The City Ground

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 - 3 FOREST - Sat Feb 20, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 20, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-0 WON

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:
Attendance:: 6,000
League Week:: 23 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (FA Cup)
League:: Aston Villa
Sheffield United:: Sep 18, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 144 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 144 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 212 (of 5829)
Total:: 823 (of 7634)
Played:: 129 years, 6 months, 27 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John McPherson (Pen)
Fred Forman
Chas Richards

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: JB Wolstinholm
Prior form: LDWDLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	20	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
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

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Willie Foulke
2	D	Harry Thickett
3	D	Bob Cain
4	D	Rabbi Howell
5	D	Tom Morren
6	M	Jack Jones
7	M	Walter Bennett
8	M	Jimmy Yates
9	M	George Walls
10	F	Jack Almond
11	F	William Ross

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 20, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-2	Bury
Preston North End	2-2	The Wednesday
Sheffield United	0-3	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	4-1	Stoke

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Aston Villa	22	14	4	4	49	32	6	2	2	19	13	8	2	2	30	19	17	32	WLLWWW
	2	Derby County	23	13	3	7	58	38	10	1	2	43	19	3	2	5	15	19	20	29	WWWLWW
	3	Liverpool	25	11	6	8	40	34	6	4	1	19	6	5	2	7	21	28	6	28	LWDWWL
	4	Sheffield United	21	9	8	4	35	20	5	4	3	21	11	4	4	1	14	9	15	26	LDWDLW
	5	Preston North End	20	9	7	4	44	29	7	2	1	29	15	2	5	3	15	14	15	25	DDDLWW
	6	Everton	21	11	3	7	45	33	6	1	4	30	19	5	2	3	15	14	12	25	WWWWWL
	7	Bolton Wanderers	20	10	4	6	31	22	5	2	1	15	7	5	2	5	16	15	9	24	DLLLLW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	5	10	26	40	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	4	11	24	-14	23	WLWLWL
	9	The Wednesday	21	7	7	7	30	28	6	2	2	22	10	1	5	5	8	18	2	21	DLWWLD
	10	Nottingham Forest	22	7	5	10	33	38	7	2	2	24	10	0	3	8	9	28	-5	19	LWLLWL
	11	Blackburn Rovers	23	8	3	12	25	50	6	1	5	20	20	2	2	7	5	30	-25	19	LLWLWL
	12	Stoke	22	7	3	12	37	49	4	3	3	21	15	3	0	9	16	34	-12	17	LLWLDW
	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	6	4	11	30	29	4	2	5	18	12	2	2	6	12	17	1	16	LWLLLW
	14	Bury	19	4	8	7	23	33	3	4	2	14	12	1	4	5	9	21	-10	16	LWDLDL
	15	Burnley	21	4	6	11	30	44	3	5	4	18	19	1	1	7	12	25	-14	14	DWLDLL
	16	Sunderland	23	4	6	13	23	40	2	4	4	12	15	2	2	9	11	25	-17	14	LDLWLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Aston Villa	22	14	4	4	49	32	6	2	2	19	13	8	2	2	30	19	17	32	WLLWWW
	2	Derby County	23	13	3	7	58	38	10	1	2	43	19	3	2	5	15	19	20	29	WWWLWW
	3	Liverpool	25	11	6	8	40	34	6	4	1	19	6	5	2	7	21	28	6	28	LWDWWL
	4	Sheffield United	22	9	8	5	35	23	5	4	4	21	14	4	4	1	14	9	12	26	DWDLWL		0-3
	5	Preston North End	21	9	8	4	46	31	7	3	1	31	17	2	5	3	15	14	15	26	DDLWWD		2-2
	6	Everton	21	11	3	7	45	33	6	1	4	30	19	5	2	3	15	14	12	25	WWWWWL
	7	Bolton Wanderers	20	10	4	6	31	22	5	2	1	15	7	5	2	5	16	15	9	24	DLLLLW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	5	10	26	40	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	4	11	24	-14	23	WLWLWL
	9	The Wednesday	22	7	8	7	32	30	6	2	2	22	10	1	6	5	10	20	2	22	LWWLDD		2-2
	10	Nottingham Forest	23	8	5	10	36	38	7	2	2	24	10	1	3	8	12	28	-2	21	WLLWLW		3-0
	11	Blackburn Rovers	24	8	3	13	26	52	6	1	6	21	22	2	2	7	5	30	-26	19	LWLWLL		1-2
2	12	Bury	20	5	8	7	25	34	3	4	2	14	12	2	4	5	11	22	-9	18	WDLDLW		2-1
1	13	Stoke	23	7	3	13	38	53	4	3	3	21	15	3	0	10	17	38	-15	17	LWLDWL		1-4
1	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	6	4	11	30	29	4	2	5	18	12	2	2	6	12	17	1	16	LWLLLW
1	15	Sunderland	24	5	6	13	27	41	3	4	4	16	16	2	2	9	11	25	-14	16	DLWLLW		4-1
1	16	Burnley	21	4	6	11	30	44	3	5	4	18	19	1	1	7	12	25	-14	14	DWLDLL