The City Ground

PRESTON NORTH END 6 - 0 FOREST - Sat Feb 22, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 22, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-6 LOST

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

Season:: 1895-96
Referee:: CJ Fox
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 23 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 11 12
Opp Before/After:: 9 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grimsby Town (Friendly)
League:: Burnley
Preston North End:: Nov 07, 1896

GAME COUNT:
League:: 113 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 113 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 179 (of 5829)
Total:: 776 (of 7634)
Played:: 130 years, 6 months, 24 days ago

Review
Adam Scott was injured after 30 minutes so we played with 10 men

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

Goal Scorers

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: EH Barr
Prior form: LLDWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob Blyth
Jim Stevenson
Jim Stevenson
Tom Smith
Jackie Pierce
Willie Orr

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	23	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	20	Frank Forman
5	M	28	John McPherson
6	M	27	Alec Stewart
7	F	22	Fred Forman
8	F	25	Albert Carnelly
9	F	20	Chas Richards
10	F		Richard Smellie
11	F	22	Tom McInnes

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop	90		14	2
2	D	23	Archibald Ritchie	117		14	2
3	D		Adam Scott	129	3	14	2
4	M	20	Frank Forman	20	1	14	2
5	M	28	John McPherson	111	16	14	2
6	M	27	Alec Stewart	81	2	14	2
7	F	22	Fred Forman	29	6	14	2
8	F	25	Albert Carnelly	48	23	14	2
9	F	20	Chas Richards	3	2	14	2
10	F		Richard Smellie	14	2	14	2
11	F	22	Tom McInnes	105	44	14	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Trainer
2	D	Bob Holmes
3	D	Sandy Tait
4	D	Billy Greer
5	D	Moses Sanders
6	M	Willie Orr
7	M	Tom Smith
8	M	Bob Blyth
9	M	Jim Stevenson
10	F	Jackie Pierce
11	F	Adam Henderson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 22, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	5-2	Stoke
Blackburn Rovers	0-2	Derby County
Bolton Wanderers	4-1	Small Heath
Burnley	3-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End	6-0	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	3-0	Everton
The Wednesday	1-3	Bury
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Sheffield United

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	16	4	4	60	34	11	1	0	36	13	5	3	4	24	21	26	36	WWWWWD
2	Everton	24	14	5	5	57	32	9	2	1	34	12	5	3	4	23	20	25	33	WWDDWL
3	Derby County	22	14	4	4	59	27	10	1	0	39	10	4	3	4	20	17	32	32	WWLWDD
4	Sunderland	24	10	7	7	40	33	7	5	0	27	12	3	2	7	13	21	7	27	LDLWDW
5	Bolton Wanderers	22	11	3	8	33	26	7	1	1	19	9	4	2	7	14	17	7	25	WLLWWD
6	The Wednesday	23	10	5	8	37	43	9	2	2	27	15	1	3	6	10	28	-6	25	DLWLDW
7	Stoke	22	12	0	10	42	31	9	0	2	33	9	3	0	8	9	22	11	24	WLWWLL
8	Blackburn Rovers	20	10	3	7	31	29	8	1	3	21	14	2	2	4	10	15	2	23	LLLLWW
9	Preston North End	22	9	4	9	34	41	6	3	1	23	16	3	1	8	11	25	-7	22	LLDWLD
10	Sheffield United	23	8	4	11	26	41	8	2	2	18	10	0	2	9	8	31	-15	20	WWDLLW
11	Nottingham Forest	22	8	3	11	35	38	8	1	2	28	11	0	2	9	7	27	-3	19	DWDWLD
12	Burnley	23	7	4	12	32	37	5	3	2	19	7	2	1	10	13	30	-5	18	LWWWWL
13	Bury	20	7	2	11	34	36	4	1	6	23	19	3	1	5	11	17	-2	16	WLLWDW
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	7	1	15	44	52	7	0	4	30	15	0	1	11	14	37	-8	15	LLLWLL
15	Small Heath	21	5	2	14	31	66	4	2	5	17	21	1	0	9	14	45	-35	12	WLWLLD
16	West Bromwich Albion	23	3	5	15	22	51	3	3	5	13	17	0	2	10	9	34	-29	11	DLLDLL

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	17	4	4	65	36	12	1	0	41	15	5	3	4	24	21	29	38	WWWWDW		5-2
1	2	Derby County	23	15	4	4	61	27	10	1	0	39	10	5	3	4	22	17	34	34	WLWDDW		2-0
1	3	Everton	25	14	5	6	57	35	9	2	1	34	12	5	3	5	23	23	22	33	WDDWLL		0-3
	4	Sunderland	25	11	7	7	43	33	8	5	0	30	12	3	2	7	13	21	10	29	DLWDWW		3-0
	5	Bolton Wanderers	23	12	3	8	37	27	8	1	1	23	10	4	2	7	14	17	10	27	LLWWDW		4-1
	6	The Wednesday	24	10	5	9	38	46	9	2	3	28	18	1	3	6	10	28	-8	25	LWLDWL		1-3
	7	Stoke	23	12	0	11	44	36	9	0	2	33	9	3	0	9	11	27	8	24	LWWLLL		2-5
1	8	Preston North End	23	10	4	9	40	41	7	3	1	29	16	3	1	8	11	25	-1	24	LDWLDW		6-0
1	9	Blackburn Rovers	21	10	3	8	31	31	8	1	4	21	16	2	2	4	10	15	0	23	LLLWWL		0-2
2	10	Burnley	24	8	4	12	35	38	6	3	2	22	8	2	1	10	13	30	-3	20	WWWWLW		3-1
1	11	Sheffield United	24	8	4	12	26	42	8	2	2	18	10	0	2	10	8	32	-16	20	WDLLWL		0-1
1	12	Nottingham Forest	23	8	3	12	35	44	8	1	2	28	11	0	2	10	7	33	-9	19	WDWLDL		0-6
	13	Bury	21	8	2	11	37	37	4	1	6	23	19	4	1	5	14	18	0	18	LLWDWW		3-1
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	1	16	45	55	7	0	4	30	15	0	1	12	15	40	-10	15	LLWLLL		1-3
1	15	West Bromwich Albion	24	4	5	15	23	51	4	3	5	14	17	0	2	10	9	34	-28	13	LLDLLW		1-0
1	16	Small Heath	22	5	2	15	32	70	4	2	5	17	21	1	0	10	15	49	-38	12	LWLLDL		1-4