ASTON VILLA 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 17, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 17, 1904 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Villa Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Jan 14, 1905
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 389 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 389 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 488 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 1151 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 121 years, 11 months, 28 days ago
ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LWLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Brawn (14')
Billy Matthews (67')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 30 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | 28 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | D | 26 | John Barnsdale | |
| 5 | M | 28 | Peter Robertson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 7 | M | 23 | Sid Sugden | |
| 8 | M | 25 | Billy Shearman | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tom Niblo | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy George |
| 2 | D | Alf Wood |
| 3 | D | Howard Spencer |
| 4 | D | Freddie Miles |
| 5 | D | Alex Leake |
| 6 | M | Josiah Gray |
| 7 | M | Billy Matthews  |
| 8 | M | Billy Brawn |
| 9 | M | Albert Hall |
| 10 | F | Joe Bache |
| 11 | F | Billy Garraty |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | Stoke |
| Bury | 1-4 | The Wednesday |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Newcastle United | 3-2 | Everton |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Manchester City |
| Preston North End | 2-0 | Derby County |
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Small Heath |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland |
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 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | WWD | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | WD | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | LWD | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | WLD | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | LW | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 16 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | |||
| 17 | Small Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 18 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 | LL | |||
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 | Preston North End | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | WWW | 4-0 | ||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | ||
 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | LWLWW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | WWLW | 1-0 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | 3-2 | |
 3 | 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WWLL | 2-3 | |
| 4 | 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | LWDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LDW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 12 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WLDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 | LLWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | LWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LLWL | 0-4 | |
| 16 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LDL | 0-1 | ||
| 17 | Small Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | ||
| 18 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 0 | LLL | 1-4 | ||