The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 6 - 1 FOREST - Sat Feb 03, 1894 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 03, 1894 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-6 LOST

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1893-94
Referee:: RE Lythgoe
Attendance:: 6,000
League Week:: 22 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Middlesbrough Ironopolis (FA Cup)
League:: Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Rovers:: Dec 29, 1894

GAME COUNT:
League:: 52 (of 5085)
League Tier 1:: 52 (of 2337)
Competitive:: 111 (of 5827)
Total:: 667 (of 7632)
Played:: 132 years, 7 months, 1 day ago

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

Goal Scorers
Horace Pike

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Thomas Mitchell
Prior form: LWLLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Mick Calvey
Mick Calvey
Harry Chippendale
Harry Chippendale
Harry Chippendale
Jimmy Haydock

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Dan Allsop
2	D	21	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	25	Alec Stewart
5	M	26	John McPherson
6	M	24	Peter McCracken
7	M	25	Neil McCallum
8	M	25	William 'Tich' Smith
9	F	30	Alex Higgins
10	F		James Collins
11	F	24	Horace Pike

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Dan Allsop	28		7	1
2	D	21	Archibald Ritchie	49		7	1
3	D		Adam Scott	61	2	7	1
4	M	25	Alec Stewart	21		7	1
5	M	26	John McPherson	51	9	7	1
6	M	24	Peter McCracken	42		7	1
7	M	25	Neil McCallum	39	14	33	6
8	M	25	William 'Tich' Smith	45	9	56	12
9	F	30	Alex Higgins	54	33	7	1
10	F		James Collins	21	10	7	1
11	F	24	Horace Pike	51	12	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Adam Ogilvie
2	D	John Murray
3	D	Tom Brandon
4	D	Jimmy Forrest
5	D	Geordie Anderson
6	M	Harry Marshall
7	M	Harry Chippendale
8	M	Jimmy Whitehead
9	M	Mick Calvey
10	F	Jimmy Haydock
11	F	Billy Townley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 03, 1894)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	5-1	Newton Heath
Blackburn Rovers	6-1	Nottingham Forest
Burnley	2-1	Bolton Wanderers
Darwen	2-1	Preston North End
Derby County	4-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United	3-3	Stoke
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	Everton

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	Aston Villa	24	15	5	4	65	32	9	1	0	36	6	6	4	4	29	26	33	35	WWLWDW
2	Blackburn Rovers	22	13	2	7	48	35	10	0	1	33	12	3	2	6	15	23	13	28	LWLLWW
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	13	2	9	46	48	10	1	3	33	24	3	1	6	13	24	-2	28	WLWWLL
4	Sunderland	22	11	4	7	54	37	8	3	1	39	14	3	1	6	15	23	17	26	WWWLWW
5	Burnley	21	12	2	7	46	35	10	0	0	31	6	2	2	7	15	29	11	26	WDWWWL
6	West Bromwich Albion	25	11	4	10	56	54	6	4	2	29	21	5	0	8	27	33	2	26	WWLWLL
7	Everton	23	11	3	9	75	46	8	1	3	51	19	3	2	6	24	27	29	25	WWDWWL
8	Nottingham Forest	21	11	3	7	44	29	7	2	3	28	13	4	1	4	16	16	15	25	WWWWLW
9	Sheffield United	25	10	4	11	38	53	6	2	4	19	17	4	2	7	19	36	-15	24	LLDWLL
10	Derby County	21	10	3	8	47	45	7	1	3	34	22	3	2	5	13	23	2	23	WWLDWW
11	Stoke	23	10	2	11	50	57	10	1	1	37	15	0	1	10	13	42	-7	22	WLDLWW
12	The Wednesday	26	6	8	12	43	56	5	3	5	28	21	1	5	7	15	35	-13	20	LDLDWW
13	Bolton Wanderers	22	8	2	12	27	38	6	2	3	15	9	2	0	9	12	29	-11	18	DLLDWL
14	Preston North End	23	6	3	14	31	45	4	1	7	18	23	2	2	7	13	22	-14	15	WDLLLL
15	Darwen	23	5	4	14	29	67	4	3	3	18	20	1	1	11	11	47	-38	14	LLLDDL
16	Newton Heath	19	4	1	14	16	38	3	1	4	11	13	1	0	10	5	25	-22	9	LLLLLL

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	Aston Villa	25	16	5	4	70	33	10	1	0	41	7	6	4	4	29	26	37	37	WLWDWW		5-1
	2	Blackburn Rovers	23	14	2	7	54	36	11	0	1	39	13	3	2	6	15	23	18	30	WLLWWW		6-1
2	3	Burnley	22	13	2	7	48	36	11	0	0	33	7	2	2	7	15	29	12	28	DWWWLW		2-1
2	4	West Bromwich Albion	26	12	4	10	59	55	7	4	2	32	22	5	0	8	27	33	4	28	WLWLLW		3-1
2	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	13	2	10	47	52	10	1	3	33	24	3	1	7	14	28	-5	28	LWWLLL		1-4
2	6	Sunderland	22	11	4	7	54	37	8	3	1	39	14	3	1	6	15	23	17	26	WWWLWW
	7	Everton	24	11	3	10	76	49	8	1	3	51	19	3	2	7	25	30	27	25	WDWWLL		1-3
	8	Nottingham Forest	22	11	3	8	45	35	7	2	3	28	13	4	1	5	17	22	10	25	WWWLWL		1-6
1	9	Derby County	22	11	3	8	51	46	8	1	3	38	23	3	2	5	13	23	5	25	WLDWWW		4-1
1	10	Sheffield United	26	10	5	11	41	56	6	3	4	22	20	4	2	7	19	36	-15	25	LDWLLD		3-3
	11	Stoke	24	10	3	11	53	60	10	1	1	37	15	0	2	10	16	45	-7	23	LDLWWD		3-3
	12	The Wednesday	26	6	8	12	43	56	5	3	5	28	21	1	5	7	15	35	-13	20	LDLDWW
	13	Bolton Wanderers	23	8	2	13	28	40	6	2	3	15	9	2	0	10	13	31	-12	18	LLDWLL		1-2
1	14	Darwen	24	6	4	14	31	68	5	3	3	20	21	1	1	11	11	47	-37	16	LLDDLW		2-1
1	15	Preston North End	24	6	3	15	32	47	4	1	7	18	23	2	2	8	14	24	-15	15	DLLLLL		1-2
	16	Newton Heath	20	4	1	15	17	43	3	1	4	11	13	1	0	11	6	30	-26	9	LLLLLL		1-5