STOKE 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 17, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 17, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Burnley (League Tier 1)
- Stoke:
- Nov 20, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 127 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 127 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 193 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 803 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 129 years, 10 months, 29 days ago
Review
The original referee (Mr Adams) missed his train so the senior lineman took his place
STOKE
Manager: Bill Rowley
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Freddie Johnson
Willie Maxwell
Joe Schofield
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 29 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 27 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | 21 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | M | 23 | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy Rowley |
| 2 | D | Tommy Clare |
| 3 | D | Jack Eccles |
| 4 | D | Lucien Boullemier |
| 5 | D | Harry Simpson |
| 6 | M | Arthur Rowley |
| 7 | M | Freddie Johnson  |
| 8 | M | Allan Maxwell |
| 9 | M | Alf Wood |
| 10 | F | Willie Maxwell |
| 11 | F | Joe Schofield |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Burnley | 2-2 | Preston North End |
| Bury | 1-1 | The Wednesday |
| Derby County | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| Stoke | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 4-3 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | WDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | WDWDDW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | LWWDLW | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | WDWDWL | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | DWDWLW | |||
| 6 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | WWLWWL | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | LDWLDW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 | LWLWWD | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 6 | DWDLLW | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 | WLDDLL | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | DWDDL | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | LDLWWL | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | LLLDWL | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 | LWLLLW | |||
| 15 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 3 | WDLLLL | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 | DLLLLD | |||
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 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | DWWWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | DWDDWW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | DWDWLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | DWLDWW | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | WDWLWD | 2-2 | ||
 3 | 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | WWDLWL | 3-4 | |
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | WLWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 8 | WLWWDD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 | LDDLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 7 | WDLLWD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 11 | Stoke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 6 | WLLLWW | 3-0 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DLWWLL | 1-3 | ||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 5 | LLDWLL | 0-1 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 5 | DWDDLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 5 | LLLLDW | 4-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 4 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | |