The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 04, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 04, 1908 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1907-08
Referee:: H Pollitt
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 22 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 19 18
Opp Before/After:: 15 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (FA Cup)
League:: Chelsea
Middlesbrough:: Dec 19, 1908

GAME COUNT:
League:: 518 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 480 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 625 (of 5824)
Total:: 1300 (of 7629)
Played:: 118 years, 7 months, 17 days ago

Review
The referee arrived late; the game started with one of the linesman in charge, and one of the extra Middlesbrough players Wilcox running the line.

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

Goal Scorers
Herbert Whitchurch (7')

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Andy Aitken
Prior form: LWDLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Steve Bloomer (12')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Harry Linacre
2	M	19	Thomas Gibson
3	M	20	George Maltby
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes
5	M	29	George Wolfe
6	F	23	Jack Armstrong
7	M	28	Billy Shearman
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	21	Enoch West
10	F	21	Herbert Whitchurch (7')
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Harry Linacre	282		3	1
2	M	19	Thomas Gibson	4		3	1
3	M	20	George Maltby	52		3	1
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes	60	2	3	1
5	M	29	George Wolfe	48		3	1
6	F	23	Jack Armstrong	83	2	3	1
7	M	28	Billy Shearman	105	46	7	2
8	F		Thomas Marrison	45	7	3	1
9	F	21	Enoch West	95	50	3	1
10	F	21	Herbert Whitchurch (7')	11	6	3	1
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer	295	48	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tim Williamson
2	D	Bobby Brown
3	D	Jimmy Watson
4	D	Sam Aitken
5	D	Andy Aitken
6	M	Teddy Verrill
7	M	Tommy Dixon
8	M	Steve Bloomer
9	M	Sammy Cail
10	F	Alf Common
11	F	Jim Thackeray

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 04, 1908)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City	1-2	Woolwich Arsenal
Bury	2-2	Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City	4-2	Everton
Middlesbrough	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	2-1	The Wednesday
Notts County	4-0	Sunderland
Preston North End	1-1	Birmingham City
Sheffield United	0-3	Chelsea

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	Manchester United	21	17	2	2	57	24	10	0	0	29	11	7	2	2	28	13	33	36	WDWWDW
2	The Wednesday	21	12	2	7	48	31	9	0	3	35	17	3	2	4	13	14	17	26	LWLLLW
3	Newcastle United	22	10	6	6	45	31	6	2	2	25	12	4	4	4	20	19	14	26	WWDLDD
4	Bury	22	9	6	7	36	33	5	2	3	15	11	4	4	4	21	22	3	24	WWWLDL
5	Bristol City	21	8	7	6	38	36	5	4	1	17	11	3	3	5	21	25	2	23	LDWDDD
6	Everton	20	9	4	7	39	32	5	3	1	21	12	4	1	6	18	20	7	22	LWDLDW
7	Manchester City	20	8	6	6	36	32	6	3	0	16	8	2	3	6	20	24	4	22	WLLWWL
8	Aston Villa	21	7	7	7	37	38	4	5	3	25	18	3	2	4	12	20	-1	21	LWDWDD
9	Preston North End	23	7	7	9	31	35	5	5	2	22	13	2	2	7	9	22	-4	21	DWDDDL
10	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	1	11	30	35	6	1	3	19	15	4	0	8	11	20	-5	21	LLWLWW
11	Notts County	23	7	7	9	22	29	6	2	4	14	10	1	5	5	8	19	-7	21	DDWDDL
12	Sheffield United	21	7	6	8	33	36	5	5	2	18	13	2	1	6	15	23	-3	20	DDWLWD
13	Woolwich Arsenal	22	7	6	9	32	41	6	4	1	22	12	1	2	8	10	29	-9	20	DDDWLL
14	Liverpool	20	8	3	9	38	32	6	1	4	26	15	2	2	5	12	17	6	19	WLLLWD
14	Liverpool	20	8	3	9	38	32	6	1	4	26	15	2	2	5	12	17	6	19	WLLLWD
15	Middlesbrough	22	7	5	10	23	29	5	1	4	11	10	2	4	6	12	19	-6	19	LWDLDW
16	Chelsea	22	8	3	11	32	44	6	1	4	21	20	2	2	7	11	24	-12	19	WLWWDL
17	Blackburn Rovers	21	7	4	10	26	36	7	2	1	17	9	0	2	9	9	27	-10	18	WDDDLD
18	Sunderland	22	7	3	12	41	47	5	2	5	29	24	2	1	7	12	23	-6	17	LLDWLW
19	Nottingham Forest	21	5	7	9	30	39	5	4	1	25	14	0	3	8	5	25	-9	17	LDLDDD
20	Birmingham City	21	5	6	10	21	35	4	2	5	15	18	1	4	5	6	17	-14	16	DWWDDD

