FOREST 1 - 2 SPITAL - Thu Feb 21, 1878 (Friendly)
- Date:
- Thu Feb 21, 1878 (4:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Spital
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Forest Recreation Ground
- Game Type:
- Friendly
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- Saphire Blue - The Nottingham Forest Scrapbook
- Derbyshire Courier, Saturday 02 March, 1878
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1877-78
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham Football Club (Friendly)
- Friendly:
- Birmingham Football Club
- League:
- Everton
- Spital:
- Mar 29, 1879
- GAME COUNT:
- Friendly:
- 117 (of 814)
- Total:
- 117 (of 7592)
- Played:
- 147 years, 10 months, 29 days ago
Review
The Spital side included three Forest players (Arthur Goodyer, Sam Widdowson and Arthur Smith)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | W Brown | ||
| 2 | D | Charles Spencer (c) | ||
| 3 | D | Ernest Jardine  (65') | ||
| 4 | D | H Goodyer | ||
| 5 | D | W Kettle | ||
| 6 | M | 16 |  Leonard Lindley | |
| 7 | M | A Barlow | ||
| 8 | M | S Mosley | ||
| 9 | GK | 18 | John Sands | |
| 10 | F | Herbert Rothera | ||
| 11 | F | J Osborne | ||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | R Green |
| 2 | D | T Teasdale |
| 3 | D | T Bishop |
| 4 | D | J Wilkinson |
| 5 | D | J Walker |
| 6 | M | CH Brown |
| 7 | M | Arthur Goodyer |
| 8 | M | S Norman |
| 9 | M | Sam Widdowson |
| 10 | F | Arthur Smith |