The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 3 EVERTON - Sat Dec 23, 1905 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 23, 1905 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Everton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-3 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Everton Results (Link)
: Enfa.co.uk
: Staffordshire Sentinel - Saturday 23 December 1905
: Lancashire Evening Post - Saturday 23 December 1905

Season:: 1905-06
Referee:: J Adams
Attendance:: 9,500
League Week:: 18 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 14 12
Opp Before/After:: 9 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 1)
Everton:: Apr 28, 1906

GAME COUNT:
League:: 438 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 438 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 539 (of 5824)
Total:: 1213 (of 7629)
Played:: 120 years, 8 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (2')
Enoch West (30')
Enoch West (57')
Tom Niblo (87') - Tom Niblo last goal

EVERTON
Manager: Will Cuff
Prior form: WLLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Harry Makepeace (20')
Sandy Young (70')
Walter Abbott (77')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Harry Linacre
2	D	31	Charles Craig
3	M	24	Walter Dudley
4	D	23	William Fullarton
5	M	27	George Wolfe
6	F	21	Jack Armstrong	Debut
7	M		Jack Craggs
8	M	23	Joe Hardstaff
9	F	19	Enoch West (30') (57')
10	F	28	Grenville Morris (2')
11	F	28	Tom Niblo (87')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Harry Linacre	204		7	1
2	D	31	Charles Craig	118	2	7	1
3	M	24	Walter Dudley	39		7	1
4	D	23	William Fullarton	7		7	1
5	M	27	George Wolfe	16		7	1
6	F	21	Jack Armstrong	Debut
7	M		Jack Craggs	23	2	7	1
8	M	23	Joe Hardstaff	3		329	38
9	F	19	Enoch West (30') (57')	14	7	7	1
10	F	28	Grenville Morris (2')	230	107	7	1
11	F	28	Tom Niblo (87')	46	9	14	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Scott
2	D	Bob Balmer
3	D	Jack Crelley
4	D	Jack Taylor
5	D	Tom Booth (c)
6	M	Walter Abbott
7	M	Jack Sharp
8	M	Harry Makepeace
9	M	Sandy Young
10	F	Jimmy Settle
11	F	Harold Hardman

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 23, 1905)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Stoke
Bury	3-1	Sunderland
Liverpool	2-0	Notts County
Manchester City	4-1	Birmingham City
Middlesbrough	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United	2-1	Bolton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	4-3	Everton
Preston North End	2-2	Woolwich Arsenal
The Wednesday	1-0	Derby County
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	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	Liverpool	17	11	1	5	40	27	6	1	1	22	7	5	0	4	18	20	13	23	WDWWWW
2	Aston Villa	18	10	2	6	36	20	8	0	1	30	7	2	2	5	6	13	16	22	WLWLWL
3	Birmingham City	16	9	4	3	28	17	7	1	0	20	3	2	3	3	8	14	11	22	WDWWLW
4	Preston North End	18	7	7	4	25	20	6	2	1	16	7	1	5	3	9	13	5	21	WDDDWW
5	The Wednesday	18	9	3	6	26	22	5	1	2	16	9	4	2	4	10	13	4	21	LWLLWL
6	Derby County	16	10	1	5	21	18	8	1	0	17	2	2	0	5	4	16	3	21	WLWLDW
7	Blackburn Rovers	17	8	4	5	29	19	6	2	0	20	4	2	2	5	9	15	10	20	LWWDDW
8	Newcastle United	17	8	3	6	36	24	6	2	3	28	16	2	1	3	8	8	12	19	WWLLWL
9	Everton	16	8	3	5	37	27	6	0	2	24	12	2	3	3	13	15	10	19	WLLWDW
10	Stoke	18	8	3	7	22	21	6	3	1	17	5	2	0	6	5	16	1	19	LDLDLW
11	Manchester City	16	7	3	6	32	18	5	1	1	22	4	2	2	5	10	14	14	17	WDWLDL
12	Sheffield United	16	7	1	8	26	28	5	0	3	15	11	2	1	5	11	17	-2	15	WWDWLL
13	Notts County	17	4	7	6	27	38	3	6	0	17	12	1	1	6	10	26	-11	15	LDLDLW
14	Nottingham Forest	17	6	3	8	26	40	6	1	1	20	10	0	2	7	6	30	-14	15	WLWDLL
15	Bolton Wanderers	16	5	4	7	33	26	4	0	4	19	7	1	4	3	14	19	7	14	WWLWDL
16	Sunderland	16	6	1	9	23	30	5	1	2	17	11	1	0	7	6	19	-7	13	LWLWWW
17	Woolwich Arsenal	17	4	4	9	20	29	3	4	2	13	10	1	0	7	7	19	-9	12	LLLWLD
18	Middlesbrough	16	4	3	9	26	38	4	1	2	19	13	0	2	7	7	25	-12	11	LLWDDD
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	4	3	12	21	52	3	3	3	14	14	1	0	9	7	38	-31	11	LDLLLL
20	Bury	17	2	4	11	22	42	2	2	4	12	14	0	2	7	10	28	-20	8	LDWLWL

