FOREST 2 - 0 SMALL HEATH - Thu Oct 08, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Thu Oct 08, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Small Heath
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Pete Attaway - A Complete Record
- Season:
- 1891-92
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 2,000
- League Week:
- 5 of 22
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 3 3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland Albion (Friendly)
- Football Alliance:
- Crewe Alexandra
- League:
- Everton
- Small Heath:
- Apr 16, 1892
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 49 (of 66)
- Total:
- 546 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 134 years, 11 months, 13 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WWWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
William 'Tich' Smith
Alex Higgins
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  William Brown (1890) | ||
| 2 | D | 19 | Jack Earp | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 19 | Thomas Hamilton | |
| 5 | M | 24 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Fred Thompson | ||
| 7 | M | David Russell | ||
| 8 | M | 22 | William 'Tich' Smith  | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Alex Higgins | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Shaw | |
| 11 | F | 21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Small Heath |
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Burton Swifts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -4 | 6 | LLWWLW | |||
| 3 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | WDLW | |||
| 4 | Newton Heath LYR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 5 | Birmingham St George's | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3* | WDWLLL | |||
| 6 | Ardwick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 7 | Bootle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | -2* | L | |||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
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 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | WWWWW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | Burton Swifts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -4 | 6 | LLWWLW | |||
| 3 | Small Heath | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | WDLWL | 0-2 | ||
| 4 | Newton Heath LYR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 5 | Birmingham St George's | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3* | WDWLLL | |||
| 6 | Ardwick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 7 | Bootle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | -2* | L | |||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player