STOKE 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 29, 1890 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 29, 1890 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Pete Attaway - A Complete Record
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Clyde (Friendly)
- Football Alliance:
- Darwen
- League:
- Everton
- Stoke:
- Oct 26, 1891
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 33 (of 66)
- Total:
- 501 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 135 years, 9 months, 12 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Tom Widdowson | ||
| 2 | D | 18 | Jack Earp | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 21 | Albert Smith | |
| 5 | M | David Russell | ||
| 6 | M | Tommy Jeacock | ||
| 7 | M | 22 | Neil McCallum | |
| 8 | M | 22 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Alex Higgins | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Horace Pike | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham St George's | 5-4 | Small Heath |
| Newton Heath LYR | 1-5 | Sunderland Albion |
| Stoke | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Walsall Town Swifts | 1-6 | Crewe Alexandra |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FOOTBALL ALLIANCE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15* | DDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Stoke | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | WLLDWD | |||
| 3 | Walsall Town Swifts | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | WLWWWD | |||
| 4 | Sunderland Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | WDLDWD | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | DLWDLD | |||
| 6 | Darwen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 9 | LWDLWW | |||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 7 | LWWLDL | |||
| 8 | Newton Heath LYR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -8 | 7 | LLWWLL | |||
| 9 | Birmingham St George's | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 6 | LWWLLW | |||
| 10 | Bootle | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 5 | LLDDLD | |||
| 11 | Small Heath | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 4 | LDLWDL | |||
| 12 | The Wednesday | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 4 | LLLLWD | |||
Table after:
| FOOTBALL ALLIANCE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
 1 | 1 | Stoke | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 16 | LLDWDW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 15* | DWWWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 3 | Sunderland Albion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | DLDWDW | 5-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Walsall Town Swifts | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | LWWWDL | 1-6 | |
| 2 | 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 9 | WWLDLW | 6-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | DLWDLD | ||
| 1 | 7 | Darwen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 9 | LWDLWW | ||
| 1 | 8 | Birmingham St George's | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 8 | WWLLWW | 5-4 | |
| 1 | 9 | Newton Heath LYR | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -12 | 7 | LWWLLL | 1-5 | |
| 10 | Bootle | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 5 | LLDDLD | |||
| 11 | Small Heath | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 4 | DLWDLL | 4-5 | ||
| 12 | The Wednesday | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 4 | LLLLWD | |||