NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1903 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 12, 1903 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newcastle United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. James Park (Newcastle)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1903-04
- Referee:
- R Horrocks
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- League Week:
- 16 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
9 - Opp Before/After:
- 7
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Newcastle United:
- Apr 09, 1904
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 368 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 368 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 464 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 1122 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 122 years, 8 months, 22 days ago
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Frank Watt
Prior form: WLWLWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jimmy Howie
Bill Appleyard
Bob McColl
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 | 25 | 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 | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Matt Kingsley |
| 2 | D | Jim Tildesley |
| 3 | D | Thomas Wills |
| 4 | D | Alec Gardner |
| 5 | D | Colin Veitch |
| 6 | M | Andy Aitken |
| 7 | M | Jock Rutherford |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Howie |
| 9 | M | Bill Appleyard |
| 10 | F | Bob McColl |
| 11 | F | Bobby Templeton |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Liverpool | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Manchester City | 6-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Bury |
| Newcastle United | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Notts County | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | The Wednesday |
| Stoke | 2-3 | Everton |
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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 22 | LLWWDD | |||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | WDWLWD | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 20 | WWWWDD | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 19 | WWWLWD | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 18 | DWWWLD | |||
| 6 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 17 | LLLDWD | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 17 | WLWLWL | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 17 | LWLWWD | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 16 | WWLWWD | |||
| 10 | Stoke | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | WWLLWL | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 13 | LWLWDW | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 12 | WLWLWL | |||
| 13 | Bury | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11 | DLDLLD | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 11 | LWLDLL | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 | LDLWDL | |||
| 16 | Liverpool | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 | WLWLWL | |||
| 17 | Small Heath | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 9 | DLLLLW | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 8 | LDLLLW | |||
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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 23 | LWWDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Manchester City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 22 | WWWDDW | 6-3 | |
 1 | 3 | The Wednesday | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | DWLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Everton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 19 | LLDWDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 19 | WWLWDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 6 | Newcastle United | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 19 | LWLWLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 19 | WLWWDW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Sunderland | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 18 | WWWLDL | 1-2 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 16 | WLWWDL | 1-3 | ||
| 1 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 15 | WLWDWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 14 | LWLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Stoke | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | WLLWLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 13 | Notts County | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 13 | WLDLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 11 | LDLLDL | 0-1 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 10 | DLWDLL | 3-6 | ||
| 16 | Liverpool | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 9 | LWLWLL | 1-2 | ||
| 17 | Small Heath | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 9 | DLLLLW | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 8 | LDLLLW | |||