MIDDLESBROUGH 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 23, 1905 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 23, 1905 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ayresome Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Preston North End (League Tier 1)
- Middlesbrough:
- Jan 27, 1906
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 425 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 425 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 526 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1200 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 120 years, 10 months, 26 days ago
Review
Shearman carried off after 60 minutes
MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Alex Mackie
Prior form: LLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Thomas Murray (30')
Geordie Reid (75')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 31 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | M | 24 | Walter Dudley | |
| 4 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 5 | M | 26 | George Wolfe | |
| 6 | F | 31 | George Henderson | |
| 7 | M | Jack Craggs | ||
| 8 | M | 26 | Billy Shearman | |
| 9 | F | 19 | Enoch West | |
| 10 | F | 28 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Tom Niblo | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tim Williamson |
| 2 | D | John Hogg |
| 3 | D | William Agnew |
| 4 | D | Sam Aitken |
| 5 | D | Abraham Jones |
| 6 | M | Andy Davidson |
| 7 | M | Charlie Hewitt |
| 8 | M | Alf Common |
| 9 | M | Geordie Reid  |
| 10 | F | Thomas Murray |
| 11 | F | Joe Cassidy |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4-0 | Everton |
| Bury | 2-4 | Manchester City |
| Liverpool | 2-0 | Birmingham City |
| Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Newcastle United | 0-1 | Derby County |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Preston North End | 0-1 | The Wednesday |
| Sheffield United | 4-1 | Sunderland |
| Stoke | 2-1 | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
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 | Stoke | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | WDDWW | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | LDWW | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | DLWW | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 | DWDLD | |||
| 8 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLDD | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 4 | LDDLW | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 13 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | LDDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LDD | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LDLDL | |||
| 18 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | WDDWWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Stoke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | WWWWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | WWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | DWWLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | LDWWW | 4-2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | WWLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | DLWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 | DWDLDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | DDWL | 0-2 | |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | WLDDL | 1-2 | ||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 4 | LDDLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 4 | LDLDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 4 | WLLWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 14 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 | LLLWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 15 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 | WDLL | 0-4 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 2 | LDDLL | 2-4 | |
| 4 | 18 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | WLLL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 19 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 2 | LLLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LDLL | 0-2 | |