The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 19, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 19, 1908 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1908-09
Referee:: AW McQue
Attendance:: 10,000
League Week:: 18 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 14 16
Opp Before/After:: 17 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Apr 24, 1909

GAME COUNT:
League:: 553 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 515 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 661 (of 5824)
Total:: 1337 (of 7629)
Played:: 117 years, 8 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

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

Goal Scorers
Sammy Cail
Jack Hall
Alf Common
Jack Hall

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Harry Linacre
2	M	27	Walter Dudley
3	M	21	George Maltby
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes
5	M	30	George Wolfe
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong
7	F	24	Bill Hooper
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	27	Arthur Green
10	F	31	Grenville Morris
11	F	22	Enoch West

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tim Williamson
2	D	Donald McLeod
3	D	Jimmy Watson
4	D	Sam Aitken
5	D	Andy Aitken
6	M	Freddie Wilcox
7	M	Fred Pentland
8	M	Sammy Cail
9	M	Jack Hall
10	F	Alf Common
11	F	Jim Thackeray

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 19, 1908)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	1-0	Chelsea
Leicester Fosse	0-2	Everton
Liverpool	2-1	Sheffield United
Manchester City	2-0	Aston Villa
Middlesbrough	4-0	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	2-0	Blackburn Rovers
Notts County	1-1	Bradford City
Preston North End	1-0	Sunderland
The Wednesday	4-3	Bury
Woolwich Arsenal	0-1	Manchester 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	Everton	17	12	3	2	46	22	6	1	2	25	14	6	2	0	21	8	24	27	WDDDWW
	2	Newcastle United	17	10	3	4	27	23	7	0	2	14	13	3	3	2	13	10	4	23	WDLWLW
	3	Manchester United	16	10	2	4	38	29	7	1	1	24	13	3	1	3	14	16	9	22	LWWWLW
	4	The Wednesday	16	7	5	4	26	21	6	0	1	15	6	1	5	3	11	15	5	19	WDWLLL
	5	Sunderland	17	9	0	8	38	24	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	5	20	14	14	18	LWWLWL
	6	Aston Villa	16	6	6	4	23	20	2	5	1	10	9	4	1	3	13	11	3	18	WDWDLL
	7	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	6	4	23	21	3	2	4	10	12	3	4	0	13	9	2	18	WLDWWL
	8	Bristol City	17	6	6	5	21	24	3	3	1	10	9	3	3	4	11	15	-3	18	WWDDWW
	9	Liverpool	18	8	1	9	29	30	5	1	2	16	11	3	0	7	13	19	-1	17	LWLLWL
	10	Notts County	15	7	2	6	20	15	5	0	2	15	7	2	2	4	5	8	5	16	WDWWWW
	11	Sheffield United	17	6	4	7	24	27	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	3	10	12	-3	16	LDDWWW
	12	Manchester City	16	6	3	7	29	31	5	2	1	22	9	1	1	6	7	22	-2	15	LDLWWL
	13	Woolwich Arsenal	17	6	3	8	22	25	3	0	5	9	12	3	3	3	13	13	-3	15	LWLWLL
	14	Nottingham Forest	17	6	2	9	26	27	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	4	13	12	-1	14	WLLLLD
	15	Chelsea	18	5	4	9	24	35	3	4	3	16	14	2	0	6	8	21	-11	14	WDLLLL
	16	Preston North End	17	5	3	9	20	22	4	1	3	14	9	1	2	6	6	13	-2	13	WLLLWD
	17	Middlesbrough	16	4	5	7	23	27	3	2	3	10	11	1	3	4	13	16	-4	13	LDWLLW
	18	Bury	17	5	3	9	25	41	4	3	2	18	14	1	0	7	7	27	-16	13	LLWWLW
	19	Leicester Fosse	16	3	6	7	22	35	2	4	2	13	15	1	2	5	9	20	-13	12	LLWLLL
	20	Bradford City	16	3	5	8	16	23	2	4	2	10	8	1	1	6	6	15	-7	11	LDLDWW

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	Everton	18	13	3	2	48	22	6	1	2	25	14	7	2	0	23	8	26	29	DDDWWW		2-0
	2	Newcastle United	18	11	3	4	29	23	8	0	2	16	13	3	3	2	13	10	6	25	DLWLWW		2-0
	3	Manchester United	17	11	2	4	39	29	7	1	1	24	13	4	1	3	15	16	10	24	WWWLWW		1-0
	4	The Wednesday	17	8	5	4	30	24	7	0	1	19	9	1	5	3	11	15	6	21	DWLLLW		4-3
3	5	Bristol City	18	7	6	5	22	24	4	3	1	11	9	3	3	4	11	15	-2	20	WDDWWW		1-0
3	6	Liverpool	19	9	1	9	31	31	6	1	2	18	12	3	0	7	13	19	0	19	WLLWLW		2-1
2	7	Sunderland	18	9	0	9	38	25	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	6	20	15	13	18	WWLWLL		0-1
2	8	Aston Villa	17	6	6	5	23	22	2	5	1	10	9	4	1	4	13	13	1	18	DWDLLL		0-2
2	9	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	6	5	23	23	3	2	4	10	12	3	4	1	13	11	0	18	LDWWLL		0-2
	10	Notts County	16	7	3	6	21	16	5	1	2	16	8	2	2	4	5	8	5	17	DWWWWD		1-1
1	11	Manchester City	17	7	3	7	31	31	6	2	1	24	9	1	1	6	7	22	0	17	DLWWLW		2-0
1	12	Sheffield United	18	6	4	8	25	29	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	4	11	14	-4	16	DDWWWL		1-2
4	13	Middlesbrough	17	5	5	7	27	27	4	2	3	14	11	1	3	4	13	16	0	15	DWLLWW		4-0
2	14	Preston North End	18	6	3	9	21	22	5	1	3	15	9	1	2	6	6	13	-1	15	LLLWDW		1-0
2	15	Woolwich Arsenal	18	6	3	9	22	26	3	0	6	9	13	3	3	3	13	13	-4	15	WLWLLL		0-1
2	16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	2	10	26	31	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	5	13	16	-5	14	LLLLDL		0-4
2	17	Chelsea	19	5	4	10	24	36	3	4	3	16	14	2	0	7	8	22	-12	14	DLLLLL		0-1
	18	Bury	18	5	3	10	28	45	4	3	2	18	14	1	0	8	10	31	-17	13	LWWLWL		3-4
1	19	Bradford City	17	3	6	8	17	24	2	4	2	10	8	1	2	6	7	16	-7	12	DLDWWD		1-1
1	20	Leicester Fosse	17	3	6	8	22	37	2	4	3	13	17	1	2	5	9	20	-15	12	LWLLLL		0-2