The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Sat Mar 26, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 26, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground (Town Ground)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON
: Half-time: 3-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: D Hammond
Attendance:: 4,930
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 4 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 30, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 174 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 174 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 249 (of 5724)
Total:: 874 (of 7505)
Played:: 126 years, 25 days ago

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

Goals
Len Benbow (20')
Len Benbow
Arthur Capes

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LLLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
James Fisher

Penalties Missed:
James Fisher

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		Martin (1897-98)
2	D	22	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	31	John McPherson
6	M	28	Peter McCracken
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow (20')
10	F	23	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Whitehouse
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Albert Evans
4	D	Jimmy Crabtree
5	D	Tommy Bowman
6	M	Jack Sharp
7	M	Steve Smith
8	M	Charlie Athersmith
9	M	Bob Chatt
10	F	James Fisher
11	F	Fred Wheldon

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 26, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Everton
Bury	0-2	Liverpool
Nottingham Forest	3-1	Aston Villa
Stoke City	2-1	The Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Sheffield 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Sheffield United	26	14	8	4	52	29	7	4	2	24	14	7	4	2	28	15	1.79310	36	WWWLDL
	2	Sunderland	26	15	5	6	39	26	11	2	1	23	8	4	3	5	16	18	1.50000	35	WWDWWW
	3	The Wednesday	26	14	3	9	47	31	11	0	3	36	15	3	3	6	11	16	1.51613	31	WLWWWW
	4	Aston Villa	25	13	4	8	56	41	11	0	1	43	18	2	4	7	13	23	1.36585	30	LLLWWW
	5	West Bromwich Albion	24	10	9	5	41	34	7	5	1	23	13	3	4	4	18	21	1.20588	29	DWWDLD
	6	Everton	25	10	9	6	41	36	8	3	1	26	12	2	6	5	15	24	1.13889	29	DLDWDD
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	6	9	44	37	7	4	1	26	12	3	2	8	18	25	1.18919	26	LLWWLL
	8	Nottingham Forest	22	9	7	6	38	31	5	4	3	23	16	4	3	3	15	15	1.22581	25	WWDWWD
	9	Derby County	25	9	6	10	49	48	8	3	2	32	18	1	3	8	17	30	1.02083	24	WLWLLW
	10	Bolton Wanderers	25	9	4	12	24	36	7	2	2	14	10	2	2	10	10	26	.66667	22	LLLLWD
	11	Liverpool	24	8	5	11	33	37	5	3	4	17	14	3	2	7	16	23	.89189	21	DLLLWD
	12	Blackburn Rovers	25	6	9	10	34	47	4	6	3	19	20	2	3	7	15	27	.72340	21	DLLDLD
	13	Preston North End	27	6	7	14	26	41	5	4	3	17	13	1	3	11	9	28	.63415	19	LLLDLD
	14	Notts County	26	5	8	13	28	41	3	6	5	20	21	2	2	8	8	20	.68293	18	LWWDLD
	15	Stoke City	26	6	6	14	29	52	6	3	4	17	13	0	3	10	12	39	.55769	18	LWDLLD
	16	Bury	23	5	6	12	28	42	5	2	3	17	15	0	4	9	11	27	.66667	16	LWLLLD

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	Sheffield United	27	14	8	5	52	31	7	4	2	24	14	7	4	3	28	17	1.67742	36	WWLDLL		0-2
	2	Sunderland	26	15	5	6	39	26	11	2	1	23	8	4	3	5	16	18	1.50000	35	WWDWWW
	3	The Wednesday	27	14	3	10	48	33	11	0	3	36	15	3	3	7	12	18	1.45455	31	LWWWWL		1-2
1	4	West Bromwich Albion	25	11	9	5	43	34	8	5	1	25	13	3	4	4	18	21	1.26471	31	WWDLDW		2-0
1	5	Aston Villa	26	13	4	9	57	44	11	0	1	43	18	2	4	8	14	26	1.29545	30	LLWWWL		1-3
	6	Everton	26	10	9	7	41	37	8	3	1	26	12	2	6	6	15	25	1.10811	29	LDWDDL		0-1
1	7	Nottingham Forest	23	10	7	6	41	32	6	4	3	26	17	4	3	3	15	15	1.28125	27	WDWWDW		3-1
1	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	6	9	44	37	7	4	1	26	12	3	2	8	18	25	1.18919	26	LLWWLL
	9	Derby County	25	9	6	10	49	48	8	3	2	32	18	1	3	8	17	30	1.02083	24	WLWLLW
	10	Bolton Wanderers	26	10	4	12	25	36	8	2	2	15	10	2	2	10	10	26	.69444	24	LLLWDW		1-0
	11	Liverpool	25	9	5	11	35	37	5	3	4	17	14	4	2	7	18	23	.94595	23	LLLWDW		2-0
	12	Blackburn Rovers	25	6	9	10	34	47	4	6	3	19	20	2	3	7	15	27	.72340	21	DLLDLD
2	13	Stoke City	27	7	6	14	31	53	7	3	4	19	14	0	3	10	12	39	.58491	20	WDLLDW		2-1
1	14	Preston North End	27	6	7	14	26	41	5	4	3	17	13	1	3	11	9	28	.63415	19	LLLDLD
1	15	Notts County	26	5	8	13	28	41	3	6	5	20	21	2	2	8	8	20	.68293	18	LWWDLD
	16	Bury	24	5	6	13	28	44	5	2	4	17	17	0	4	9	11	27	.63636	16	WLLLDL		0-2