FOREST 5 - 0 CREWE ALEXANDRA - Sat Oct 17, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 17, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Crewe Alexandra
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 5-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Pete Attaway - A Complete Record
- Season:
- 1891-92
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- League Week:
- 6 of 22
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 12 12
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Kettering Town (Friendly)
- Football Alliance:
- Birmingham St George's
- League:
- Everton
- Crewe Alexandra:
- Apr 23, 1892
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 50 (of 66)
- Total:
- 549 (of 7624)
- Played:
- 134 years, 9 months, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WWWWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Arthur Shaw
Horace Pike
Horace Pike
Alex Higgins
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 | 22 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 8 | F | 21 | William Mason | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ardwick | 4-3 | Birmingham St George's |
| Grimsby Town | 2-2 | Newton Heath LYR |
| Nottingham Forest | 5-0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Small Heath | 4-1 | Walsall Town Swifts |
| The Wednesday | 5-2 | Burton Swifts |
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10.50000 | 10 | WWWWW | |||
| 2 | Burton Swifts | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .89474 | 8 | LWWLWW | |||
| 3 | Newton Heath LYR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.40000 | 6 | LWWW | |||
| 4 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.08333 | 6 | WDLWLD | |||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.16667 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.20000 | 3 | WLD | |||
| 7 | Birmingham St George's | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .88235 | 3* | DWLLLL | |||
| 8 | Ardwick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .55556 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 9 | Bootle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .50000 | 3 | LDLWL | |||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .33333 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.20000 | 0* | LW | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .62500 | 0 | LL | |||
*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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13.00000 | 12 | WWWWWW | 5-0 | ||
 2 | 2 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.30769 | 8 | DLWLDW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .79167 | 8 | WWLWWL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 4 | Newton Heath LYR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2.00000 | 7 | LWWWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | The Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.57143 | 5 | WLDW | 5-2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ardwick | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .75000 | 5 | DLWLW | 4-3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.16667 | 4 | WLW | ||
| 1 | 8 | Birmingham St George's | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .85714 | 3* | WLLLLL | 3-4 | |
| 9 | Bootle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .50000 | 3 | LDLWL | |||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .31579 | 2 | LLLWL | 1-4 | ||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.14286 | 1* | LWD | 2-2 | ||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .38462 | 0 | LLL | 0-5 | ||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player