SEASON: 1896-97
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Radford
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Liverpool (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Adrian Capes, Chas Richards, Fred Forman (8 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 35
- Competitive Goals:
- 50
- Goals per game:
- 1.4
- League Games:
- 30
- League Points:
- 26 out of 60 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 43.3%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 8 times | 11 times | 4 times | 2 times | Conceded | 9 times | 7 times | 6 times | 3 times | Won By | 3 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time | Lost By | 6 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
Record against teams | |||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa (2-4) | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa (2-3) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | Liverpool (2-0) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Sheffield United (2-2), Preston North End (2-3), Sheffield United (3-0) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Liverpool (0-3), Preston North End (0-0) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | 2 | 7 | Stoke City (4-0), The Wednesday (2-2), Blackburn Rovers (0-0), Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Bolton Wanderers (0-0) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Everton (1-3), The Wednesday (0-3) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion (0-1), West Bromwich Albion (0-4), Everton (3-0) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Burnley (2-2), Derby County (1-1), Derby County (1-2) | 10 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | Burnley (4-1), Blackburn Rovers (2-1) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | Derby County (1-1), Bury (3-0) | 12 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Bury (0-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2) | 14 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Stoke City (0-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-4), Sunderland (2-2) | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | Sunderland (2-1) | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 20,000
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 2,000
- Average League Attendance:
- 6,437
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1896-97)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 1.921 | 47 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1.448 | 36 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1.400 | 36 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.375 | 34 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.211 | 33 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 6 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.135 | 31 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 7 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1.088 | 31 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | .930 | 30 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 9 | Bury | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | .886 | 30 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.098 | 28 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | .898 | 26 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 40 | .589 | 26 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 13 | Stoke City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | .814 | 25 | 4-0 | 0-3 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | .565 | 25 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 15 | Sunderland | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | .723 | 23 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 16 | Burnley | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | .705 | 19 | 4-1 | 2-2 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 30, 1897 | The Wednesday | 1 | A | 1-0 | Win | 16,095 | Capes (?) | ||
Sat Feb 13, 1897 | Sunderland | 2 | A | 3-1 | Win | 16,000 | Forman (?, ?), McInnes (?) | ||
Sat Feb 27, 1897 | Liverpool | Quarter | A | 1-1 | Draw | 15,000 | McInnes (?) | ||
Wed Mar 03, 1897 | Liverpool | Quarter | Y | 1 | H | 0-1 | Loss | 10,000 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Sep 03, 1896 | Burton Wanderers | England | H | 8-0 | Win | - | Richards (?, ?, ?), McInnes (?), Capes (?, ?, ?), Forman (?) |
Thu Sep 24, 1896 | Grimsby Town | England | A | 2-5 | Loss | 2,000 | Pike (?), Abbott (?) |
Sat Dec 26, 1896 | Notts County | England | A | 2-1 | Win | 13,000 | McInnes (?), Forman (?) |
Thu Mar 25, 1897 | Grimsby Town | England | H | 3-0 | Win | 2,000 | Capes (?), Richards (?), McInnes (?) |
Sat Mar 27, 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | England | A | 0-1 | Loss | 3,000 | |
Sat Apr 03, 1897 | Leicester Fosse | England | A | 0-3 | Loss | - | |
Fri Apr 16, 1897 | Tottenham Hotspur | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | ? (?) |
Mon Apr 19, 1897 | Dundee | Scotland | N | 2-1 | Win | - | Wragg (?), Richards (?) |
Sat Apr 24, 1897 | Lincoln City | England | A | 2-2 | Draw | - | Walker (?), Capes (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Apr 28, 1897 | Mansfield | England | A | 3-0 | Win | - | Capes (?), Wragg (?), Richards (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) | Out (7) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Chris Goodchild | Bought | Bert Abbot | Sold | Joe Dewey | Bought | Horace Pike | Sold | Martin (1897-98) | Bought | Joe Dewey | Sold | Wilkinson (1896) | Bought | Joshua Hollis | Sold | Willie Wragg | Bought | TT Walker | Sold | Aug 01, 1896 | Adrian Capes | Bought | Wilkinson (1896) | Sold | Sep 05, 1896 | Arthur Capes | Bought | May 30, 1897 | Alec Stewart | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Dan Allsop | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
GK | Martin (1897-98) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Adam Scott | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
D | James Iremonger | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
D | Wilkinson (1896) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Adrian Capes | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |||||||
M | Alec Stewart | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
M | Bert Abbot | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Chris Goodchild | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
M | Frank Forman | 33 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
M | Joe Dewey | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Joshua Hollis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Willie Wragg | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Capes | 35 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Chas Richards | 31 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
F | Fred Forman | 25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
F | Fred Spencer | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
F | Horace Pike | ||||||||||||
F | John McPherson | 32 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | |||||||
F | Tom McInnes | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | |||||||
F | TT Walker | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Crofts (1897) |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
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8 | Adrian Capes | 33 |
8 | Chas Richards | 31 |
8 | Fred Forman | 25 |
6 | Arthur Capes | 35 |
6 | Tom McInnes | 33 |
5 | Fred Spencer | 9 |
3 | Frank Forman | 33 |
2 | Arthur Shaw | 3 |
2 | John McPherson | 32 |
1 | Joshua Hollis | 1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season