FOREST 5 - 1 CHESTERFIELD - Sat Mar 08, 1879 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 08, 1879 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chesterfield
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Forest Recreation Ground
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 5-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-1
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- Nottingham Guardian, Friday March 14th, 1879
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1878-79
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Old Etonians (FA Cup)
- Friendly:
- Spital
- League:
- Everton
- Chesterfield:
- Oct 04, 1906
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 138 (of 813)
- Total:
- 142 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 145 years, 1 month, 15 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 20 |  John Sands | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Charles Caborn | |
| 3 | M | 21 | Edwin Luntley | |
| 4 | D | Ernest Jardine | ||
| 5 | D | 26 | Arthur Bates | |
| 6 | M | Mark Holroyd | ||
| 7 | M | John Turner  | ||
| 8 | F | Teddy Earp | ||
| 9 | M | Arthur Goodyer | ||
| 10 | F | AH Smith | ||
| 11 | F | 27 | Sam Widdowson (c) | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | E Francis (c) |
| 2 | D | G Osborne |
| 3 | D | H Wilkinson |
| 4 | D | J Mellor |
| 5 | D | J Pearson |
| 6 | M | T Bishop |
| 7 | M | S Norman |
| 8 | M | A Woodcock |
| 9 | M | P Andrews |
| 10 | F | T Teasdale |
| 11 | F | CB Owen |
Lineup notes:
Ken Smales lists Walter Luntley and J Bishop as playing, but the newspaper reports lists Teddy Earp and Ernest Jardine, and that's the lineup I'm going with.
Ken Smales lists Walter Luntley and J Bishop as playing, but the newspaper reports lists Teddy Earp and Ernest Jardine, and that's the lineup I'm going with.