SUNDERLAND 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 26, 1908 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 26, 1908 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Roker Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1908-09
- Referee:
- T Robertson
- Attendance:
- 18,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 15
19 - Opp Before/After:
- 11
8
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Sunderland:
- Jan 30, 1909
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 540 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 502 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 648 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 1324 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 115 years, 7 months, 0 days ago
Review
According to Pete Attaway's book, the referee owned up to blowing the half time whistle two minutes early. He therefore ordered both teams to start the second half from the same ends, blew again for half time, and asked the teams to then change ends.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | M | Walter Dudley | ||
| 3 | M | George Maltby | ||
| 4 | D | 23 |  Edwin Hughes | |
| 5 | M | 29 | George Wolfe | |
| 6 | F | 24 | Jack Armstrong | |
| 7 | F | 24 | Bill Hooper | |
| 8 | F | Thomas Marrison | ||
| 9 | F | 26 | Arthur Green  | |
| 10 | F | 31 | Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 22 | Enoch West | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Sheffield United |
| Bradford City | 4-1 | Bury |
| Chelsea | 0-2 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 6-3 | Manchester City |
| Leicester Fosse | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Manchester United | 3-2 | Liverpool |
| Notts County | 0-1 | Bristol City |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| The Wednesday | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1-0 | Preston North End |
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 | Newcastle United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.00000 | 10 | WWWWW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.75000 | 8 | WWLWW | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.60000 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .90909 | 7 | DLLWWW | |||
| 5 | The Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00000 | 6 | DDWW | |||
| 6 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.50000 | 6 | WWLLW | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.75000 | 5 | DLWWL | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.40000 | 5 | LDWW | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.20000 | 5 | DDWD | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00000 | 4 | WDDL | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.00000 | 4 | LLWWL | |||
| 12 | Leicester Fosse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .75000 | 4 | DLDW | |||
| 13 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .71429 | 4 | DLLDW | |||
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .72727 | 3 | LWLLD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .71429 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 16 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .60000 | 2 | LLWLL | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .50000 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .50000 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .45455 | 2 | WLLLL | |||
| 20 | Bradford City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .00000 | 1 | LLDL | |||
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) | |
| 2 | 1 | Manchester United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.28571 | 10 | WWWWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.00000 | 10 | WWWWWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 3 | The Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.66667 | 8 | DDWWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.85714 | 8 | WWLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 5 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.66667 | 8 | WWLLWW | 6-3 | |
| 2 | 6 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.80000 | 7 | LDWWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Chelsea | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .76923 | 7 | LLWWWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | 8 | Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.11111 | 6 | LLWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 9 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .85714 | 6 | DLLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Preston North End | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.40000 | 5 | DLWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00000 | 5 | DDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 12 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .80000 | 5 | DLDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .72727 | 4 | WDDLL | 3-6 | |
| 2 | 14 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .70000 | 4 | LLWLLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 15 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .54545 | 4 | WLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 16 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .60000 | 3 | LWLLDL | 1-4 | |
| 3 | 17 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .57143 | 3 | LLDLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .53846 | 3 | WLLLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .66667 | 2 | WLLLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 20 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .40000 | 2 | WLLL | 0-1 | |