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	Liverpool	18	12	1	5	42	27	7	1	1	24	7	5	0	4	18	20	15	25	DWWWWW		2-0
	2	Aston Villa	19	11	2	6	39	20	9	0	1	33	7	2	2	5	6	13	19	24	LWLWLW		3-0
2	3	The Wednesday	19	10	3	6	27	22	6	1	2	17	9	4	2	4	10	13	5	23	WLLWLW		1-0
1	4	Birmingham City	17	9	4	4	29	21	7	1	0	20	3	2	3	4	9	18	8	22	DWWLWL		1-4
1	5	Preston North End	19	7	8	4	27	22	6	3	1	18	9	1	5	3	9	13	5	22	DDDWWD		2-2
2	6	Newcastle United	18	9	3	6	38	25	7	2	3	30	17	2	1	3	8	8	13	21	WLLWLW		2-1
	7	Blackburn Rovers	18	8	5	5	30	20	6	2	0	20	4	2	3	5	10	16	10	21	WWDDWD		1-1
2	8	Derby County	17	10	1	6	21	19	8	1	0	17	2	2	0	6	4	17	2	21	LWLDWL		0-1
2	9	Manchester City	17	8	3	6	36	19	6	1	1	26	5	2	2	5	10	14	17	19	DWLDLW		4-1
1	10	Everton	17	8	3	6	40	31	6	0	2	24	12	2	3	4	16	19	9	19	LLWDWL		3-4
1	11	Stoke	19	8	3	8	22	24	6	3	1	17	5	2	0	7	5	19	-2	19	DLDLWL		0-3
2	12	Nottingham Forest	18	7	3	8	30	43	7	1	1	24	13	0	2	7	6	30	-13	17	LWDLLW		4-3
1	13	Sheffield United	17	7	2	8	27	29	5	0	3	15	11	2	2	5	12	18	-2	16	WDWLLD		1-1
1	14	Notts County	18	4	7	7	27	40	3	6	0	17	12	1	1	7	10	28	-13	15	DLDLWL		0-2
	15	Bolton Wanderers	17	5	4	8	34	28	4	0	4	19	7	1	4	4	15	21	6	14	WLWDLL		1-2
	16	Sunderland	17	6	1	10	24	33	5	1	2	17	11	1	0	8	7	22	-9	13	WLWWWL		1-3
	17	Woolwich Arsenal	18	4	5	9	22	31	3	4	2	13	10	1	1	7	9	21	-9	13	LLWLDD		2-2
	18	Middlesbrough	17	4	4	9	27	39	4	2	2	20	14	0	2	7	7	25	-12	12	LWDDDD		1-1
	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	4	4	12	22	53	3	4	3	15	15	1	0	9	7	38	-31	12	DLLLLD		1-1
	20	Bury	18	3	4	11	25	43	3	2	4	15	15	0	2	7	10	28	-18	10	DWLWLW		3-1