FOREST 2 - 0 BOLTON WANDERERS - Sat Jan 16, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 16, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bolton Wanderers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
10- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
- Bolton Wanderers:
- Mar 20, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 142 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 142 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 208 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 819 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 127 years, 3 months, 2 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | 20 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 29 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | ||
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | M | 23 | Adrian Capes  | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5-2 | Derby County |
| Burnley | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Preston North End | 4-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-4 | Everton |
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1.46429 | 26 | WWDWLL | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1.35714 | 26 | LDLWDW | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.59375 | 25 | DWWWWW | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2.00000 | 23 | LWWLDW | |||
| 5 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.35714 | 23 | DWWWWW | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1.45000 | 22 | WWDLLL | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.38462 | 21 | LWDDDL | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .62500 | 21 | LDLWLW | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.07143 | 20 | DDLWWL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | .91176 | 17 | WLLWLL | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .42222 | 17 | WLLLWL | |||
| 12 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .74194 | 16 | WLWDLD | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1.12500 | 14 | DDLWLL | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 33 | .65957 | 14 | LDWLLW | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | .59459 | 14 | LWLDLW | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .70270 | 13 | LDWDWL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1.48276 | 28 | WDWLLW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1.39286 | 28 | DLWDWW | 1-0 | ||
 2 | 3 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.44828 | 25 | WWWWWW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 4 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.43243 | 25 | WWWWWL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1.93750 | 24 | WWLDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Preston North End | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.53846 | 23 | WDDDLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1.31818 | 22 | WDLLLL | 0-2 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .58333 | 21 | DLWLWL | 1-4 | ||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.07143 | 20 | DDLWWL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | .97059 | 19 | LLWLLW | 2-0 | ||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .51064 | 19 | LLLWLW | 5-2 | ||
| 12 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .74194 | 16 | WLWDLD | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | .96429 | 14 | DLWLLL | 0-4 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Burnley | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | .71053 | 14 | DWDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 15 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 34 | .64583 | 14 | DWLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Sunderland | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | .58974 | 14 | WLDLWL | 1-2 | |