The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 LIVERPOOL - Sat Nov 27, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 27, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground (Town Ground)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:
Attendance:: 5,000
Pos Before/After:: 5 8
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
Liverpool:: Nov 26, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 164 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 164 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 234 (of 5672)
Total:: 856 (of 7440)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: WLLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Tom McInnes
Alf Spouncer

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Tom Watson
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals:
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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	Arthur Capes
8	F	Chas Richards
9	F	Tom McInnes
10	F	Len Benbow
11	F	Alf Spouncer

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 27, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	4-3	Sunderland
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Derby County
Bury	0-0	Notts County
Everton	6-1	West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Liverpool
Preston North End	1-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
The Wednesday	3-0	Bolton Wanderers

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	13	8	5	0	31	16	4	1	0	14	8	4	4	0	17	8	1.938	21	WWWWDD
	2	Aston Villa	14	8	2	4	33	26	7	0	0	25	11	1	2	4	8	15	1.269	18	WDWLWL
	3	Bolton Wanderers	13	8	1	4	17	13	6	0	1	9	4	2	1	3	8	9	1.308	17	WWLWWW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	13	6	4	3	25	17	5	3	0	16	7	1	1	3	9	10	1.471	16	DDWDWW
	5	Nottingham Forest	12	5	4	3	20	16	2	3	1	13	9	3	1	2	7	7	1.250	14	WLLWWW
	6	The Wednesday	12	6	1	5	23	16	5	0	2	17	6	1	1	3	6	10	1.438	13	WWLDWW
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	5	3	5	23	18	4	2	1	16	7	1	1	4	7	11	1.278	13	WDWLWL
	8	Derby County	13	5	3	5	29	25	4	2	0	18	8	1	1	5	11	17	1.160	13	DLWWDL
	9	Everton	12	5	3	4	19	22	3	1	1	10	6	2	2	3	9	16	.864	13	WWLDLD
	10	Liverpool	12	4	3	5	20	20	4	1	1	13	5	0	2	4	7	15	1.000	11	LWLLLW
	11	Preston North End	15	3	5	7	14	23	2	3	2	9	10	1	2	5	5	13	.609	11	LLWWLD
	12	Sunderland	10	4	2	4	10	13	3	1	1	6	5	1	1	3	4	8	.769	10	DWLDLL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	12	3	3	6	19	27	2	2	1	8	8	1	1	5	11	19	.704	9	WLDWLD
	14	Bury	10	3	2	5	14	21	3	0	2	10	9	0	2	3	4	12	.667	8	WLDLWL
	15	Stoke City	14	3	2	9	15	30	3	2	3	10	10	0	0	6	5	20	.500	8	LDLLLL
	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
	2	Aston Villa	15	9	2	4	37	29	8	0	0	29	14	1	2	4	8	15	1.276	20	DWLWLW	4-3
	3	Bolton Wanderers	14	8	1	5	17	16	6	0	1	9	4	2	1	4	8	12	1.063	17	WLWWWL	0-3
	4	West Bromwich Albion	14	6	4	4	26	23	5	3	0	16	7	1	1	4	10	16	1.130	16	DWDWWL	1-6
1	5	The Wednesday	13	7	1	5	26	16	6	0	2	20	6	1	1	3	6	10	1.625	15	WLDWWW	3-0
1	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	6	3	5	25	19	4	2	1	16	7	2	1	4	9	12	1.316	15	DWLWLW	2-1
2	7	Everton	13	6	3	4	25	23	4	1	1	16	7	2	2	3	9	16	1.087	15	WLDLDW	6-1
3	8	Nottingham Forest	13	5	4	4	22	19	2	3	2	15	12	3	1	2	7	7	1.158	14	LLWWWL	2-3
1	9	Derby County	14	5	4	5	30	26	4	2	0	18	8	1	2	5	12	18	1.154	14	LWWDLD	1-1
	10	Liverpool	13	5	3	5	23	22	4	1	1	13	5	1	2	4	10	17	1.045	13	WLLLWW	3-2
	11	Preston North End	16	3	5	8	15	25	2	3	3	10	12	1	2	5	5	13	.600	11	LWWLDL	1-2
	12	Sunderland	11	4	2	5	13	17	3	1	1	6	5	1	1	4	7	12	.765	10	WLDLLL	3-4
	13	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	4	6	20	28	2	3	1	9	9	1	1	5	11	19	.714	10	LDWLDD	1-1
	14	Bury	11	3	3	5	14	21	3	1	2	10	9	0	2	3	4	12	.667	9	LDLWLD	0-0
	15	Stoke City	14	3	2	9	15	30	3	2	3	10	10	0	0	6	5	20	.500	8	LDLLLL
	16	Notts County	13	1	4	8	15	24	1	2	3	10	10	0	2	5	5	14	.625	6	LLWLLD	0-0