THE WEDNESDAY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 10, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 10, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Olive Grove
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
17- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- The Wednesday:
- Jan 07, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 183 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 183 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 259 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 887 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 128 years, 1 day ago
THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Willie Dryburgh
Bill Hemmingfield
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 26 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | 22 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 23 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 31 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bob Norris | Debut |
| 7 | F | 25 | Tom McInnes | |
| 8 | F | 19 | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 9 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 10 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes  | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Massey |
| 2 | D | Jack Earp |
| 3 | D | Ambrose Langley |
| 4 | D | Bob Ferrier |
| 5 | D | Tommy Crawshaw |
| 6 | M | Harry Ruddlesdin |
| 7 | M | Willie Dryburgh |
| 8 | M | Albert Kaye |
| 9 | M | Bill Hemmingfield |
| 10 | F | Harry Davis |
| 11 | F | Fred Spiksley |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Bury | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 3-0 | Newcastle United |
| Notts County | 2-2 | Sheffield United |
| Stoke | 4-1 | Burnley |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| The Wednesday | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Derby County |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Preston North End |
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 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | |||
| 5 | Bury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 10 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LL | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |||
| 18 | The Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | |||
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 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | 3-0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | LWW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | WD | 0-0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | DLW | 4-1 | |
 6 | 7 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 | DWL | 1-4 | |
| 5 | 8 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | WL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | 9 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WL | 1-2 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | 2-2 | ||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | 2-2 | ||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | DD | 1-1 | ||
| 13 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 14 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | DL | 1-4 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LLD | 0-0 | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | 1-2 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LL | 0-3 | |