FOREST 1 - 1 THE WEDNESDAY - Sat Nov 07, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 07, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bolton Wanderers (Friendly)
- Football Alliance:
- Manchester City
- League:
- Everton
- The Wednesday:
- Nov 28, 1891
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 52 (of 66)
- Total:
- 553 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 134 years, 10 months, 4 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  William Brown (1890) | ||
| 2 | D | 19 | Jack Earp | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | David Russell | ||
| 5 | M | 24 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Fred Thompson | ||
| 7 | F | 22 | William Mason | |
| 8 | F | 26 | Frank Burton | |
| 9 | F | 28 | 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 | 6-0 | Walsall Town Swifts |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-2 | Newton Heath LYR |
| Lincoln City | 1-3 | Bootle |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | The Wednesday |
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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | LWWWDW | |||
| 3 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | DLWLDW | |||
| 4 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 8 | WLWWLL | |||
| 5 | The Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | WLDWLW | |||
| 6 | Ardwick | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 5 | DLWLW | |||
| 7 | Bootle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 5 | LDLWLW | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -11 | 4 | LLLWLW | |||
| 10 | Birmingham St George's | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3* | LLLLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 1* | LWDL | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 0 | LLLL | |||
*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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | WWWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | WWWDWW | 2-0 | ||
 2 | 3 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | LDWLWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 4 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | DLWLDW | ||
| 1 | 5 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 8 | WLWWLL | ||
| 6 | Ardwick | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | DLWLWW | 6-0 | ||
| 7 | Bootle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 7 | DLWLWW | 3-1 | ||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLWL | 1-3 | ||
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 4 | LLWLWL | 0-6 | ||
| 10 | Birmingham St George's | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3* | LLLLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 1* | LWDL | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 0 | LLLLL | 0-2 | ||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player