The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Apr 23, 1904 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 23, 1904 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:
Attendance:: 5,000
League Week:: 34 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Dec 24, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 386 (of 5088)
League Tier 1:: 386 (of 2340)
Competitive:: 485 (of 5830)
Total:: 1148 (of 7635)
Played:: 122 years, 5 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Sid Sugden (64') - Sid Sugden last goal

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Jack Robson
Prior form: LDLWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Joe Cassidy (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre
2	D	29	Charles Craig
3	D	28	James Iremonger
4	D	25	Bob Innes
5	D	25	John Barnsdale
6	F	30	George Henderson
7	F	24	Walter Anthony	Debut
8	M	24	Billy Shearman
9	M	23	Sid Sugden (64')
10	F	19	Thomas Jones
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tim Williamson
2	D	John Hogg
3	D	Joe Blackett
4	D	David Smith
5	D	Sam Aitken
6	M	Andy Davidson
7	M	Andy McGuigan
8	M	Robert Atherton
9	M	Sandy Brown
10	F	Joe Cassidy
11	F	Richard Roberts

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 23, 1904)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-3	Liverpool
Bury	0-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Middlesbrough
Small Heath	2-0	Notts County
Stoke	1-1	Derby County
The Wednesday	4-2	Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Sheffield United

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	Manchester City	33	19	6	8	71	44	10	4	3	35	19	9	2	5	36	25	27	44	LWLWDW	Safe
	2	The Wednesday	32	18	7	7	42	26	13	3	0	30	8	5	4	7	12	18	16	43	WWLLWL	Safe
	3	Newcastle United	34	18	6	10	58	45	12	3	2	31	13	6	3	8	27	32	13	42	DWWWLW	Safe
	4	Everton	33	18	5	10	58	32	12	0	4	35	12	6	5	6	23	20	26	41	WWWLWW	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	33	17	7	9	68	44	13	1	3	41	16	4	6	6	27	28	24	41	WDDLWW	Safe
	6	Sunderland	34	17	5	12	63	49	12	3	2	41	15	5	2	10	22	34	14	39	LLWLWW	Safe
	7	Sheffield United	33	15	7	11	60	55	9	6	2	40	21	6	1	9	20	34	5	37	LWWLLL	Safe
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	14	7	12	44	66	10	6	1	29	23	4	1	11	15	43	-22	35	LLDLLD	Safe
	9	Nottingham Forest	33	11	8	14	56	56	7	2	7	28	25	4	6	7	28	31	0	30	WLLWDL	Safe
	10	Middlesbrough	33	9	11	13	45	46	9	3	5	30	17	0	8	8	15	29	-1	29	LDLWDL	Safe
	11	Notts County	33	12	5	16	37	59	9	3	5	27	26	3	2	11	10	33	-22	29	LLWDWW	Safe
	12	Blackburn Rovers	33	11	6	16	46	57	7	5	4	27	20	4	1	12	19	37	-11	28	LWLLLW	Safe
	13	Bury	33	7	14	12	40	53	6	7	3	25	20	1	7	9	15	33	-13	28	LWLDLL	Safe
	14	Small Heath	33	10	8	15	37	52	7	5	4	23	19	3	3	11	14	33	-15	28	WDLWWL	Safe
	15	Derby County	32	9	9	14	57	57	7	3	6	41	31	2	6	8	16	26	0	27	LWWLWL	Safe
	16	Stoke	33	10	6	17	53	56	9	1	6	44	25	1	5	11	9	31	-3	26	LWLWDW
	17	Liverpool	33	8	8	17	46	60	7	5	5	24	20	1	3	12	22	40	-14	24	WDDLLW
	18	West Bromwich Albion	33	7	9	17	34	58	4	7	5	17	17	3	2	12	17	41	-24	23	LWLLWL	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	1	The Wednesday	33	19	7	7	46	28	14	3	0	34	10	5	4	7	12	18	18	45	WLLWLW	Safe	4-2
1	2	Manchester City	33	19	6	8	71	44	10	4	3	35	19	9	2	5	36	25	27	44	LWLWDW	Safe
	3	Newcastle United	34	18	6	10	58	45	12	3	2	31	13	6	3	8	27	32	13	42	DWWWLW	Safe
	4	Everton	33	18	5	10	58	32	12	0	4	35	12	6	5	6	23	20	26	41	WWWLWW	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	70	48	13	1	3	41	16	4	6	7	29	32	22	41	DDLWWL	Safe	2-4
	6	Sunderland	34	17	5	12	63	49	12	3	2	41	15	5	2	10	22	34	14	39	LLWLWW	Safe
	7	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	62	57	9	6	2	40	21	6	2	9	22	36	5	38	WWLLLD	Safe	2-2
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	14	8	12	44	66	10	6	1	29	23	4	2	11	15	43	-22	36	LDLLDD	Safe	0-0
	9	Nottingham Forest	34	11	9	14	57	57	7	3	7	29	26	4	6	7	28	31	0	31	LLWDLD	Safe	1-1
	10	Middlesbrough	34	9	12	13	46	47	9	3	5	30	17	0	9	8	16	30	-1	30	DLWDLD	Safe	1-1
3	11	Small Heath	34	11	8	15	39	52	8	5	4	25	19	3	3	11	14	33	-13	30	DLWWLW	Safe	2-0
1	12	Bury	34	7	15	12	40	53	6	8	3	25	20	1	7	9	15	33	-13	29	WLDLLD	Safe	0-0
2	13	Notts County	34	12	5	17	37	61	9	3	5	27	26	3	2	12	10	35	-24	29	LWDWWL	Safe	0-2
1	14	Derby County	33	9	10	14	58	58	7	3	6	41	31	2	7	8	17	27	0	28	WWLWLD	Safe	1-1
3	15	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	6	17	48	60	7	5	5	29	23	4	1	12	19	37	-12	28	WLLLWL	Safe	2-3
	16	Stoke	34	10	7	17	54	57	9	2	6	45	26	1	5	11	9	31	-3	27	WLWDWD	Safe	1-1
	17	Liverpool	34	9	8	17	49	62	7	5	5	24	20	2	3	12	25	42	-13	26	DDLLWW	Relegated	3-2
	18	West Bromwich Albion	34	7	10	17	36	60	4	8	5	19	19	3	2	12	17	41	-24	24	WLLWLD	Relegated	2-2