FOREST 2 - 2 THE WEDNESDAY - Sat Oct 31, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 31, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 (Draw)
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
10
- Opp Before/After:
- 6
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Preston North End (League Tier 1)
- The Wednesday:
- Jan 30, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 129 (of 4931)
- League Tier 1:
- 129 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 195 (of 5634)
- Total:
- 804 (of 7394)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WDDLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Adrian Capes - Adrian Capes first goal
Adrian Capes
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
3 | D | Adam Scott | |
4 | M | Frank Forman | |
5 | M | Bert Abbott | Last game |
6 | M | Alec Stewart | |
7 | F | Fred Forman | |
8 | F | Chas Richards | |
9 | M | Adrian Capes ![]() ![]() | |
10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
11 | F | Tom McInnes |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 0-4 | Preston North End |
Bury | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
Everton | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | The Wednesday |
Sheffield United | 2-2 | Derby County |
Stoke City | 0-2 | Aston Villa |
West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Liverpool |
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 | ||
1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.200 | 14 | WWWWLW | ||
2 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.750 | 12 | DDWWDL | ||
3 | Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.500 | 12 | DLWLDW | ||
4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.333 | 12 | WLDWWW | ||
5 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.385 | 11 | DWLWDW | ||
6 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.143 | 10 | LWWDDW | ||
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.000 | 10 | WDWLWL | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .800 | 9 | DDLLWD | ||
9 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .857 | 8 | LWWLLL | ||
10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 | 7 | WDDLLW | ||
11 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .737 | 7 | DLLWDL | ||
12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .556 | 7 | LLLDWW | ||
13 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .684 | 6 | LLLWWL | ||
14 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .882 | 5 | LWWLLL | ||
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .833 | 5 | LDWLLL | ||
16 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .385 | 5 | LLLLDD |
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 | Result(s) | |
1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.571 | 15 | WWWLWD | 2-2 | |
![]() | 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.583 | 14 | LWLDWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 3 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 14 | LDWWWW | 2-0 |
![]() | 4 | Preston North End | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.692 | 13 | WLWDWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 5 | Sheffield United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.600 | 13 | DWWDLD | 2-2 |
6 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.125 | 11 | WWDDWD | 2-2 | |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .750 | 10 | DWLWLL | 0-4 | |
![]() | 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .857 | 9 | WWLLLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .727 | 9 | DLLWDL | 0-1 |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.071 | 8 | DDLLWD | 2-2 | |
11 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .737 | 7 | DLLWDL | ||
12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .556 | 7 | LLLDWW | ||
![]() | 13 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .895 | 6 | WWLLLD | 2-2 |
![]() | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .833 | 6 | DWLLLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 15 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .619 | 6 | LLWWLL | 0-2 |
16 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .467 | 6 | LLLDDD | 2-2 |