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	Manchester United	21	17	2	2	57	24	10	0	0	29	11	7	2	2	28	13	33	36	WDWWDW
1	2	Newcastle United	23	11	6	6	47	32	7	2	2	27	13	4	4	4	20	19	15	28	WDLDDW		2-1
1	3	The Wednesday	22	12	2	8	49	33	9	0	3	35	17	3	2	5	14	16	16	26	WLLLWL		1-2
	4	Bury	23	9	7	7	38	35	5	3	3	17	13	4	4	4	21	22	3	25	WWLDLD		2-2
2	5	Manchester City	21	9	6	6	40	34	7	3	0	20	10	2	3	6	20	24	6	24	LLWWLW		4-2
1	6	Bristol City	22	8	7	7	39	38	5	4	2	18	13	3	3	5	21	25	1	23	DWDDDL		1-2
4	7	Notts County	24	8	7	9	26	29	7	2	4	18	10	1	5	5	8	19	-3	23	DWDDLW		4-0
2	8	Everton	21	9	4	8	41	36	5	3	1	21	12	4	1	7	20	24	5	22	WDLDWL		2-4
1	9	Aston Villa	22	7	8	7	38	39	4	6	3	26	19	3	2	4	12	20	-1	22	WDWDDD		1-1
1	10	Preston North End	24	7	8	9	32	36	5	6	2	23	14	2	2	7	9	22	-4	22	WDDDLD		1-1
1	11	Bolton Wanderers	23	10	2	11	32	37	6	1	3	19	15	4	1	8	13	22	-5	22	LWLWWD		2-2
1	12	Woolwich Arsenal	23	8	6	9	34	42	6	4	1	22	12	2	2	8	12	30	-8	22	DDWLLW		2-1
3	13	Chelsea	23	9	3	11	35	44	6	1	4	21	20	3	2	7	14	24	-9	21	LWWDLW		3-0
2	14	Sheffield United	22	7	6	9	33	39	5	5	3	18	16	2	1	6	15	23	-6	20	DWLWDL		0-3
2	14	Sheffield United	22	7	6	9	33	39	5	5	3	18	16	2	1	6	15	23	-6	20	DWLWDL		0-3
	15	Middlesbrough	23	7	6	10	24	30	5	2	4	12	11	2	4	6	12	19	-6	20	WDLDWD		1-1
2	16	Liverpool	20	8	3	9	38	32	6	1	4	26	15	2	2	5	12	17	6	19	WLLLWD
	17	Blackburn Rovers	22	7	5	10	27	37	7	2	1	17	9	0	3	9	10	28	-10	19	DDDLDD		1-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	22	5	8	9	31	40	5	4	1	25	14	0	4	8	6	26	-9	18	DLDDDD		1-1
1	19	Sunderland	23	7	3	13	41	51	5	2	5	29	24	2	1	8	12	27	-10	17	LDWLWL		0-4
	20	Birmingham City	22	5	7	10	22	36	4	2	5	15	18	1	5	5	7	18	-14	17	WWDDDD		1-1