FOREST 3 - 1 STOKE CITY - Sat Feb 19, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 19, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground (Town Ground)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
14- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Bromwich Albion (FA Cup)
- League:
- Everton
- Stoke City:
- Oct 15, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 172 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 172 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 244 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 869 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 127 years, 4 months, 17 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LLWWDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Frank Forman
Arthur Capes
Alf Spouncer
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 25 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | 21 | James Iremonger | |
| 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 | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Debut |
| 10 | F | 22 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 20 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Zeke Johnston |
| 2 | D | Arthur Rowley |
| 3 | D | Jack Eccles |
| 4 | D | Joe 'Judge' Murphy |
| 5 | D | Alf Wood |
| 6 | M | Peter Durber |
| 7 | M | Harry Pugh |
| 8 | M | Harry Mellor |
| 9 | M | Jim Hingerty |
| 10 | F | Willie Maxwell |
| 11 | F | Jimmy Hill |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 1-2 | The Wednesday |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Stoke City |
| Sheffield United | 0-1 | Notts County |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland |
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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2.04000 | 35 | WWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Sunderland | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.36364 | 28 | WWWWWW | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1.32143 | 27 | WDDDWW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1.28205 | 26 | LDLLLW | |||
| 5 | The Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1.36667 | 25 | DLLWLW | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1.29032 | 24 | DDDLLW | |||
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.09677 | 24 | WDWLDL | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.17857 | 22 | LLWWDW | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.07317 | 22 | LWDWLW | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .73171 | 19 | WDDWDL | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | .65625 | 19 | LDDLLL | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | .83333 | 18 | LWDLLL | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | .64865 | 17 | WLWLLL | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | .57143 | 17 | WDLWDL | |||
| 15 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .69697 | 15 | LDDLLW | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .63889 | 12 | DWLLWL | |||
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 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 1.96154 | 35 | WWWWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | Sunderland | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1.33333 | 29 | WWWWWD | 2-2 | ||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1.30000 | 28 | DDDWWD | 2-2 | ||
 1 | 4 | The Wednesday | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.38710 | 27 | LLWLWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 5 | Aston Villa | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1.28205 | 26 | LDLLLW | ||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1.29032 | 24 | DDDLLW | |||
| 1 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.24138 | 24 | LWWDWW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.09677 | 24 | WDWLDL | ||
| 9 | Derby County | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.04651 | 22 | WDWLWL | 1-2 | ||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .73171 | 19 | WDDWDL | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | .65625 | 19 | LDDLLL | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | .83333 | 18 | LWDLLL | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | .64865 | 17 | WLWLLL | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 39 | .55769 | 17 | DLWDLL | 1-3 | ||
| 15 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .69697 | 15 | LDDLLW | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | .66667 | 14 | WLLWLW | 1-0 | ||