FOREST 4 - 1 BURNLEY - Sat Oct 24, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 24, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Burnley
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 4-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Burnley:
- Oct 29, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 128 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 128 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 194 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 804 (of 7557)
- Played:
- 128 years, 8 months, 22 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: DWDDLL (Old to recent)
Goals
Joshua Hollis - Joshua Hollis only goal
Chas Richards
Chas Richards
Arthur Capes
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 | M | 21 | Joshua Hollis  | Only appearance |
| 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 | Willie Tatham |
| 2 | D | Jerry Reynolds |
| 3 | D | Tom McLintock |
| 4 | D | Walter 'Senior' Place |
| 5 | D | Tom Nicol |
| 6 | M | Joe Taylor |
| 7 | M | Thomas Chambers |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Hill |
| 9 | M | Hugh Robertson |
| 10 | F | Billy Bowes |
| 11 | F | Walter 'Junior' Place |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Derby County |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Stoke City |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | Burnley |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| The Wednesday | 4-1 | Everton |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Bury |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland |
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.40000 | 12 | DWWWWL | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.00000 | 12 | WDDWWD | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.50000 | 10 | DWDWLW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.27273 | 10 | DWLDWW | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.16667 | 10 | WDLWLD | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.30769 | 9 | WDWLWD | |||
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.10000 | 8 | WLWWLL | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .92308 | 8 | WLWWDD | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .80000 | 8 | LDDLLW | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .86667 | 7 | WDLLWD | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .86667 | 6 | WLLLWW | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .93333 | 5 | DLWWLL | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .90909 | 5 | LLDWLL | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .81818 | 5 | DWDDLL | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .50000 | 5 | LLLLDW | |||
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .38462 | 4 | 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.20000 | 14 | WWWWLW | 4-0 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.75000 | 12 | DDWWDL | 0-1 | ||
 2 | 3 | Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.50000 | 12 | DLWLDW | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.33333 | 12 | WLDWWW | 2-1 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.38462 | 11 | DWLWDW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.14286 | 10 | LWWDDW | 4-1 | |
 4 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.00000 | 10 | WDWLWL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .80000 | 9 | DDLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 9 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .85714 | 8 | LWWLLL | 1-4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.08333 | 7 | WDDLLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .73684 | 7 | DLLWDL | 1-4 | |
| 3 | 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .55556 | 7 | LLLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 13 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .68421 | 6 | LLLWWL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 14 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .88235 | 5 | LWWLLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .83333 | 5 | LDWLLL | 0-1 | |
| 16 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .38462 | 5 | LLLLDD | 0-0 | ||