FOREST 2 - 2 PRESTON NORTH END - Thu Oct 06, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Thu Oct 06, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Preston North End
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Notts County (League Tier 1)
- Preston North End:
- Nov 19, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 187 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 187 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 263 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 892 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 127 years, 10 months, 14 days ago
PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: EH Barr
Prior form: LDDLLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jimmy Blessington
Paddy Murray
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 22 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 23 | Willie Wragg | |
| 5 | M | 31 | John McPherson  | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bob Norris | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 8 | F | 23 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter McBride |
| 2 | D | Hugh Dunn |
| 3 | D | Sandy Tait |
| 4 | D | William Eccleston |
| 5 | D | Davie Russell |
| 6 | M | Bob Blyth |
| 7 | M | Peter McIntyre |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Blessington |
| 9 | M | Tom Pratt |
| 10 | F | Paddy Murray |
| 11 | F | Laurence Halsall |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | 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 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | WDDDDD | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | LWWDWD | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 8 | WDWWLD | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WLWWD | |||
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | WDWDLD | |||
| 6 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | DDWWD | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | WLWDD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | DDWLW | |||
| 9 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | WWLDD | |||
| 10 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | WWDDL | |||
| 11 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 5 | DLWDDL | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | DLDDLW | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 | DLDDW | |||
| 14 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 | DWLLDD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LLDWD | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LDDLLW | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WDLLLL | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 | LLLDDD | |||
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 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | WDDDDD | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | LWWDWD | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 8 | WDWWLD | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WLWWD | |||
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | WDWDLD | |||
| 6 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | DDWWD | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | WLWDD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | DDWLW | |||
| 9 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | WWLDD | |||
| 10 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | WWDDL | |||
 4 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | LLDWDD | 2-2 | |
 1 | 12 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 5 | DLWDDL | ||
| 1 | 13 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | DLDDLW | ||
| 2 | 14 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 | DDLLWD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 | DLDDW | ||
| 2 | 16 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 | DWLLDD | ||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WDLLLL | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 | LLLDDD | |||