The City Ground

BURTON SWIFTS 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Jan 09, 1892 (Football Alliance)

Date:: Sat Jan 09, 1892 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Burton Swifts
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Peel Croft
Game Type:: Football Alliance
Score:: 3-1 WON

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1891-92
Referee:: Andy Hall
Attendance:: 500
League Week:: 15 of 22
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (FA Cup)
Football Alliance:: Lincoln City
League:: Everton
Burton Swifts:: Apr 22, 1893

GAME COUNT:
Football Alliance:: 59 (of 66)
Total:: 566 (of 7629)
Played:: 134 years, 7 months, 17 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WWDLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Horace Pike
William Mason
William Mason

BURTON SWIFTS
Manager:
Prior form: LDWDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
?

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		William Brown (1890)
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Albert Smith
5	M		David Russell
6	M	24	John McPherson
7	F	22	William Mason
8	M	23	William 'Tich' Smith
9	F	28	Alex Higgins
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw
11	F	22	Horace Pike

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		William Brown (1890)	2		343	54
2	D	19	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott	5		329	50
4	M	22	Albert Smith	9		329	50
5	M		David Russell	4		332	51
6	M	24	John McPherson
7	F	22	William Mason
8	M	23	William 'Tich' Smith	5	3	329	50
9	F	28	Alex Higgins	5	11	329	50
10	F	22	Arthur Shaw	6	2	329	50
11	F	22	Horace Pike	4	1	721	100

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	?

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 09, 1892)

Home	Score	Away
Bootle	1-1	Newton Heath LYR
Burton Swifts	1-3	Nottingham Forest
The Wednesday	6-3	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	14	10	3	1	46	13	7	2	0	35	6	3	1	1	11	7	33	23	WWDLWD
2	Newton Heath LYR	13	8	4	1	34	17	4	2	0	15	6	4	2	1	19	11	17	20	WWWDDD
3	The Wednesday	15	9	2	4	45	23	7	0	1	31	12	2	2	3	14	11	22	20	WWLLWW
4	Small Heath	13	6	4	3	28	21	4	2	0	17	6	2	2	3	11	15	7	16	WLWWDD
5	Burton Swifts	14	7	2	5	31	34	4	1	0	18	11	3	1	5	13	23	-3	16	LDWDWW
6	Ardwick	15	4	4	7	29	37	4	3	3	24	21	0	1	4	5	16	-8	12	LLDWLD
7	Walsall Town Swifts	12	5	0	7	21	34	5	0	2	18	9	0	0	5	3	25	-13	10	LLLWWW
8	Lincoln City	10	4	1	5	17	24	2	1	1	8	6	2	0	4	9	18	-7	9	LWWLDL
9	Bootle	14	4	1	9	24	46	3	0	3	12	14	1	1	6	12	32	-22	9	LWLLLL
10	Birmingham St George's	14	4	2	8	30	34	3	1	4	19	17	1	1	4	11	17	-4	8*	LLWLDW
11	Crewe Alexandra	11	2	2	7	16	31	2	0	2	8	10	0	2	5	8	21	-15	6	WLWDDL
12	Grimsby Town	11	1	3	7	17	24	1	2	2	8	7	0	1	5	9	17	-7	3*	LLLLDL

*Birmingham St George deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
*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	15	11	3	1	49	14	7	2	0	35	6	4	1	1	14	8	35	25	WDLWDW		3-1
1	2	The Wednesday	16	10	2	4	51	26	8	0	1	37	15	2	2	3	14	11	25	22	WLLWWW		6-3
1	3	Newton Heath LYR	14	8	5	1	35	18	4	2	0	15	6	4	3	1	20	12	17	21	WWDDDD		1-1
	4	Small Heath	14	6	4	4	31	27	4	2	0	17	6	2	2	4	14	21	4	16	LWWDDL		3-6
	5	Burton Swifts	15	7	2	6	32	37	4	1	1	19	14	3	1	5	13	23	-5	16	DWDWWL		1-3
	6	Ardwick	15	4	4	7	29	37	4	3	3	24	21	0	1	4	5	16	-8	12	LLDWLD
	7	Walsall Town Swifts	12	5	0	7	21	34	5	0	2	18	9	0	0	5	3	25	-13	10	LLLWWW
1	8	Bootle	15	4	2	9	25	47	3	1	3	13	15	1	1	6	12	32	-22	10	WLLLLD		1-1
1	9	Lincoln City	10	4	1	5	17	24	2	1	1	8	6	2	0	4	9	18	-7	9	LWWLDL
	10	Birmingham St George's	14	4	2	8	30	34	3	1	4	19	17	1	1	4	11	17	-4	8*	LLWLDW
	11	Crewe Alexandra	11	2	2	7	16	31	2	0	2	8	10	0	2	5	8	21	-15	6	WLWDDL
	12	Grimsby Town	11	1	3	7	17	24	1	2	2	8	7	0	1	5	9	17	-7	3*	LLLLDL

*Birmingham St George deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
*Grimsby deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player