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ASTON VILLA 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:
Attendance:: 9,000
League Week:: 30 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Oct 22, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 181 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 181 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 257 (of 5829)
Total:: 885 (of 7634)
Played:: 128 years, 4 months, 24 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: WWLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Steve Smith
George Johnson

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Dan Allsop
2	D	22	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	31	John McPherson
6	M	22	Willie Wragg
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow
10	F	23	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Whitehouse
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Charlie Aston
4	D	Albert Evans
5	D	Fred Burton
6	M	Charlie Athersmith
7	M	Steve Smith
8	M	George Johnson
9	M	Fred Wheldon
10	F	Bob Chatt
11	F	James Fisher

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	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	Sheffield United	30	17	8	5	56	31	9	4	2	27	14	8	4	3	29	17	25	42	DLLWWW	Champions
	2	Sunderland	30	16	5	9	43	30	12	2	1	27	8	4	3	8	16	22	13	37	WWLLLW
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	14	7	9	57	41	10	4	1	36	14	4	3	8	21	27	16	35	LWDWWW
	4	Everton	30	13	9	8	48	39	11	3	1	33	12	2	6	7	15	27	9	35	DLWWLW
	5	The Wednesday	30	15	3	12	51	42	12	0	3	39	15	3	3	9	12	27	9	33	WWLWLL
	6	West Bromwich Albion	30	11	10	9	44	45	8	5	2	25	16	3	5	7	19	29	-1	32	WDLLLL
	7	Aston Villa	29	13	5	11	59	51	11	1	2	45	21	2	4	9	14	30	8	31	WWLDLL
	8	Nottingham Forest	29	11	9	9	47	47	7	5	3	30	19	4	4	6	17	28	0	31	LDDWLL
	9	Liverpool	30	11	6	13	48	45	7	4	4	27	16	4	2	9	21	29	3	28	WDLWLW
	10	Derby County	30	11	6	13	57	61	10	3	2	40	19	1	3	11	17	42	-4	28	WLLLWW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	30	11	4	15	28	41	9	2	4	18	13	2	2	11	10	28	-13	26	DWWLLL
	12	Preston North End	30	8	8	14	35	43	7	5	3	26	15	1	3	11	9	28	-8	24	DLDDWW
	13	Notts County	30	8	8	14	36	46	4	6	5	23	23	4	2	9	13	23	-10	24	LDWWLW
	14	Bury	30	8	8	14	39	51	8	3	4	25	19	0	5	10	14	32	-12	24	WDDWLW
	15	Blackburn Rovers	30	7	10	13	39	54	4	7	4	20	22	3	3	9	19	32	-15	24	DLDLWL
	16	Stoke	30	8	8	14	35	55	8	3	4	21	14	0	5	10	14	41	-20	24	LDWDDW

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	30	17	8	5	56	31	9	4	2	27	14	8	4	3	29	17	25	42	DLLWWW	Champions
	2	Sunderland	30	16	5	9	43	30	12	2	1	27	8	4	3	8	16	22	13	37	WWLLLW
	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	14	7	9	57	41	10	4	1	36	14	4	3	8	21	27	16	35	LWDWWW
	4	Everton	30	13	9	8	48	39	11	3	1	33	12	2	6	7	15	27	9	35	DLWWLW
	5	The Wednesday	30	15	3	12	51	42	12	0	3	39	15	3	3	9	12	27	9	33	WWLWLL
1	6	Aston Villa	30	14	5	11	61	51	12	1	2	47	21	2	4	9	14	30	10	33	WLDLLW		2-0
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	30	11	10	9	44	45	8	5	2	25	16	3	5	7	19	29	-1	32	WDLLLL
	8	Nottingham Forest	30	11	9	10	47	49	7	5	3	30	19	4	4	7	17	30	-2	31	DDWLLL		0-2
	9	Liverpool	30	11	6	13	48	45	7	4	4	27	16	4	2	9	21	29	3	28	WDLWLW
	10	Derby County	30	11	6	13	57	61	10	3	2	40	19	1	3	11	17	42	-4	28	WLLLWW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	30	11	4	15	28	41	9	2	4	18	13	2	2	11	10	28	-13	26	DWWLLL
	12	Preston North End	30	8	8	14	35	43	7	5	3	26	15	1	3	11	9	28	-8	24	DLDDWW
	13	Notts County	30	8	8	14	36	46	4	6	5	23	23	4	2	9	13	23	-10	24	LDWWLW
	14	Bury	30	8	8	14	39	51	8	3	4	25	19	0	5	10	14	32	-12	24	WDDWLW
	15	Blackburn Rovers	30	7	10	13	39	54	4	7	4	20	22	3	3	9	19	32	-15	24	DLDLWL
	16	Stoke	30	8	8	14	35	55	8	3	4	21	14	0	5	10	14	41	-20	24	LDWDDW