FOREST 2 - 1 STOKE - Sat Oct 15, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 15, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Stoke:
- Dec 26, 1898
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 189 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 189 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 265 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 894 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 127 years, 10 months, 15 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LDWDDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Tom McInnes - Tom McInnes last goal
Fred Spencer
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 22 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | M | 23 | Willie Wragg | |
| 4 | M | 23 | John Thornley | |
| 5 | M | 31 |  John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bob Norris | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer  | ||
| 8 | M | 21 | Arthur Charlton | Debut |
| 9 | M | 20 | James Suddick | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Len Benbow | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Clawley |
| 2 | D | Jack Robertson |
| 3 | D | Arthur Rowley |
| 4 | D | Joe 'Judge' Murphy |
| 5 | D | Alf Wood |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Turner |
| 7 | M | Willie Maxwell |
| 8 | M | Jack Kennedy |
| 9 | M | Joe Farrell |
| 10 | F | Tommy Hyslop |
| 11 | F | Joe Turner |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-2 | Sunderland |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Notts County |
| Derby County | 5-5 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 0-3 | Aston Villa |
| Newcastle United | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Stoke |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Burnley |
| The Wednesday | 3-2 | Bury |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | DDDDDW | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | WWDWDW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | DWDLDW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | WLWDDW | |||
| 5 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | DDWWDD | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | WWDDLW | |||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 8 | DWWLDL | |||
| 8 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | WLWWDL | |||
| 9 | Stoke | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | LWDDLW | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 | WLLDDW | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | LDWDDD | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 | LDDLWD | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 6 | DDWLWL | |||
| 14 | Bury | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 | WWLDDL | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 5 | DLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 | DLDDWL | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 4 | DLLLLD | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 | LLDDDL | |||
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 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | DDDDWW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | WDWDWW | 3-2 | ||
 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | LWDDWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Notts County | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | DWWDDW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 5 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | WDLDWD | 5-5 | |
| 1 | 6 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 10 | WWLDLW | 3-2 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | DWDDDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 8 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | WDDLWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 | LLDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | LWWDLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 11 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DDLWDD | 5-5 | |
| 3 | 12 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 7 | WDDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 6 | DWLWLL | 1-2 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LLLLDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 15 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | WLDDLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 6 | LLWDLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | LDDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 3 | LDDDLL | 1-2 | ||