The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 3 FOREST - Sat Feb 08, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 08, 1908 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-3 DRAWN

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

Season:: 1907-08
Referee:: HS Bamlett
Attendance:
League Week:: 25 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 16 17
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Oct 10, 1908

GAME COUNT:
League:: 521 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 483 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 629 (of 5829)
Total:: 1304 (of 7634)
Played:: 118 years, 7 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Enoch West
Enoch West
Enoch West (Pen)

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Robert Middleton
Prior form: DLDDLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bill 'Tinker' Davies
Bill 'Tinker' Davies
Harry Linacre (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Harry Linacre
2	M	26	Walter Dudley
3	M	20	George Maltby
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes
5	F		George Needham
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong
7	M	28	Billy Shearman
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	21	Enoch West	100th appearance
10	F	30	Grenville Morris	300th appearance
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer	300th appearance

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Harry Linacre	286		14	1
2	M	26	Walter Dudley	123		14	1
3	M	20	George Maltby	56		14	1
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes	64	2	14	1
5	F		George Needham	44	1	28	3
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong	87	2	14	1
7	M	28	Billy Shearman	109	46	14	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison	49	8	14	1
9	F	21	Enoch West	99	51	14	1
10	F	30	Grenville Morris	299	141	28	3
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer	299	49	14	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Willie McIver
2	D	Bob Crompton
3	D	Tommy Suttie
4	D	Albert Walmsley
5	D	Joe Wilson
6	M	Hugh Stevenson
7	M	Jack Burton
8	M	Jack Martin
9	M	Bill 'Tinker' Davies
10	F	Eddie Latheron
11	F	Ernest Bracegirdle

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 08, 1908)

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

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	23	18	2	3	58	26	11	0	0	30	11	7	2	3	28	15	32	38	WWDWLW
2	Newcastle United	25	12	7	6	49	32	8	2	2	29	13	4	5	4	20	19	17	31	LDDWWD
3	The Wednesday	24	14	2	8	56	35	10	0	3	40	18	4	2	5	16	17	21	30	LLWLWW
4	Bury	25	10	7	8	43	41	6	3	3	20	13	4	4	5	23	28	2	27	LDLDWL
5	Manchester City	23	10	6	7	45	39	8	3	0	24	10	2	3	7	21	29	6	26	WWLWWL
6	Bristol City	24	9	7	8	41	41	6	4	2	20	14	3	3	6	21	27	0	25	DDDLLW
7	Middlesbrough	26	9	7	10	30	31	7	2	4	17	11	2	5	6	13	20	-1	25	DWDWDW
8	Preston North End	26	8	9	9	36	39	6	6	2	26	16	2	3	7	10	23	-3	25	DDLDWD
9	Everton	23	10	4	9	42	39	6	3	1	22	12	4	1	8	20	27	3	24	LDWLLW
10	Sheffield United	25	8	7	10	38	44	6	5	3	20	16	2	2	7	18	28	-6	23	WDLWDL
11	Notts County	26	8	7	11	28	33	7	2	5	19	12	1	5	6	9	21	-5	23	DDLWLL
12	Bolton Wanderers	25	10	3	12	33	39	6	2	3	20	16	4	1	9	13	23	-6	23	LWWDLD
13	Woolwich Arsenal	25	8	7	10	35	47	6	5	1	23	13	2	2	9	12	34	-12	23	WLLWLD
14	Liverpool	22	9	4	9	40	33	7	1	4	27	15	2	3	5	13	18	7	22	LLWDWD
14	Liverpool	22	9	4	9	40	33	7	1	4	27	15	2	3	5	13	18	7	22	LLWDWD
15	Aston Villa	24	7	8	9	40	43	4	6	4	28	22	3	2	5	12	21	-3	22	WDDDLL
16	Nottingham Forest	24	6	9	9	35	40	5	5	1	25	14	1	4	8	10	26	-5	21	DDDDWD
17	Chelsea	25	9	3	13	35	49	6	1	5	21	24	3	2	8	14	25	-14	21	WDLWLL
18	Blackburn Rovers	24	7	6	11	30	43	7	3	1	20	12	0	3	10	10	31	-13	20	DLDDLD
19	Birmingham City	24	6	8	10	26	39	4	3	5	16	19	2	5	5	10	20	-13	20	DDDDWD
20	Sunderland	25	8	3	14	49	56	6	2	5	35	26	2	1	9	14	30	-7	19	WLWLLW

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	24	18	3	3	59	27	11	1	0	31	12	7	2	3	28	15	32	39	WDWLWD		1-1
1	2	The Wednesday	25	15	2	8	58	35	11	0	3	42	18	4	2	5	16	17	23	32	LWLWWW		2-0
1	3	Newcastle United	26	12	8	6	50	33	8	2	2	29	13	4	6	4	21	20	17	32	DDWWDD		1-1
	4	Bury	26	10	7	9	43	43	6	3	3	20	13	4	4	6	23	30	0	27	DLDWLL		0-2
3	5	Preston North End	27	9	9	9	39	40	6	6	2	26	16	3	3	7	13	24	-1	27	DLDWDW		3-1
1	6	Manchester City	24	10	6	8	45	40	8	3	0	24	10	2	3	8	21	30	5	26	WLWWLL		0-1
2	7	Everton	24	11	4	9	44	40	7	3	1	24	13	4	1	8	20	27	4	26	DWLLWW		2-1
2	8	Bristol City	25	9	7	9	42	44	6	4	3	21	17	3	3	6	21	27	-2	25	DDLLWL		1-3
2	9	Middlesbrough	27	9	7	11	31	33	7	2	4	17	11	2	5	7	14	22	-2	25	WDWDWL		1-2
1	10	Notts County	27	9	7	11	29	33	8	2	5	20	12	1	5	6	9	21	-4	25	DLWLLW		1-0
4	11	Aston Villa	25	8	8	9	41	43	4	6	4	28	22	4	2	5	13	21	-2	24	DDDLLW		1-0
2	12	Sheffield United	26	8	8	10	38	44	6	5	3	20	16	2	3	7	18	28	-6	24	DLWDLD		0-0
1	13	Bolton Wanderers	26	10	3	13	34	41	6	2	4	21	18	4	1	9	13	23	-7	23	WWDLDL		1-2
3	14	Chelsea	26	10	3	13	37	50	6	1	5	21	24	4	2	8	16	26	-13	23	DLWLLW		2-1
3	14	Chelsea	26	10	3	13	37	50	6	1	5	21	24	4	2	8	16	26	-13	23	DLWLLW		2-1
2	15	Woolwich Arsenal	26	8	7	11	35	48	6	5	2	23	14	2	2	9	12	34	-13	23	LLWLDL		0-1
2	16	Liverpool	23	9	4	10	40	34	7	1	4	27	15	2	3	6	13	19	6	22	LWDWDL		0-1
1	17	Nottingham Forest	25	6	10	9	38	43	5	5	1	25	14	1	5	8	13	29	-5	22	DDDWDD		3-3
2	18	Sunderland	26	9	3	14	50	56	7	2	5	36	26	2	1	9	14	30	-6	21	LWLLWW		1-0
1	19	Blackburn Rovers	25	7	7	11	33	46	7	4	1	23	15	0	3	10	10	31	-13	21	LDDLDD		3-3
1	20	Birmingham City	25	6	9	10	26	39	4	4	5	16	19	2	5	5	10	20	-13	21	DDDWDD		0-0