BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 - 0 FOREST - Sat Nov 14, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 14, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 6
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Derby County (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Dec 12, 1896
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 131 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 131 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 197 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 807 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 128 years, 7 months, 22 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | D | Wilkinson (1896) | Only appearance | |
| 5 | M | 21 | Frank Forman | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Alec Stewart | |
| 7 | F | 23 | 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 | Adam Ogilvie |
| 2 | D | Geordie Anderson |
| 3 | D | Ted Killean |
| 4 | D | Tom Booth |
| 5 | D | Geordie Dewar |
| 6 | M | Albert 'Kelly' Houlker |
| 7 | M | Harry Chippendale |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Whitehead |
| 9 | M | Josh Hargreaves |
| 10 | F | John Wilkie |
| 11 | F | John Campbell |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 4-2 | Stoke City |
| Derby County | 3-2 | Burnley |
| Everton | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Liverpool |
| The Wednesday | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.83333 | 16 | WLDWWW | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2.25000 | 15 | WWLWDL | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.52941 | 15 | WDWWWL | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.46154 | 15 | DWWWWD | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.60000 | 13 | DWWDLD | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .81250 | 12 | WLWLLW | |||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.12500 | 11 | WWDDWD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .81818 | 11 | LLWDLW | |||
| 9 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .85714 | 9 | WWLLLD | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.10000 | 8 | WLLLDW | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.00000 | 8 | DLLWDL | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | .59259 | 8 | WWLLLW | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .70000 | 7 | LLWDLL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | .50000 | 7 | LLDDDD | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .47619 | 7 | LLDWWL | |||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .83333 | 6 | DWLLLD | |||
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 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2.10000 | 17 | WLWDLW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.76923 | 17 | LDWWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.57143 | 17 | WWWWDW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.50000 | 16 | DWWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.70000 | 15 | WWDLDW | 1-0 | ||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .81250 | 13 | LWLLWD | 0-0 | ||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.00000 | 11 | WDDWDL | 1-3 | ||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .75000 | 11 | LWDLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.13636 | 10 | LLLDWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.00000 | 9 | LLWDLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 11 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .82353 | 9 | WLLLDL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 12 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | .66667 | 9 | LDDDDW | 4-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .58065 | 8 | WLLLWL | 2-4 | |
| 1 | 14 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | .69565 | 7 | LWDLLL | 2-3 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .47619 | 7 | LLDWWL | |||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .83333 | 6 | DWLLLD | |||