The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 2 STOKE - Wed Nov 25, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Nov 25, 1903 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-2 WON

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

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:: D Hammond
Attendance:: 6,000
League Week:: 13 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 11 9
Opp Before/After:: 10 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 1)
Stoke:: Mar 05, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 365 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 365 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 461 (of 5824)
Total:: 1119 (of 7629)
Played:: 122 years, 8 months, 30 days ago

Review
This game was originally scheduled for Nov 7th but postponed due to fog. The rescheduled date of Nov 11th was then postponed due to the death of our former player, chairman and current treasurer TG Howitt.

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

Goal Scorers
Billy Shearman
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris
Alf Spouncer

STOKE
Manager: Horace Austerberry
Prior form: LWDWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Arthur Capes
George Baddeley

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre
2	D	29	Charles Craig
3	D	27	James Iremonger
4	F		Sam Timmins
5	D	24	Fred Warren
6	M	28	Bob Norris
7	M	21	Tom Davies
8	M	24	Billy Shearman
9	F	28	John Calvey
10	F	26	Grenville Morris
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre	128		4	1
2	D	29	Charles Craig	47	1	4	1
3	D	27	James Iremonger	242	2	4	1
4	F		Sam Timmins	64	4	4	1
5	D	24	Fred Warren	13	1	4	1
6	M	28	Bob Norris	132	4	4	1
7	M	21	Tom Davies	8		4	1
8	M	24	Billy Shearman	6	3	4	1
9	F	28	John Calvey	142	54	67	9
10	F	26	Grenville Morris	170	76	4	1
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer	182	31	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dick Roose
2	D	Charlie Burgess
3	D	Harry Benson
4	D	George Baddeley
5	D	Tom Holford
6	M	Jimmy Bradley
7	M	Frank 'Tinker' Whitehouse
8	M	Mart Watkins
9	M	Teddy Holdcroft
10	F	Arthur Capes
11	F	Tommy Coxon

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Nov 25, 1903)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	4-2	Stoke

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	Sheffield United	12	10	0	2	29	17	5	0	1	18	9	5	0	1	11	8	12	20	WWLLWW
2	The Wednesday	13	8	3	2	17	9	5	1	0	10	3	3	2	2	7	6	8	19	WWDWLW
3	Manchester City	12	9	0	3	22	14	5	0	1	11	5	4	0	2	11	9	8	18	WLWWWW
4	Sunderland	13	8	1	4	27	16	6	0	1	20	5	2	1	3	7	11	11	17	LLDWWW
5	Aston Villa	13	7	2	4	25	18	6	0	0	18	3	1	2	4	7	15	7	16	LWWWWL
6	Newcastle United	13	7	1	5	20	17	5	1	1	11	4	2	0	4	9	13	3	15	LLWLWL
7	Everton	13	6	2	5	20	15	5	0	2	14	7	1	2	3	6	8	5	14	WWLLLD
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	0	5	16	22	6	0	0	10	4	1	0	5	6	18	-6	14	LWLWLW
9	Middlesbrough	12	5	2	5	25	19	5	0	1	19	6	0	2	4	6	13	6	12	DWLWLW
10	Stoke	12	5	1	6	26	21	5	0	2	24	12	0	1	4	2	9	5	11	LWDWWL
11	Nottingham Forest	12	4	3	5	22	19	2	0	3	5	6	2	3	2	17	13	3	11	WDLWWL
12	Notts County	14	5	1	8	16	30	4	1	2	11	11	1	0	6	5	19	-14	11	WLWLDL
13	Bury	13	2	6	5	18	23	2	2	2	9	9	0	4	3	9	14	-5	10	LDDLDL
14	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	4	6	11	15	1	4	2	6	7	2	0	4	5	8	-4	10	DLDLWD
15	Blackburn Rovers	13	4	2	7	14	20	3	2	1	9	5	1	0	6	5	15	-6	10	LLLWLW
16	Liverpool	13	4	1	8	21	29	3	1	2	10	10	1	0	6	11	19	-8	9	LWLWLW
17	Small Heath	14	2	3	9	14	27	1	3	3	9	12	1	0	6	5	15	-13	7	WWDLLL
18	Derby County	13	2	2	9	18	30	2	2	3	13	16	0	0	6	5	14	-12	6	DLDLLL

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	Sheffield United	12	10	0	2	29	17	5	0	1	18	9	5	0	1	11	8	12	20	WWLLWW
	2	The Wednesday	13	8	3	2	17	9	5	1	0	10	3	3	2	2	7	6	8	19	WWDWLW
	3	Manchester City	12	9	0	3	22	14	5	0	1	11	5	4	0	2	11	9	8	18	WLWWWW
	4	Sunderland	13	8	1	4	27	16	6	0	1	20	5	2	1	3	7	11	11	17	LLDWWW
	5	Aston Villa	13	7	2	4	25	18	6	0	0	18	3	1	2	4	7	15	7	16	LWWWWL
	6	Newcastle United	13	7	1	5	20	17	5	1	1	11	4	2	0	4	9	13	3	15	LLWLWL
	7	Everton	13	6	2	5	20	15	5	0	2	14	7	1	2	3	6	8	5	14	WWLLLD
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	0	5	16	22	6	0	0	10	4	1	0	5	6	18	-6	14	LWLWLW
2	9	Nottingham Forest	13	5	3	5	26	21	3	0	3	9	8	2	3	2	17	13	5	13	DLWWLW		4-2
1	10	Middlesbrough	12	5	2	5	25	19	5	0	1	19	6	0	2	4	6	13	6	12	DWLWLW
1	11	Stoke	13	5	1	7	28	25	5	0	2	24	12	0	1	5	4	13	3	11	WDWWLL		2-4
	12	Notts County	14	5	1	8	16	30	4	1	2	11	11	1	0	6	5	19	-14	11	WLWLDL
	13	Bury	13	2	6	5	18	23	2	2	2	9	9	0	4	3	9	14	-5	10	LDDLDL
	14	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	4	6	11	15	1	4	2	6	7	2	0	4	5	8	-4	10	DLDLWD
	15	Blackburn Rovers	13	4	2	7	14	20	3	2	1	9	5	1	0	6	5	15	-6	10	LLLWLW
	16	Liverpool	13	4	1	8	21	29	3	1	2	10	10	1	0	6	11	19	-8	9	LWLWLW
	17	Small Heath	14	2	3	9	14	27	1	3	3	9	12	1	0	6	5	15	-13	7	WWDLLL
	18	Derby County	13	2	2	9	18	30	2	2	3	13	16	0	0	6	5	14	-12	6	DLDLLL

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