FOREST 2 - 0 ASTON VILLA - Sat Sep 13, 1902 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 13, 1902 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Derby County (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Jan 10, 1903
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 321 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 321 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 413 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1063 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 123 years, 11 months, 5 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Andrew Gara - Andrew Gara only goal
Grenville Morris
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 28 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | 26 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 27 | George Robinson | |
| 5 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 6 | M | 27 | Bob Norris | 100th appearance |
| 7 | M | 21 | Ross Fielding | |
| 8 | F | 27 | John Calvey | |
| 9 | M | 24 |  Andrew Gara  | |
| 10 | F | 25 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy George |
| 2 | D | George Shutt |
| 3 | D | Albert Evans |
| 4 | D | Albert Wilkes |
| 5 | D | Alex Leake |
| 6 | M | Tom Perry |
| 7 | M | Willie Clarke |
| 8 | M | Jasper McLuckie |
| 9 | M | George Johnson |
| 10 | F | Joe Bache |
| 11 | F | Billy Garraty |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Sheffield United |
| Bury | 2-1 | Grimsby Town |
| Derby County | 4-1 | Notts County |
| Everton | 0-1 | Newcastle United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| Stoke | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| The Wednesday | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers |
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 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | WD | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W | |||
| 6 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 14 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | |||
| 16 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 18 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | L | |||
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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | WWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 2 | The Wednesday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | 1-0 | |
 3 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | 6 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LDW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LDW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WDL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | WL | 1-2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | LW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 | WL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | LLW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 13 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 14 | Stoke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 | LW | 3-0 | |
| 4 | 15 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 18 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LLL | 0-1 | |