The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Apr 04, 1896 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 04, 1896 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Town Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-2 WON

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

Season:: 1895-96
Referee:
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 29 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 13 13
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Dundee (Friendly)
League:: Sheffield Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Dec 05, 1896

GAME COUNT:
League:: 119 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 119 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 185 (of 5824)
Total:: 786 (of 7629)
Played:: 130 years, 4 months, 16 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tom McInnes (10')
Albert Carnelly (20') - Albert Carnelly last goal
Richard Smellie - Richard Smellie last goal

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: WLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Fleming
Dan Allsop (43') (OG)

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	29	John McPherson
6	M	27	Alec Stewart
7	F	22	Fred Forman
8	F	25	Albert Carnelly (20')
9	F		Richard Smellie
10	F	20	Chas Richards
11	F	22	Tom McInnes (10')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop	96		1	1
2	D	23	Archibald Ritchie	123		1	1
3	D		Adam Scott	131	3	1	1
4	M	20	Frank Forman	25	1	7	2
5	M	29	John McPherson	115	16	1	1
6	M	27	Alec Stewart	86	2	1	1
7	F	22	Fred Forman	35	6	1	1
8	F	25	Albert Carnelly (20')	54	24	1	1
9	F		Richard Smellie	15	2	42	10
10	F	20	Chas Richards	9	4	1	1
11	F	22	Tom McInnes (10')	111	44	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Tennant
2	D	Dickie Baugh
3	D	Tommy Dunn
4	D	Hill Griffiths
5	D	Billy Malpass
6	M	Billy Owen
7	M	Jack Tonks
8	M	Charlie Henderson
9	M	Billy Beats
10	F	George Fleming
11	F	David Black

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 04, 1896)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Burnley	2-2	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End	1-1	Bury
Stoke	3-0	Blackburn Rovers
The Wednesday	3-0	Small Heath

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	29	19	5	5	74	44	13	1	0	43	16	6	4	5	31	28	30	43	DWDWLW
2	Derby County	27	16	5	6	64	32	11	1	1	40	12	5	4	5	24	20	32	37	DWWLLD
3	Everton	27	15	6	6	62	39	10	3	1	39	16	5	3	5	23	23	23	36	DWLLWD
4	Sunderland	29	14	7	8	51	41	10	5	0	36	14	4	2	8	15	27	10	35	WWWLWW
5	Bolton Wanderers	26	14	4	8	44	30	10	2	1	30	13	4	2	7	14	17	14	32	WDWDWW
6	Stoke	28	14	0	14	52	45	11	0	2	39	9	3	0	12	13	36	7	28	LWLWLL
7	Blackburn Rovers	25	12	4	9	38	36	10	1	4	26	18	2	3	5	12	18	2	28	WLLDWW
8	Preston North End	28	11	5	12	43	46	8	4	1	30	16	3	1	11	13	30	-3	27	WLLLWD
9	The Wednesday	26	10	5	11	40	50	9	2	3	28	18	1	3	8	12	32	-10	25	LDWLLL
10	Bury	26	11	2	13	47	44	6	1	7	30	24	5	1	6	17	20	3	24	WLWWWL
11	Burnley	28	9	6	13	40	42	7	4	2	25	9	2	2	11	15	33	-2	24	LWLWDD
12	Sheffield United	28	9	6	13	31	48	8	4	2	20	12	1	2	11	11	36	-17	24	WLDWDL
13	Nottingham Forest	28	9	3	16	38	55	9	1	3	30	14	0	2	13	8	41	-17	21	LWLLLL
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	8	1	17	52	58	8	0	5	37	18	0	1	12	15	40	-6	17	WLLLLW
15	Small Heath	26	7	3	16	37	74	6	2	5	20	22	1	1	11	17	52	-37	17	DLWWLD
16	West Bromwich Albion	27	5	6	16	26	55	4	3	6	15	20	1	3	10	11	35	-29	16	LLWWLD

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	29	19	5	5	74	44	13	1	0	43	16	6	4	5	31	28	30	43	DWDWLW	Champions
2	Derby County	28	16	6	6	66	34	11	1	1	40	12	5	5	5	26	22	32	38	WWLLDD		2-2
3	Everton	27	15	6	6	62	39	10	3	1	39	16	5	3	5	23	23	23	36	DWLLWD
4	Sunderland	29	14	7	8	51	41	10	5	0	36	14	4	2	8	15	27	10	35	WWWLWW
5	Bolton Wanderers	27	15	4	8	46	31	11	2	1	32	14	4	2	7	14	17	15	34	DWDWWW		2-1
6	Stoke	29	15	0	14	55	45	12	0	2	42	9	3	0	12	13	36	10	30	WLWLLW		3-0
7	Blackburn Rovers	26	12	4	10	38	39	10	1	4	26	18	2	3	6	12	21	-1	28	LLDWWL		0-3
8	Preston North End	29	11	6	12	44	47	8	5	1	31	17	3	1	11	13	30	-3	28	LLLWDD		1-1
9	The Wednesday	27	11	5	11	43	50	10	2	3	31	18	1	3	8	12	32	-7	27	DWLLLW		3-0
10	Bury	27	11	3	13	48	45	6	1	7	30	24	5	2	6	18	21	3	25	LWWWLD		1-1
11	Burnley	29	9	7	13	42	44	7	5	2	27	11	2	2	11	15	33	-2	25	WLWDDD		2-2
12	Sheffield United	28	9	6	13	31	48	8	4	2	20	12	1	2	11	11	36	-17	24	WLDWDL
13	Nottingham Forest	29	10	3	16	41	57	10	1	3	33	16	0	2	13	8	41	-16	23	WLLLLW		3-2
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	8	1	18	54	61	8	0	5	37	18	0	1	13	17	43	-7	17	LLLLWL		2-3
15	Small Heath	27	7	3	17	37	77	6	2	5	20	22	1	1	12	17	55	-40	17	LWWLDL		0-3
16	West Bromwich Albion	28	5	6	17	27	57	4	3	6	15	20	1	3	11	12	37	-30	16	LWWLDL		1-2