FOREST 3 - 4 DERBY COUNTY - Sat Oct 30, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 30, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Derby County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-4 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1897-98
- Referee:
- LW Furness
- Attendance:
- 12,000
- League Week:
- 9 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
11 - Opp Before/After:
- 10
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Derby County:
- Dec 18, 1897
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 160 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 160 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 230 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 853 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 128 years, 9 months, 22 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: DDDWWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John McPherson
Fred Spencer
Arthur Capes
DERBY COUNTY
Manager: Harry Newbould
Prior form: WDLLDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Alex Maconnachie
Alex Maconnachie
John Goodall
Steve Bloomer
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 | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 8 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jack Fryer |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Methven |
| 3 | D | Joe Leiper |
| 4 | D | Jack Cox |
| 5 | D | Archie Goodall |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Turner |
| 7 | M | Alex Maconnachie |
| 8 | M | Steve Bloomer |
| 9 | M | John Goodall |
| 10 | F | Jimmy Stevenson |
| 11 | F | Hugh McQueen |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 1-4 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-4 | Derby County |
| Preston North End | 1-4 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Stoke | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Notts County |
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 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | DDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | LLWDWD | |||
| 3 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | WLDWWW | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | LWDWLD | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | LDDLWD | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | LWDWLW | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | WWLLDW | |||
| 8 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | LWWWLD | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | LWLDWD | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | WDLLDL | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | DDDWWL | |||
| 12 | Stoke | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 7 | WLWLLL | |||
| 13 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | LDWLDL | |||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 | WDLWLD | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 6 | LDDLDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 5 | DLDLLW | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 19 | DWWWWW | 4-1 | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 16 | LWDWDW | 3-1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | DDLWDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | WLLDWW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 5 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 | LDWWWL | 1-4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Derby County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | DLLDLW | 4-3 | |
| 3 | 7 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 | WDWLDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | WLDWDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | LWWWLD | ||
| 4 | 10 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | WDWLWL | 1-3 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 | DDWWLL | 3-4 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | DLWLDW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Stoke | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 8 | LWLLLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | LDWLDL | ||
| 15 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 6 | DDLDLL | 1-4 | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 5 | LDLLWL | 1-3 | ||