The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Dec 31, 1904 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 31, 1904 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN

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

Season:: 1904-05
Referee:: R Roberts
Attendance:: 5,000
League Week:: 21 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 13 13
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 02, 1905

GAME COUNT:
League:: 407 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 407 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 506 (of 5824)
Total:: 1170 (of 7629)
Played:: 121 years, 7 months, 30 days ago

Review
Baddeley (Wolves goalkeeper) sent off on 70 mins; Jackery Jones went in the goal.

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

Goal Scorers
Fred Lessons
Tom Niblo

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: WLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Wooldridge (Pen)
Billy Wooldridge

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	D		Walter Page	Only appearance
6	F	31	George Henderson
7	F	25	Walter Anthony	Last game
8	F	21	Fred Lessons
9	M	24	Sid Sugden
10	F	27	Grenville Morris
11	F	27	Tom Niblo

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Harry Linacre	173		4	1
2	D	30	Charles Craig	86	2	4	1
3	D	28	James Iremonger	275	3	4	1
4	D	26	John Barnsdale	23		4	1
5	D		Walter Page	Debut
6	F	31	George Henderson	76	3	4	1
7	F	25	Walter Anthony	6		21	5
8	F	21	Fred Lessons	5	1	4	1
9	M	24	Sid Sugden	46	16	49	9
10	F	27	Grenville Morris	202	95	4	1
11	F	27	Tom Niblo	20	5	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tom Baddeley� 70
2	D	Jackery Jones
3	D	Dick Betteley
4	D	Jack Whitehouse
5	D	Eli Juggins
6	M	George Williams
7	M	Billy Layton
8	M	John Smith
9	M	Billy Wooldridge
10	F	Bert Bevin
11	F	Jack Hopkins

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 31, 1904)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	0-2	Bury
Derby County	2-3	Sheffield United
Everton	5-1	Notts County
Nottingham Forest	2-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Small Heath	3-1	Manchester City
Stoke	1-4	Aston Villa
Sunderland	3-2	Preston North End
The Wednesday	5-0	Middlesbrough
Woolwich Arsenal	0-2	Newcastle 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	Sheffield United	20	12	2	6	40	31	9	0	1	26	10	3	2	5	14	21	9	26	WWWLWW
2	Everton	19	11	3	5	35	21	6	2	1	17	6	5	1	4	18	15	14	25	DWWDWW
3	Newcastle United	17	11	2	4	35	16	7	1	0	22	6	4	1	4	13	10	19	24	WWWWWL
4	Manchester City	18	9	4	5	37	20	6	2	0	28	8	3	2	5	9	12	17	22	LWLWDW
5	Sunderland	19	9	4	6	34	26	7	1	1	23	9	2	3	5	11	17	8	22	LLLWLD
6	Small Heath	17	10	1	6	30	20	6	0	2	17	8	4	1	4	13	12	10	21	WWWLLW
7	Aston Villa	20	9	3	8	32	27	7	2	3	20	11	2	1	5	12	16	5	21	LWDDWW
8	Woolwich Arsenal	19	8	5	6	22	20	5	2	1	7	4	3	3	5	15	16	2	21	WWWLWL
9	Derby County	20	8	5	7	24	28	5	4	1	18	9	3	1	6	6	19	-4	21	DWLDLL
10	Preston North End	19	7	6	6	23	23	4	2	3	15	11	3	4	3	8	12	0	20	DWLDLL
11	The Wednesday	18	8	3	7	35	33	5	2	2	21	15	3	1	5	14	18	2	19	WDLLLD
12	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	3	8	29	24	6	2	2	21	9	1	1	6	8	15	5	17	LLDLWW
13	Nottingham Forest	20	6	2	12	26	37	4	1	7	18	20	2	1	5	8	17	-11	14	LLWDWL
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	6	2	11	28	43	6	1	3	20	16	0	1	8	8	27	-15	14	WLLDLL
15	Stoke	18	6	1	11	18	38	5	1	2	11	8	1	0	9	7	30	-20	13	WLWLLL
16	Bury	18	5	2	11	28	39	4	1	5	20	17	1	1	6	8	22	-11	12	LDWWLW
17	Middlesbrough	18	3	6	9	17	29	3	2	4	8	10	0	4	5	9	19	-12	12	LDDWDL
18	Notts County	17	3	4	10	18	36	1	3	4	7	15	2	1	6	11	21	-18	10	LWLDLD

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	21	13	2	6	43	33	9	0	1	26	10	4	2	5	17	23	10	28	WWLWWW		3-2
	2	Everton	20	12	3	5	40	22	7	2	1	22	7	5	1	4	18	15	18	27	WWDWWW		5-1
	3	Newcastle United	18	12	2	4	37	16	7	1	0	22	6	5	1	4	15	10	21	26	WWWWLW		2-0
1	4	Sunderland	20	10	4	6	37	28	8	1	1	26	11	2	3	5	11	17	9	24	LLWLDW		3-2
1	5	Small Heath	18	11	1	6	33	21	7	0	2	20	9	4	1	4	13	12	12	23	WWLLWW		3-1
1	6	Aston Villa	21	10	3	8	36	28	7	2	3	20	11	3	1	5	16	17	8	23	WDDWWW		4-1
3	7	Manchester City	19	9	4	6	38	23	6	2	0	28	8	3	2	6	10	15	15	22	WLWDWL		1-3
3	8	The Wednesday	19	9	3	7	40	33	6	2	2	26	15	3	1	5	14	18	7	21	DLLLDW		5-0
1	9	Woolwich Arsenal	20	8	5	7	22	22	5	2	2	7	6	3	3	5	15	16	0	21	WWLWLL		0-2
1	10	Derby County	21	8	5	8	26	31	5	4	2	20	12	3	1	6	6	19	-5	21	WLDLLL		2-3
1	11	Preston North End	20	7	6	7	25	26	4	2	3	15	11	3	4	4	10	15	-1	20	WLDLLL		2-3
	12	Blackburn Rovers	19	7	3	9	29	26	6	2	3	21	11	1	1	6	8	15	3	17	LDLWWL		0-2
	13	Nottingham Forest	21	6	3	12	28	39	4	2	7	20	22	2	1	5	8	17	-11	15	LWDWLD		2-2
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	6	3	11	30	45	6	1	3	20	16	0	2	8	10	29	-15	15	LLDLLD		2-2
1	15	Bury	19	6	2	11	30	39	4	1	5	20	17	2	1	6	10	22	-9	14	DWWLWW		2-0
1	16	Stoke	19	6	1	12	19	42	5	1	3	12	12	1	0	9	7	30	-23	13	LWLLLL		1-4
	17	Middlesbrough	19	3	6	10	17	34	3	2	4	8	10	0	4	6	9	24	-17	12	DDWDLL		0-5
	18	Notts County	18	3	4	11	19	41	1	3	4	7	15	2	1	7	12	26	-22	10	WLDLDL		1-5