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
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- 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 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 164 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 234 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 857 (of 7557)
- Played:
- 127 years, 7 months, 18 days ago
LIVERPOOL
Manager: Tom Watson
Prior form: LWLLLW (Old to recent)
Goals
Joe Lumsden
Joe Lumsden
Andy McCowie
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 | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 8 | F | 22 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 24 | Tom McInnes  | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Len Benbow | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Storer |
| 2 | D | Archie Goldie |
| 3 | D | Billy Dunlop |
| 4 | D | John McCartney |
| 5 | D | Johnny Holmes |
| 6 | M | Tom Cleghorn |
| 7 | M | Bobby Marshall |
| 8 | M | Andy McCowie |
| 9 | M | Joe Lumsden |
| 10 | F | Frank Becton |
| 11 | F | Harry Bradshaw |
| 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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1.93750 | 21 | WWWWDD | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1.26923 | 18 | WDWLWL | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.30769 | 17 | WWLWWW | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.47059 | 16 | DDWDWW | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.25000 | 14 | WLLWWW | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.43750 | 13 | WWLDWW | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.27778 | 13 | WDWLWL | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.16000 | 13 | DLWWDL | |||
| 9 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .86364 | 13 | WWLDLD | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1.00000 | 11 | LWLLLW | |||
| 11 | Preston North End | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .60870 | 11 | LLWWLD | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .76923 | 10 | DWLDLL | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | .70370 | 9 | WLDWLD | |||
| 14 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .66667 | 8 | WLDLWL | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .50000 | 8 | LDLLLL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .62500 | 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 | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1.93750 | 21 | WWWWDD | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1.27586 | 20 | DWLWLW | 4-3 | ||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.06250 | 17 | WLWWWL | 0-3 | ||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.13043 | 16 | DWDWWL | 1-6 | ||
 1 | 5 | The Wednesday | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.62500 | 15 | WLDWWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.31579 | 15 | DWLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Everton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1.08696 | 15 | WLDLDW | 6-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.15789 | 14 | LLWWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Derby County | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1.15385 | 14 | LWWDLD | 1-1 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1.04545 | 13 | WLLLWW | 3-2 | ||
| 11 | Preston North End | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .60000 | 11 | LWWLDL | 1-2 | ||
| 12 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | .76471 | 10 | WLDLLL | 3-4 | ||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | .71429 | 10 | LDWLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 14 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .66667 | 9 | LDLWLD | 0-0 | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .50000 | 8 | LDLLLL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .62500 | 6 | LLWLLD | 0-0 | ||