FOREST 1 - 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED - Sat Sep 18, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 18, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leicester City (Friendly)
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Sheffield United:
- Dec 04, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 154 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 154 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 224 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 845 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 months, 17 days ago
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 | 21 | Len Benbow | Debut |
| 10 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 11 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes  (25') | |
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 | Ernest Needham |
| 7 | M | Walter Bennett |
| 8 | M | Kenny McKay |
| 9 | M | Henry White |
| 10 | F | Jack Almond |
| 11 | F | Fred Priest |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Bury |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Notts County |
| Derby County | 3-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Preston North End | 2-0 | Sunderland |
| Stoke | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| The Wednesday | 4-2 | Liverpool |
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 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 6 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 12 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 | LLD | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
| 16 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | Aston Villa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | WWWW | 3-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | WWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Derby County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | LWWW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 4 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | WDLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LWW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 7 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | WLW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 9 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LLDW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | LWL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 11 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 12 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 2-4 | |
| 3 | 13 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 2 | LLLW | 4-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LDLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | |