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SUNDERLAND 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 13, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 13, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sunderland
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Newcastle Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1896-97
Referee:: J Jeffries
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 26 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Sunderland:: Oct 02, 1897

GAME COUNT:
League:: 147 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 147 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 217 (of 5828)
Total:: 828 (of 7633)
Played:: 129 years, 5 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Fred Spencer
Adrian Capes

SUNDERLAND
Manager: Robert Campbell
Prior form: LLWLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Hugh Morgan
Jimmy Hannah

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	21	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	21	Frank Forman
5	M	30	John McPherson
6	M	21	Willie Wragg
7	F		Fred Spencer
8	F	21	Chas Richards
9	M	23	Adrian Capes
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	23	Tom McInnes

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ned Doig
2	D	Robert McNeill
3	D	Donald Gow
4	D	Matthew Ferguson
5	D	Hughie Wilson
6	M	Peter Boyle
7	M	James Gillespie
8	M	Walter Cowan
9	M	Johnny Campbell
10	F	Hugh Morgan
11	F	Jimmy Hannah

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 13, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	0-0	Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers	2-1	Burnley
Bury	3-0	West Bromwich Albion
Everton	0-3	Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield United	0-2	Preston North End
Sunderland	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	The Wednesday

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	24	16	4	4	56	35	7	2	2	22	14	9	2	2	34	21	21	36	LWWWWW
	2	Derby County	24	14	3	7	61	39	10	1	2	43	19	4	2	5	18	20	22	31	WWLWWW
	3	Sheffield United	25	10	10	5	38	25	5	4	4	21	14	5	6	1	17	11	13	30	LWLWDD
	4	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	43	34	7	4	1	22	6	5	2	7	21	28	9	30	WDWWLW
	5	Preston North End	22	9	8	5	47	34	7	3	1	31	17	2	5	4	16	17	13	26	DLWWDL
	6	The Wednesday	25	8	10	7	34	31	7	4	2	24	11	1	6	5	10	20	3	26	LDDDDW
	7	Bolton Wanderers	22	10	5	7	32	25	5	2	2	16	10	5	3	5	16	15	7	25	LLLWDL
	8	Everton	24	11	3	10	48	43	6	1	4	30	19	5	2	6	18	24	5	25	WWLLLL
	9	Nottingham Forest	25	9	5	11	41	42	8	2	3	29	14	1	3	8	12	28	-1	23	LWLWLW
	10	West Bromwich Albion	25	9	5	11	27	42	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	5	12	26	-15	23	LWLWLL
	11	Bury	22	6	9	7	29	36	4	4	2	17	13	2	5	5	12	23	-7	21	LDLWDW
	12	Blackburn Rovers	25	9	3	13	30	54	7	1	6	25	24	2	2	7	5	30	-24	21	WLWLLW
	13	Stoke	24	8	3	13	41	55	5	3	3	24	17	3	0	10	17	38	-14	19	WLDWLW
	14	Sunderland	27	6	7	14	30	44	4	5	5	19	19	2	2	9	11	25	-14	19	LLWLDW
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	6	6	12	32	34	4	4	5	20	14	2	2	7	12	20	-2	18	LLWDLD
	16	Burnley	24	4	7	13	33	49	3	5	4	18	19	1	2	9	15	30	-16	15	DLLLDL

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	25	16	5	4	56	35	7	3	2	22	14	9	2	2	34	21	21	37	WWWWWD		0-0
	2	Derby County	24	14	3	7	61	39	10	1	2	43	19	4	2	5	18	20	22	31	WWLWWW
1	3	Liverpool	27	12	7	8	43	34	7	4	1	22	6	5	3	7	21	28	9	31	DWWLWD		0-0
1	4	Sheffield United	26	10	10	6	38	27	5	4	5	21	16	5	6	1	17	11	11	30	WLWDDL		0-2
	5	Preston North End	23	10	8	5	49	34	7	3	1	31	17	3	5	4	18	17	15	28	LWWDLW		2-0
1	6	Bolton Wanderers	23	11	5	7	34	26	6	2	2	18	11	5	3	5	16	15	8	27	LLWDLW		2-1
1	7	The Wednesday	26	8	10	8	34	33	7	4	2	24	11	1	6	6	10	22	1	26	DDDDWL		0-2
	8	Everton	25	11	3	11	48	46	6	1	5	30	22	5	2	6	18	24	2	25	WLLLLL		0-3
	9	Nottingham Forest	26	9	6	11	43	44	8	2	3	29	14	1	4	8	14	30	-1	24	WLWLWD		2-2
1	10	Bury	23	7	9	7	32	36	5	4	2	20	13	2	5	5	12	23	-4	23	DLWDWW		3-0
1	11	Blackburn Rovers	26	10	3	13	33	54	7	1	6	25	24	3	2	7	8	30	-21	23	LWLLWW		3-0
2	12	West Bromwich Albion	26	9	5	12	27	45	6	2	6	15	16	3	3	6	12	29	-18	23	WLWLLL		0-3
2	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	7	6	12	34	34	5	4	5	22	14	2	2	7	12	20	0	20	LWDLDW		2-0
	14	Sunderland	28	6	8	14	32	46	4	6	5	21	21	2	2	9	11	25	-14	20	LWLDWD		2-2
2	15	Stoke	24	8	3	13	41	55	5	3	3	24	17	3	0	10	17	38	-14	19	WLDWLW
	16	Burnley	25	4	7	14	34	51	3	5	4	18	19	1	2	10	16	32	-17	15	LLLDLL		1-2