WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 11, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 11, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stoney Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Sources:
- Albion Till We Die (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Referee:
- A Kingscott
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- League Week:
- 2 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
13 - Opp Before/After:
- 11
8
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Langley Mill Rangers (Friendly)
- League:
- Sheffield United
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Dec 11, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 153 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 153 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 223 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 843 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 months, 10 days ago
Review
McInnes went off injured at half time. Forest played the second half with 10 men
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Ben Garfield
Ben Garfield
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 21 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 9 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Reader |
| 2 | D | George Cave |
| 3 | D | Billy Williams |
| 4 | D | Tom Perry |
| 5 | D | Patrick McManus |
| 6 | M | Jack Banks |
| 7 | M | Arthur Watson |
| 8 | M | Albert Flewitt |
| 9 | M | Tom Higgins |
| 10 | F | Archibald McKenzie |
| 11 | F | Ben Garfield  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Bury | 3-0 | The Wednesday |
| Derby County | 5-1 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| Notts County | 2-3 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield United | 4-3 | Stoke |
| Sunderland | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Stoke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 6 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 8 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 10 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | |||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
| 16 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | |||
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 | 1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WWW | 4-3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | WWL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 4 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | LWW | 5-1 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | 3-2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | WDL | 3-4 | |
| 5 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | LW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | LW | 2-0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 10 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | 11 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 | WL | 1-5 | |
| 2 | 12 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LDL | 2-3 | |
| 4 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 | LLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 16 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 0 | LLL | 0-3 | |