FOREST 2 - 0 LIVERPOOL - Sat Nov 28, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 28, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Town Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Season:
- 1896-97
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 7,000
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 3
3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Liverpool:
- Feb 27, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 134 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 134 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 200 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 809 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: WDLDLW (Old to recent)
Goals
Fred Forman
Fred Spencer - Fred Spencer first goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | Debut |
| 7 | F | Fred Forman  | |
| 8 | F | Fred Spencer | |
| 9 | M | Adrian Capes | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Tom McInnes |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ? |
| 2 | D | ? |
| 3 | D | ? |
| 4 | D | ? |
| 5 | D | ? |
| 6 | M | ? |
| 7 | M | ? |
| 8 | M | ? |
| 9 | M | ? |
| 10 | F | ? |
| 11 | F | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-5 | Aston Villa |
| Bury | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Everton | 6-0 | Burnley |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Liverpool |
| Preston North End | 3-0 | Stoke City |
| The Wednesday | 2-0 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 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 | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.00000 | 19 | LWDLWW | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.85714 | 19 | WWWDWW | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.76923 | 18 | DWWWDD | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.58333 | 16 | WDLDWD | ||
| 5 | Preston North End | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.38095 | 16 | WWWLDL | ||
| 6 | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.43478 | 14 | LDWWWW | ||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .59091 | 13 | WLLWDL | ||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .78571 | 12 | WDLWLD | ||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.00000 | 11 | WDLDLW | ||
| 10 | The Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .82609 | 11 | DDWDLL | ||
| 11 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .82353 | 10 | LLLDLD | ||
| 12 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .70000 | 10 | DDDDWD | ||
| 13 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .60606 | 9 | LLLWLD | ||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00000 | 8 | WLLLDW | ||
| 15 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | .64000 | 7 | WDLLLL | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | .47826 | 7 | LDWWLL | ||
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 | 1 | Aston Villa | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.06667 | 21 | WWDWWW | 5-1 |
 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.00000 | 19 | LWDLWW | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.53333 | 18 | WWWDDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.52381 | 18 | WWLDLW | 3-0 |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.58333 | 16 | WDLDWD | |
| 6 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1.32000 | 14 | DWWWWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .85714 | 14 | DLWLDW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.10000 | 13 | DLDLWW | 2-0 |
| 1 | 9 | The Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .91304 | 13 | DWDLLW | 2-0 |
| 3 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .51852 | 13 | LLWDLL | 1-5 |
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17647 | 12 | LLDLDW | 6-0 | |
| 12 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .77273 | 12 | DDDWDW | 3-2 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | .55556 | 9 | LLWLDL | 0-3 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | .93333 | 8 | LLLDWL | 2-3 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .51613 | 7 | DLLLLL | 0-6 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .45833 | 7 | DWWLLL | 0-1 | |