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SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 04, 1897 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 04, 1897 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: S Thomas
Attendance:: 10,000
League Week:: 14 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
Sheffield United:: Nov 05, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 165 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 165 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 235 (of 5829)
Total:: 858 (of 7634)
Played:: 128 years, 9 months, 13 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LLWWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John McPherson (75') (Pen)

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: JB Wolstinholm
Prior form: WWWWDD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jack Almond (60')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop
2	D	25	Archibald Ritchie
3	D	21	James Iremonger
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	30	John McPherson (75')
6	M	22	Willie Wragg
7	F	24	Fred Forman
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	Willie Foulke
2	D	Harry Thickett
3	D	Bob Cain
4	D	Rabbi Howell
5	D	Tom Morren
6	M	Harry Johnson
7	M	Ernest Needham
8	M	Kenny McKay
9	M	Jack Almond
10	F	John Cunningham
11	F	Fred Priest

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 04, 1897)

Home	Score	Away
Notts County	0-0	The Wednesday
Sheffield United	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	4-0	Stoke
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Sheffield United	13	8	5	0	31	16	4	1	0	14	8	4	4	0	17	8	15	21	WWWWDD
	2	Aston Villa	15	9	2	4	37	29	8	0	0	29	14	1	2	4	8	15	8	20	DWLWLW
	3	Bolton Wanderers	14	8	1	5	17	16	6	0	1	9	4	2	1	4	8	12	1	17	WLWWWL
	4	West Bromwich Albion	14	6	4	4	26	23	5	3	0	16	7	1	1	4	10	16	3	16	DWDWWL
	5	The Wednesday	13	7	1	5	26	16	6	0	2	20	6	1	1	3	6	10	10	15	WLDWWW
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	6	3	5	25	19	4	2	1	16	7	2	1	4	9	12	6	15	DWLWLW
	7	Everton	13	6	3	4	25	23	4	1	1	16	7	2	2	3	9	16	2	15	WLDLDW
	8	Nottingham Forest	13	5	4	4	22	19	2	3	2	15	12	3	1	2	7	7	3	14	LLWWWL
	9	Derby County	14	5	4	5	30	26	4	2	0	18	8	1	2	5	12	18	4	14	LWWDLD
	10	Liverpool	13	5	3	5	23	22	4	1	1	13	5	1	2	4	10	17	1	13	WLLLWW
	11	Preston North End	16	3	5	8	15	25	2	3	3	10	12	1	2	5	5	13	-10	11	LWWLDL
	12	Sunderland	11	4	2	5	13	17	3	1	1	6	5	1	1	4	7	12	-4	10	WLDLLL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	4	6	20	28	2	3	1	9	9	1	1	5	11	19	-8	10	LDWLDD
	14	Bury	11	3	3	5	14	21	3	1	2	10	9	0	2	3	4	12	-7	9	LDLWLD
	15	Stoke	14	3	2	9	15	30	3	2	3	10	10	0	0	6	5	20	-15	8	LDLLLL
	16	Notts County	13	1	4	8	15	24	1	2	3	10	10	0	2	5	5	14	-9	6	LLWLLD

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	14	8	6	0	32	17	4	2	0	15	9	4	4	0	17	8	15	22	WWWDDD		1-1
	2	Aston Villa	15	9	2	4	37	29	8	0	0	29	14	1	2	4	8	15	8	20	DWLWLW
3	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	7	3	5	27	19	5	2	1	18	7	2	1	4	9	12	8	17	WLWLWW		2-0
1	4	Bolton Wanderers	14	8	1	5	17	16	6	0	1	9	4	2	1	4	8	12	1	17	WLWWWL
	5	The Wednesday	14	7	2	5	26	16	6	0	2	20	6	1	2	3	6	10	10	16	LDWWWD		0-0
2	6	West Bromwich Albion	14	6	4	4	26	23	5	3	0	16	7	1	1	4	10	16	3	16	DWDWWL
1	7	Nottingham Forest	14	5	5	4	23	20	2	3	2	15	12	3	2	2	8	8	3	15	LWWWLD		1-1
1	8	Everton	13	6	3	4	25	23	4	1	1	16	7	2	2	3	9	16	2	15	WLDLDW
	9	Derby County	15	5	4	6	30	28	4	2	0	18	8	1	2	6	12	20	2	14	WWDLDL		0-2
	10	Liverpool	13	5	3	5	23	22	4	1	1	13	5	1	2	4	10	17	1	13	WLLLWW
1	11	Sunderland	12	5	2	5	17	17	4	1	1	10	5	1	1	4	7	12	0	12	LDLLLW		4-0
1	12	Preston North End	16	3	5	8	15	25	2	3	3	10	12	1	2	5	5	13	-10	11	LWWLDL
	13	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	4	6	20	28	2	3	1	9	9	1	1	5	11	19	-8	10	LDWLDD
	14	Bury	11	3	3	5	14	21	3	1	2	10	9	0	2	3	4	12	-7	9	LDLWLD
	15	Stoke	15	3	2	10	15	34	3	2	3	10	10	0	0	7	5	24	-19	8	DLLLLL		0-4
	16	Notts County	14	1	5	8	15	24	1	3	3	10	10	0	2	5	5	14	-9	7	LWLLDD		0-0