FOREST 1 - 1 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Dec 24, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 24, 1904 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1904-05
- Referee:
- DG Ashworth
- Attendance:
- 7,000
- League Week:
- 18 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 15
15 - Opp Before/After:
- 16 16
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Middlesbrough:
- Mar 04, 1905
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 404 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 404 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 503 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1167 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 121 years, 7 months, 25 days ago
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 | F | 31 | George Henderson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | 100th appearance | |
| 7 | M | Jack Craggs | ||
| 8 | M | 25 | Billy Shearman | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Fred Lessons | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Grenville Morris  (10') | 200th appearance |
| 11 | F | 27 | Tom Niblo | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tim Williamson |
| 2 | D | Donald McCallum |
| 3 | D | William Agnew |
| 4 | D | David Smith |
| 5 | D | Abraham Jones |
| 6 | M | Joe Cassidy |
| 7 | M | Arthur Davies |
| 8 | M | Jim Bell |
| 9 | M | Harry Astley |
| 10 | F | Robert Atherton |
| 11 | F | Jim Thackeray |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Bury |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Derby County | 1-1 | Notts County |
| Everton | 0-0 | Manchester City |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Sunderland | 3-1 | Newcastle United |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1-0 | 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 | Newcastle United | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 24 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 22 | LLWWWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 20 | WDLDWW | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 20 | DDWLDL | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 20 | LDWDWL | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | WDLWLW | |||
| 7 | Small Heath | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | WWWWLL | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 19 | DWWLLL | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 18 | DLWDLL | |||
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 17 | DWDLWW | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 17 | WWLWDD | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -9 | 14 | LDWLLD | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 13 | WLLLDL | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -17 | 13 | LWLWLL | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 11 | LDWLLW | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 11 | DLLDDW | |||
| 17 | Bury | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 10 | WLLDWW | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 9 | LLWLDL | |||
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 | Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | WWWWWL | 1-3 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | LWWWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 3 | Everton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 21 | DLDWWD | 0-0 | ||
 4 | 4 | Sunderland | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 21 | WWLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 21 | DWDWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 6 | Manchester City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | DLWLWD | 0-0 | ||
 3 | 7 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 20 | DDWLDL | ||
| 1 | 8 | Small Heath | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | WWWWLL | ||
| 1 | 9 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 19 | WDLWWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 | WLWDDW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 11 | The Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 18 | DLWDLL | ||
| 1 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | LLLDLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -12 | 14 | DWLLDL | 0-3 | |
| 14 | Stoke | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -17 | 13 | LWLWLL | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 12 | DWLLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 12 | LLDDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 17 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -13 | 10 | LLDWWL | 0-2 | ||
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 10 | LWLDLD | 1-1 | ||