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WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Jan 23, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 23, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stoney Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Albion Till We Die (Link)

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: J Lewis
Attendance:: 2,000
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup)
League:: Sheffield United
West Bromwich Albion:: Sep 11, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 143 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 143 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 209 (of 5768)
Total:: 820 (of 7556)
Played:: 128 years, 5 months, 10 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LLWLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: DLWLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
William Richards
William Richards
William Richards
Billy Williams

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop
2	D	24	Archibald Ritchie
3	D	20	James Iremonger
4	M	21	Frank Forman
5	M	29	John McPherson
6	M	21	Willie Wragg
7	F	23	Fred Forman
8	M	23	Adrian Capes
9	F	21	Chas Richards
10	F	21	Arthur Capes
11	F	23	Tom McInnes

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Dan Allsop	120		7	1
2	D	24	Archibald Ritchie	142		7	1
3	D	20	James Iremonger	17		7	1
4	M	21	Frank Forman	47	10	7	1
5	M	29	John McPherson	137	32	7	1
6	M	21	Willie Wragg	4		7	1
7	F	23	Fred Forman	55	13	7	1
8	M	23	Adrian Capes	22	9	7	1
9	F	21	Chas Richards	30	22	7	1
10	F	21	Arthur Capes	22	5	7	1
11	F	23	Tom McInnes	135	80	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Joe Reader
2	D	Thomas Evans
3	D	Billy Williams
4	D	Tom Perry
5	D	Tom Higgins
6	M	Jack Banks
7	M	Billy Bassett
8	M	Albert Flewitt
9	M	John Cameron
10	F	William Richards
11	F	Arthur Watson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 23, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Derby County	1-0	Sunderland
Sheffield United	1-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stoke City	0-0	The Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion	4-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Aston Villa	20	12	4	4	43	29	6	2	2	19	13	6	2	2	24	16	1.48276	28	WDWLLW
2	Liverpool	24	11	6	7	39	28	6	4	1	19	6	5	2	6	20	22	1.39286	28	DLWDWW
3	Everton	20	11	3	6	42	29	6	1	3	27	15	5	2	3	15	14	1.44828	25	WWWWWW
4	Derby County	21	11	3	7	53	37	9	1	2	42	19	2	2	5	11	18	1.43243	25	WWWWWL
5	Sheffield United	19	8	8	3	31	16	5	4	2	20	8	3	4	1	11	8	1.93750	24	WWLDWD
6	Preston North End	19	8	7	4	40	26	7	2	1	29	15	1	5	3	11	11	1.53846	23	WDDDLW
7	Bolton Wanderers	19	9	4	6	29	22	5	2	1	15	7	4	2	5	14	15	1.31818	22	WDLLLL
8	West Bromwich Albion	22	8	5	9	21	36	5	2	5	10	12	3	3	4	11	24	.58333	21	DLWLWL
9	The Wednesday	20	7	6	7	30	28	6	2	2	22	10	1	4	5	8	18	1.07143	20	DDLWWL
10	Nottingham Forest	21	7	5	9	33	34	7	2	2	24	10	0	3	7	9	24	.97059	19	LLWLLW
11	Blackburn Rovers	22	8	3	11	24	47	6	1	4	19	17	2	2	7	5	30	.51064	19	LLLWLW
12	Bury	18	4	8	6	23	31	3	4	1	14	10	1	4	5	9	21	.74194	16	WLWDLD
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	4	11	27	28	4	2	5	18	12	1	2	6	9	16	.96429	14	DLWLLL
14	Burnley	19	4	6	9	27	38	3	5	2	15	13	1	1	7	12	25	.71053	14	DWDWLD
15	Stoke City	20	6	2	12	31	48	3	2	3	15	14	3	0	9	16	34	.64583	14	DWLLWL
16	Sunderland	22	4	6	12	23	39	2	4	4	12	15	2	2	8	11	24	.58974	14	WLDLWL

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	Aston Villa	20	12	4	4	43	29	6	2	2	19	13	6	2	2	24	16	1.48276	28	WDWLLW
	2	Liverpool	24	11	6	7	39	28	6	4	1	19	6	5	2	6	20	22	1.39286	28	DLWDWW
1	3	Derby County	22	12	3	7	54	37	10	1	2	43	19	2	2	5	11	18	1.45946	27	WWWWLW		1-0
1	4	Everton	20	11	3	6	42	29	6	1	3	27	15	5	2	3	15	14	1.44828	25	WWWWWW
	5	Sheffield United	20	8	8	4	32	19	5	4	3	21	11	3	4	1	11	8	1.68421	24	WLDWDL		1-3
	6	Preston North End	19	8	7	4	40	26	7	2	1	29	15	1	5	3	11	11	1.53846	23	WDDDLW
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	5	9	25	36	6	2	5	14	12	3	3	4	11	24	.69444	23	LWLWLW		4-0
1	8	Bolton Wanderers	19	9	4	6	29	22	5	2	1	15	7	4	2	5	14	15	1.31818	22	WDLLLL
	9	The Wednesday	21	7	7	7	30	28	6	2	2	22	10	1	5	5	8	18	1.07143	21	DLWWLD		0-0
	10	Nottingham Forest	22	7	5	10	33	38	7	2	2	24	10	0	3	8	9	28	.86842	19	LWLLWL		0-4
	11	Blackburn Rovers	22	8	3	11	24	47	6	1	4	19	17	2	2	7	5	30	.51064	19	LLLWLW
1	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	6	4	11	30	29	4	2	5	18	12	2	2	6	12	17	1.03448	16	LWLLLW		3-1
1	13	Bury	18	4	8	6	23	31	3	4	1	14	10	1	4	5	9	21	.74194	16	WLWDLD
1	14	Stoke City	21	6	3	12	31	48	3	3	3	15	14	3	0	9	16	34	.64583	15	WLLWLD		0-0
1	15	Burnley	19	4	6	9	27	38	3	5	2	15	13	1	1	7	12	25	.71053	14	DWDWLD
	16	Sunderland	23	4	6	13	23	40	2	4	4	12	15	2	2	9	11	25	.57500	14	LDLWLL		0-1