FOREST 1 - 1 SUNDERLAND - Sat Sep 17, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 17, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
17- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Grimsby Town (Friendly)
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Sunderland:
- Jan 14, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 184 (of 5088)
- League Tier 1:
- 184 (of 2340)
- Competitive:
- 260 (of 5830)
- Total:
- 888 (of 7635)
- Played:
- 128 years, 11 days ago
Review
Spouncer suffered a broken arm after 60 minutes
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 | |
| 7 | F | 25 | Tom McInnes | |
| 8 | F | 19 | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 9 | F | 23 | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes  | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ned Doig |
| 2 | D | Phil Bach |
| 3 | D | Robert McNeill |
| 4 | D | Matthew Ferguson |
| 5 | D | Sandy McAllister |
| 6 | M | Hughie Wilson |
| 7 | M | James Crawford |
| 8 | M | Jim Leslie |
| 9 | M | Hugh Morgan |
| 10 | F | Jock Brown |
| 11 | F | Arthur Saxton |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | The Wednesday |
| Burnley | 2-4 | Aston Villa |
| Derby County | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Newcastle United | 1-2 | Notts County |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sunderland |
| Preston North End | 0-0 | Everton |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Stoke |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Bury |
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 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 3 | Bury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 7 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | DLW | |||
| 8 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 | DWL | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 11 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DLD | |||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LW | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | DL | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LLD | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LL | |||
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 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WDWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | 0-0 | ||
 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DDWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | WLW | 4-2 | |
| 5 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | DDW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DDW | 2-1 | |
 2 | 9 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DLWD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | WDLL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 12 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | DWLL | 2-4 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | DLDD | 0-0 | ||
| 14 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LWD | 0-0 | ||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | DLD | 0-0 | ||
| 16 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LLDD | 0-0 | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | ||