SEASON: 1898-99
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Haslam
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Sheffield United (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Fred Spencer (9 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 37
- Competitive Goals:
- 45
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 34
- League Points:
- 33 out of 68 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 48.5%
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
Bass Charity Vase
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 | 12 times | 9 times | 5 times | Conceded | 12 times | 10 times | 4 times | Won By | 7 times | 4 times | 2 times | Lost By | 8 times | 3 times | 2 times |
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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 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa (1-0) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | Everton (3-1), Liverpool (1-0) | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Aston Villa (0-3), Sheffield United (2-2) | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers (0-1), Sunderland (1-1) | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Everton (0-0), Notts County (0-0), Burnley (1-1) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | Notts County (2-2) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Burnley (0-1), Bury (0-2) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion (0-2) | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 5 | 4 | Stoke City (2-1), Blackburn Rovers (3-3), Sunderland (1-1) | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-0), Sheffield United (2-1) | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Derby County (0-2) | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-0), Derby County (3-3), Bury (1-2) | 13 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Liverpool (0-3) | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Stoke City (1-2), Newcastle United (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (3-0) | 15 | 9 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | Preston North End (2-2), The Wednesday (1-1) | 17 | 6 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Preston North End (0-1) | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | The Wednesday (1-2), Newcastle United (2-0), Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Bolton Wanderers (1-2) |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 16,000
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 3,000
- Average League Attendance:
- 7,588
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 33,500
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 32,070
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1898-99)
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 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 1.900 | 45 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 1.485 | 43 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 3 | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | .957 | 39 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | Everton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 1.171 | 38 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 5 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | .922 | 37 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 1.154 | 36 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 7 | Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1.000 | 36 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1.125 | 35 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 9 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 1.088 | 35 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 10 | Bury | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | .980 | 35 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1.000 | 33 | 12 | Stoke City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | .904 | 33 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 1.021 | 30 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 48 | .737 | 30 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 15 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | .936 | 29 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 16 | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | .882 | 29 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | .725 | 25 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 18 | The Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 37 | .525 | 24 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
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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 28, 1899 | Aston Villa | 1 | H | 2-1 | Win | 32,070 | Capes (?), Forman (?) | ||
Sat Feb 11, 1899 | Everton | 2 | A | 1-0 | Win | 23,000 | Forman (?) | ||
Sat Feb 25, 1899 | Sheffield United | Quarter | H | 0-1 | Loss | 33,500 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Sep 22, 1898 | Grimsby Town | England | A | 1-0 | Win | 1,500 | Radford (?) |
Wed Mar 15, 1899 | Suffolk County | England | A | 3-2 | Win | 3,000 | Spouncer (?), Morris (?), Suddick (?) |
Thu Mar 16, 1899 | Kirkley And Lowestoft | England | A | 3-0 | Win | 3,000 | Morris (?), Allsop (? pen), Spouncer (?) |
Fri Mar 31, 1899 | Notts County | England | H | 1-5 | Loss | 5,000 | Benbow (?) |
Mon Apr 03, 1899 | Corinthians | England | N | 2-3 | Loss | 30,000 | Forman (33), Spouncer (45) |
Tue Apr 04, 1899 | Coventry City | England | A | 1-0 | Win | 5,000 | Benbow (?) |
Sat Apr 15, 1899 | Millwall | England | A | 5-2 | Win | 5,000 | Benbow (?), Spencer (?, ?), Forman (?, ?) |
Thu Apr 27, 1899 | Swindon Town | England | A | 0-1 | Loss | 4,000 |
Bass Charity Vase
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Apr 06, 1899 | Leicester Fosse | Semi | A | 1-1 | Draw | 1,000 | Spouncer (?) |
Mon Apr 17, 1899 | Leicester Fosse | Semi | N | 7-1 | Win | - | Spouncer (?, ?, ?), Forman (?, ?, ?), Forman (?) |
Wed Apr 26, 1899 | Burton Swifts | Final | A | 2-1 | Win | 2,000 | Capes (?, ?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) | Out (12) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Arthur Charlton | Bought | Archibald Ritchie | Sold | Bob Parkinson | Bought | Arthur Charlton | Retired | Fred Coles | Bought | Arthur Shaw | Sold | Grenville Morris | Bought | Bob Parkinson | Sold | James Suddick | Bought | Chas Richards | Sold | Robert Norris | Bought | James Suddick | Sold | Thomas Kent | Bought | John Thornley | Sold | Peter McCracken | Sold | Richardson (1898) | Sold | Tom Bradshaw | Sold | Tom McInnes | Sold | Willie Wragg | 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 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
D | Adam Scott | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
D | James Iremonger | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
M | Arthur Charlton | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Bob Parkinson | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Frank Forman | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | |||||||
M | Fred Coles | ||||||||||||
M | George Robinson | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
M | James Suddick | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
M | John Thornley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Robert Norris | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
M | Thomas Kent | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Willie Wragg | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Richardson (1898) | ||||||||||||
F | Alf Spouncer | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Capes | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | ||||||||||||
F | Chas Richards | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
F | Fred Forman | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
F | Fred Spencer | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||
F | Grenville Morris | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
F | John McPherson | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
F | Len Benbow | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |||||||
F | Tom Bradshaw | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Tom McInnes | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
A Radford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Rivers | |||||||||||||
Smith (1898) |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
9 | Fred Spencer | 16 |
8 | Len Benbow | 27 |
7 | Grenville Morris | 20 |
6 | Frank Forman | 30 |
4 | Arthur Capes | 31 |
4 | James Suddick | 14 |
2 | Chas Richards | 12 |
2 | Fred Forman | 14 |
2 | John McPherson | 33 |
1 | Tom McInnes | 10 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1898-99
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Newcastle United | Sat Nov 12, 1898 | H | 2-0 | Sat Mar 11, 1899 | A | 1-0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sat Sep 24, 1898 | A | 2-0 | Sat Jan 21, 1899 | H | 3-0 |