FOREST 2 - 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Mon Dec 27, 1909 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 27, 1909 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1909-10
- Referee:
- W Chadwick
- Attendance:
- 23,000
- League Week:
- 20 of 38
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 19 18
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Dec 24, 1910
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 593 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 555 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 705 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 1381 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 116 years, 8 months, 10 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Fred Earp
Prior form: WWDLDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Thomas Marrison
Grenville Morris
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Fred Kirkham
Prior form: LWLDLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Bobby Steel
Bert Middlemiss
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Albert Hasell | Debut |
| 2 | M | 21 |  Thomas Gibson | |
| 3 | M | 22 | George Maltby | |
| 4 | D | 24 |  Edwin Hughes | |
| 5 | M | 31 | George Wolfe | |
| 6 | F | George Needham | ||
| 7 | F | 25 | Bill Hooper | |
| 8 | F | Thomas Marrison  | ||
| 9 | F | 23 | Enoch West | |
| 10 | F | 32 | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 32 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John 'Tiny' Joyce |
| 2 | D | Bertie Elkin |
| 3 | D | Ernie Coquet |
| 4 | D | Tom Morris |
| 5 | D | Danny Steel |
| 6 | M | Frank Bentley |
| 7 | M | Jack Curtis |
| 8 | M | Billy Minter |
| 9 | M | Percy Humphreys |
| 10 | F | Bobby Steel |
| 11 | F | Bert Middlemiss |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| Bradford City | 4-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Newcastle United |
| Everton | 1-0 | Bristol City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Preston North End | 3-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sunderland | 2-3 | Bury |
| The Wednesday | 4-1 | Manchester United |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool |
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 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 26 | WLDDWD | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 25 | WLWWWL | |||
| 3 | Bradford City | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 25 | WWDWDW | |||
| 4 | Notts County | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 25 | WWDLWW | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 24 | WLWDLW | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 23 | WLDLWW | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 23 | LWLWLW | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 21 | LLWLWW | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 21 | WWDLDD | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 21 | WLLLWL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 19 | LLWDDL | |||
| 12 | The Wednesday | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 18 | DWDWLW | |||
| 13 | Bristol City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 16 | DWLDDW | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -13 | 14 | LLWLWL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 13 | LLWWLL | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -9 | 13 | WWLLLD | |||
| 17 | Woolwich Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 37 | -27 | 13 | DWWWLL | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 12 | WLDDLL | |||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 12 | LWLDLD | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 10 | LLLDWL | |||
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) | |
| 2 | 1 | Bradford City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 27 | WDWDWW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 26 | LDDWDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 25 | LWWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 25 | LDLWWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Notts County | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 25 | WWDLWW | ||
| 1 | 6 | Liverpool | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 25 | LWDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 23 | WLWLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 22 | WDLDDD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Sunderland | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 21 | LWLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 10 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | LWDDLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 11 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 21 | LLLWLL | 1-4 | |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 20 | WDWLWW | 4-1 | ||
| 13 | Bristol City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 16 | WLDDWL | 0-1 | ||
| 14 | Chelsea | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -12 | 16 | LWLWLW | 2-1 | ||
| 15 | Bury | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 15 | LWWLLW | 3-2 | ||
| 16 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -8 | 15 | WLLLDW | 3-2 | ||
| 17 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 37 | -27 | 14 | WWWLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -13 | 13 | WLDLDD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 19 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 12 | LDDLLL | 1-4 | |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 10 | LLLDWL | |||