FOREST 1 - 1 SUNDERLAND - Sat Oct 02, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 02, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Referee:
- J Tomlinson
- Attendance:
- 8,000
- League Week:
- 5 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 13
13 - Opp Before/After:
- 5
4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Notts County (League Tier 1)
- Sunderland:
- Apr 23, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 156 (of 5088)
- League Tier 1:
- 156 (of 2340)
- Competitive:
- 226 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 848 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 months, 26 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: DLDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Willie Wragg (85') - Willie Wragg only goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 25 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 22 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 30 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Willie Wragg  (85') | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 9 | F | 21 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ned Doig |
| 2 | D | Peter Boyle |
| 3 | D | Robert McNeill |
| 4 | D | Billy Dunlop |
| 5 | D | Sandy McAllister |
| 6 | M | Hughie Wilson |
| 7 | M | Tom Bradshaw |
| 8 | M | Matthew Ferguson |
| 9 | M | Jim Leslie |
| 10 | F | Hugh Morgan |
| 11 | F | Jimmy Chalmers |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Bury | 3-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sunderland |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Liverpool |
| Stoke | 2-1 | Derby County |
| The Wednesday | 3-1 | Notts County |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | WWWDD | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | WWWWLL | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | LWWWD | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | LWWW | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | WWLLD | |||
| 7 | Stoke | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | WDLWL | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | DDLW | |||
| 10 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 11 | The Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 4 | LLLWLW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 3 | LWLD | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | DLDD | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 | LLDWL | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 | LLLW | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 | LDLLD | |||
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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | WWWLLW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | WWWDDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | LWWWDL | 1-2 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | WWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Stoke | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | WDLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | LWWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | WWLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 6 | LLWLWW | 3-1 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | DDLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 5 | LWLDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 11 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 5 | WLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | LWLWL | 2-3 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | DLDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 14 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 | LLDWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 | LLLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 2 | LDLLDL | 1-3 | ||