1
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer	68	8	2	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Joe Reader
2	D	Amos Adams
3	D	Billy Williams
4	D	Archibald Dunn
5	D	Abraham Jones
6	M	Harry Hadley
7	M	John Chadburn
8	M	Arthur Smith
9	M	Charlie 'Chippy' Simmons
10	F	Billy Walker
11	F	Richard Roberts

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Apr 16, 1900)

Home	Score	Away
Everton	4-1	Glossop North End
Notts County	0-0	Newcastle United
Preston North End	0-2	Manchester City
Stoke	2-0	Bury
Sunderland	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
West Bromwich Albion	8-0	Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-1	Aston Villa

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Aston Villa	33	21	6	6	76	35	12	4	1	45	18	9	2	5	31	17	41	48	LWWWWD	Safe
2	Sheffield United	32	17	12	3	61	31	11	5	1	40	11	6	7	2	21	20	30	46	WWLWDD	Safe
3	Sunderland	31	17	3	11	45	32	11	2	2	25	7	6	1	9	20	25	13	37	WLWWLW	Safe
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	14	9	7	44	32	7	4	3	24	13	7	5	4	20	19	12	37	LWWLLW	Safe
5	Derby County	32	13	8	11	42	40	10	2	4	29	15	3	6	7	13	25	2	34	WDWWWL	Safe
6	Newcastle United	31	12	8	11	49	40	10	4	2	32	13	2	4	9	17	27	9	32	WLLWDD	Safe
7	Nottingham Forest	30	12	8	10	51	43	11	3	1	37	13	1	5	9	14	30	8	32	LLWLLD	Safe
8	Stoke	32	12	7	13	33	43	8	5	3	22	15	4	2	10	11	28	-10	31	LLWLWD	Safe
9	Manchester City	31	11	8	12	44	40	9	3	4	29	15	2	5	8	15	25	4	30	LWWWDL
10	Bury	31	12	6	13	38	39	11	2	3	27	14	1	4	10	11	25	-1	30	DLWLLL
11	Liverpool	32	12	5	15	46	44	8	4	4	30	19	4	1	11	16	25	2	29	WLWLWW
12	Blackburn Rovers	30	12	4	14	47	56	11	2	3	36	22	1	2	11	11	34	-9	28	WDLWDW
13	Everton	31	11	6	14	37	46	9	1	5	22	14	2	5	9	15	32	-9	28	WLLDLW
14	Notts County	31	9	9	13	44	56	5	5	5	27	20	4	4	8	17	36	-12	27	WWDLWD
15	West Bromwich Albion	31	10	7	14	34	46	7	6	3	19	11	3	1	11	15	35	-12	27	WLDWLD
16	Burnley	31	10	5	16	33	49	9	2	4	27	16	1	3	12	6	33	-16	25	LDLLWL
17	Preston North End	30	9	4	17	33	46	7	3	4	24	18	2	1	13	9	28	-13	22	LLWLLL
18	Glossop North End	31	4	9	18	28	67	4	5	6	17	19	0	4	12	11	48	-39	17	DDLLLD	Relegated

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Aston Villa	34	22	6	6	77	35	12	4	1	45	18	10	2	5	32	17	42	50	WWWWDW	Safe	1-0
	2	Sheffield United	32	17	12	3	61	31	11	5	1	40	11	6	7	2	21	20	30	46	WWLWDD	Safe
	3	Sunderland	32	18	3	11	46	32	12	2	2	26	7	6	1	9	20	25	14	39	LWWLWW	Safe	1-0
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	14	9	8	44	33	7	4	4	24	14	7	5	4	20	19	11	37	WWLLWL	Safe	0-1
	5	Derby County	32	13	8	11	42	40	10	2	4	29	15	3	6	7	13	25	2	34	WDWWWL	Safe
	6	Newcastle United	32	12	9	11	49	40	10	4	2	32	13	2	5	9	17	27	9	33	LLWDDD	Safe	0-0
1	7	Stoke	33	13	7	13	35	43	9	5	3	24	15	4	2	10	11	28	-8	33	LWLWDW	Safe	2-0
1	8	Manchester City	32	12	8	12	46	40	9	3	4	29	15	3	5	8	17	25	6	32	WWWDLW	Safe	2-0
2	9	Nottingham Forest	31	12	8	11	51	51	11	3	1	37	13	1	5	10	14	38	0	32	LWLLDL	Safe	0-8
	10	Bury	32	12	6	14	38	41	11	2	3	27	14	1	4	11	11	27	-3	30	LWLLLL	Safe	0-2
2	11	Everton	32	12	6	14	41	47	10	1	5	26	15	2	5	9	15	32	-6	30	LLDLWW	Safe	4-1
1	12	Liverpool	32	12	5	15	46	44	8	4	4	30	19	4	1	11	16	25	2	29	WLWLWW	Safe
2	13	West Bromwich Albion	32	11	7	14	42	46	8	6	3	27	11	3	1	11	15	35	-4	29	LDWLDW	Safe	8-0
2	14	Blackburn Rovers	31	12	4	15	47	57	11	2	3	36	22	1	2	12	11	35	-10	28	DLWDWL		0-1
1	15	Notts County	32	9	10	13	44	56	5	6	5	27	20	4	4	8	17	36	-12	28	WDLWDD		0-0
	16	Burnley	31	10	5	16	33	49	9	2	4	27	16	1	3	12	6	33	-16	25	LDLLWL
	17	Preston North End	31	9	4	18	33	48	7	3	5	24	20	2	1	13	9	28	-15	22	LWLLLL		0-2
	18	Glossop North End	32	4	9	19	29	71	4	5	6	17	19	0	4	13	12	52	-42	17	DLLLDL	Relegated	1-4