FOREST 1 - 2 ASTON VILLA - Sat Oct 07, 1893 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 07, 1893 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
3- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Apr 14, 1894
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 38 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 38 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 96 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 646 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 132 years, 10 months, 28 days ago
ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: DWLWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jack Devey (51')
Willie Groves (75')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 21 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 23 | Peter McCracken | |
| 5 | M | 26 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | James Collins | ||
| 8 | M | 25 | Neil McCallum | |
| 9 | F | 29 | Alex Higgins | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Horace Pike | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Tom McInnes  (87') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bill Dunning |
| 2 | D | John Baird |
| 3 | D | Jimmy Cowan |
| 4 | D | Jimmy Welford |
| 5 | D | Jack Reynolds |
| 6 | M | Willie Groves |
| 7 | M | James Gillan |
| 8 | M | Albert Woolley |
| 9 | M | Jack Devey |
| 10 | F | Dennis Hodgetts |
| 11 | F | Charlie Hare |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Darwen |
| Burnley | 2-1 | Everton |
| Derby County | 2-0 | Newton Heath |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield United | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Stoke | 4-1 | The Wednesday |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | 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 | Sheffield United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | WLWWWW | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | LWWDWW | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | DWLWDL | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | LLWDLW | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | LWWLDW | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | WWLWL | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | WLLWW | |||
| 8 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | LWLWLW | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 6 | LWWWLL | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | LWWLLD | |||
| 11 | Newton Heath | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | WLWDL | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | DDWDL | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 | WLWLLL | |||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 4 | LLLDLW | |||
| 15 | Darwen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 4 | LLWLLW | |||
| 16 | Stoke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 4 | LWLLWL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | 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 | Sheffield United | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | LWWWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | WWDWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | WLWDLW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 4 | Burnley | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | WWLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | WWLWLW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | LWDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 7 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | WWLLDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 7 | WWWLLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 9 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | WLLWWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | WLWLWL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LWLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Stoke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -7 | 6 | WLLWLW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Newton Heath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | WLWDLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 14 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 | DDWDLL | 0-1 | |
| 15 | Darwen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 4 | LWLLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | 16 | The Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 | LLDLWL | 1-4 | |