FOREST 5 - 1 BOOTLE - Sat Dec 12, 1891 (Football Alliance)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 12, 1891 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bootle
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Gregory Ground
- Game Type:
- Football Alliance
- Score:
- 5-1 WON
- Half-time: 3-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (Testimonial)
- Football Alliance:
- Manchester United
- League:
- Everton
- GAME COUNT:
- Football Alliance:
- 57 (of 66)
- Total:
- 560 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 134 years, 8 months, 19 days ago
Review
Played at The Gregory Ground as the Town Ground was under water
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WDWWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
David Russell
Tinsley Lindley
William 'Tich' Smith
John McPherson
William Mason
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  William Brown (1890) | ||
| 2 | D | 19 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 19 | Thomas Hamilton | |
| 5 | M | David Russell  | ||
| 6 | M | 24 | John McPherson | |
| 7 | F | 22 | William Mason | |
| 8 | M | 23 | William 'Tich' Smith | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Tinsley Lindley | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham St George's | 2-2 | Burton Swifts |
| Lincoln City | 3-2 | Grimsby Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 5-1 | Bootle |
| Small Heath | 3-1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| The Wednesday | 2-4 | Newton Heath LYR |
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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 20 | WDWWDL | |||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 16 | WDWWWW | |||
| 3 | Newton Heath LYR | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 15 | WDWWWW | |||
| 4 | Burton Swifts | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -6 | 11 | WWLLDW | |||
| 5 | Small Heath | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | WLDWWL | |||
| 6 | Bootle | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | LWWLLW | |||
| 7 | Ardwick | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 8 | WLLDLL | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 6 | WLWLLW | |||
| 9 | Birmingham St George's | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 5* | LLLLWL | |||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | -24 | 4 | WLWLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 2* | LWDLDL | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 2 | LLLLLW | |||
*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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | DWWDLW | 5-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 | DWWWWW | 4-2 | |
 1 | 3 | The Wednesday | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | DWWWWL | 2-4 | |
| 1 | 4 | Small Heath | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 12 | LDWWLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Burton Swifts | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 12 | WLLDWD | 2-2 | |
| 6 | Bootle | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | WWLLWL | 1-5 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | LWLLWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Ardwick | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 8 | WLLDLL | ||
| 9 | Birmingham St George's | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 6* | LLLWLD | 2-2 | ||
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | -24 | 4 | WLWLLL | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 2* | WDLDLL | 2-3 | ||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 2 | LLLLWL | 1-3 | ||
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player