STOKE CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Nov 20, 1897 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 20, 1897 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
15- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Stoke City:
- Feb 19, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 163 (of 4931)
- League Tier 1:
- 163 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 233 (of 5634)
- Total:
- 855 (of 7394)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | |
| 4 | M | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | Willie Wragg | |
| 7 | F | Len Benbow  | |
| 8 | F | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | Tom McInnes | |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | Alf Spouncer |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| The Wednesday | 3-0 | Bury |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Derby 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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2.000 | 20 | WWWWWD | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.375 | 18 | DWDWLW | ||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.154 | 15 | DWWLWW | ||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.375 | 14 | WDDWDW | ||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.353 | 13 | LWDWLW | ||
| 6 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.273 | 13 | LDLWWD | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.200 | 12 | WWLLWW | ||
| 8 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .857 | 12 | WWWLDL | ||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.250 | 11 | WWWLDW | ||
| 10 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .769 | 10 | DWLDLL | ||
| 11 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .591 | 10 | DLLWWL | ||
| 12 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .950 | 9 | WLWLLL | ||
| 13 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .778 | 8 | DWLDLW | ||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | .692 | 8 | LWLDWL | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .500 | 8 | LLDLLL | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .625 | 5 | DLLWLL | ||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1.938 | 21 | WWWWDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1.269 | 18 | WDWLWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.308 | 17 | WWLWWW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.471 | 16 | DDWDWW | 3-1 | |
 2 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.250 | 14 | WLLWWW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 6 | The Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.438 | 13 | WWLDWW | 3-0 |
 2 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.278 | 13 | WDWLWL | 0-1 |
| 2 | 8 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.160 | 13 | DLWWDL | 1-3 |
| 1 | 9 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .864 | 13 | WWLDLD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 10 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1.000 | 11 | LWLLLW | 1-0 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .609 | 11 | LLWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .769 | 10 | DWLDLL | |
| 1 | 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | .704 | 9 | WLDWLD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .667 | 8 | WLDLWL | 0-3 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .500 | 8 | LDLLLL | 1-2 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .625 | 5 | DLLWLL | ||