The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 3 - 6 FOREST - Sat Jan 01, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 01, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Olive Grove
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 6-3 WON
: Half-time: 4-3

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:: JE West
Attendance:: 5,000
League Week:: 17 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Jan 22, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 168 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 168 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 238 (of 5829)
Total:: 863 (of 7634)
Played:: 128 years, 8 months, 14 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Len Benbow (4')
John McPherson
Frank Forman
Chas Richards
Chas Richards
Len Benbow

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: WDWLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Jamieson (6')
Willie Dryburgh (8')
Alex Brady

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	24	Tom McInnes
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow (4')
10	F	22	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Dan Allsop	147		7	2
2	D	25	Archibald Ritchie	159		7	2
3	D		Adam Scott	170	3	35	6
4	M	22	Frank Forman	76	5	7	2
5	M	30	John McPherson	165	20	7	2
6	M	22	Willie Wragg	29	1	7	2
7	F	24	Tom McInnes	157	53	7	2
8	F	22	Chas Richards	55	16	7	2
9	F	21	Len Benbow (4')	13	5	7	2
10	F	22	Arthur Capes	50	10	7	2
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer	12	5	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Massey
2	D	Jack Earp
3	D	Jimmy Melia
4	D	Harry Brandon
5	D	Tommy Crawshaw
6	M	Jimmy Jamieson
7	M	Archie Brash
8	M	Bob Ferrier
9	M	Willie Dryburgh
10	F	Alex Brady
11	F	Fred Spiksley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 01, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	3-3	Derby County
Bury	3-3	Stoke
Liverpool	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Notts County	1-3	Sheffield United
Sunderland	1-0	Preston North End
The Wednesday	3-6	Nottingham Forest

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	Aston Villa	19	10	4	5	44	33	9	0	0	34	15	1	4	5	10	18	11	24	LWWDLD
2	Sheffield United	17	8	7	2	35	22	4	3	1	17	12	4	4	1	18	10	13	23	DDDLDL
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	6	5	33	24	6	4	1	22	10	2	2	4	11	14	9	22	WWWDDD
4	West Bromwich Albion	18	8	6	4	30	25	6	4	0	18	8	2	2	4	12	17	5	22	WLWWDD
5	The Wednesday	18	9	3	6	33	20	8	0	2	26	7	1	3	4	7	13	13	21	WDWLWD
6	Everton	16	8	4	4	28	24	6	1	1	19	8	2	3	3	9	16	4	20	LDWWDW
7	Derby County	18	6	5	7	34	32	5	3	1	22	12	1	2	6	12	20	2	17	LDLDLW
8	Liverpool	18	7	3	8	28	28	4	1	3	13	8	3	2	5	15	20	0	17	WLLWLW
9	Bolton Wanderers	17	8	1	8	18	21	6	0	2	9	6	2	1	6	9	15	-3	17	WWLLLL
10	Sunderland	16	6	4	6	22	21	4	2	1	10	5	2	2	5	12	16	1	16	LWDDLW
11	Nottingham Forest	16	5	5	6	23	24	2	3	3	15	13	3	2	3	8	11	-1	15	WWLDLL
12	Preston North End	19	5	5	9	21	27	4	3	3	15	12	1	2	6	6	15	-6	15	LDLLWW
13	Blackburn Rovers	17	5	5	7	25	35	3	3	1	11	10	2	2	6	14	25	-10	15	DDLWWD
14	Stoke	19	5	3	11	20	40	5	3	3	15	12	0	0	8	5	28	-20	13	LLWDLW
15	Bury	14	4	3	7	17	26	4	1	2	12	10	0	2	5	5	16	-9	11	WLDWLL
16	Notts County	17	2	6	9	19	28	1	4	3	12	12	1	2	6	7	16	-9	10	LDDLDW

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	1	Sheffield United	18	9	7	2	38	23	4	3	1	17	12	5	4	1	21	11	15	25	DDLDLW		3-1
1	2	Aston Villa	19	10	4	5	44	33	9	0	0	34	15	1	4	5	10	18	11	24	LWWDLD
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	7	4	31	26	6	4	0	18	8	2	3	4	13	18	5	23	LWWDDD		1-1
1	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	8	6	5	33	24	6	4	1	22	10	2	2	4	11	14	9	22	WWWDDD
	5	The Wednesday	19	9	3	7	36	26	8	0	3	29	13	1	3	4	7	13	10	21	DWLWDL		3-6
	6	Everton	17	8	5	4	29	25	6	1	1	19	8	2	4	3	10	17	4	21	DWWDWD		1-1
3	7	Sunderland	17	7	4	6	23	21	5	2	1	11	5	2	2	5	12	16	2	18	WDDLWW		1-0
1	8	Derby County	19	6	6	7	37	35	5	3	1	22	12	1	3	6	15	23	2	18	DLDLWD		3-3
1	9	Liverpool	19	7	4	8	29	29	4	2	3	14	9	3	2	5	15	20	0	18	LLWLWD		1-1
1	10	Bolton Wanderers	18	8	2	8	21	24	6	1	2	12	9	2	1	6	9	15	-3	18	WLLLLD		3-3
	11	Nottingham Forest	17	6	5	6	29	27	2	3	3	15	13	4	2	3	14	14	2	17	WLDLLW		6-3
1	12	Blackburn Rovers	18	5	6	7	26	36	3	4	1	12	11	2	2	6	14	25	-10	16	DLWWDD		1-1
1	13	Preston North End	20	5	5	10	21	28	4	3	3	15	12	1	2	7	6	16	-7	15	DLLWWL		0-1
	14	Stoke	20	5	4	11	23	43	5	3	3	15	12	0	1	8	8	31	-20	14	LWDLWD		3-3
	15	Bury	15	4	4	7	20	29	4	2	2	15	13	0	2	5	5	16	-9	12	LDWLLD		3-3
	16	Notts County	18	2	6	10	20	31	1	4	4	13	15	1	2	6	7	16	-11	10	DDLDWL		1-3